The Package Design Center of Southern Graphic Systems Selected as ``Supplier of Choice'' for Digital Packaging Design and Prepress Services by SYSCO Corporation

Business Wire, June 17, 2002

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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2002

Southern Graphic Systems, an Alcoa business, (NYSE:AA), today announced it has been selected the "Supplier of Choice" for packaging design and prepress services by SYSCO Corporation, the largest foodservice marketer and distributor in North America.

The Package Design Center of Southern Graphic Systems has a proprietary, design-to-print(TM) solution that expedites time-to-market and enhances quality in a cost effective manner. This unique capability permits total integration and control of design, photography, mock-ups and prepress services. The workflow ensures visual design consistency across all types of packaging substrates and printing methods.

The Package Design Center was acquired by Southern Graphic Systems in April 2001. It is an award winning package design firm that serves consumer goods companies by providing graphic and structural package design, logo development and corporate and brand identity, as well as merchandising and promotional materials. Southern Graphic Systems, with 30 manufacturing sites across North America, is an internationally renowned leader in digital imaging and communications with expertise in lithography, flexography and rotogravure. It is a business of Alcoa, a $23 billion in revenue Dow Industrial 30 company employing 129,000 people in 38 companies.

SYSCO is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America. Generating sales of approximately $22.6 billion for calendar year 2001, the company provides products and services to about 400,000 customers, including restaurants, healthcare and educational institutions, lodging establishments and other foodservice operations. The SYSCO distribution network, supported by more than 46,000 employees, currently extends throughout the entire United States and Canada.

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