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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 17, 1999
GORGES/QUIK-TO-FIX FOODS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 333-20155 58-2263508
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)
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9441 LBJ Freeway
Suite 214
Dallas, Texas 75243
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
972-690-7675
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On July 17, 1999, Gorges/Quik-to-Fix Foods, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing that it was voluntarily recalling approximately 600,000
pounds of product because some of the product may have been undercooked. The
press release issued in connection therewith is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
On August 17, 1999, the Company issued a press release announcing the
resignation of J. David Culwell as Chief Executive Officer and a director of the
Company, and that William D. Day will be joining the Company as its President
and Chief Executive Officer. The press release issued in connection therewith is
filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release of the Company dated July 17, 1999
99.2 Press Release of the Company dated August 17, 1999
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GORGES/QUIK-TO-FIX FOODS, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: August 18, 1999 By /s/ Shelley Arnette
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Shelley Arnette
Chief Financial Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release of the Company dated July 17, 1999
99.2 Press Release of the Company dated August 17, 1999
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EXHIBIT 99.1
Press Release of the Company dated July 17, 1999
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July 17, 1999
STATEMENT FROM QUIK-TO-FIX FOODS
CONCERNING JULY 16 PRODUCT RECALL
Quik-To-Fix Foods is voluntarily recalling approximately 600,000 pounds of
product because some of the product may have been undercooked.
The company notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture after a food
distributor received word from a customer that a package of the product, beef
tips and gravy, contained undercooked meat.
These products are not sold in super markets, but through food distributors
who sell to restaurants, institutional users, and by home delivery. The
distributors are thus able to directly notify customers who bought the product.
The one processing line involved will remain inactive until the company, USDA
and an independent third party (a food safety consultant brought in by the
company to review the process) are completely satisfied that the process is
working properly.
These actions are being taken so our customers can continue to be sure of our
one hundred percent commitment to quality, and that Quik-To-Fix products are
safe and wholesome.
For further information contact:
Jim Fuqua
972-699-6652
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EXHIBIT 99.2
Press Release of the Company dated August 17, 1999
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August 17, 1999
Gorges/Quik-to-Fix Foods, Inc. of Dallas announced today that J. David Culwell
has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Corporation.
Effective August 16, 1999, William D. Day will join Quik-to-Fix Foods as
President and Chief Executive Officer.
Since 1995, Mr. Day has been employed by Specialty Foods Corporation, most
recently as President and C.E.O. of its subsidiary, H & M Foods System, Inc. of
Fort Worth, Texas, a producer of pre-cooked, specialty meats and prepared foods
for restaurants and food manufacturers. Previously, Mr. Day was Executive Vice
President of Operations and Technology at Stella Foods, Inc. Before that, he
held various management positions at Stella foods and Kraft Foods.
Quik-to-Fix Foods is a leading producer of quality value-added meats.
Nationally recognized leaders in the foodservice industry, the Quik-to-Fix(R)
and Gorges(R) brands have been at the center-of-the-plate for over 50 years.
Committed to providing valued wholesale and operator customers with a wide
variety of quality, frozen further-processed, center-of-the-plate options, Quik-
to-Fix Foods offers value-added products that meet the needs of today's
foodservice operators.
Contact:
Gorges/Quik-to-Fix, Inc.
(972) 699-6610
