Z Trim Sells to Nation's Largest School Foodservice Purchasing Group

Friday July 18, 3:40 pm CST

MUNDELEIN, Ill.--Z Trim Holdings, Inc. (AMEX:ZTM - News) has received an order from US Foodservice for the P.O.W.E.R. Buying Group (Purchasing Organization with Educational Results), a Florida buying consortium that consists of 39 county school districts, totaling over 1300 schools and serving over 115,000,000 meals annually.

The POWER Buying Group is the largest school foodservice purchasing auhority of its kind in the nation. Its members appreciate the type of nutritional ingredients and the knowledge base they tap into with Z Trim. "The student-planned menu is part of the Florida School Nutrition Association President's Nutrition Initiative program," said Angela Torres, Food Service Director for Flagler County Public Schools. "We're very pleased to not only replace fat with the natural dietary fiber of Z Trim," she said, "but we appreciate Z Trim's willingness to partner with us in a nutritional education initiative to show the students how they can make healthier versions of their favorite menu items."

USDA-developed Z Trim is a natural non-caloric multi-functional fiber ingredient that can lower calories from fat up to 80% in foods while maintaining superior taste and mouthfeel. Z Trim provides the texture of fats without the calories and can substantially reduce harmful trans fats, saturated fats, and cholesterol, and contribute to a healthy diet. Z Trim was recognized as the "Most Innovative Ingredient" at the 2006 the Food Ingredients South America's (FISA) International Exhibition for Solution and Technology for the Food Industry conference.

Z Trim is used to reduce fats and maintain moisture for the dairy, bakery, meat and poultry, and sauces and dressings industries, as well as in schools participating in the nation's School Meals Program. It can make meats juicier, baked goods moister, and dips creamier. Z Trim food technology provides a natural solution to global challenges of obesity and associated health problems.

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Contact: Phil Versten, 847-549-6002, phil.versten at ztrim.com