DREYERS GRAND ICE CREAM INC
10-K, 1995-03-30
ICE CREAM & FROZEN DESSERTS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM 10-K
(Mark One)

   X        ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
 -----      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

            For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994

            TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
   _        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               For the transition period from ______ to _______.

                         Commission file number 0-14190

                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                            No. 94-2967523
    (State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)

                5929 College Avenue, Oakland, California  94618
           (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (510) 652-8187

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

                                                          Name of Each Exchange
            Title of Each Class                            on Which Registered
            -------------------                           ---------------------
              Not applicable                                  Not applicable

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                         Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
                        Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)  has  been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.        Yes  X      No 
                                                          ---        ---
    Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K.  [ X ]

    As of March 24, 1995, the latest practicable date, 13,928,947 shares of 
Common Stock were outstanding.  The aggregate market value (based on the 
average of the high and low sales prices on March 24, 1995, as reported by 
NASDAQ) of the Common Stock held by nonaffiliates was approximately 
$286,024,183.  (Such amount excludes the aggregate market value of shares 
beneficially owned by the executive officers and members of the Board of 
Directors of the registrant.)

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                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

    Portions of the Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. 1994 Annual Report to
Stockholders (Exhibit 13 hereto) are incorporated by reference into Parts II
and IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  With the exception of those
portions which are specifically incorporated by reference in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K, the Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. 1994 Annual Report to
Stockholders is not to be deemed filed as part of this Report.

    Portions of the Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Proxy Statement for the 1995
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Commission on or before
April 28, 1995 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.  With the exception of those portions which are
specifically incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Proxy Statement for the 1995 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders is not to be deemed filed as part of this Report.





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                                     PART I

ITEM 1.     BUSINESS

GENERAL

    Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries are,
unless the context otherwise requires, sometimes referred to herein as
"Dreyer's" or the "Company."  The Company, successor to the original Dreyer's
Grand Ice Cream business, was originally incorporated in California on February
23, 1977 and reincorporated in Delaware on December 28, 1985.

    Dreyer's manufactures and distributes premium ice cream and other frozen
dairy products.  Since 1977, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream has developed from a
specialty ice cream sold principally in selected San Francisco Bay Area grocery
and ice cream stores to a broad line of frozen dairy desserts sold under the
Dreyer's and Edy's brand names in retail outlets serving more than 70% of the
households in the United States.  The Dreyer's line of products is available
in the thirteen western states, parts of Texas and certain markets in the Far
East.  The Company's products are sold under the Edy's brand name throughout
the Eastern, Midwestern and Southeastern regions of the United States.  The
Dreyer's and Edy's line of products are distributed through a
direct-store-delivery system.  The Company also distributes and, in certain
instances, manufactures branded ice cream and frozen dairy dessert products,
and other selected novelty products of other companies.  The Dreyer's and Edy's
line of ice cream and related products is relatively expensive and is sold by
the Company and its independent distributors to grocery stores, convenience
stores, club stores, ice cream parlors, restaurants, hotels and certain other
accounts.  The Dreyer's and Edy's brands enjoy strong consumer recognition and
loyalty.

MARKETS

    Ice cream was traditionally supplied by dairies as an adjunct to their
basic milk business.  Accordingly, ice cream was marketed like milk, as a
fungible commodity, and manufacturers competed primarily on the basis of price.
This price competition motivated ice cream producers to seek economies in their
formulations.  The resulting trend to lower quality ice cream created an
opportunity for the Company and other producers of premium ice creams, whose
products can be differentiated on the basis of quality and brand image rather
than price.  Moreover, the market for all packaged ice creams was influenced by
the steady increase in market share of "private label" ice cream products owned
by the major grocery chains and the purchase or construction by the chains of
their own milk and ice cream plants.  The resulting reduction in the market for
milk and the "regular" ice cream brands produced by the independent dairies has
caused many such dairies to withdraw from the market.  Manufacturing and
formulation complexities, broader flavor requirements, consumer preference and
brand identity, however, make it more difficult for the chains' private label
brands to compete effectively in the premium market segment.  As a result,
independent premium brands such as the Company's are normally stocked by major
grocery chains.

    While many foodservice operators, including hotels, schools, hospitals and
other institutions, buy ice cream primarily on the basis of price, there are
also those in the foodservice industry who purchase ice cream based on its
quality.  Operators of ice cream shops wanting to feature a quality brand,
restaurants that include an ice cream brand on their menu and clubs or chefs
concerned with the quality of their fare are often willing to pay for Dreyer's
quality, image and brand identity.





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PRODUCTS

    The Company and its predecessors have always been innovators of flavor and
package development.  William A. Dreyer, the creator of Dreyer's Grand Ice
Cream, is credited with inventing many popular flavors including Rocky Road,
Toasted Almond and Candy Mint.  In addition, Dreyer's was among the first ice
creams in the West packaged in round containers with window lids that allow
consumers to see the actual product they are buying.

    The Company uses only the highest quality ingredients in its products.  The
Company's management philosophy is to resist changes in its formulations or
production processes that compromise quality for cost even though the industry
in general may adopt such new formulation or process compromises.  For example,
Dreyer's still uses an old-fashioned method of "vat pasteurization" which
imparts a distinctive taste to the ice cream mix, even though a less expensive
pasteurization method is available.  Similarly, the Company insists on using a
substantially more expensive 100% pure vanilla formulation even though most
other ice cream manufacturers use a blend of real and imitation vanilla.

    Dreyer's and Edy's Grand Ice Cream is the Company's flagship product.
These brands of ice cream utilize traditional formulations with all natural
flavorings and are characterized by premium quality taste and texture, and
diverse flavor selection.  The flagship product is complimented by the
Company's successful reduced fat, low cholesterol products such as Frozen
Yogurt, Grand Light(R) ice cream, No Sugar Added ice cream and Fat Free ice
cream.  The Company believes these products are well positioned in the segments
of the market where products are characterized by lower levels of fat, sugar
and cholesterol than those of regular ice cream. The Company's product line now
includes over eighty flavors that are selected both on the basis of general
popularity and on the intensity of consumer response.  Some flavors are
seasonal and are produced only as a featured flavor during a particular month.
The Company operates a continuous flavor development and evaluation program.

    Dreyer's and Edy's Frozen Yogurt and Fat Free Frozen Yogurt, which
incorporate proprietary technology, are premium frozen yogurt products with all
natural flavorings that are packaged in convenient half gallon and quart sizes.
Frozen Yogurt, with less than 4 grams of fat per serving, and Fat Free Frozen
Yogurt, which contains no fat and no cholesterol, retain both the creaminess
and texture of ice cream while offering the nutritional benefits of yogurt.
Dreyer's and Edy's Frozen Yogurt and Fat Free Frozen Yogurt represent a
significant portion of the Company's sales.

    Dreyer's and Edy's Grand Light(R) developed by the Company incorporating a
technology and formulation similar to that used for Frozen Yogurt is
manufactured with all natural flavorings, has half the fat of regular ice cream
and contains as little as 100 calories per serving.  While light products in
other food categories had enjoyed enormous success for many years, Grand
Light(R) was the ice cream category's first premium branded light product when
it was introduced in 1987.  Dreyer's and Edy's Grand Light(R) represents a
significant portion of the Company's sales.

    Dreyer's and Edy's No Sugar Added ice cream is sweetened with NutraSweet(R)
and has only half the fat of regular ice cream.  No Sugar Added represents a
rapidly growing portion of the Company's sales.

    Dreyer's and Edy's Fat Free ice cream was developed and introduced to
target the fat and cholesterol conscious consumer.  Dreyer's and Edy's Fat Free
is a fat free, cholesterol-free ice cream.

    Dreyer's and Edy's Grand Soft(TM), a new and improved soft serve product
using new technology, is available as ice cream or frozen yogurt.





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    In 1994 the Company introduced Dreyer's and Edy's Grand Cones to complement
its existing novelty line featuring Dreyer's and Edy's Grand Ice Cream Bars and
Tropical Fruit Bars, which were both introduced in 1993.  The Dreyer's and
Edy's Grand Ice Cream Bars and Grand Cones incorporate proprietary technology
which allows the Company to offer flavors that are not available in any other
bar or cone.  The Dreyer's and Edy's Tropical Fruit Bars, made with real fruit,
target the health conscious consumer.

    In late 1992, the Company acquired certain assets from Calip Dairies, Inc.
(Calip), including the T&W(R) premium ice cream brand and Calip's supermarket
direct-store-distribution assets in the New York metropolitan area.  The
Company now manufactures the T&W products which are distributed by the Company
in parts of New Jersey, Connecticut and New York, as well as in the New York
metropolitan area.

    The Company also distributes and, in some instances, manufactures selected
branded frozen dessert products of other companies, including Ben & Jerry's
Homemade(R) superpremium  ice cream, Healthy Choice(R) low fat ice cream
from ConAgra, Inc.  and Mocha Mix(R) from Presto Food Products, Inc. The
Company distributes ice cream novelties manufactured by or for Nestle Ice Cream
Company; ice cream novelties manufactured by Dove International, a division of
Mars, Incorporated; Dolly Madison(R) ice cream and frozen dairy dessert
products; Steve's Homemade Ice Cream Inc.'s products; and various other
frozen dessert novelty products which vary from market to market.

    The Company holds registered trademarks on many of its products.  The
Company believes that consumers associate the Company's trademarks, distinctive
packaging and trade dress with the Company's high quality products.  The
Company does not own any patents that are material to its business.
Historically, research and development expenses have not been significant.

MARKETING, SALES AND DISTRIBUTION

    The Company's marketing strategy is based upon management's belief that a
significant number of people prefer a quality product and quality image in ice
cream just as they do in other product categories.  A quality image is
communicated in many ways -  taste, packaging, flavor selection, price and
often through advertising and promotion.  If consistency in the product's
quality and image are strictly maintained, a brand can develop a clearly
defined and loyal consumer franchise.  It is the Company's goal to develop such
a consumer franchise in each major market in which it does business.

    During the second quarter of 1994, the Company embarked on a five year plan
to accelerate the sales of its Company brands by greatly increasing its
consumer marketing efforts and expanding its distribution system into
additional markets (the Strategic Plan).  Under the Strategic Plan, the Company
increased the amount of its spending for advertising and consumer promotion
from $11,486,000 in 1993 to $40,287,000 in 1994, and plans to spend
approximately $50,000,000 annually on these marketing activities from 1995
through 1998.  In 1994, the Company began selling its products in the Texas and
the New England markets as well as in several cities in the southern United
States.  The Company anticipates that the Strategic Plan will continue to
materially reduce earnings during the next twelve to eighteen month period
below levels that would have been attained under the former business plan.  The
potential benefits of the new strategy are increased market share and future
earnings above those levels that would be attained in the absence of the
strategy.  The Company believes that these benefits are not likely to impact
its results until 1996 at the earliest, and no assurance can be given that the
anticipated benefits of the strategy will be achieved.  The success of the
strategy will depend upon, among other things, consumer responsiveness to the
increased marketing expenditures, competitors' activities and general economic
conditions.





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    Unlike many other ice cream manufacturers, the Company uses a
direct-store-delivery system which allows distribution of the Company's
products directly to the retail ice cream cabinet by either the Company's own
personnel or independent distributors who primarily distribute the Company's
products.  This store level distribution allows service to be tailored to the
needs of each store.  Dreyer's believes this service ensures proper product
handling, quality control, flavor selection and retail display.  The
implementation of this strategy has resulted in an ice cream distribution
network capable of providing frequent direct service to grocery stores in every
market where the Company's products are sold.  The distribution system
currently serves more grocery accounts than any other direct-store-delivery
system for ice cream products operating in the United States.

    Each distributor, whether company-owned or independent, is primarily
responsible for sales of all products within its respective market area.
However, the Company provides sales and marketing support to its independent
distributors, including training seminars, sales aids of many kinds, point of
purchase materials, assistance with promotions and other sales support.

    The distribution network in the West now includes ten distribution centers
operated by the Company in large metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, the
San Francisco Bay Area, Phoenix, San Diego and Denver.  The Company also owns
49% of M-K-D Distributors, Inc. (M-K-D), which is a distributor in Seattle,
Portland, Alaska and Salt Lake City.  The remaining metropolitan areas
throughout the thirteen western states, Texas and the Far East are served
through independent distributors.

    Distribution in the Eastern, Midwestern and Southeastern regions of the
United States is under the Edy's brand name.  Most of the distribution of the
Company's products in these regions is through eighteen Company-owned
distribution centers, including centers in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C.,
Tampa and Milwaukee.  The Company also has independent distributors serving the
Detroit, New England and Southeastern areas of the United States.

    Taken together, independent distributors, including M-K-D, accounted for
approximately 20% of consolidated net sales in 1994.  The Company's agreements
with its independent distributors are generally terminable upon 30 days notice
by either party.

    For fiscal 1994, no customer accounted for more than 10% of consolidated
net sales of the Company.  The Company's export sales were about 1% of 1994
consolidated net sales.

    The Company experiences a seasonal fluctuation in sales, with more demand
for its products during the spring and summer than during the fall and winter.

    On January 4, 1994, the Company entered into a long-term distribution
agreement with Sunbelt Distributors, Inc. (Sunbelt), the leading independent
direct-store-delivery ice cream distributor in Texas.  Under the agreement, the
Company paid Sunbelt $10,970,000 in cash to secure the long-term exclusive
right to have its products distributed by Sunbelt in Texas and certain parts of
Louisiana and Arkansas.  In conjunction with this transaction, the Company
recorded $11,321,000 in distribution rights, including $351,000 in transaction
costs.

    On November 20, 1992, the Company purchased from Calip certain assets for
$21,840,000 in cash in a transaction accounted for as a purchase.  The assets
acquired include the T&W premium ice cream brand and Calip's supermarket
direct-store distribution assets in the greater New York metropolitan area.  In
conjunction with the purchase, the Company recorded $18,341,000 in goodwill and
distribution rights.  In 1993, the Company paid $3,000,000 in cash to satisfy a
contingent payment required under the purchase agreement.





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MANUFACTURING

    The Company manufactures its products at its plants in Union City,
California; City of Commerce, California; and Ft. Wayne, Indiana.  In order to
serve high altitude markets, the Company has manufacturing agreements with two
ice cream manufacturers to produce Dreyer's line of products in accordance with
specifications and quality control provided by Dreyer's.  Of the approximately
56.0 million gallons of the Company's products sold in 1994, approximately 3.1
million gallons were manufactured under these arrangements.  The Company also
has manufacturing agreements with two different facilities to produce a portion
of its novelty products.  During 1994, these facilities produced 2.4 million
cases of Dreyer's and Edy's Ice Cream Bars and Tropical Fruit Bars.  The
Company also has agreements to produce products for other manufacturers.  In
1994, the Company manufactured approximately 10.9 million gallons of product
under agreements of this type.

    The primary factor in the Company's product costs is the price of basic
dairy ingredients (cream, milk and skim milk) and sugar.  The minimum prices
paid for dairy ingredients are established by the market under the Federal Milk
Price Support Program.

    In order to ensure consistency of flavor, each of the Company's
manufacturing plants purchases, to the extent practicable, all of its required
dairy ingredients from one local supplier.  These dairy products and most other
ingredients or their equivalents are available from multiple sources.

COMPETITION

    The Company's manufactured products compete on the basis of brand image,
quality and breadth of flavor selection.  The ice cream industry is highly
competitive and most ice cream manufacturers, including full line dairies, the
major grocery chains and the other independent ice cream processors, are
capable of manufacturing and marketing high quality ice creams.  Furthermore,
there are relatively few barriers to new entrants in the ice cream business.

    Much of the Company's competition comes from the "private label" brands
produced by or for the major supermarket chains and which generally sell at
prices below those charged by the Company for its products.  Because these
brands are owned by the retailer, they often receive preferential treatment
when the retailers allocate available freezer space.  The Company's competition
also includes premium ice creams produced by other ice cream manufacturers,
some of whom are owned by parent companies much larger than Dreyer's.

EMPLOYEES

    On December 31, 1994, the Company had 2,062 employees.  The Company's Union
City manufacturing and distribution employees are represented by the Milk
Drivers & Dairy Employees Union, Local 302 and the International Union of
Operating Engineers, Stationary Local No. 39 whose contracts with the Company
expire in December 1995 and August 1996, respectively.  The Sacramento
distribution employees are represented by the Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers
Union, Local 150 whose contract with the Company expires in August 1995.  The
St. Louis distribution employees are represented by the United Food &
Commercial Workers Union, Local 655 whose contract with the Company expires in
December 1995.  The Company has never experienced a strike by any of its
employees.





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ITEM 2.     PROPERTIES

    The Company's headquarters are located at 5929 College Avenue in Oakland,
California.  The headquarters buildings include 54,000 square feet of office
space utilized by the Company and 10,000 square feet of retail space leased to
third parties.

    The Company owns a manufacturing and distribution facility in Union City,
California.  This facility has approximately 60,000 square feet of
manufacturing and dry storage space, 40,000 square feet of cold storage
warehouse space and 15,000 square feet of office space.  The plant has the
current production capacity of 28.0 million gallons per year.  During 1994, the
facility produced approximately 17.7 million gallons of ice cream and related
products.

    The Company leases an ice cream manufacturing plant with an adjoining cold
storage warehouse located in the City of Commerce, California.  This facility
has approximately 76,000 square feet of manufacturing and storage space and
7,000 square feet of office space.  The lease on this property, including
renewal options, expires in 2011.  The plant has the current production
capacity of 20.0 million gallons per year.  During 1994, the facility produced
approximately 15.8 million gallons of ice cream and related products.  In 1994,
the Company completed construction of a cold storage warehouse facility located
on property acquired in the City of Industry, California.  This facility
includes 52,000 square feet of cold and dry storage warehouse space and 13,000
square feet of office space.  This facility supplements the cold storage
warehouse space leased in the City of Commerce.

    The Company also owns a manufacturing plant with an adjoining cold storage
warehouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  This facility has approximately 116,000
square feet of manufacturing and storage space and 6,000 square feet of office
space.  In addition, the Company leases approximately 55,000 square feet of
cold storage and 8,000 square feet of office space near the Fort Wayne
facility.  The plant has the current production capacity of 50.0 million
gallons per year.  During 1994, the facility produced approximately 32.6
million gallons of ice cream and related products.  The Company's original
purchase and development of the Fort Wayne facility was financed by industrial
development bonds and the property is pledged as collateral to secure payment
of the Company's obligations to the issuer of the irrevocable letter of credit
established for the benefit of the bondholders.

    The Company intentionally designs and constructs its manufacturing and
distribution facilities with a capacity greater than current needs require.
This is done to facilitate growth and expansion and minimize future capital
outlays.  The cost of carrying this excess capacity is not significant.

    The Company also leases or rents various local distribution and office
facilities with leases expiring through the year 2011 (including options to
renew).

ITEM 3.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

    Not applicable.

ITEM 4.     SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

    Not applicable.





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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

    The Company's executive officers and their ages are as follows:

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          Name                             Position                            Age
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    T. Gary Rogers             Chairman of the Board and                        52
                                  Chief Executive Officer
    William F. Cronk, III      President                                        52
    Edmund R. Manwell          Secretary                                        52
    Thomas M. Delaplane        Vice President - Sales                           50
    Robert P. Johnson          Vice President - Marketing                       51
    William R. Oldenburg       Vice President - Operations                      48
    Paul R. Woodland           Vice President - Finance and                     44
                                  Administration, Chief Financial
                                  Officer & Assistant Secretary
</TABLE>

    All officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.  There
is no family relationship among the above officers.

    Mr. Rogers has served as Dreyer's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer since its incorporation in February 1977.

    Mr. Cronk has served as a director of the Company since its incorporation
in February 1977 and has been the Company's President since April 1981.

    Mr. Manwell has served as Secretary of the Company since its incorporation
and as a director of the Company since April 1981.  Since March 1982, Mr.
Manwell has been a partner in the law firm of Manwell & Milton, general counsel
to the Company.

    Mr. Delaplane has served as Vice President - Sales of the Company since May
1987.

    Mr. Johnson has served as Vice President - Marketing of the Company since
May 1990.  From February 1989 to May 1990, he served as President of Skin
Science Resources, Inc., a private start-up venture which marketed dermatologic
products.  From 1982 through February 1989, Mr. Johnson served as Marketing
Director of the Household Products Division of The Clorox Company.

    Mr. Oldenburg has served as Vice President - Operations of the Company
since September 1986.

    Mr. Woodland has served as Vice President - Finance and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer of the Company since September 1981 and as Assistant
Secretary since December 1985.





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                                    PART II


ITEM 5.     MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
            MATTERS

    The information set forth in Note 14 under the caption "Price Range
(NASDAQ)" which appears on page 28 of the Company's 1994 Annual Report to
Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference.  The bid and asked quotations
for the Company's Common Stock are as reported by NASDAQ.

    On March 24, 1995, the number of holders of record of the Company's common
stock was 3,669.

    The Company paid a regular quarterly dividend of $.06 per share of common
stock for each quarter of 1994.  On March 7, 1995, the Board of Directors,
subject to compliance with law, contractual restrictions and future review of
the condition of the Company, declared its intention to issue regular quarterly
dividends of $.06 per share of common stock for each quarter of 1995.  Also on
March 7, 1995, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $.06 per share of
common stock for the first quarter of 1995 for stockholders of record on March
31, 1995.


ITEM 6.     SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

    The information set forth under the caption "Five Year Summary of
Significant Financial Data" which appears on page 29 of the Company's 1994
Annual Report to Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 7.     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
            RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    The information set forth under the caption "Management's Discussion and
Analysis" which appears on pages 30-32 of the Company's 1994 Annual Report to
Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 8.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

    The consolidated financial statements, together with the report thereon of
Price Waterhouse dated February 13, 1995, appearing on pages 18-28 of the
Company's 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders are incorporated herein by
reference.

ITEM 9.     DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

    Not applicable.





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                                    PART III


ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

    The information set forth under the captions "Matters Submitted to the Vote
of Stockholders - Election of Directors" and "Compliance With Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934" in the Company's Proxy Statement for the
1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Commission on or
before April 28, 1995, and the information contained in Part I of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K under the caption "Executive Officers of the Registrant,"
is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

    The information set forth under the caption "Executive Compensation" in the
Company's Proxy Statement for the 1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be
filed with the Commission on or before April  28, 1995 is incorporated herein
by reference.


ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

    The information set forth under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management" in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 1995
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Commission on or before
April 28, 1995 is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

    The information set forth under the captions "Compensation Committee
Interlocks and Insider Participation" and "Certain Transactions" in the
Company's Proxy Statement for the 1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be
filed with the Commission on or before April 28, 1995 is incorporated herein by
reference.





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                                    PART IV

ITEM 14.    EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

            (a)      Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules:

                     The following documents are filed as part of this report:
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                                                                                Page in
                                                                                Annual
                                                                                Report*
                                                                                -------
                     <S>     <C>                                                  <C>
                     1.      Financial Statements:

                             Report of Independent Accountants                    18

                             Consolidated Statement of Income for the
                             three years ended December 31, 1994                  18

                             Consolidated Balance Sheet at
                             December 31, 1994 and December 25, 1993              19

                             Consolidated Statement of Changes in
                             Stockholders' Equity for the three years
                             ended December 31, 1994                              20

                             Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for
                             the three years ended December 31, 1994              21

                             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements           22-28


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                     <S>     <C>                                                  <C>

                     2.      Financial Statement Schedules:

                             Report of Independent Accountants on Financial       
                             Statement Schedule                                   18

                             For the three years ended December 31, 1994
                             II.      Valuation and Qualifying Accounts           19
</TABLE>

                             All other schedules are omitted because they are
                             not applicable or the required information is
                             shown in the financial statements or notes
                             thereto.

                             Financial statements of any 50% or less owned
                             company has been omitted because the Registrant's
                             proportionate share of the income from continuing
                             operations before income taxes is less than 20% of
                             the respective consolidated amounts, and the
                             investment in and advances to any such company is
                             less than 20% of consolidated total assets.  
_______                     
    *  Incorporated by reference to the indicated pages of the Company's 1994
Annual Report to Stockholders.





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               3.      List of Management Compensation Agreements

                             (i)      Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Incentive
                             Stock Option Plan (1982) referenced in Exhibit
                             10.3 herein.

                             (ii)     Indemnification Agreements by and between
                             Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and each of its
                             directors, executive officers and certain other
                             officers referenced in Exhibit 10.11 herein.

                             (iii)    Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Stock
                             Option Plan (1992) referenced in Exhibit 10.19
                             herein.

                             (iv)     Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Incentive
                             Bonus Plan referenced in Exhibit 10.22 herein.

                             (v)      Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Stock
                             Option Plan (1993) referenced in Exhibit 10.23
                             herein.

                             (vi)     Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Income
                             Swap Plan referenced in Exhibit 10.24 herein.

            (b)      Reports on Form 8-K

                     Not applicable.

            (c)      Exhibits

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    EXHIBIT
    NUMBER                            DESCRIPTION
    ------                            -----------
    <S>     <C>
    2.1     Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 20, 1992 by and between Edy's Grand Ice Cream and Calip Dairies, Inc.
            (Exhibit 2.1(11)).

    2.2     Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 24, 1993 by and among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., Trustees of General
            Electric Pension Trust, GE Investment Private Placement Partners, I and General Electric Capital Corporation (Exhibit
            2.1(13)).

    2.3     Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 6, 1994 by and among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., Trustees of
            General Electric Pension Trust, GE Investment Private Placement Partners, I and General Electric Capital Corporation,
            amending Exhibit 2.2 (Exhibit 2.1(16)).

    2.4     Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of May 6, 1994 by and between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Nestle
            Holdings, Inc. (Exhibit 2.1(17)).

    2.5     First Amendment to Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of June 14, 1994 by and between Dreyer's Grand Ice
            Cream, Inc. and Nestle Holdings, Inc., amending Exhibit 2.4 (Exhibit 2.1(18)).
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<TABLE>
    <S>     <C>
    3.1     Certificate of Incorporation of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., as amended, including the Certificate of Designation of
            Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as amended, setting forth the Powers, Preferences, Rights, Qualifications,
            Limitations and Restrictions of such series of Preferred Stock and the Certificate of Designation of Series B
            Convertible Preferred Stock, as amended, setting forth the Powers, Preferences, Rights, Qualifications, Limitations and
            Restrictions of such series of Preferred Stock (Exhibit 3.1(18)).

    3.2     Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Participating Preference Stock.

    3.3     By-laws of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., as last amended May 2, 1994 (Exhibit 3.2(18)).

    4.1     Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated March 4, 1991  between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Bank of America,
            NT & SA (Exhibit 10.1(6)).

    4.2     Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 30, 1993 among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., General Electric Capital
            Corporation, Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust, and GE Investment Private Placement Partners, I (Exhibit
            4.1(14)).

    4.3     Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement dated May 6, 1994 by and among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., Trustees of
            General Electric Pension Trust, GE Investment Private Placement Partners, I and General Electric Capital Corporation,
            amending Exhibit 4.2 (Exhibit 4.1(16)).

    4.4     First Amendment to Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of June 14, 1994 between Dreyer's
            Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and First Interstate Bank of California (as successor Rights Agent to Bank of America NT & SA),
            amending Exhibit 4.1 (Exhibit 4.1(18)).

    4.5     Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 14, 1994 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Nestle Holdings, 
            Inc. (Exhibit 4.2(18)).

    4.6     Warrant Agreement dated as of June 14, 1994 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Nestle Holdings, Inc.  (Exhibit
            4.3(18)).

    10.1    Agreement dated September 18, 1978 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Kraft, Inc. (Exhibit 10.8(1)).

    10.2    Agreement and Lease dated as of January 1, 1982  between Jack and Tillie Marantz and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., 
            as amended.

    10.3    Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan (1982), as amended (Exhibit 10.6(15)).

    10.4    Loan Agreement between Edy's Grand Ice Cream and City of Fort Wayne, Indiana dated September 1, 1985 and related 
            Letter of Credit Letter of Credit Agreement, Mortgage, Security Agreement, Pledge and Security Agreement and General 
            Continuing Guaranty of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. (Exhibit 10.33(2)).

    10.5    Distribution Agreement between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. dated January 6, 1987
            (Exhibit 10.1(3)).
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<TABLE>
    <S>     <C>
    10.6    Amendment and Waiver dated July 17, 1987 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Security Pacific National Bank,
            amending the General Continuing Guaranty referenced in Exhibit 10.4 (Exhibit 10.44(7)).

    10.7    Amendment and Waiver dated December 24, 1987 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Security Pacific National Bank,
            amending the General Continuing Guaranty referenced in Exhibit 10.4 (Exhibit 10.45(7)).

    10.8    Master Lease dated September 28, 1988 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Security Pacific Equipment Leasing,
            Inc., as amended (Exhibit 10.53(7)).

    10.9    Agreement for Amendments to Distribution Agreement dated as of January 20, 1989 among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., 
            Edy's Grand Ice Cream, Edy's of New York, Inc., and Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., amending Exhibit 10.5 (Exhibit 10.46 
            (4)).

    10.10   Amendment to the Distribution Agreement dated as of April 11, 1989 by and among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., Edy's
            Grand Ice Cream, Edy's of New York, Inc., and Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., amending Exhibit 10.5 (Exhibit 10.46(5)).

    10.11   Form of Indemnification Agreement between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and each officer and director of Dreyer's 
            Grand Ice Cream, Inc. (Exhibit 10.47(4)).

    10.12   Assignment of Lease dated as of March 31, 1989 among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., Smithway Associates, Inc. and
            Wilsey Foods, Inc. (Exhibit 10.52(5)).

    10.13   Amendment of Lease dated as of March 31, 1989 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Smithway Associates, Inc., as
            amended by letter dated April 17, 1989 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Wilsey Foods, Inc., amending Exhibit
            10.12 (Exhibit 10.53(5)).

    10.14   Manufacturing and Warehouse Agreement dated as of April 5, 1989 by and between Edy's Grand Ice Cream and Ben & Jerry's
            Homemade, Inc. and Agreement for First Amendment to Manufacturing and Warehouse Agreement dated as of January 3, 1990
            (Exhibit 10.45(5)).

    10.15   Third Amendment to General Continuing Guaranty and Waiver dated January 29, 1991 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.
            and Security Pacific National Bank, amending the General Continuing Guaranty referenced in Exhibit 10.4 (Exhibit
            10.46(7)).

    10.16   $25,000,000 9.3% Senior Notes:  Form of Note Agreement dated as of March 15, 1991, and executed on April 12, 1991
            between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and each of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Massachusetts Mutual
            Life Pension Insurance Company, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
            United States, and TransAmerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (Exhibit 19.1(8)).

    10.17   Second Amendment to Distribution Agreement dated as of August 31, 1992, amending Exhibit 10.5 (Exhibit 19.6(10)).

    10.18   Letter Agreement dated February 4, 1992 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.,
            amending Exhibit 10.14 (Exhibit 10.61(9)).
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<TABLE>
    <S>     <C>
    10.19   Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Stock Option Plan (1992) (Exhibit 10.35(15)).

    10.20   Agreement of Amendment and Waiver, dated as of September 30, 1992, between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and each of
            Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MML Pension Insurance Company, the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
            Company, the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, and TransAmerica Occidental Life Insurance Company
            (together, the "Lenders") regarding the Note Agreements dated as of March 15, 1991 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream,
            Inc. and the Lenders, which Note Agreements are referenced in Exhibit 10.16 (Exhibit 19.5(10)).

    10.21   Second Amendment to Note Agreements dated as of September 30, 1992, between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and each of
            Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MML Pension Insurance Company, the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
            Company, the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, and TransAmerica Occidental Life Insurance Company
            (together, the "Lenders") regarding the Note Agreements dated as of March 15, 1991 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream,
            Inc. and the Lenders, which Note Agreements are referenced in Exhibit 10.16 (Exhibit 10.58(12)).

    10.22   Description of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Incentive Bonus Plan (Exhibit 10.57(12)).

    10.23   Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Stock Option Plan (1993) (Exhibit 10.9(15)).

    10.24   Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. Income Swap Plan (Exhibit 10.38 (15)).

    10.25   Distribution and Customer Base Agreement dated January 4, 1994 by and between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and 
            Sunbelt Distributors, Inc. (Exhibit 10.37(15)).

    10.26   Amendment to Distribution Agreement dated April 18, 1994, and Letter Agreement modifying such Amendment to Distribution
            Agreement dated April 18, 1994 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., amending Exhibit
            10.5 (Exhibit 10.3(16)).

    10.27   Amendment to Distribution Agreement dated December 12, 1994 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Ben & Jerry's
            Homemade, Inc., amending Exhibit 10.5.

    10.28   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 13, 1994 among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., Bank of 
            America NT & SA (as a Bank and as Agent), and ABN-AMRO Bank N.V. (as a Bank and as Co-Agent).

    11      Computation of Net Income Per Share.

    13      Those portions of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders which are incorporated by reference
            into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

    21      Subsidiaries of Registrant.

    23      Consent of Independent Accountants.

    27      Financial Data Schedule.
</TABLE>





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_______________

    (1)  Incorporated by reference to designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand Ice
         Cream, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 and Amendment No. 1
         thereto, filed under Commission File No. 2-71841 on April 16, 1981 and
         June 11, 1981, respectively.

    (2)  Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
         Ice Cream, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Amendment No. 1
         thereto for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1985 filed under
         Commission File No. 0-10259 on March 28, 1986 and April 14, 1986,
         respectively.

    (3)  Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
         Ice Cream, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed under Commission
         File No. 0-10259 on January 23, 1987.

    (4)  Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
         Ice Cream, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
         December 31, 1988 filed under Commission File No. 0-10259 on March 31,
         1989.

    (5)  Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
         Ice Cream, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
         December 30, 1989 filed under Commission File No. 0-10259 on March 30,
         1990.

    (6)  Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
         Ice Cream, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed under Commission
         File No. 0-10259 on March 20, 1991.

    (7)  Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
         Ice Cream, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
         December 29, 1990 filed under Commission File No. 0-10259 on March 29,
         1991.

    (8)  Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
         Ice Cream, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
         period ended on June 29, 1991 filed under Commission File No. 0-10259
         on August 13, 1991.

    (9)  Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
         Ice Cream, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
         December 28, 1991 filed under Commission File No. 0-10259 on March 27,
         1992.

    (10) Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
         Ice Cream, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
         period ended on September 26, 1992 filed under Commission File No.
         0-10259 on November 10, 1992.

    (11) Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
         Ice Cream, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed under Commission 
         File No. 0-10259 on December 4, 1992.

    (12) Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
         Ice Cream, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
         December 26, 1992 filed under Commission File No. 0-10259 on March 26,
         1993.

    (13) Incorporated by reference to designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
         Ice Cream, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed under Commission
         File No. 0-10259 on June 25, 1993.


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       (14) Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's
            Grand Ice Cream, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
            quarterly period ended on June 26, 1993 filed under Commission File
            No. 0-10259 on August 10, 1993.

       (15) Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's
            Grand Ice Cream, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
            year ended December 25, 1993 filed under Commission File No.
            0-14190 on March 25, 1994.

       (16) Incorporated by reference to designated exhibit to Dreyer's Grand
            Ice Cream, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
            period ended March 26, 1994 filed under Commission File No. 0-14190
            on May 10, 1994.

       (17) Incorporated by reference to the designated exhibit to Dreyer's
            Grand Ice Cream, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed under
            Commission File No. 0-14190 on May 9, 1994.

       (18) Incorporated by reference to designated exhibit to
            Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form
            10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 25, 1994 filed
            under Commission File No. 0-14190 on August 9, 1994.





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                                   SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  March 24, 1995           DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                                By: /s/ PAUL R. WOODLAND
                                   ----------------------------
                                   (Paul R. Woodland)
                                 Vice President - Finance and Administration,
                                 Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                              Title                       Date
---------                              -----                       ----

/s/ T. GARY ROGERS           Chairman of the Board and         March 24, 1995
--------------------------   Chief Executive Officer
(T. Gary Rogers)             and Director (Principal
                             Executive Officer)

/s/ WILLIAM F. CRONK, III    President and Director            March 24, 1995
--------------------------
(William F. Cronk, III)

/s/ EDMUND R. MANWELL        Secretary and Director            March 24, 1995
--------------------------
(Edmund R. Manwell)

/s/ PAUL R. WOODLAND         Vice President - Finance          March 24, 1995
--------------------------   and Administration,
(Paul R. Woodland)           Chief Financial Officer
                             and Assistant Secretary
                             (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ JEFFREY P. PORTER        Corporate Controller              March 24, 1995
--------------------------   (Principal Accounting Officer)
(Jeffrey P. Porter)          

/s/ MERRIL M. HALPERN        Director                          March 24, 1995
--------------------------
(Merril M. Halpern)

/s/ JEROME L. KATZ           Director                          March 24, 1995
--------------------------
(Jerome L. Katz)

/s/ JOHN W. LARSON           Director                          March 24, 1995
--------------------------
(John W. Larson)

/s/ JACK O. PEIFFER          Director                          March 24, 1995
--------------------------
(Jack O. Peiffer)

/s/ ANTHONY J. MARTINO       Director                          March 24, 1995
--------------------------
(Anthony J. Martino)

/s/ TIMM F. CRULL            Director                          March 24, 1995
--------------------------
(Timm F. Crull)

    Supplemental information to be furnished with reports filed pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Act by registrants which have not registered securities
pursuant to Section 12 of the Act:

    Not applicable.


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                      REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON
                          FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

To the Board of Directors of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.

    Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our
report dated February 13, 1995 appearing on page 18 of the 1994 Annual Report
to Stockholders of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. (which report and
consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K) also included an audit of the Financial Statement Schedule
listed in Item 14(a)2 of this Form 10-K.  In our opinion, this Financial
Statement Schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the information
set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated
financial statements.



PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

San Francisco, California
February 13, 1995





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                                                                     SCHEDULE II

                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                        VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                         ADDITIONS
                                                            BALANCE AT   CHARGED TO               BALANCE AT
                                                            BEGINNING    COSTS AND                   END
                 CLASSIFICATIONS                            OF PERIOD     EXPENSES   DEDUCTIONS   OF PERIOD
------------------------------------------------------     -----------   ----------  ----------   ---------
<S>                                                          <C>           <C>        <C>           <C>
Fiscal year ended December 26, 1992:
  Allowance for doubtful accounts.....................       $   587       $  703     $  777 (1)    $   513
  Amortization of goodwill and distribution rights             3,705        1,563         --          5,268
  Amortization of other assets........................         1,788          908        166 (2)      2,530
                                                             -------       ------     ------        -------
                                                             $ 6,080       $3,174     $  943        $ 8,311
                                                             =======       ======     ======        =======
Fiscal year ended December 25, 1993:
  Allowance for doubtful accounts.....................       $   513       $1,397     $1,375 (1)    $   535
  Amortization of goodwill and distribution rights             5,268        2,304         --          7,572
  Amortization of other assets........................         2,530          979         --          3,509
                                                             -------       ------     ------        -------
                                                             $ 8,311       $4,680     $1,375        $11,616
                                                             =======       ======     ======        =======
Fiscal year ended December 31, 1994:
  Allowance for doubtful accounts.....................       $   535       $1,672     $1,572 (1)    $   635
  Amortization of goodwill and distribution rights             7,572        2,871         --         10,443
  Amortization of other assets........................         3,509        2,921        208 (2)      6,222
                                                             -------       ------     ------        -------
                                                             $11,616       $7,464     $1,780        $17,300
                                                             =======       ======     ======        =======
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(1)  Write-off of receivables considered uncollectible.
(2)  Removal of fully-amortized assets.



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                                EXHIBIT INDEX


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    EXHIBIT
    NUMBER                       DESCRIPTION
    ------                       -----------
    <S>      <C>
     3.2     Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Participating Preference Stock.

    10.2     Agreement and Lease dated as of January 1, 1982 between Jack and Tillie Marantz and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., 
             as amended.

    10.27    Amendment to Distribution Agreement dated December 12, 1994 between Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Ben & Jerry's
             Homemade, Inc., amending Exhibit 10.5.

    10.28    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 13, 1994 among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., Bank of
             America NT & SA (as a Bank and as Agent), and ABN-AMRO Bank N.V. (as a Bank and as Co-Agent).

    11       Computation of Net Income Per Share.

    13       Those portions of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders which are incorporated by reference
             into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

    21       Subsidiaries of Registrant.

    23       Consent of Independent Accountants.

    27       Financial Data Schedule.
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                                                                   Exhibit 3.2


                  CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION, PREFERENCES AND
                               RIGHTS OF SERIES A
                         PARTICIPATING PREFERENCE STOCK

                                       OF

                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.


Pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

         We, T. Gary Rogers, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer,
and Edmund R. Manwell, Secretary, of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware, in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 thereof, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY:

         That pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors
by the Certificate of Incorporation of the said Corporation, the said Board of
Directors, on May 6, 1987, adopted the following resolution creating a series
of one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) shares of Preference Stock
designated as Series A Participating Preference Stock.

         RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of
Directors of this Corporation in accordance with the provisions of its
Certificate of Incorporation, a series of Preference Stock of the Corporation
be and it hereby is created, and that the designation and amount thereof and
the voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other
special rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof are as follows:

SECTION  1.      Designation and Amount.
                 -----------------------
         The shares of such series shall be designated as "Series A
Participating Preference Stock" and the number of shares constituting such
series shall be one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000).

SECTION  2.      Dividends and Distributions.
                 ----------------------------
         The holders of shares of Series A Participating Preference Stock 
shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of
Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, dividends or
distributions payable in like kind and on the same date(s) each year as
dividends or distributions declared on the Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share, of the Corporation (the "Common Stock") (each such date being referred
to herein as a "Dividend Payment Date"), commencing on the first Dividend
Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of
Series A Participating Preference Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the
nearest cent) equal to (subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set
forth) 100 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 100
times the aggregate per share amount

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(payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions other than a
dividend payable in shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise),
declared on the Common Stock.  In the event the Corporation shall at any time
after May 6, 1987 (the "Rights Declaration Date") (i) declare any dividend on
Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding
Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller
number of shares, then in each such case the amount to which holders of shares
of Series A Participating Preference Stock were entitled immediately prior to
such event under the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such
amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is
the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to
such event.

SECTION  3.      Voting Rights.
                 ------------- 
         The holders of shares of Series A Participating Preference Stock 
shall have the following voting rights:

                 (A)      Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter
set forth, each one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Participating
Preference Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote on all matters
submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation.  In the event the
Corporation shall at any time after the Rights Declaration Date (i) declare any
dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the
outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares, then in each such case the number of votes per share
to which holders of shares of Series A Participating Preference Stock were
entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such
number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of share of Common
Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is
the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to
such event.

                 (B)      Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, the
holders of Series A Participating Preference Stock and the holders of shares of
Common Stock shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a
vote of stockholders of the Corporation.

                 (C)      Holders of Series A Participating Preference Stock
shall have all of the same voting rights and their consent shall be required
for taking any corporate action to the same extent as the holders of Common
Stock.

SECTION  4.      Reacquired Shares.
                 ----------------- 

         Any shares of Series A Participating Preference Stock purchased or 
otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be 
retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof.  All such shares 
shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of 
Preference Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of

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<PAGE>   3

Preference Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of
Directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth
herein.

SECTION  5.      Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.
                 --------------------------------------

                 (A)      Upon any voluntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation, distribution shall be made to the holders of
shares of the Series A Participating Preference Stock at the same time as, and
with equal priority to the holders of shares of Common Stock.  Holders of
Series A Participating Preferred Stock and holders of shares of Common Stock
shall receive their ratable and proportionate share of the assets to be
distributed in the ratio of 100 (as appropriately adjusted as set forth in
subparagraph B below to reflect such events as stock splits, stock dividends
and recapitalizations with respect to the Common Stock (such number, the
"Adjustment Number")) to 1 with respect to such Preference Stock and Common
Stock, on a per share basis.

                 (B)      In the event the Corporation shall at any time after
the Rights Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in
shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii)
combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in
each such case the Adjustment Number in effect immediately prior to such event
shall be adjusted by multiplying such Adjustment Number by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event, and the denominator of which is the number of
share of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

SECTION  6.      Consolidation, Merger, etc.
                 --------------------------

         In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, 
combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are 
exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other
property, then in any such case the shares of Series A Participating 
Preference Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed in 
an amount per share (subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set 
forth) equal to 100 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash 
and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which 
or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged.  In the 
event the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights Declaration Date 
(i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, 
(ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding 
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the 
amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or 
change of shares of Series A Participating Preference Stock shall be adjusted 
by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the 
denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to such event.

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SECTION  7.      No Redemption.
                 ------------- 

         The shares of Series A Participating Preference Stock shall not be 
redeemable.

SECTION  8.      Amendment.
                 --------- 

         The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall not be 
further amended in any manner which would effect a change in the rights of the 
holders of Series A Participating Preference Stock, but which would not effect 
a corresponding and proportionate change in the rights of the holders of 
Common Stock, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority or 
more of the outstanding shares of Series A Participating Preference Stock, 
voting separately as a class.  It is the intent of this Section 8 that the 
rights of a holder of one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Participating 
Preference Stock set forth herein shall be and remain identical to the rights 
of a holder of one share of Common Stock.

SECTION  9.      Fractional Shares.
                 ----------------- 

         Series A Participating Preference Stock may be issued in fractions of 
a share which shall entitle the holder, in proportion to such holder's 
fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate 
in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of 
Series A Participating Preference Stock.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have executed and subscribed this Certificate
and do affirm the foregoing as true under the penalties of perjury this 5th day
of June [1987].


                                                       T. GARY ROGERS


                                                       /s/ T. Gary Rogers       
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       T. Gary Rogers
                                                       Chairman of the Board and
                                                       Chief Executive Officer




ATTEST:

EDMUND R. MANWELL


/s/ Edmund R. Manwell
---------------------
Edmund R. Manwell
Secretary

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                                                                Exhibit 10.2


                             AGREEMENT AND LEASE

        THIS AGREEMENT AND LEASE is made effective as of January 1, 1982
between JACK and TILLIE MARANTZ, ("Lessor") and DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.,
a California corporation, ("Lessee") with reference to the following facts:

        A.      Lessor owns a certain milk and dairy products processing and 
                distribution plant located at 5729 East Smithway Street in the 
                City of Commerce, California ("Commerce Plant").

        B.      Lessee is engaged in business within the State of California
                and elsewhere as, among other things, a processor and
                distributor of ice cream and dairy products.

        C.      By this Agreement and Lease, Lessor is leasing to Lessee and
                Lessee is hiring from Lessor a certain portion of the Commerce 
                Plant, together with certain ice cream processing equipment.

        NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED, as follows:

                                      I

                           DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES
                           -----------------------

        1.01    Lessor leases to Lessee, and Lessee leases from Lessor certain 
                portions of the Commerce Plant as follows:

                (a)     For Lessee's exclusive use and occupancy certain areas
                        within the Commerce Plant outlined on the Exhibits
                        hereto annexed (hereinafter "Leased Premises")
                        consisting of the following of which Lessee will have
                        the right to quiet possession during the term hereof:

                        (1)     Ice cream hardening and storage areas, all as
                                outlined in blue on Exhibit "I" consisting of
                                approximately 18,688 square feet, including
                                dock and loading area.

                        (2)     Eighteen (18) truck parking spaces and hookups 
                                as outlined in red on Exhibit "2" hereto
                                annexed and made a part hereof consisting of 
                                approximately 9,720 square feet.

                        (3)     Truck parking (delivery trucks) area as
                                outlined in brown on Exhibit "3" hereto annexed 
                                and made a part hereof, consisting of
                                approximately 9,344 square feet, with
                                reasonable right to pedestrian ingress and
                                egress for all Commerce Plant tenants through
                                such area.

                        (4)     Office space in the office area on the second
                                floor of the Commerce Plant, as outlined in 
                                blue on Exhibit "4" hereto 



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                                annexed and made a part hereof consisting of
                                approximately 6,800 square feet (as is,
                                excepting illumination and repairs of original 
                                fixtures).

                        (5)     Dry storage area, consisting of approximately
                                5,850 square feet, located on the main floor of
                                said Commerce Plant, as outlined in red on 
                                Exhibit "5" hereto annexed and made a part
                                hereof.

                        (6)     Lower floor area (basement) as outlined in red 
                                on Exhibit "6" hereto annexed and made a part
                                hereof consisting of approximately 4,219 square 
                                feet and stairwells connecting such area with 
                                the main floor area of the Leased Premises.

                        (7)     Twenty (20) parking spaces in the employee 
                                parking lot north of the main building,
                                consisting of approximately 4,000 square feet,
                                as outlined in green on Exhibit "7" hereto 
                                annexed and made a part hereof, together with
                                five executive parking spaces in the front or
                                side parking areas as designated by Lessor, 
                                consisting of approximately 1,000 square feet; 
                                provided, that Lessee may, if available, from 
                                time to time require the addition of up to a 
                                total of twenty (20) additional random employee 
                                parking spaces for an additional rental
                                starting at Twenty Dollars ($20) per month per 
                                space, subject to the percentage period
                                increase as contained in Paragraph 3.05.

                        (8)     Locker, parts storage and plant office areas as
                                outlined in red on Exhibit "8", consisting of
                                approximately 788 square feet.

                        (9)     Milk and ice cream products receiving, bulk 
                                storage, pasteurizing and filling areas located 
                                on the first floor of said Commerce Plant, as 
                                outlined in red of Exhibit "9" consisting of 
                                approximately 9,728 square feet.

                (b)     The right and license to use in connection with other
                        tenants and with Lessor those portions of the Commerce 
                        Plant outlined in green in Exhibits "1" through "9" 
                        ("Common Areas") and generally described as follows:

                        (1)     Except as provided in paragraphs 1.02 and
                                1.03(2), the right of ingress and egress to, 
                                from and through entrances, exits, elevators, 
                                parking lots and loading docks, passageways, 
                                corridors, roadways and hallways within the 
                                Commerce Plant leading to and from the Leased 
                                Premises.

                        (2)     Common Areas and restrooms at various locations 
                                within the Commerce Plant which are provided
                                for common use by Lessor and Lessor's other 
                                tenants, employees and invitees.


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                        (3)     Use by plant employees of Lessee, the
                                two  lunchrooms located on the first and second 
                                floors of the Commerce  Plant.       
  
                        (4)     Reasonable use by business invitees of Lessee   
                                of the visitors' parking area on the premises
                                of the Commerce Plant. There will be a minimum
                                of five (5) visitors' parking spaces available.

                        (5)     Common yard area to the east of the northeast 
                                corner of the said Commerce Plant.

                        (6)     Common receiving and unloading area on the 
                                north side of the Commerce Plant, directly 
                                across from the garage, near the railroad 
                                spur containing approximately 4,320 square feet.

                        (7)     The railroad spur paralleling the dock on the 
                                north side of the Commerce Plant adjacent to 
                                the dock paralleling the butter storage area.
                        
                        (8)     Conveyors for use by Lessee in transporting 
                                ice cream,  fluid milk and other dairy 
                                products from processing  areas and other 
                                receiving areas to refrigerated rooms and from 
                                refrigerated rooms to the loading docks used 
                                by Lessee.

                        (9)     Reasonable ingress and egress rights to the 
                                basement maintenance shop and storage area,
                                north dock and aisle-ways in warehouse, 
                                lobbies, entrances and exits. 
 
        1.02    Lessor, from time to time, shall have the right to redesignate 
                and/or make changes in the Common Areas where necessary or 
                appropriate to do so; provided, however, that Lessee shall have
                full and unimpaired use of and access to the Leased Premises 
                at all times, that the benefits of the Common Areas as changed
                shall be substantially identical to those prior to any change 
                and that no such redesignation of Common Areas shall materially
                interfere with or impair the conduct of Lessee's business
                operations.

        1.03    Lessor shall with respect to the Common Areas have the right to:

                        (1)     For the benefit of all lessees, Lessor shall 
                                establish and enforce reasonable rules and 
                                regulations applicable to all tenants 
                                concerning the maintenance, management, use and
                                operation of Common Areas.

                        (2)     Close temporarily any of the Common Areas for 
                                maintenance purposes, provided that Lessor to 
                                the extent practical, shall give reasonable 
                                notice thereof to Lessee and shall endeavor to 
                                schedule such closure so as not to unreasonably
                                interfere with Lessee's business operations.


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                        (3)     Select a person or persons to maintain and  
                                operate any of the Common Areas if at any time 
                                Lessor determines that the best interests of the
                                Commerce Plant will be served by having any of
                                the Common Areas maintained and operated by
                                that person. Lessor shall have the right to
                                negotiate and enter into a contract with that
                                person on such terms and conditions and for
                                such period of time as Lessor deems reasonable
                                and proper, both as to service and as to cost.

        1.04    Lessee shall pay as additional rent 18.76% of the reasonable 
                cost and expenses of upkeep, maintenance and repair of the 
                Common Area.

                                      II

                        LEASED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
                        ------------------------------

        2.01    In connection with this lease of a portion of the Commerce 
                Plant, Lessor hereby leases to Lessee and Lessee leases from 
                Lessor, the plant machinery and equipment ("Leased Equipment") 
                scheduled on Exhibit "10" hereto annexed and made a part hereof.

        2.02    Lessee will keep and maintain the Leased Equipment in good 
                condition and repair at its sole cost and expense and will bear
                all setup costs of putting the Leased Equipment into operation.
                Lessee accepts the Leased Equipment where is and as is.

        2.03    All of the Leased Equipment is physically located at or 
                installed in those areas of the Commerce Plant which comprise 
                a portion of the Leased Premises.
        
        2.04    The Leased Equipment is leased to Lessee for its exclusive use 
                in the carrying on of its ice cream processing operations and
                conduct by it of its business on the Leased Premises. Lessee
                agrees that without the written consent of Lessor none of the
                Leased Equipment will be moved by it from the Leased Premises.
                The cost of moving the Leased Equipment from place to place
                within the Leased Premises shall be borne exclusively by 
                Lessee. 

        2.05    In the event Lessee desires to replace any of the Leased
                Equipment during the term hereof, it shall notify Lessor in
                writing of the Leased Equipment to be replaced, whereupon
                Lessee shall have sixty (60) days in which to remove the 
                replaced equipment from the Leased Premises. Such Leased 
                Equipment will be returned to Lessor in the same condition as 
                leased, subject to normal wear and tear. The cost of removal of
                the replaced equipment from the building which is a part of the
                Commerce Plant shall be borne exclusively by Lessee and all 
                other costs of removal from the Leased Premises shall be borne 
                by Lessor. The cost of any replacement of equipment including,
                without limitation, the cost of acquiring the new equipment and
                the cost of altering the Leased Premises to accommodate the 
                new equipment and to allow for its installation or replacement 
                and/or removal shall be borne exclusively by Lessee. Any new 
                equipment so installed shall remain the property of Lessee, and
                Lessee may remove the same at 


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                any time during the term hereof and upon termination or 
                expiration hereof.

        2.06    In conjunction with the lease of the Leased Equipment for and
                during the term hereof, Lessor hereby grants to Lessee the 
                right to use all plant machinery and equipment of Lessor the 
                use of which by Lessee is incidental to its use and operation 
                of the Leased Equipment (the "Licensed Equipment").

        2.07    All of the Leased Equipment is physically located on areas of
                the Commerce Plant.

        2.08    Lessor will have no obligation for repair or maintenance of the 
                Leased or Licensed Equipment and Lessee will reimburse Lessor
                in the amount of all direct expenses incurred by Lessor in
                effecting any repairs or replacements of Leased or Licensed 
                Equipment damaged or destroyed as the result of the failure on
                the part of Lessee to exercise ordinary care in its use thereof.

        2.09    Lessor will incur no liability of any kind or nature to Lessee
                in the event of breakdown or failure of any of the Leased 
                Equipment or Licensed Equipment occurring other than by reason
                of intentional acts or lack of ordinary care on the part of 
                Lessor.

        2.10    Lessee shall have no right to assign this Agreement and Lease
                or any interest in the Leased Equipment except as a part of the
                assignment or transfer of its entire interest under this 
                Agreement and Lease as governed by the provisions of paragraph 
                14.01 hereof.

        2.11    Lessee shall indemnify and hold Lessor harmless from any
                liability for damages, for personal injury or death or damage 
                to personal property arising out of or in connection with the 
                negligent or improper use by Lessee of the Leased Premises, the
                Leased Equipment and the Licensed Equipment.

        2.12    Upon the expiration or sooner termination of this Agreement and
                Lease, Lessee shall surrender to Lessor the possession of all 
                of the Leased Equipment and all right of use by Lessee of all 
                of the Leased Equipment and Licensed Equipment thereupon shall 
                cease and terminate.

                                     III

                                     TERM
                                     ----

        3.01    The primary term of this Agreement and Lease shall be five (5)
                years commencing on the date hereof and ending upon the 
                expiration of five (5) years from such date.

        3.02    Lessee shall have the right to renew this Agreement and Lease
                for five (5) additional successive terms of five (5) years 
                each, by giving Lessor written notice of such election on or 
                before six months prior to expiration of the primary term and 
                each succeeding renewal term.


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        3.03    This Agreement and Lease may be terminated by Lessee if despite
                its best reasonable efforts it is unable to obtain all 
                necessary governmental permits and approvals for its 
                contemplated operations in the Leased Premises.

        3.04    This Agreement and Lease may be terminated by Lessee at any time
                during the primary term or any renewal term hereof by its 
                giving Lessor not less than six (6) months advance written 
                notice thereof, if and only in the event that Lessee or its 
                agents should cease and discontinue its business of selling 
                and distributing ice cream in the Los Angeles area; provided 
                in Article IV, V and VI hereof for and during the remaining 
                balance of the primary term of this Agreement and Lease in case
                such termination should occur prior to the expiration of the 
                primary term, and notwithstanding such termination, this 
                Agreement and Lease shall continue in effect until the 
                expiration of the primary term hereof as to all provisions 
                hereof which pertain to the payment of rental and other sums 
                hereinabove referred to.

        3.05    If this Agreement and Lease is renewed as provided in paragraph
                3.02, then each such renewal shall be upon each and all of the
                terms, covenants and conditions, other than term, provided in   
                this Agreement and Lease; provided, however, that the rental 
                for each renewal term which is payable by Lessee to Lessor 
                covering the Leased Premises and Leased Equipment and Licensed
                Equipment shall be computed as follows:

                (a)     Monthly minimum rental rate of subject leased property
                        and Leased Equipment shall be as follows:

                                First five (5) year option period

                                        $39,375/month

                                Second five (5) year option period

                                        $47,250/month

                                Third five (5) year option period

                                        $55,125/month

                                Fourth five (5) year option period

                                        $63,000/month

                                Fifth five (5) year option period

                                        $70,875/month

                        Rent/Lease charges are payable in advance, monthly, and
                        all of the provisions of Article 5, save and except 
                        the amounts specified in paragraphs 5.01 and 5.04 
                        shall be applicable during all renewal terms. All Rent
                        shall be prorated for any partial months.


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        3.06    Notwithstanding that Notice of Election to Renew this Agreement
                and Lease for any renewal term has been given as hereinabove
                provided, it shall not be so renewable if this Agreement and
                Lease has been cancelled or terminated for any cause prior to
                the time of commencement of such proposed renewal term or if,
                as of the date of commencement of such proposed renewal term,
                Lessee shall then be in default in any material respect in the
                performance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions on its
                part to be performed hereunder and has failed to commence all
                necessary and proper action required to cure such default.

        3.07    This Agreement and Lease shall be subject to renewal only in
                its entirety.

        3.08    Upon the expiration or any sooner termination of this Agreement
                and Lease, Lessee shall surrender possession to Lessor all real
                property and personal property leased to it hereunder, and all
                rights, licenses and privileges granted to it hereunder
                thereupon shall cease and terminate. A full and final
                settlement of all accounts between the parties, whether arising
                under this Agreement and Lease or otherwise, shall be made as
                soon as practicable but in no event later than three (3) months
                following the date of termination or expiration hereof.

                                      IV

                            ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES
                            ----------------------

        4.01    Lessee's taking possession of the Leased Premises and the
                Leased Equipment on the commencement of the term shall
                constitute Lessee's acknowledgment that the Leased Premises
                and Leased Equipment are in good condition, except the matters
                to be corrected as described hereinafter and the repair of the
                ceiling in the storage box, the cost of which will be paid by
                Lessor; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other
                provision hereof, Lessee shall not be obliged to accept and
                shall not be deemed to have accepted the Leased Premises until
                correction of all matters noted in the attached letter of John
                Thomason dated January 6, 1982.

                                      V

                          RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSIT
                          -------------------------

        5.01    Lessee shall pay to Lessor rental for the Leased Premises and
                Leased Equipment a minimum monthly rent for the Leased Premises
                in the amount of Thirty-one Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
                ($31,500) per month commencing upon acceptance of the Leased
                Premises, prorated for any partial months.

        5.02    The rental amount specified in paragraph 5.01 shall be paid by
                Lessee to Lessor in advance on the first day of each calendar
                month during the term.


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        5.03    Commencing as of February 1, 1982, in addition to the amount
                specified in paragraph 5.01, Lessee shall pay to Lessor as
                additional rental those amounts specified in Article VII
                (Taxes), X (Utilities and Services), XI (Insurance) and
                Article I, paragraph 1.04 (proportionate Common Area charges).

        5.04    Upon the execution of this Agreement and Lease by Lessee,
                Lessee shall deliver to Lessor the sum of Sixty-Three Thousand
                Dollars ($63,000) as and for a security deposit to secure its
                performance of the obligation specified herein. Said deposit
                may be utilized by Lessor in whatever manner it deems fit,
                including without limitation the co-mingling of said deposit
                with other funds of Lessor or its expenditure in any manner
                whatsoever by Lessor and shall not bear interest. Said security
                deposit shall be applied to the minimum monthly rent for the
                last months of the first five years of the term hereof, unless
                there is damage over normal wear and tear that has not been
                repaired. In that event the monies shall be used first to
                repair the damages and the balance will be applied to rent.

                                      VI

                     LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE
                     -----------------------------------

        6.01    The Leased Premises and Leased Equipment are leased to Lessee
                for use by it in the manufacturing of ice cream and ice cream
                novelties and in the conduct of its dairy products and ice
                cream distribution business and for related purposes. Lessee
                agrees to restrict the use of the Leased Premises and Leased
                Equipment to said purpose. Lessor will not use or permit the
                use of the Commerce Plant for any purpose which is incompatible
                with Lessee's activity conducted on the Premises in pursuance
                of this Agreement.

        6.02    Lessee will not use the Leased Premises, Leased Equipment or
                permit anything to be done in or about the Leased Premises,
                Leased Equipment or Common Areas, which will conflict with
                any law, statute, zoning restrictions, ordinance or
                governmental rule or regulation or requirements of duly
                constituted public authorities now in force or which may
                hereafter be in force. Lessee will do no act which will cause
                a violation of any law relating to the use or occupancy
                of the Leased Premises and Leased Equipment during the terms.

        6.03    Lessee shall not use the Leased Premises, Leased Equipment or
                Common Areas in any manner that will constitute waste,
                nuisance or unreasonable annoyance to other tenants in the
                building in which the Leased Premises, Leased Equipment and
                Common Areas are located.

        6.04    Lessee agrees to and shall, during the entire lease term and
                any extensions thereof, diligently conduct and carry on the
                business of ice cream and ice cream novelties manufacturing
                and distributing on the Leased Premises, keep the Leased
                Premises open for the purpose of carrying on such business
                during usual hours as is customary in ice cream and ice cream
                novelties manufacturing and distribution plant


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                facilities in the State of California, and devote its best
                efforts to the successful prosecution of said business.

        6.05    Lessee at its own expense shall obtain all licenses and comply
                with all laws applicable to the conduct of its business on the
                Leased Property.

                                     VII

                              TAXES; ASSESSMENTS
                              ------------------
                                      
        7.01    The respective party hereinafter set forth, as the case may be,
                shall pay its proportionate share before delinquency all taxes,
                assessments, license fees and other charges ("taxes") levied
                and assessed against the Leased Premises, the Leased Equipment,
                Lessee's personal property installed or located on the Leased
                Premises, or otherwise related to the Leased Premises as
                follows:

                (a)     Lessee's Personal Property:
                        --------------------------

                        Lessee shall pay all taxes assessed against its
                        personal property installed or located on the Leased
                        Premises. If any taxes on Lessee's personal property
                        are levied against Lessor or Lessor's property, and if
                        Lessor pays the taxes on any of these items, Lessee on
                        demand, shall immediately reimburse Lessor for the sum
                        of the taxes levied against Lessor or the proportion of
                        the taxes resulting from the increases in Lessor's
                        assessment. Lessee shall have the right to seek a
                        reduction in the assessed valuation of its personal
                        property or to contest the taxes based thereon. If
                        Lessee diligently seeks such reduction or contests such
                        taxes, the failure on Lessee's part to pay the personal
                        property taxes shall not constitute a default
                        hereunder, so long as Lessee has given to Lessor 
                        adequate bond or surety to indemnify Lessor against 
                        losses by reason of such failure.

                (b)     Taxes on the Leased Premises:
                        ----------------------------

                        (i)     Lessee shall pay, in addition to the rent, a
                                monthly deposit of Six Hundred Twenty-Three
                                Dollars and 78/100 ($623.78) against payment of
                                Lessee's proportionate share of the real
                                property taxes and general and special
                                assessments. Said monthly deposit has been
                                calculated using as a base year the real
                                property taxes and assessments for the year
                                1980-1981.

                        (ii)    Lessee's proportionate share of real property
                                taxes will fluctuate as the result of general
                                and special assessments levied on the Commerce
                                Plant.

                        (iii)   Lessee shall pay its proportionate share of
                                real property taxes and assessments on the
                                Commerce Plant as and when such taxes are paid
                                by Lessor. Lessor shall apply the monthly
                                deposit against Lessee's proportionate share
                                and Lessee shall be billed for any additional
                                taxes due to


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                                assessment increases over the 1980-81 base
                                year, or Lessee shall receive a refund due to 
                                any assessment decrease from the 1980-81 base
                                year.

                        (iv)    Lessee's current proportionate shares are: Land
                                10.5% and Improvements 18.76%.

                (c)     Lessee shall not be liable for any portion of any such
                        increase comprised of penalty or interest charges not
                        caused by an act or omission of Lessee.

                        If any general or special assessment is levied and
                        assessed against the building, other improvements, or
                        land of which the Leased Premises are a part, Lessor
                        can elect to either pay the assessment in full or allow
                        the assessment to go to bond. If Lessor pays the
                        assessment in full, Lessee shall pay to Lessor, each
                        time a payment of real property taxes is made, a sum
                        equal to that which would have been payable (as both
                        principal and interest) had Lessor allowed the 
                        assessment to go to bond.

                        In addition to the foregoing, Lessee shall be obligated
                        to reimburse Lessor for the portion of the increase in 
                        the real property taxes caused by a particular 
                        improvement or modification by Lessee of the building 
                        in which the Leased Premises are located or hereafter 
                        caused by improvements constructed by or for the 
                        exclusive benefit of Lessee. Lessee shall not be 
                        liable for increases in real property taxes (whether 
                        the increase results from increased rate and/or 
                        valuation) attributable to additional improvements to 
                        the Commerce Plant in which the Leased Premises are 
                        located that are constructed after the base tax year, 
                        where such additional improvements are constructed for 
                        the benefit of tenants other than Lessee.

                (d)     Lessee, at its cost shall have the right at any time 
                        to seek a reduction in the assessed valuation of the 
                        building, other improvements, and land of which the 
                        Leased Premises are a part or to contest any real
                        property taxes that are to be paid by Lessee. If 
                        Lessee seeks a reduction or contests the real property 
                        taxes, the failure on Lessee's part to pay its share 
                        of any real property taxes shall not constitute a
                        default as long as Lessee complies with the provisions
                        of this paragraph.

                        Lessor shall not be required to join in any proceeding
                        or contest brought by Lessee unless the provisions of 
                        any law require that the proceeding or contest be 
                        brought by or in the name of Lessor or any owner of 
                        the premises. In that case Lessor shall join in the 
                        proceeding or contest or permit it to be brought in 
                        Lessor's name, as long as Lessor is not required to
                        bear any cost or expense thereof including, without 
                        limitation, any legal fees or cost arising thereby and,
                        in said case, Lessee agrees to indemnify Lessor and 
                        hold it harmless from any such cost or expense.  
                        Lessee, on final determination of the proceeding or 
                        contest, shall immediately pay or discharge its share 
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                        property taxes determined by any decision or judgment
                        rendered, together with all costs, charges, interest
                        and penalties incidental to the decision or judgment.

                        If Lessee does not pay its proportionate share of the
                        real property taxes when due, and Lessee seeks a
                        reduction or contests them as provided in this
                        paragraph before the commencement of the proceeding or
                        contest, Lessee shall furnish to Lessor a surety bond
                        issued by an insurance company qualified to do business
                        in California. The amount of the bond shall equal one
                        hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the total amount
                        of real property taxes in dispute. The bond shall hold
                        Lessor and the building, other improvements, and land
                        of which the Leased Premises are a part harmless from
                        any damage arising out of the proceeding or contest and
                        shall insure the payment of any judgment that may be
                        rendered.

                (e)     Taxes on the Leased Equipment:
                        ------------------------------

                        Lessee shall pay to Lessor upon demand the amount of
                        any and all taxes assessed against the Leased Equipment
                        for and during the term of the Agreement and Lease.

                        Lessor shall furnish to Lessee with such demand a copy
                        of the tax bill upon which it is based, the underlying
                        declarations with respect thereto, and the method by
                        which Lessee's portion is calculated.

                                     VIII

                             BUILDING MAINTENANCE
                             --------------------

        8.01    Except as provided in paragraph 8.03, Lessor at its own cost
                shall maintain in good condition the following:

                (a)     Structural parts of the building and other improvements
                        in which the Leased Premises are located which
                        structural parts include only the foundations, bearing
                        and exterior walls (excluding the glass doors and
                        windows) subflooring, roof (excluding skylights), and
                        the main utilities distribution systems within the
                        common areas only, as shown in green on Exhibits 1-9,
                        including all metering systems;

                (b)     The unexposed electrical, plumbing, sewage systems,
                        including, without limitation, those portions of the
                        system lying outside the Leased Premises; and

                (c)     Heating, ventilating, air conditioning, air
                        conditioning compressor and distribution system outside
                        the Leased Premises, but servicing the same. Lessor may
                        engage a maintenance firm to service the heating,
                        ventilating and air conditioning system servicing the 
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        8.02    Lessee shall, except as herein expressly provided otherwise, at
                Lessee's cost and expense fully maintain and keep in good
                condition and repair the Leased Premises, Leased Equipment or
                Common Areas to the extent the need for repairs results from
                the acts or omissions of Lessee, its agents, employees or its
                authorized representatives.

        8.03    Maintenance of manufacturing equipment and services:

                (a)     It is Lessor's responsibility to make available to
                        Lessee utilities both original and converted, 
                        refrigerated and unrefrigerated and services as 
                        provided in paragraph 10.01 (A through D) together with
                        services requested to operate Lessee's ice cream plant
                        and to maintain the Common Area. Lessee, through its 
                        own engineer, may inspect all parts of the systems 
                        providing these utilities and services.

                (b)     Lessee will pay for these utilities and services the
                        cost attributable to Lessee's use thereof, against 
                        reasonable evidence thereof, subject to its right to 
                        audit all invoices therefor.

                (c)     The foregoing responsibility is limited to ten million
                        (10,000,000) gallons per year ice cream and ice cream 
                        sandwiches produced.

                (d)     Except where caused by force majeure, any failure to
                        provide refrigeration needed by Lessee in its 
                        operations to the Leased Premises shall entitle Lessee 
                        to a total abatement of all rental for the period of 
                        such failure. In addition, Lessee shall have the 
                        immediate right to make all necessary repairs or 
                        replacements to correct such failure and may withhold 
                        the cost of such repairs or replacements from rental 
                        thereafter due hereunder.

                                      IX

                           ALTERATIONS AND FIXTURES
                           ------------------------

        9.01    Lessee shall not make any alterations, whether structural or
                exterior or otherwise to the Leased Premises without Lessor's 
                prior written consent which consent shall not be unreasonably 
                withheld. Lessee at its cost, shall have the right to make, 
                without Lessor's consent, nonstructural alterations to the 
                interior of the Leased Premises that Lessee requires in order 
                to conduct its business on the Leased Premises. In making any 
                alterations that Lessee has a right to make, Lessee shall 
                comply with the following:

                (a)     Lessee shall submit reasonable detailed final plans and
                        specifications and working drawings of the proposed 
                        alterations and the name of its contractor, at least 
                        thirty (30) days before the date it intends to 
                        commence the alterations.

                (b)     The alterations shall not be commenced until two (2)
                        days after Lessor has received notice from Lessee 
                        stating the date of installation of the alterations 
                        is to commence so that Lessor can post and record an 
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                (c)     The alterations shall be approved by all appropriate
                        government agencies and all applicable permits and
                        authorizations shall be obtained by Lessee before
                        commencement of the alterations.

                (d)     All alterations shall be completed by Lessee with
                        due diligence in compliance with the plans and
                        specifications and working drawings and all applicable
                        laws.

                (e)     Before commencing the alterations and at all times
                        during construction, Lessee's contractor shall maintain
                        insurance of an amount and type as provided in the
                        first paragraph of paragraph 11.03.

                (f)     If the estimated cost of the alterations exceeds Twenty
                        Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) before the commencement
                        of the alterations, Lessee at its cost shall furnish to
                        Lessor a performance and completion bond issued by an
                        insurance company qualified to do business in
                        California in a sum equal to the cost of the
                        alterations (as determined by the construction contract
                        between Lessee and its contractor) guaranteeing the
                        completion of the alterations free and clear of all
                        liens and other charges and in accordance with the
                        plans and specifications.

                (g)     The alterations shall be performed in a manner that
                        will not interfere with the quiet enjoyment of the
                        other tenants in the Commerce Plant in which the
                        Leased Premises are located.

                Any alterations made shall, at Lessee's option, either remain
                on and be surrendered with the Leased Premises on the
                expiration or termination of the term or be removed within a
                reasonable time thereafter. Lessee at its cost shall repair
                the Leased Premises caused by such removal.

        9.02    Lessee shall pay all costs for construction done by it or
                caused to be done by it on the Leased Premises as permitted
                by this Agreement and Lease. Lessee shall keep the Commerce
                Plant, Leased Premises, Common Areas and the land on which
                these premises are a part, free and clear of all mechanic's
                liens resulting from construction done by or for Lessee.
                Lessee shall have the right to contest the correctness of the
                validity of any such lien, if immediately on demand by Lessor,
                Lessee procures and records a lien release bond issued by a
                corporation authorized to issue such surety bonds in
                California, in an amount equal to 1-1/2 times the amount of
                the claim of lien. The bond shall meet the requirements of
                Civil Code Section 3143, and shall provide for the payment of
                any sum that the claimant may recover on the claim (together
                with costs of suit if it recovers in the action).

                                      X

                  UTILITIES AND SERVICES FURNISHED TO LESSEE
                  ------------------------------------------

        10.01   Lessor will furnish Lessee and Lessee will pay for the
                following services and utilities required by Lessee:


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                A.      All electric lighting, electric power, gas,
                        refrigeration, compressed air, space heating and
                        air conditioning, water (including chilled water and
                        glycol), sewage disposal and testing and steam
                        required by Lessee in respect to its occupancy and use
                        of the processing area constituting a part of the
                        Leased Property as shown on Exhibit "g" hereto annexed.

                B.      Electric lighting, electric power, water and
                        refrigeration for the ice cream cold rooms; electric
                        lighting, electric power and refrigeration for the
                        Greer hardening unit and additional hardening systems
                        required for ten million (10,000,000) gallons of ice
                        cream and ice cream sandwiches; electric lighting,
                        electric power, refrigeration and water for the dry
                        storage area dock and truck loading and parking areas
                        adjacent thereto and electric lighting and electric
                        power for the truck parking spaces in the yard area.
                        All of the areas referred to in this subparagraph "B"
                        constitute a part of the Leased Property as shown on
                        Exhibits "1", "2", "3", "5", "6", "8" and "9" hereto
                        annexed.

                C.      All electric power and other utilities required in
                        connection with the use and operation of the Leased
                        Equipment which is Leased by lessor to Lessee under
                        the provisions of Article III and V thereof, and all
                        equipment owned by Lessee.

                D.      All electric lighting, electric power, gas, water,
                        compressed air, heating and air conditioning,
                        refrigeration, conveyor lubrication, oils, greases,
                        janitorial services and other utilities and services
                        required in connection with the joint use by Lessor
                        and Lessee of the portions of the Commerce Plant and
                        appurtenances described in paragraph 1.01(b) hereof.

                E.      The parties agree that included in the billing for
                        utilities and services required and used by Lessee
                        are all of the ingredients and items necessary for
                        maintenance, operation, repair, production and
                        manufacture of said utilities and services. These
                        ingredients and items are, without limitation as
                        follows: labor; oil; electric power in common areas
                        for manufacture and production of utilities and
                        services; steam; depreciation; insurance and any
                        and all such costs incurred by Lessor. All the
                        foregoing ingredients and items shall be included
                        in the billing to Lessee for utilities and services,
                        and not separately billed.

        10.02   Lessee will pay to Lessor withing fifteen (15) days after
                billing the prescribed compensation for all services and
                utilities (refrigerated or unrefrigerated) originating in
                the Common Areas for the use of Lessee; this also includes
                its proportionate share of services in and around the
                Commerce Plant and the actual expense of such utilities
                and services plus its share of Common Area utilities and
                services as provided in paragraph 1.04. Concurrently with
                each such payment, Lessor shall furnish Lessee with a
                statement showing the amount of all such usage of utilities
                and services during the preceeding month and the computation
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        10.03   Lessee will pay to Lessor, monthly, within fifteen (15)
                days after billing, as and for compensation to Lessor for
                utilities and services rendered by Lessor to Lessee under
                paragraph 10.01, the cost thereof. Lessor shall make
                available for Lessee's inspection, its books and records
                pertaining to charges on each invoice or statement.

        10.04   The following utilities and services are the responsibility
                of Lessee and the expense shall be born by Lessee. Lessee
                shall pay any increases.

                A.      All space heating, air conditioning required by it in
                        the connection with the occupancy and use by Lessee
                        of the office areas which constitute a portion of the
                        Leased Premises as shown on Exhibit "4" hereto annexed.

                                      XI

                     INDEMNITY AND EXCULPATION: INSURANCE
                     ------------------------------------

        11.01   Lessor shall not be liable to Lessee for any damage to Lessee
                or Lessee's property from any cause, and Lessee waives all
                claims against Lessor for damages to person or property arising
                for any reason, except that Lessor shall be liable to Lessee
                for actual damages (and not for consequential damages)
                resulting from the intentional or negligent acts or omissions
                of Lessor or its authorized representative.

        11.02   Lessee shall hold Lessor harmless from all damages arising out
                of any damage to any person or property occurring in, on or
                about the Leased Premises, and/or Leased Equipment, and (to
                the extent Lessee is involved with respect thereto), Common
                Areas and the Commerce Plant in which the Leased Premises
                and Leased Equipment are located, except that Lessor shall be
                liable to Lessee for damage resulting from the intentional
                or negligent acts or omissions of Lessor or its authorized
                representatives and Lessor shall hold Lessee harmless from all
                liability arising out of any such damage. The parties'
                obligations under this paragraph to indemnify and hold the
                other party harmless shall be limited to the sum that exceeds
                the amount of insurance proceeds, if any, received by the
                party being indemnified. The rights and obligations of the
                parties under this section shall survive the termination of
                this Agreement and Lease.

        11.03   Lessee at its cost shall maintain public liability and property
                damage insurance with liability limits of not less than Five
                Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) and One Million Dollars
                ($1,000,000) per occurrence and property damage limits of not
                less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) per
                occurrence with an aggregate coverage of Two Million Dollars
                ($2,000,000) insuring against all liability of Lessee and its
                authorized representatives arising out of and in connection
                with Lessee's use or occupancy of the Leased Premises, Leased
                Equipment and Common Areas.


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                All public liability insurance and property damage insurance
                shall insure performance by Lessee of the indemnity provisions
                of paragraph 11.01 and paragraph 11.02 hereof. Both Lessee and
                Lessor shall be named as co-insureds and the policy shall 
                contain cross-liability endorsements.

                Not more frequently than each three (3) years, if in the
                opinion of Lessor's lender, the amount of public liability and
                property damage insurance coverage at the time is not adequate,
                Lessee shall increase the insurance coverage as reasonably 
                required by Lessor's lender.

        11.04   Lessor shall maintain on the Commerce Plant in which the Leased
                Premises and Leased Equipment are located, a policy of 
                standard fire and extended coverage insurance with vandalism 
                and malicious mischief endorsement, to the extent of at least 
                ninety percent (90%) of the full replacement value thereof and
                including boiler and machinery and business interruption 
                coverage, including coverage for ammonia contamination, 
                covering the entire value of Lessee's ice cream in process or 
                stored in or around the Leased Premises. The insurance policy 
                shall be issued in the name of Lessee, Lessor and Lessor's
                lender, as their interests appear. The insurance policies 
                shall provide that any proceeds shall be made payable to the 
                appropriate insured. Lessor shall pay the premium for 
                maintaining said insurance policy. A certificate of such 
                insurance shall be delivered to Lessee upon reasonable request. 
                Lessee shall reimburse Lessor for the cost of maintaining such
                insurance as follows:

                (1)     The amount of Six Thousand Three Dollars ($6,003) which
                        is 18.76% of the current annual premium of such policy;
                         and

                (2)     An amount equal to 18.76% of any increase in the annual
                        premium of such insurance policy over and above the 
                        1980-1981 policy year.

                Such reimbursement shall be made by Lessee to Lessor each year
                within ten (10) days after Lessee receives a copy of the 
                premium notice, together with workpapers showing the 
                calculations of Lessee's portion thereof. Lessee shall not be 
                obligated to reimburse Lessor for any portion of any increase 
                in the insurance premium caused by particular use or activity 
                of any other tenant in the building in which the Leased 
                Premises are located or caused by improvements constructed by 
                or for the exclusive benefit of any other tenant.

        11.05   During the term of this Agreement and Lease, Lessor shall
                maintain on the Leased Equipment, fire and extended coverage 
                insurance (either by separate policy or in connection with the 
                insurance carried under paragraph 11.04 hereof) in an amount of
                the full cash value of all of the Leased Equipment and shall 
                cause all items of the Leased Equipment to be so insured from 
                the dates on which the same are first installed on the Leased 
                Premises, which dates in each and all instances shall be or 
                have been in advance of the date of the commencement of the 
                term hereof. Such policy of insurance shall be 


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                issued in the name of Lessor, Lessee and Lessor's lender. 
                Lessee shall reimburse Lessor in the full amount of its 
                reasonable premium cost for all such insurance as and when 
                statements therefor are presented by Lessor to Lessee.

        11.06   The parties release each other and their respective authorized
                representatives from any claims for damage to any person or to 
                the Leased Premises, Leased Equipment, Common Areas and 
                Commerce Plant and to the fixtures, personal property, Lessee's
                improvements, and alterations of either Lessor or Lessee in or
                on the Commerce Plant that are caused by or result from risks 
                insured against under any insurance policies carried by the 
                parties and in force at the time of such damage.

        11.07   Each party shall cause each insurance policy obtained by it to
                provide that the insurance company waives all right of 
                recovery by way of subrogation against either party in 
                connection with the damage covered by any policy. Neither 
                party shall be liable to the other for any damage caused by
                fire or any other risk insured against under any insurance 
                policy required by this Agreement and Lease. If any insurance 
                policy cannot be obtained with a waiver of subrogation, or is 
                obtainable only by the payment of an additional premium charge 
                above that charged by insurance companies issuing policies
                without waiver of subrogation, the party undertaking to obtain
                the insurance shall notify the other party of this fact. The 
                other party shall have a period of ten (10) days after 
                receiving the notice, either to place the insurance with a
                company that is reasonably satisfactory to the other party and
                that will carry the insurance with a waiver of subrogation, or 
                agree to pay the additional premium if such policy is 
                obtainable at additional cost. If the insurance cannot be 
                obtained or the party in whose favor waiver of subrogation is 
                desired refuses to pay the additional premium charged, the 
                other party is relieved of the obligation to obtain a waiver 
                of subrogation with respect to the particular insurance 
                involved.

        11.08   All of the insurance required under this Agreement and Lease
                shall:

                (a)     Contain an endorsement requiring thirty (30) days of
                        written notice from the insurance company to both 
                        parties and Lessor's lender for cancellation or change
                        in the coverage, scope or amount of any policy.

                (b)     Each policy or a certificate of the policy, together
                        with the evidence of payment of premiums, shall be 
                        deposited with the other party at the commencement of 
                        the term and on renewal of the policy not less than 
                        twenty (20) days before expiration of the term of the 
                        policy.


                                      
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                                     XII

              DESTRUCTION OF LEASED PREMISES OR LEASED EQUIPMENT
              --------------------------------------------------

     12.01   If during the term the Leased Premises, Leased Equipment, or the
             Commerce Plant in which they are located is totally or partially
             destroyed from a risk covered by insurance described in paragraphs
             11.04 and 11.05 rendering the Leased Premises or Leased Equipment
             totally or partially inaccessible or unusuable, Lessor shall
             utilize the insurance proceeds to restore the Leased premises or
             Leased Equipment or the Commerce Plant in which they are located to
             substantially the same condition as they were immediately before
             destruction, and shall use the best efforts to do so within a
             reasonable period of time; provided, however, that if the
             destruction is to the Commerce Plant in which the Leased Premises
             are located and such destruction exceeds thirty-three and
             one-third percent (33-1/3%) of the net replacement value of said
             Commerce Plant (exclusive of the land), Lessor can elect to
             terminate this Agreement and Lease, whether or not the Leased
             Premises are destroyed, as long as Lessor terminates the leases
             of all other tenants in the Commerce Plant. Otherwise, such
             destruction shall not terminate this Agreement and Lease unless
             existing laws do not permit restoration, in which case either
             party can terminate this Agreement and Lease immediately upon the
             giving of notice to the other.

     12.02   If the cost of restoration exceeds the amount of the proceeds of
             the insurance required under paragraph 11.04 and 11.05, Lessor can
             also elect to terminate this Agreement and Lease by giving notice
             to Lessee within thirty (30) days after determining that the
             restoration costs will exceed the insurance proceeds. In the case
             of destruction to the Leased Premises only, if Lessor elects to
             terminate this Agreement and Lease, Lessee within thirty (30)
             days after receiving Lessor's notice to terminate can elect to
             pay to Lessor and its lender at the time Lessor notifies Lessee
             of its election, the difference between the amount of the
             insurance proceeds and the cost of restoration, in which case
             Lessor shall restore the Leased Premises and shall be entitled to
             utilize insurance proceeds, together with Lessee's contribution
             to do so. Lessor shall give Lessee satisfactory evidence that all
             sums contributed by Lessee as provided in this paragraph have
             been expended by Lessor in paying the cost of restoration. In the
             event Lessor elects not to restore as herein provided and Lessee
             elects not to pay the difference between the insurance proceeds
             and the costs of such repair, this Agreement and Lease shall
             terminate.

     12.03   If during the term hereof the Leased Premises, Leased Equipment,
             Common Areas or the Commerce Plant in which they are located are
             damaged or destroyed by a risk not covered by insurance described
             in paragraphs 11.04 and 11.05, Lessor shall have at its election
             the right to restore or to terminate this Agreement and Lease as
             follows:

             (a)     In the event of such an uninsured loss which totally or
                     substantially interferes with Lessee's use of the Leased
                     Premises or Leased Equipment; and


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        (b)     In the event of such an uninsured loss in which there is a
                partial interference with Lessee's use, either directly or
                indirectly and pursuant to which Lessor would but for the
                provisions of this paragraph be required by law or the terms of
                this Agreement and Lease to repair or restore such damage.

        In the event that Lessor shall elect to terminate hereunder, it
        shall give Lessee not less than sixty (60) days advance written notice
        whereupon within fifteen (15) days of receipt of said notice, Lessee
        shall be entitled at its election to prevent such termination by
        agreeing to pay to Lessor the actual cost of such restoration, in which
        case Lessor shall immediately commence restoration of the Leased
        Premises, Leased Equipment, Common Areas or the Commerce Plant as the
        case may be and shall furnish evidence satisfactory to Lessee that all
        sums contributed by Lessee as provided in this paragraph have been
        expended by Lessor in paying the cost of such restoration.

        If Lessor elects to restore and so notifies Lessee within sixty
        (60) days of the event of destruction, this Agreement and Lease shall
        not terminate, unless existing laws do not permit restoration, in which
        event either party may terminate this Agreement and Lease immediately
        upon giving notice to the other. If Lessor elects to terminate as
        herein provided and Lessee does not elect to pay the cost of
        restoration then this Agreement and Lease shall terminate.

12.04   If the Leased Premises and Leased Equipment are partially
        destroyed or damaged other than by reason of the fault or neglect of
        Lessee and Lessor restores and repairs it pursuant to this Agreement
        and Lease, that portion of the rent payable hereunder for the Leased
        Premises or Leased Equipment for the period in which the damage and
        repair continues shall be abated in proportion to the extent to which
        Lessee's use of the Leased Premises is impaired.

12.05   Lessee waives the provisions of Civil Code Section 1932(2) and Civil
        Code Section 1933(4) with respect to any destruction of the Leased
        Premises.

12.06   In the event of any termination under the provisions of this
        Article, which termination occurs other than at the end of a calendar
        month, the rent for the month in which the termination occurs shall be
        prorated and Lessee shall receive from Lessor a refund of the unused
        amount thereof.

                                     XIII

                                 CONDEMNATION
                                 ------------

13.01   If all of the Leased Premises, Common Areas or Commerce Plant is
        taken by condemnation, this Agreement and Lease shall terminate on the
        date of the taking and the rent shall be apportioned as of said date.
        Lessor shall be entitled to the entire proceeds of any award granted by
        reason of such condemnation. If any part of the Leased 


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                Premises or Common Area is acquired or taken for public
                or quasi-public use as a result of negotiations or condemnation 
                proceedings, this Agreement and Lease shall remain in effect,
                except that Lessee may elect to terminate this Agreement and 
                Lease if the Leased Premises are rendered unsuitable for 
                Lessee's continued use as a result of such taking of a portion
                of the Leased Premises or Common Area. If Lessee elects to
                terminate this Agreement and Lease, Lessee shall exercise its
                right to terminate pursuant to this paragraph by giving notice
                to Lessor within thirty (30) days after the nature and extent
                of the taking have been fully determined. If Lessee elects to
                terminate this Agreement and Lease, as provided in this
                paragraph, Lessee shall notify Lessor of the effective date of
                termination, which date shall not be earlier than thirty (30)
                days, nor later than ninety (90) days after Lessee has notified
                Lessor of its election to terminate, except that this Agreement
                and Lease shall terminate on the date of taking, if the date of
                taking falls on a date before the date of termination as
                designated by Lessee. If Lessee does not terminate this
                Agreement and Lease within the thirty (30) day period, this
                Agreement and Lease shall continue in full force and effect,
                except that monthly rent shall be reduced to the extent to
                which or for the period during which Lessor's restoration
                interferes with Lessee's use of the Leased Premises. In any
                such partial taking in which the Agreement and Lease remains in
                full force and effect pursuant to this paragraph, Lessor, at
                its cost, shall accomplish all necessary restoration and shall
                do so with reasonable dispatch.

        13.02   The taking of the Leased Premises or any part of the Leased
                Premises by military or other public authority shall
                constitute a taking of the Leased Premises by condemnation only
                when the use and occupancy by the taking authority has
                continued for longer than 180 consecutive days. During the 180
                day period, all the provisions of this Agreement and Lease
                shall remain in full force and effect, except that rent shall
                be abated or reduced during such period of taking based on the
                extent to which the taking interferes with Lessee's use of the
                premises, and Lessor shall be entitled to whatever award may be
                paid for the use and occupation of the Leased Premises for the
                period involved.

                                     XIV

                          ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
                          -------------------------

        14.01   Lessee shall not assign, transfer or sublease or attempt to
                assign, transfer or sublease the Leased Premises or Leased 
                Equipment in whole or in part and shall not execute any
                sublease or sublicense hereunder without the express written
                consent of Lessor first had and obtained; provided, however
                that no such consent to an assignment or sublease of all of the
                Leased Premises and Leased Equipment shall be unreasonably
                withheld.

        14.02   No interest of Lessee in this Agreement and Lease shall be
                assignable by operation of law. Each of the following acts 
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                (a)     Bankruptcy or insolvency of Lessee or assignment by
                        Lessee for the benefit of its creditors or institution
                        of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Act in which
                        Lessee is the debtor;
        
                (b)     If a writ of attachment or execution is levied on this
                        Agreement and Lease;

                (c)     If in any proceeding or action in which Lessee is a
                        party other than solely by reason of its tenancy here-
                        under, a receiver or trustee is appointed with
                        authority to take possession of the Leased Premises
                        and/or Leased Equipment.

                An involuntary assignment shall constitute a default by Lessee
                and Lessor shall have the right to elect to terminate this
                Agreement and Lease in which case this Agreement and Lease
                shall not be treated as an asset of Lessee; provided, however,
                that if a writ of attachment or execution is levied on this
                Agreement and Lease, Lessee shall have fifteen (15) days in
                which to cause the attachment or execution to be removed, and
                provided further that if any involuntary proceeding in
                bankruptcy is brought against Lessee or if a receiver is
                appointed, Lessee shall have sixty (60) days in which to have
                the involuntary proceeding dismissed or the receiver removed.

                                      XV

                                    DEFAULT
                                    -------

        15.01   The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute a
                default by Lessee.

                (a)     The failure to pay rent when due, if such failure
                        continues for fifteen (15) days after notice has been
                        given to Lessee.

                (b)     The failure to peform any other provisions of this      
                        Agreement and Lease, if a failure to perform is not
                        cured within thirty (30) days after notice has been
                        given to Lessee. If the default cannot reasonably be
                        cured within thirty (30) days, Lessee shall not be in
                        default of this Agreement and Lease, if Lessee
                        commences to cure the default within the thirty (30)
                        day period and diligently and in good faith
                        continues to cure the default. 

                        Notices given under this paragraph shall specify the 
                        alleged default and the applicable Agreement and Lease
                        provisions, and shall demand that Lessee perform the
                        provisions of this Agreement and Lease or pay the rent
                        that is in arrears, as the case may be, within the
                        applicable period of time, or quit the Leased Premises.
                        No such notice shall be deemed a forfeiture or
                        termination of this Agreement and Lease under Lessor so
                        elects in the notice.

        15.02   Lessor shall have the following remedies if Lessee commits a
                default. These remedies are not exclusive; they are cumulative
                in addition to any remedies now or later allowed by law.


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                (a)     Lessor can continue this Agreement and Lease in full
                        force and effect, and the Agreement and Lease shall
                        continue in effect as long as Lessor does not 
                        terminate Lessee's right of possession, and Lessor
                        shall have the right to collect rent when due. During
                        the period Lessee is in default, Lessor can enter the 
                        Leased Premises and relet them or any part of them to 
                        third parties for Lessee's account. Lessee shall be 
                        liable immediately to Lessor for all costs Lessor 
                        incurs in reletting the Leased Premises, including,
                        without limitation, broker's commissions, expenses of
                        remodeling the Leased Premises required by the 
                        reletting, and like costs. Reletting may be for a 
                        period shorter or longer than the remaining term
                        of this Agreement and Lease. Lessee shall pay to 
                        Lessor the rent due under this Agreement and Lease on 
                        the dates the rent due under this Agreement and Lease on
                        the dates the rent is due, less the rent Lessor 
                        receives for reletting. No act by Lessor allowed by 
                        this paragraph shall terminate this Agreement and Lease,
                        unless Lessor notifies Lessee that Lessor elects to 
                        terminate this Agreement and Lease. After Lessee's 
                        default and for as long as Lessor does not terminate
                        Lessee's right to possession of the Leased Premises, if
                        Lessee obtains Lessor's consent, Lessee shall have the
                        right to assign or sublet its interest in this 
                        Agreement and Lease, but Lessee shall not be released
                        from liability. Lessor's consent to a proposed
                        assignment or subletting shall not be unreasonably 
                        withheld.

                (b)     Lessor can terminate Lessee's right of possession
                        of the Leased Premises at any time. No act of
                        Lessor other than giving notice to Lessee shall
                        terminate this Agreement and Lease. Acts of
                        maintenance, efforts to relet the Leased Premises, or
                        the appointment of a receiver on Lessor initiative to
                        protect Lessor's interest under this Agreement and
                        Lease shall not constitute a termination of Lessee
                        right of posession. On termination, Lessor has the
                        right to recover from Lessee:

                        (i)     The worth, at the time of the award, of the
                                unpaid rent that had been earned at the time 
                                of the termination of this Agreement and Lease;

                        (ii)    The worth, at the time of the award, of the
                                amount by which the unpaid rent that would 
                                have been earned after the date of
                                termination of this Agreement and Lease until 
                                the time of award exceeds the amount of loss 
                                of rent that Lessee proves could have been 
                                reasonably avoided;

                        (iii)   The worth, at the time of the award, of the
                                amount by which the unpaid rent for the 
                                balance of the term and after the time
                                of the award exceeds the amount of the loss 
                                of rent that Lessee proves could have been 
                                reasonably avoided; and
                        
                        (iv)    Any other amount and court costs, necessary 
                                to compensate Lessor for all detriment 
                                proximately caused by Lessee's default,
                                including, without limitation, reasonable
                                attorneys' fees.                        
                        

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                (c)     The "worth at the time of the award" as used in (i) and
                        (ii) of this paragraph is to be computed by allowing
                        interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum.
                        The "worth at the time of the award" as referred to in
                        (iii) of this paragraph is to be computed by
                        discounting the amount at the discount rate of the
                        Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of
                        the award, plus one percent (1%).

                (d)     If Lessee is in default of this Agreement and Lease,
                        Lessor shall have the right to have a Receiver
                        appointed to collect rent and conduct Lessee's
                        business on the Leased Premises. Neither the filing of
                        a petition for the appointment of a receiver, nor the
                        appointment itself shall constitute an election by
                        Lessor to terminate this Agreement and Lease.

                (e)     Lessor at any time after Lessee receives notice of
                        default and does not cure the same within the allowed
                        period of time, may cure the default at Lessee's cost.
                        If Lessor, at any time, by reason of Lessee's default,
                        pays any sum or does any act that requires the payment
                        of any sum, the sum paid by Lessor shall be due
                        immediately from Lessee to Lessor at the time the sum is
                        paid, and if paid at a later date, shall bear interest
                        at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum from the
                        date the sum is paid by Lessor until Lessor is
                        reimbursed by Lessee. The sum, together with the
                        interest on it, shall be additional rent.

                (f)     Rent not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate
                        of ten percent (10%) per annum from the date due until
                        paid.

        15.03   Lessor shall be in default of this Agreement and Lease if
                it fails or refuses to perform any provision of this Agreement
                and Lease that it is obligated to perform, if failure to perform
                is not cured within forty-five (45) days after notice of the
                default has been given by Lessee to Lessor and Lessor's lender.
        
                If the default cannot reasonably be cured within forty-five (45)
                days, Lessor shall not be in default of the Agreement and 
                Lease if it commences to cure the default within the 
                forty-five (45) day period and diligently and in good faith 
                continues to cure the default.

                Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement and Lease to the
                contrary,  should Lessor fail, other than by reason of
                destruction of the Leased Premises or condemnation, to provide
                the services set forth in paragraph 10.01 A., B., C. and D. as a
                result of which the business operations of Lessee on the Leased
                Premises are materially interfered with, and Lessor shall not
                have commenced steps necessary to restore such services as soon
                as practical after notice thereof has been given by Lessee to
                Lessor, Lessee may cure said failure at Lessor's cost, but
                without prejudice to any other rights of Lessee at law or under
                this Agreement and Lease. If Lessee at any time, by reason of
                its right to cure hereunder, pays any sum or does any act that
                requires payment in any form, the sum paid by Lessee shall be
                due immediately from Lessor at the time paid by Lessee, and if
                paid 
        

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                at a later date, shall bear interest at the rate of ten 
                percent (10%) per annum from the date said sum is paid by 
                Lessee until Lessee is reimbursed by Lessor.

                                     XVI

                            SIGNS AND ADVERTISING
                            ---------------------

        16.01   Lessee will not permit, allow, or cause to be erected, 
                installed, maintained, painted or displayed on, in or at said 
                Leased Premises, or any part thereof, any exterior or interior
                sign, lettering, announcement, or advertising material of any 
                kind whatsoever visible from the front exterior of the Leased 
                Premises without the prior written consent of Lessor; 
                provided, however, that Lessor will not arbitrarily withhold 
                its consent in respect to Lessee's erecting suitable 
                directional signs which are in keeping with the exterior
                decoration of the Leased Premises, and provided further that 
                Lessee shall, for the purpose of identifying its presence in 
                the building, be entitled to erect and maintain a sign on the 
                common yard area near the street side of said building (in a 
                location acceptable to Lessor). Said sign shall be in good 
                taste and of a size not larger than the Challenge sign which 
                now exists in front of said Commercial Plant.

        16.02   Lessor shall have the right to use, for its signs, the 
                exterior walls of the building in which the Leased Premises 
                are located.

                                     XVII

                        LESSOR'S ENTRY ON THE PREMISES
                        ------------------------------

        17.01   Lessor and its authorized representative shall have the right 
                to enter the Leased Premises at all reasonable times for any 
                of the following purposes:

                (a)     To determine whether the Leased Premises are in good
                        condition and whether Lessee is complying with its 
                        obligations under this Agreement and Lease;

                (b)     To do any necessary maintenance and to make any
                        restoration to the Leased Premises or the building and
                        other improvements in which the Leased Premises are 
                        located that Lessor has the right or obligation to 
                        perform;

                (c)     To serve, post, or keep posted any notices required or
                        allowed under the provisions of this Agreement and 
                        Lease;

                (d)     To post "for sale" signs at any time during the term, to
                        post "for rent" or "for lease" signs during the last 
                        three months of the term, or during any period while 
                        Lessee is in default;

                (e)     To show the Leased Premises to prospective brokers,
                        agents, buyers, tenants, or persons interested in an 
                        exchange, at any time during the term;


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                (f)     Shore the foundations, footings, and walls of the
                        Leased Premises or the building and surrounding area 
                        in which the Leased Premises are located, and to erect
                        scaffolding and protective barricades around and about
                        the Leased Premises, but not so as to prevent entry
                        to the Leased Premises, and do any other act or thing
                        necessary for the safety or preservation of the Leased
                        Premises or the building or other improvements in which
                        the Leased Premises are located, if any excavation or
                        other construction is undertaken, or about to be 
                        undertaken, on any adjacent property or nearby street.  
                        Lessor's right under this provision extends to the 
                        owner of the adjacent property on which the excavation 
                        or construction is to take place and the adjacent 
                        property owner's authorized representatives.

                        Lessor shall not be liable for any inconvenience,
                        disturbance, loss of business, nuisance, or other
                        damage arising out of Lessor's entry on the Leased      
                        Premises as provided in this paragraph.

                        Lessee shall not be entitled to an abatement or
                        reduction of rent if Lessor exercises any rights
                        reserved in this paragraph.

                        Lessor shall conduct its activities on the Leased
                        Premises as allowed in this paragraph in a manner
                        that will cause the least possible inconvenience,       
                        annoyance, or disturbance to Lessee.

                                    XVIII

                           SUBORDINATION; ESTOPPEL
                           -----------------------

        18.01   This Agreement and Lease is subordinate to the existing
                encumbrances of the Leased Premises, and, at the option of any
                subsequent lender, this Agreement and Lease shall be
                subordinated to any mortgage or deed of trust that may
                hereafter encumber the Commerce Plant, of which the Leased
                Premises is a part, and to any and all advances made thereunder
                and to interest thereunder and to all renewals, replacements
                and extensions thereof; provided, however, that so long as
                Lessee is not in default under paragraph 15.01 hereof, nothing
                shall disturb its right to quiet possession hereunder and, upon
                any foreclosure of Lessee's mortgage or deed of trust referred  
                to herein, Lessee shall attorn to the purchaser.

                Such subordination is effective without any further act of
                Lessee.  Lessee shall, from time to time, on request of Lessor,
                execute and deliver any documents or instruments that may be
                required by a lender to effectuate any subordination.

                If Lessee fails to execute and deliver any such subordination
                or instruments, Lessee irrevocably constitutes and appoints
                Lessor as Lessee's special attorney in fact to execute and
                deliver any such documents or instruments.


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        18.02   Each party, within ten (10) days notice from the other
                party, shall execute and deliver to the other party, in
                recordable form, a certificate stating that this        
                Agreement and Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect, 
                or in full force and effect as modified, and stating the        
                modifications.  The Certificate also shall state the amount of
                minimum monthly rent, the dates to which the rent has been paid
                in advance, and the amount of any security deposit or prepaid
                rent. Failure to deliver the Certificate within ten (10) days
                shall be conclusive upon the party failing to deliver the
                Certificate for the benefit of the party requesting the
                Certificate and any successor to the party requesting the
                Certificate, that this Agreement and Lease is in full force and
                effect and has not been modified except as may be represented
                by the party requesting the Certificate.

                If a party fails to deliver the Certificate within ten (10)
                days, the party failing to deliver the Certificate irrevocably
                constitutes and appoints the other party as its special
                attorney in fact to execute and deliver the Certificate to any
                third party.
        
                                     XIX

                                    NOTICE
                                    ------

        19.01   Any notice, demand, request, consent, approval or
                communication that either party desires or is required to
                give to the other party or any other person, shall be in
                writing and either served personally or sent by prepaid, first
                class mail. Any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, or
                communication that either party desires or is required to give
                the other party shall be addressed to the other party at the
                addresses hereinafter set forth. Either party may change its
                address by notifying the other party of the change of address.
                Notice shall be deemed communicated within forty-eight (48)
                hours from the time of mailing if mail is provided in this
                paragraph.

                        If to Lessor:
                                        Jack and Tillie Marantz
                                        5743 East Smithway Street
                                        Commerce, California 90040

                        If to Lessee:
                                        Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.
                                        5929 College Avenue
                                        Oakland, California 94618

                                      XX

                                    WAIVER
                                    ------

        20.01   No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy
                of Lessor on any default by Lessee shall impair such a right
                or remedy or be construed as a waiver.




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                The receipt and acceptance by Lessor of delinquent rent shall
                not constitute a waiver of any other default; it shall
                constitute only a waiver of timely payment for the particular
                rent payment involved. No act or conduct of Lessor, including,
                without limitation, the acceptance of the keys to the Leased
                Premises, shall constitute an acceptance of a surrender of the
                Leased Premises by Lessee before the expiration of the term.
                Only a notice from Lessor to Lessee shall constitute acceptance
                of the surrender of the Leased Premises and accomplish a
                termination of the Agreement and Lease. Lessor's consent to or
                approval of any act by Lessee requiring Lessor's consent or
                approval shall not be deemed a waiver or render unnecessary
                Lessor's consent or approval of any subsequent act by Lessee.
                Any waiver by Lessor of any default must be in writing and
                shall not be a waiver of any other default concerning the same
                or any other provision of the Agreement and Lease.

                                     XXI

                                 RECORDATION
                                 -----------

        21.01   This Agreement and Lease shall not be recorded, except that
                if either party requests the other party to do so, the party
                shall execute a Memorandum of Lease in recordable form. Lessee
                shall execute and deliver to Lessor on the expiration or
                termination of this Agreement and Lease, immediately on
                Lessor's request, a Quitclaim Deed to the Leased Premises, in
                recordable form, designating Lessor as transferee.

                                     XXII

                       SALE OR TRANSFER OF THE PREMISES
                       --------------------------------

        22.01   If Lessor sells or transfers all or a portion of the building,
                other improvements, and land of which the Leased Premises are
                a part, Lessor, on consummation of the sale or transfer, shall
                be released from any liability occurring thereafter under
                this Agreement and Lease pertaining to the portion of the
                building, other improvements or land so sold. This Agreement
                and Lease shall not be affected by any such sale and Lessee
                agrees to attorn to the purchaser provided, and only if, all
                of Lessor's obligations hereunder are assumed in writing
                by the purchaser.

                                    XXIII

                           MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
                           ------------------------

        23.01   If either party becomes a party to any litigation concerning
                this Agreement and Lease, the Leased Premises, the Leased
                Equipment, the building or other improvements in which the
                Leased Premises are located, by reason of any act or omission
                of the other party or its authorized representatives, and
                not by any act or omission of that party that becomes a party
                to that litigation, or any act or omission of its authorized
                representatives, the party that causes the other


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                party to become involved in litigation shall be liable to that
                party for reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs incurred
                by it in the litigation. If either party commences action
                against the other party arising out of or in connection with
                this Agreement and Lease, the prevailing party shall be
                entitled to have and recover from the losing party reasonable
                attorneys' fees and costs of suit.

        23.02   Upon expiration or sooner termination of the term, Lessee shall
                surrender to Lessor the Leased Premises and Leased Equipment
                and all of Lessee's improvements and alterations in good
                condition (except for ordinary wear and tear occurring after
                the last necessary maintenance made by Lessee and destruction
                to the Leased Premises and Leased Equipment covered by
                paragraphs 12.01 and 12.02), except for alterations Lessee
                has a right to remove or is obligated to remove under the
                provisions of paragraph 9.01. Lessee shall remove all of its
                personal property and trade fixtures within the above stated
                time. If Lessee, with Lessor's consent, remains in possession
                of the Leased Premises after expiration or termination of the
                term, other than by virtue of the exercise of its option to
                renew, or after the date of any notice given by Lessor to
                Lessee terminating this Agreement and Lease, such possession by
                Lessee shall be deemed to be a month-to-month tenancy terminable
                on thirty (30) days notice given at any time by either party.

        23.03   Time is of the essence of each provision of this Agreement
                and Lease.

        23.04   Whenever consent or approval of either party is required, that
                party shall not unreasonably withhold such consent or approval.

        23.05   This Agreement and Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the
                benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
                assigns, except as provided in paragraph 14.01. To this end,
                whenever in this Agreement and Lease the words "Lessor" or
                "Lessee" are used, they shall be deemed to refer to the Lessor
                and Lessee, respectively, and to their respective successors and
                assigns.

        23.06   The unenforceability, invalidity, or illegality of any
                provision hereof shall not render the other provisions
                unenforceable, invalid, or illegal.

        23.07   A Joint Operating Committee and a Joint Policy Committee shall
                be created, as follows:

                (a)     Said Joint Operating Committee shall be composed of the
                        Chief Plant Engineer of said Commerce Plant, and the
                        Plant Superintendents of Lessor and Lessee. Said Joint
                        Operating Committee shall have authority over all
                        matter of the property, and the common use of
                        facilities and shall coordinate all dealings with each
                        other.

                (b)     Said Joint Policy Committee shall be composed of
                        four (4) members, two (2) from each of the parties
                        hereto. One of Lessee's members shall be its California
                        Production Manager.
                         

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                        Such members shall be empowered to make decisions which
                        bind their respective companies. The Committee is
                        charged with interpretation of the intent of this
                        Agreement and Lease and, where otherwise specified
                        in this Agreement and Lease, the review of procedures
                        and amounts payable hereunder. In addition, all matters
                        which cannot be agreed upon by the Operating Committee
                        shall be referred to and, if possible, decided by this
                        Committee.

        23.08   In the event of any disputes, claims or questions regarding
                the rights and obligations of the parties hereto under the
                terms of this Agreement and Lease which have not or cannot be
        `       settled by the Operating Committee or the Policy Committee
                or otherwise between the parties, all such disputes, claims or
                questions regarding the rights and obligations of the parties
                hereto under the terms of this Agreement and Lease shall be
                settled by arbitration at the option of either party, in
                accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the American
                Arbitration Association, but nevertheless, subject to the
                following provisions:

                (a)     In the event of any such disputes, either party may
                        make a demand for arbitration by filing such demand
                        in writing with the other party. The demand shall be
                        made within thirty (30) days after a dispute first
                        arises, or within thirty (30) days after notice is
                        given under this paragraph, whichever is the latter.

                (b)     If the parties agree on his election, there shall be
                        one arbitrator. If no agreement is reached within
                        fourteen (14) days after demand for arbitration, the
                        arbitrator shall be selected by the American
                        Arbitration Association. The decision of the
                        arbitrator shall be binding upon the parties. No one
                        shall act as an arbitrator who is in any way
                        financially interested in this Agreement and Lease or
                        in the business affairs of either of the parties or
                        their subsidiaries.

                (c)     Should either party refuse or neglect to furnish the
                        arbitrator with any necessary papers or information,
                        the arbitrator is empowered by both parties to proceed
                        ex parte. The decision of the arbitrator shall be a
                        condition precedent to any right of legal action that
                        either party may have against the other.

                (d)     The arbitrator is authorized to award to the party
                        whose contention is upheld such sums as he deems proper
                        for the time, expense, and trouble incident to the
                        appeal, and, if the appeal was taken without reasonable
                        cause, damages for delay. The arbitrator shall fix his
                        own compensation, unless otherwise agreed on, and shall
                        assess the cost and charges of the arbitration on
                        either or both parties.

                (e)     The business conducted under this Agreement and Lease
                        shall not be interrupted or delayed during any
                        arbitration proceeding, except on written agreement
                        by both parties.


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        23.09   The parties recognize that either of them may be involved in
                labor disputes which could have an adverse effect on the
                business operations of the other. In order to minimize this
                risk, each party shall keep the other fully and continuously
                informed in a timely manner of any facts or events which could
                lead to a labor dispute which might interfere with the business
                operations of the other. Without limitation upon the generality
                of the foregoing, each party shall give the other written
                notice of any grievance proceeding under any applicable
                collective bargaining agreement involving any matter which
                might adversely affect the other party; the party receiving the
                notice shall have the right to participate directly in any such
                grievance proceeding to the extent reasonably necessary to
                protect its own interest.

        23.10   In the event that Lessee's operations are interfered with in
                any substantial manner as a result of a labor dispute of
                Lessor's which does not involve Lessee in any significant way,
                Lessee's rent shall be abated for such period of time and in
                such amount as will fairly reflect the decreased use by Lessee
                of the Leased Premises and Leased Equipment as a result of such
                interference.

        23.11   In the event that Lessee's operations are interfered with in
                any substantial manner as a result of a labor dispute of Lessee
                which does not involve Lessor in any significant way, Lessee's
                rent shall not abate.

        23.12   It is the mutual intent and purpose of the parties that in case
                Lessee should desire any services or accommodations not provided
                for herein which are reasonably necessary in connection with
                the operations conducted by Lessee on the Leased Premises,
                Lessor will negotiate with Lessee in good faith in respect to
                the same being furnished on the basis of a reasonable charge
                being made therefor.

        23.13   Lessee may designate independent public accountants who shall
                have right of access to such records and accounts of Lessor as
                may be necessary to enable such accountants to audit related
                expenses of Lessor and to verify the correctness of charges
                made to Lessee based upon such expenses, so far as the same
                relate to any provision of this Agreement and Lease under which
                charges are to be made by Lessor to Lessee according to costs
                and expenses of Lessor. In the event of any such audit, said
                independent public accountants shall not make any disclosures
                to Lessee as to information obtained from the examination of
                Lessor's accounts and records, save and except disclosures
                relating directly to the verification of the correctness of
                charges made by Lessor to Lessee hereunder, and said
                accountants shall not disclose to any third persons any of the
                information obtained by them from the examination of such
                accounts and records of Lessor.

        23.14   The Rules and Regulations in regard to the Commerce Plant,
                hereto annexed as Exhibit "H", shall be considered a part of
                this Agreement and Lease. Said Rules and Regulations shall be
                subject to modification from time to time by action of the
                Policy Committee. Lessee


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                covenants and agrees that said Rules and Regulations, as 
                amended from time to time by the Policy Committee, shall be 
                faithfully observed by it and its agents, servants, employees 
                and invitees.

        23.15   This Agreement and Lease has been entered into and will be 
                performed within the County of Los Angeles, State of 
                California, and shall be construed and enforced under the laws
                of the State of California.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement
and Lease to be executed as of the day and year hereinabove first written.

                                        "Lessor"

                                        JACK AND TILLIE MARANTZ

                                             /s/ JACK MARANTZ
                                        --------------------------
                                                 JACK MARANTZ

                                            /s/ TILLIE MARANTZ
                                        ---------------------------
                                                TILLIE MARANTZ


                                        "Lessee"

                                        DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                                        By  /s/ THOMAS GARY ROGERS, CHAIRMAN
                                           ----------------------------------

                                        By     /s/ EDMUND JOHN THOMASON
                                           ----------------------------------

(Individual)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA       )
                          ) SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES     ) 
          -----------
On  January 27, 1982  before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for
   -------------------
said State, personally appeared     Jack Marantz, Tillie Marantz, 
                                ---------------------------------------------
        Thomas Gary Rogers and Edmund John Thomason
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   known to me
------------------------------------------------------------------ 

to be the person s    whose name s are       subscribed
                 ----            ------------
in the within instrument and acknowledged that  they
                                               -------
executed the same.
                                          -------------------------------------
WITNESS my hand and official seal.                    OFFICIAL SEAL        
                                                       M. M. MORRIS        
Signature       M. M. MORRIS              [SEAL]  NOTARY PUBLIC  CALIFORNIA  
         ------------------------------                                        
                M. M. Morris                         LOS ANGELES COUNTY     
                                                                            
---------------------------------------        My comm. expires MAY 4, 1982 
             Name (Typed or Printed)       ------------------------------------

                
                
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<PAGE>   32

                   INDEX TO EXHIBITS - MARANTZ/DREYER LEASE


        Exhibit "1"     --      Plan of Freezer Storage and Loading Dock Area

        Exhibit "2"     --      Truck Parking with Hookups and Parking/Loading

        Exhibit "3"     --      Truck Parking (Delivery Trucks)

        Exhibit "4"     --      Office Space Second Floor Areas

        Exhibit "5"     --      Dry Storage/Warehousing Areas

        Exhibit "6"     --      Basement Areas

        Exhibit "7"     --      Employee Parking Areas

        Exhibit "8"     --      Locker, Parts Storage and Plant Offices

        Exhibit "9"     --      Manufacturing/Processing Areas

        Exhibit "10"    --      (Leased) Equipment and Machinery

        Exhibit "11"    --      Rules and Regulations




<PAGE>   33
                
                          AGREEMENT AND LEASE
                               EXHIBIT 1

                             [Floor Plan]
<PAGE>   34

                          AGREEMENT AND LEASE
                               EXHIBIT "2"

                              [Floor Plan]
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                         AGREEMENT AND LEASE
                              EXHIBIT "3"

                             [Floor Plan]
<PAGE>   36

                         AGREEMENT AND LEASE
                              EXHIBIT "4"

                             [Floor Plan]
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                          AGREEMENT AND LEASE
                              EXHIBIT "5"

                             [Floor Plan]
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                          [FLOOR PLAN]

<PAGE>   39

                          COMMON BASEMENT AREA
                              EXHIBIT "6"       

                             [Floor Plan]

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                         AGREEMENT AND LEASE
                             EXHIBIT "7"


                       EMPLOYEES PARKING AREA               
                        CITY OF COMMERCE CAL.                         
                     20 OF 327 SPACES UNASSIGNED                          
                    
                             [Diagram]               
<PAGE>   41

                          AGREEMENT AND LEASE
                              EXHIBIT "8"

                             [Floor Plan]  
<PAGE>   42

                          AGREEMENT AND LEASE
                              EXHIBIT "9"

                             [Floor Plan]
<PAGE>   43

                  LIST OF EQUIPMENT IN ICE CREAM DEPARTMENT
                  (EXCLUDING EQUIPMENT IN THE CULTURE ROOM)
                          THE GREER FREEZING TUNNEL


 2 - Cherry Burrell 3 compartment mix tanks. Model number & serial number
     unknown

 8 - Tri Clover 2 HP 3495 RPM pumps.

 5 - Strahman wall mount hose stations.

 1 - Cherry Burrell VAM5375R 3 compartment mix tank. 

 1 - Straham floor mount hose station.

17 - Assorted stainless steel parts tables.

21 - Folding ice cream carts.

 2 - Groen kettles mfg. number 14763 with lighting mixers.

 1 - Crepaco fruit feeder. s/n 1685.

 1 - Cherry Burrell ice cream freezer. s/n 5092.

 1 - Lanco 50 gallon vat s/n unknown.

 1 - Cherry Burrell Model 403 ice cream freezer #4757.
     (Dasher and assembly missing)

 1 - Tri Clover pump #5194.

 1 - Tri Clover pump #5335 - CIP pump.

 1 - Tri Clover pump s/n C5193.

 1 - Stainless steel four compartment tank, 600 gallons per compartment.

 1 - Howard 3500 gallon tank. s/n unknown. Marked #48 Plate missing.

 1 - Tri Clover CIP system with control panel.

 1 - Lot - Stainless steel pipe, fittings & valves as located throughout plant.

 1 - Lot - Electrical controls for above mentioned equipment.

 1 - Lot - Instruction manuals for above mentioned equipment.

 1 - Lot - Spare parts for above mentioned equipment.

 1 - Lot - Tools & changeover parts for above mentioned equipment.



                                   "WHERE IS, AS IS" ESTIMATED VALUE $
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                                 [LETTERHEAD]

January 6, 1982

Mr. Jack Marantz
T. J. Investments
5743 E. Smithway Street
City of Commerce, CA 90040

Dear Jack:

We have received your draft lease and will respond with out comments shortly.
We are also proceeding very well with our engineering study for our ice cream
operation in the Smithway facility. Listed below are our requirements for
refrigeration, air and steam which the landlord is responsible to supply from
the central service center. If you or your engineers want to review our
requirements for these services, please call Dreyer's Chief Engineer, Mr. Bob
Towle at 415/655-8187.

Ammonia Refrigeration
---------------------
        400 Tons lowside
        575 Tons highside @ 15" suction

Tower Water
----------
        110 Gallons per minute
        90 Degrees F Water in 80 Degrees F water out @ 68 Degrees wet bulb

Air Requirement
---------------
        440 CFM @ 100 PSI

Steam Requirement
-----------------
        30 HP @ 15 PSI

Electrical
----------
        Three - 800 amp 460 volt services
        This is available in the motor control center for the ice cream plant.

The above information should provide you with the necessary information to plan
what equipment has to be installed, modified or made serviceable to supply the
requirements for our ice cream plant.


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Mr. Jack Marantz
Page Two
January 6, 1982

We understand that your processing equipment is provided on an "as is" basis.
However, listed below are items related to the building that will require
maintenance, repairs and/or replacement by the landlord prior to acceptance of
facility by us under the lease.

PRODUCTION ROOM

1.      Approximately 50 percent of the fluorescent light fixtures appear to be
        inoperable and many of the plastic covers on the light fixtures are
        discolored or broken. All of the light fixtures are to be made
        operational and to have approved plastic coverings as required by the
        State and Federal agencies.

2.      Several of the special hose stations have had parts removed and are
        inoperable. All hose stations are to be made operational.

3.      The forced air system was not working and the condition of the system
        could not be determined during our plant inspection. The system is to be
        serviced and made operational.

TANK AND CIP ROOM

1.      Lights in this area are to be serviced as covered above.

2.      There are several ammonia lines in this room that are badly rusted and
        are a potential danger. Replacement of these lines is required.

FACTORY KITCHEN ROOM

1.      The stainless steel sink is leaking and causing the tile floor to be
        stained and there is deterioration of the grout. Repairs are required
        for the sink and the floor.

FREEZER AND LOADOUT AREA

There are major problems with the main storage freezer.

1.      The anteroom from the production room to the freezer has large areas of
        wall with exposed chicken wire as a result of the plaster breaking up
        and coming off the walls. The anteroom will require new plaster or
        other suitable wall covering. The light in the anteroom was not
        working.

2.      The main storage freezer room will require extensive work to replace
        and/or repair approximately 20 percent of the ceiling insulation that
        has either fallen down or is sagging. The ceiling area parallel to the
        production

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Mr. Jack Marantz
Page Three
January 6, 1982

        room is currently being held up with storage racks and 2" X 12"'s. The
        ceiling areas in front of several blowers have exposed insulation and
        sections that are hanging down. The insulation shows evidence of being
        loaded with ice. The amount of ice in the ceiling area would indicate
        that there has been severe deterioration of the vapor barrier. It will
        be necessary to make all the necessary repairs to the insulation in the
        freezer.

3.      The four (4) freezer doors between the main freezer room and the 
        loading dock are either missing or non-operational. Two (2) doorways
        should be closed permanently and two (2) new electric doors should be
        installed on the outside wall of the freezer (on the loading dock
        side).

4.      The four (4) loadout doors all will require new door seals.

5.      The existing electric door from the loading dock to the outside dock is
        not equipped with a safety assembly and cannot be legally operated. 
        This door has to be corrected or replaced with an acceptable door.

6.      The storage racks in the freezer are in fair condition. There is
        forklift damage to many upright supports and in several areas the bolts
        that hold the support legs to the floor have been sheared off.

YARD, TRUCK PARKING AND DRIVEWAY

1.      The common area driveway is in bad condition and in need of major work. 
        This area should be paved with black top.

DRY STORAGE AREA

1.      The dry storage area was represented to use as having a common work
        area (aisle) between the storage area and the Foremost storage area. 
        The elimination of the common aisle would greatly reduce the effective
        use of the dry storage area and is unacceptable.

OFFICE AREA

1.      No time was spent on surveying the proposed office area.

BASEMENT AREA

1.      The basement area under the ice cream production room is in sound
        condition except for the leaking sanitary sewer and storm drain. The
        odors from the sewers can be detected

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Mr. Jack Marantz
Page Four
January 6, 1982



    in the production room. Corrective work will have to be taken on the sewer
    lines to correct this unsanitary condition.

2.  The 300 ton amonia cycle center is in very poor condition. The insulation 
    is either missing or ineffective. This unit should be completely 
    reinsulated. Some of the ammonia lines are badly rusted and pitted and
    should be replaced. The condition of the tanks could not be determined at
    this time.

The above covers the major aeas of work that the landlord is responsible to
provide prior to our accepting the leased facility.

Should there be any questions on the above, plese give me a call.

Sincerely,

DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.



JOHN THOMASON
Vice President

JT:cck

cc:  Gary Rogers
     Bob Towle

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                                 EXHIBIT "11"

                            RULES AND REGULATIONS
                            ---------------------


                1.      The entrances, corridors, stairways and elevators shall
        not be used by Tenant, its agents, servants, employees, or invitees 
        for purposes other than ingress and egress to the premises leased 
        by Tenant.

                2.      Tenant shall cause its agents, servants, employees, or 
        invitees to wear, at all times during their presence on the leased 
        premises or the building or improvements in which they are located in 
        the common areas adjacent thereto, security badges of the type and 
        style currently utilized by Landlord with respect to its agents, 
        servants, employees, or invitees on the premises.


                3.      Tenant shall cause its agents, servants, employees, or
        invitees to comply with the reasonable requests of security personnel
        furnished by Landlord pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 11.03 of
        the Agreement and Lease.




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                       AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND LEASE

        THIS AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND LEASE is made effective as of January
27, 1982, between JACK and TILLIE MARANTZ ("Lessor"), and DREYER'S GRAND ICE
CREAM, INC. ("Lessee"), in reference to the following facts:

        (A)     The parties hereto have heretofore executed an Agreement and
Lease dated as of January 1, 1982 (the "Agreement") under which Lessor has
leased to Lessee certain portions of the Commerce Plant.

        (B)     The parties hereto now desire to amend the Agreement in the
particulars hereinafter set forth, effective on January 27, 1982.

        NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

        1.      A New Article XXIV is hereby added to the Agreement as follows:

                "24.01 Lessee subleases, but without warranty or recourse of any
                kind, to Lessor on a month-to-month basis the following 
                portions of the leased premises:

                1.      12,000 square feet of the ice cream freezer box
                        constituting the entire freezer box and loading areas
                        as outlined in blue on Exhibit "1" hereto annexed 
                        and made a part hereof;

                2.      8,000 square feet of the loading yard area in front of
                        the holding box (but not to inhibit Lessee's loading 
                        and unloading operation in the event they produce ice 
                        cream novelties) as outlined in blue on Exhibit "1" 
                        hereto annexed and made a part hereof; and

                3.      18 truck parking hookups as outlined in red on Exhibit 
                        "3" hereto annexed and made a part hereof.

                24.02   Lessee shall give Lessor sixty (60) days advanced
                notice in writing to vacate any portion of the subleased 
                premises.   

                24.03   The sublease provided for by paragraph 24.01 shall 
                terminate when the minimum monthly rental paid by Lessee to 
                Lessor pursuant to paragraph 5.01 shall reach $31,500." 

        2.      A new paragraph 5.05 is hereby added to the Agreement as
                follows:

                "5.05  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 5.01, until
                such time as, pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, 
                the minimum monthly rental payable by Lessee




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                to Lessor shall be $31,500 or more, Lessee shall pay to
                Lessor rental for the Leased Premises and Leased Equipment as
                follows:

                (a)     For the period to December 31, 1982, no rent shall
                        be paid other than those amounts specified as
                        additional rent in paragraph 5.03, and the Articles of
                        the Agreement and Lease referred to in said paragraph;
                        provided, however, that:

                        (1)     In the event Lessee produces ice cream
                                novelties only prior to December 31, 1982, it
                                will have the use of the small holding storage
                                box in the main production floor or like square
                                feet in the 12,000 square foot holding box and
                                ingress and egress to the loading dock as
                                outlined in red on Exhibit "1". This will not
                                trigger any higher rent. However, if extra ice
                                cream novelties are stored in the main storage
                                freezer, a charge of $.90 a square foot per
                                month will be made for any space so utilized
                                over the smaller holding box.

                        (2)     In the event Lessee during said period
                                commences its packaged ice cream production
                                operation excluding ice cream novelties or in
                                the event Lessee transfers its Los Angeles
                                distribution operations to the Commerce Plant,
                                whichever occurs first, Lessee shall pay to
                                Lessor the sum of $11,680 per month and Lessor
                                shall release to Lessee all of the portions of
                                the Commerce Plant subleased pursuant to
                                Article XXIV to Lessor save and except 6,000
                                square feet of the ice cream freezer box and
                                loading area and one butter loading and
                                unloading bay in the loading area as outlined
                                in blue on Exhibit "1" hereto.

                (b)     For the period of the second through fifth years of
                        the term hereof, Lessee shall pay to Lessor the sum of
                        $20,180 per month; provided, however that in the event
                        Lessee requests the use of the remaining 6,000 square
                        feet of the holding storage box portion of the Commerce
                        Plant subleased to Lessor pursuant to the provisions of
                        Article XXIV, Lessor shall release said remaining
                        portions to Lessee and Lessee shall pay Lessor the sum
                        of $31,500 per month as minimum rent."

        3.      A new paragraph 5.06 is hereby added to the Agreement as
                follows:

                "5.06  At such time as the minimum monthly rental payable by
                Lessee to Lessor shall first be equal to or greater than
                $31,500 or upon renewal of the lease term 


                                     -2-        

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                pursuant to paragraph 5.02, the provisions of paragraph
                5.05 shall become null and void and the monthly rental payable
                by Lessee to Lessor shall thereafter be governed by the
                provisions of paragraph 5.01."

        4.      A new paragraph 5.07 is hereby added to the Agreement as
                follows:

                "5.07   Until December 31, 1982 or until the Los Angeles
                distribution operation is transferred or packaged production
                commences in the ice cream department, the following applies
                during the ice cream novelty production: Were the Lessee to
                request use of the Lessor's space for employees parking, office,
                executive parking, truck hook-up and parking, it will be
                available at the following monthly rent. Offices at $750.00,
                executive parking at $30.00 per car, employee parking at $20.00
                per car, truck hook-up and parking at $60.00 including power
                per truck."

        5.      A new paragraph 23.16 is hereby added to the Agreement as
                follows:

                "23.16  Lessor will cooperate with Lessee to provide at a
                reasonable cost or additional rent the following alterations
                which must conform with the existing lease and options:

                A.      Gas and diesel tanks and pumps;

                B.      Separate changing and break room facilities for
                        Lessee employees;

                C.      A truck repair garage;

                D.      Raw material receiving facilities; and

                E.      Water cooling tower."

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to Agreement and Lease to be executed as of the day and year
hereinabove first written.

                                         "Lessor"

                                         JACK AND TILLIE MARANTZ

                                                    JACK MARANTZ
                                         ----------------------------------
                                                    JACK MARANTZ

                                                   TILLIE MARANTZ
                                         ----------------------------------
                                                   TILLIE MARANTZ

                                         "Lessee"

                                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                                         By  THOMAS GARY ROGERS, CHAIRMAN
                                            --------------------------------

                                         By      EDMUND JOHN THOMASON
                                            --------------------------------

                                     -3-
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                       AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND LEASE
                                 EXHIBIT "1"

                                [FLOOR PLAN]

<PAGE>   53


                   SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND LEASE


        This Second Amendment to Agreement and Lease is executed as of July 16,
1982, between Jack and Tillie Marantz ("Lessor") and Dreyer's Grand Ice
Cream, Inc., a California corporation ("Lessee").

        1.      Recitals of Fact.  Lessor and Lessee are parties to an Agreement
                ----------------
and Lease dated as of January 1, 1982 and an Amendment to Agreement and Lease
dated as of January 27, 1982 (together, the "Lease") relating to certain
premises (the "Leased Premises") in Commerce, California.

        2.      Amendments.  In consideration of the agreements of the parties
                ----------
herein, the Lease is amended as follows:

                a.      Description of Leased Premises.  The description of the
                        ------------------------------
Leased Premises is amended to add the space outlined in blue and designated
"Mezzanine Area" and "Dressing Room" on Exhibit 21, attached hereto and by this
reference incorporated herein.

                b.      Rent.  In addition to all other rental payable under
                        ----
the Lease, Lessee shall pay $2,500 per month with respect to the Mezzanine Area
and $66.00 per month with respect to the Dressing Room commencing July 1, 1982.

                c.      Special Termination Right.  In addition to any other
                        -------------------------
rights which Lessee may have under the Lease, Lessee shall have the right, at
any time upon six months notice to Lessor, to terminate the Lease, as it
relates to the Mezzanine Area. Upon such termination, rental payable under the
Lease shall be reduced by $2,500 per month, with appropriate prorations for any
partial months.


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                d.  Leasehold Improvements.  Lessee shall be responsible, at 
                    ----------------------
its cost, for the design and installation of any leasehold improvements deemed 
by it necessary or desirable for its use of the Mezzanine Area and the Dressing 
Room.

                e.  Screw Compressor.  Lessor agrees to install in the basement
                    ----------------
of the building in which the Leased Premises are located a screw compressor
meeting (and approved by Lessee as meeting prior to installation) Lessee's
specifications set forth in Exhibit 22 attached hereto and by this reference
incorporated herein.  Such screw compressor shall be exclusively dedicated to
use by or for the benefit of Lessee.  Upon installation of such a screw
compressor, Lessee agrees to loan Lessor the lesser of $100,000 or the actual
cost of purchase and installation.  Such loan shall be evidenced by a
promissory note in substantially the form of Exhibit 23, attached hereto and by
this reference incorporated herein, and shall be secured under a Security
Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 24, attached hereto and by this
reference incorporated herein.  The parties understand and agree that Lessee
shall be entitled to offset all sums owing but unpaid to it under the Note and
Security Agreement against any sums owing to Lessor under the Lease, as amended
hereby.

        3.  Miscellaneous.  Except as expressly set forth herein, the Lease
            -------------
shall remain in full force and effect without modification.

        Executed the day and year first above written at Commerce, California.

                                                 /s/ JACK MARANTZ
                                        -------------------------------------
                                                     Jack Marantz

                                                 /s/ TILLIE MARANTZ
                                        -------------------------------------
                                                     Tillie Marantz

                                        DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                                        By      /s/ PAUL R. WOODLAND
                                           ----------------------------------




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                               INSTALLMENT NOTE

July 16th, 1982                                           Commerce, California

        For value received, Jack Marantz and Tillie Marantz ("Maker"), promise
to pay to the order of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. at 5929 College Avenue,
Oakland, California 94618, its successors and assigns, herein referred to as
holder ("Holder"), the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), together
with interest at twelve percent (12%) per annum, in installments as follows:

        The sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) per month,
principal and interest included, payable on the first day of each calendar
month beginning July 1, 1982, until the entire sum of principal and interest
owing hereunder is paid.

        1.      Incorporation of Terms of Security Agreement.  This Note is
                --------------------------------------------
secured by a continuing security interest in the Collateral described in a
Security Agreement of even date herewith ("Security Agreement") executed by
Maker in favor of Holder.  The terms of that Security Agreement are hereby
incorporated by reference herein.  On default under the Security Agreement or
under this Note, Holder may exercise any of the remedies granted by the
Security Agreement or given to a secured party under the California Uniform
Commercial Code.

        2.      Acceleration of Maturity.  In the event of any default in the
                ------------------------
payment of any sum when due hereunder or upon the occurrence of any Event of
Default under the Security Agreement, Holder may without notice or demand
declare the entire principal sum and interest accrued then unpaid immediately
due and payble.

        3.      Attorneys' Fees.  If suit is commenced on this Note, Maker
                ---------------
shall pay to Holder a reasonable attorneys' fee.






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        4.      Waiver of Rights by Maker.  Maker hereby waives (1)
                -------------------------
presentment, demand, protest, notice of dishonor and/or protest and notice of
non-payment; (2) the right, if any, to the benefit of, or to direct the
application of, any security hypothecated to Holder until all indebtedness of
Maker to Holder, however arising shall have been paid; and (3) the right to
require the Holder to proceed against any other party to this Note, if
additional parties have been added hereto, or to pursue any other remedy in
Holder's power. Holder may proceed against Maker directly and independently of
any other party to this Note, and the cessation of the liability of any other
party for any reason other than full payment, or any revision, renewal,
extension, forebearance, change of rate of interest, or acceptance, release or
substitution of security or impairment or suspension of Holder's remedies or
rights against any such other party, shall not in anywise affect the liability
of Maker.

                                                /s/  JACK MARANTZ
                                                ------------------------------
                                                Jack Marantz


                                                /s/  TILLIE MARANTZ
                                                ------------------------------
                                                Tillie Marantz


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                              SECURITY AGREEMENT

        Jack Marantz and Tille Marantz ("Debtor") and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream,
Inc. ("Secured Party") agree as follows:

        1.      In consideration of the loan in the amount of $100,000 ("Loan")
made by Secured Party to Debtor, as evidenced by an Installment Note of even
date herewith (the "Note") and to secure the payment of the Loan and
performance of the Note, Debtor hereby pledges and grants to Secured Party 
a security interest in the following described property ("Collateral"): One
screw compressor more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto; and
all additions and accessions to, and any property used in place of or in
substitution for any of the property described above.

        Debtor is the absolute owner of the Collateral and has authority to
pledge, transfer, and deliver any interest therein. The Collateral is free of
any encumbrance or claim except the security interest herein granted to Secured
Party, and Debtor, at his own expense, will keep it free of any other
encumbrance or claim and defend it against all claims and demands of any person
at any time claiming any interest in it adverse to Secured Party.

        On demand, Debtor will execute and deliver to Secured Party such
financing statements and other papers, and do all acts, as in the judgment of
Secured Party may be necessary or appropriate to establish and maintain a valid
and prior security interest in the Collateral.  On Debtor's failure to do so,
Secured Party may sign any financing statement or other document on behalf of
Debtor. Debtor will pay all costs of any filings of financing statements or
other papers.





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        Debtor will provide Secured Party with such information concerning the
Collateral as Secured Party may request.

        Secured Party will not be responsible for depreciation in value of the
Collateral or have any duty to take steps to preserve rights against prior
parties, Secured Party's sole duty being to use reasonable care in the custody
and physical preservation of any Collateral at any time in Secured Party's
possession.

        Debtor will pay when due all taxes and assessments and will discharge
any liens on the collateral or its use. If Debtor fails to do so, Secured Party
may at its option pay or discharge the same, and Debtor will reimburse Secured
Party on demand for any payment with interest at the rate of thirteen percent
(13%) per annum from date of payment.

        Debtor waives demand, notice, protest and all demands and notices of
any action taken by Secured Party under this Agreement or in connection with
the Collateral except as otherwise required by this Agreement, and Debtor
consents to any indulgence granted by Secured Party to others, if any, and to
any substitution for, exchange of, addition to, or release of the Collateral, in
whole or in part, or release of any other party, if any, liable on the
Collateral. Debtor releases Secured Party from any and all claims for
depreciation, loss or damage to the Collateral caused by any act or omission
(except wilful misconduct) on the part of Secured Party, its officers, agents,
and employees.

        2.      Debtor will be in default on the happening of any of the
following events or conditions (hereafter called an "Event of Default"):

                a.      Failure to make payment when due under the Note, or
failure to perform any of the agreements or provisions contained or referred to
in this Agreement, in any other agreement executed with reference to this
Security Agreement, or any instrument evidencing any of Debtor's obligations to
Secured Party, except where Secured Party is in default of second amendment to
Agreement and Lease.


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                b.      Filing of suit in connection with any levy on or
seizure or attachment of the Collateral.

                c.      Debtor's insolvency, the calling of any meetings of or
the assignment for the benefit of creditors by Debtor, or the commencement of
any proceedings under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws by or against Debtor.

        3.      On occurrence of an Event of Default, Secured Party shall have
the following remedies:

                a.      After deducting all costs and expenses of every kind
incurred in, or incidental to, the retaking, holding, advertising, preparing
for sale, or the selling, leasing, or otherwise disposing of the Collateral,
including, without limitation attorneys' fees, legal expenses and cost of any
repair considered necessary by Secured Party, all of which costs and expenses
Debtor agrees to pay, Secured Party may apply the net proceeds of any sale,
lease, or other disposition of the Collateral to payment of the sums secured
hereunder. Only after full payment of the loan and any other payments Secured
Party may be required by law to make, need Secured Party account to Debtor for
any surplus.

                b.      Whenever an attorney is employed to collect any
obligation or to enforce any right of Secured Party against Debtor under this
Agreement, whether by suit or other means, Debtor agrees to pay reasonable
attorneys' fees in connection therewith. Debtor also agrees to pay reasonable
attorneys' fees for the enforcing against third parties of any other rights of
Secured Party pertaining hereto, including collection of the Collateral and
defending against any claim pertaining to the Collateral.



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        4.      No act, delay, omission, or course of dealing between Debtor
and Secured Party shall be a waiver of any of Secured Party's rights or
remedies under this Agreement, and no waiver, change, modification, or
discharge in whole or in part of this Agreement or of any obligation will be
effective unless in writing signed by Secured Party. A waiver by Secured Party
of any rights or remedies under the terms of this Agreement or with respect to
any obligation on any occasion will not be a bar to the exercise of any right
or remedy on any subsequent occasion. All rights and remedies of Secured Party
hereunder are cumulative any may be exercised singly or concurrently, and the
exercise of any one or more of them will not be a waiver of any other.

        5.      Secured Party shall give Debtor notice of the time and place of
public sale of the Collateral or of the time after which any private sale or
other intended disposition is to be made by sending notice, as provided below,
at least five (5) days before the sale or disposition.

        6.      Any notice to Secured Party will be effective only on its
receipt by Secured Party. Any requirement for the giving of notice to Debtor
will be satisfied by mailing the notice, postage prepaid, to Debtor's last
known address appearing on Secured Party's records.

        7.      All rights and remedies of Secured Party shall inure to the
benefit of its successors and assigns, and Debtor may not assert against any
assignee any claims or defenses which he may have against Secured Party, except
those granted by this Agreement.

        8.      As used in this Agreement, "Debtor" includes Debtor's heirs,
executors, administrators, representatives and trustees.


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         9.  If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable
under any law, such provision is and will be totally ineffective to that
extent, but the remaining provisions will be unaffected.

        10.  This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of
the State of California in force at the date of this Agreement.

        11.  This Agreement will become effective when signed by Debtor.

        Executed this 16th day of July, 1982.


                                                 /s/ JACK MARANTZ
                                        -------------------------------------
                                                     Jack Marantz

                                                 /s/ TILLIE MARANTZ
                                        -------------------------------------
                                                     Tillie Marantz

                                        DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                                        By      /s/ PAUL R. WOODLAND
                                           ----------------------------------




<PAGE>   62

                    THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND LEASE
        
This Third Amendment to an Agrement and Lease is made effective as of January
1, 1985, between Mrs. Tillie Marantz, DBA T. J. Investments, hereinafter
referred to as Lessor, and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc., a California
Corporation, hereinafter referred to as Lessee.

Lessor and Lessee are parties to the Agreement and Lease dated January 1, 1982
with amendments thereto dated January 27, 1982 and July 16, 1982 (collectively
"Agreement and Lease") relating to certain portions of Lessor's Commerce Plant
located at 5743 East Smithway Street, City of Commerce, California. The
portions of the Commerce Plant leased to Lessee by Lessor and described in the
Agreement and Lease are hereinafter referred to as the Leased Premises.

The parties hereto now desire to make specific additions and revisions to the
Agreement and Lease effective January 1, 1985.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

        1-      Add to Article I, DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES, Paragraph 1.01 (a),
                the Additional Leased Premises as follows:

               "10-     Land area of approximately 3974 sq. ft. located on the
                        south-west corner of the Lessor's property as outlined
                        in red and marked areas 1 & 2 on Exhibit '29' which is
                        hereto annexed and made a part hereof; and

                11-     Land area of approximately 12,298 sq. ft. located on the
                        south-east corner of the Lessor's property as outlined
                        in red and marked areas 3, 4 & 5 on exhibit '29'; and

                12-     Land area made up of the former parking area for 32
                        automobiles of approximately 15,642 sq. ft. located
                        directly in front of Lessor's main building. This area
                        as outlined in red and marked areas 6 & 7 on Exhibit
                        '29'; and

                13-     Office and hallway area of approximately 1,305 sq. ft.
                        located on the second floor of Lessor's main building
                        as outlined in red on Exhibit '30' hereto annexed and
                        made a part hereof; and

                14-     Area of approximately 220 sq. ft. located in Lessor's
                        battery charger room, as outlined in red on Exhibit
                        '31' hereto annexed and made a part hereof; and


                                      1
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                  15-   Dry storage area of approximately 2,212 sq. ft.
                        located in Lessor's warehouse, as outlined in red
                        on Exhibit '32' hereto annexed and made a part hereof;
                        and 

                  16-   Storage area of approximately 1792 sq. ft.
                        located on the north mezzanine of Lessor's main
                        building as outlined in red on Exhibit '33' hereto
                        annexed and made a part hereof; and

                  17-   Parking for 28 automobiles in Lessor's employee
                        parking lot as outlined in red on Exhibit '7' of the
                        Agreement and Lease."

        2-      Article V, RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSIT, Paragraph 5.01 shall
                be amended to read in its entirety as follows:

                "5.01   (a)     Lessee shall pay to Lessor for the Leased
                                Premises and the Leased Equipment a minimum
                                rent in the amount of Thirty-one Thousand Five
                                Hundred Dollars ($31,500) per month, and

                        (b)     Lessee shall pay Lessor for the Additional
                                Leased Premises additional monthly as follows:

                                i-      Land area as described on Exhibit
                                        '29' of approximately 31914 sq. ft.,
                                        including 19,022 sq. ft. @ $.125 per
                                        sq. ft. and 12,892 sq. ft. @ $.0776 per
                                        sq. ft., for a total of Three Thousand
                                        Three Hundred Seventy-eight Dollars
                                        ($3,378) per month.

                                ii-     Office, lobby and hallway area
                                        described on Exhibit '30' of
                                        approximately 1305 sq. ft. @ $.69 per
                                        sq. ft. for a total of Nine Hundred
                                        Dollars ($900) per month.

                                iii-    Area in battery charger room as
                                        described on Exhibit '31' of
                                        approximately 220 sq. ft. @ $.45 per
                                        sq. ft. for a total of Ninety-nine
                                        Dollars ($99) per month.

                                iv-     Dry storage area in the warehouse
                                        as described on Exhibit '32' of
                                        approximately 2212 sq. ft. @ $.25 per
                                        sq. ft. for a total of Five Hundred
                                        Fifty-three Dollars ($553) per month.

                                v-      Storage area in north mezzanine as
                                        described on Exhibit '33' of
                                        approximately 1792 sq. ft. @ $.25 per
                                        sq. ft. for a total of Four Hundred
                                        Fifty Dollars ($450) per month.



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                                vi-     Parking for 28 cars as described on
                                        Exhibit '7' @ $20.00 per space for a
                                        total of Five Hundred Sixty Dollars
                                        ($560) per month.

                        (c)     All of the above rental payments for the
                                Additional Leased Premises are subject to the
                                terms of paragraph 3.05 of the Agreement and
                                Lease; that is the increases for the Additional
                                Leased Premises will occur as specified therein
                                and will be computed on the same percentage
                                ratio as specified in each lease option
                                period."


        3-      Maintenance Responsibilities: Lessee shall be responsible
                for the maintenance and housekeeping of the Additional Leased
                Premises.

        4-      Property Taxes and Insurance: The Additional Leased
                Premises being added to the Lease, increase the percentage of
                property taxes and insurance expenses payable by the Lessee. As
                a result the portion of the real property taxes to be paid by
                Lessee is increased from 10.5% to 16.29% for land assessments
                and from 18.76% to 23.11% for improvements assessments. The
                portion property insurance to be paid by Lessee increases from
                18.76% to 23.11%. The Lessee continues to be solely responsible
                for personal property taxes and insurance for property owned by
                and used by the Lessee within the Leased Premises and
                Additional Leased Premises.

        5-      Leased Equipment: The list of equipment, belonging to the
                Lessor, which is being used by the Lessee, as provided for in
                Article II of the Agreement and Lease, appearing in Exhibit
                "10" of the Agreement and Lease, is hereby deleted and in place
                thereof, equipment shown in Exhibit "34" is substituted.

        6-      Paragraph 10.04 shall be amended to read in its entirety as 
                follows:

                "10.04  The following utilities and services are the
                        responsibility of Lessee and the expense shall be borne
                        by Lessee. Lessee shall pay any increases from the 1981
                        costs.

                        A-      All electric lighting, space heating and
                                air conditioning required by it in the
                                connection with the occupancy and use by Lessee
                                of the office areas which constitutes a portion
                                of the Leased Premises as shown on Exhibit '4'
                                hereto annexed."



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        7-      Paragraph 11.04 shall be amended to read in its entirety as
                follows:

                "11.04  Lessor shall maintain on the Commerce Plant in which
                the Leased Premises and Leased Equipment are located, a policy
                of standard fire and extended coverage insurance with vandalism
                and malicious mischief endorsement, to the extent of at least
                ninety percent (90%) of the full replacement value thereof,
                including boiler and machinery and business interruption
                coverage. The insurance policy shall be issued in the name of
                Lessee, Lessor and Lessor's lender, as their interests appear.
                The insurance policies shall provide that any proceeds shall be
                made payable to the appropriate insured. Lessor shall pay the
                premium for maintaining said insurance policy. A certificate of
                such insurance shall be delivered to Lessee upon reasonable
                request. Lessee shall reimburse Lessor for the cost of  
                maintaining such insurance as follows:

                (1)     The amount of $2,814.00, and

                (2)     An amount equal to 23.11% of any increase in the annual
                        premium of such insurance policy over and above the
                        1984-1985 policy year. Such reimbursement shall be
                        made by Lessee to Lessor each year within ten (10) days
                        after Lessee receives a copy of the premium notice,
                        together with work-papers showing the calculations of
                        Lessee's portion thereof. Lessee shall be obligated to
                        reimburse Lessor for the entire portion of any increase
                        caused by the particular use or activity of Lessee and
                        by improvements constructed by or for the exclusive use
                        or benefit of Lessee. Lessee shall not be obligated to
                        reimburse Lessor for any portion of any increase in the
                        insurance premium caused by particular use or activity
                        of any other tenant in the building in which the Leased
                        Premises are located or caused by improvements
                        constructed by or for the exclusive benefit of any      
                        other tenant."

        8-      Lessee and Lessor have entered into a separate agreement dated
                January 18, 1985 under which Lessor has among other things
                granted to Lessee the right to construct a storage freezer,
                refrigeration system, electrical system, and industrial waste
                system upon the areas added in this Third Amendment. This
                agreement sets down certain terms and conditions that are to be
                followed during the term hereof. Except that section 11
                relating to increased rent, has been covered in this     
                amendment, and is hereby deleted. These terms and


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        conditions are paramount in their application and will prevail in the
        event of a conflict with the Agreement and Lease and this Third
        Amendment. This agreement is marked as Exhibit "35" and hereto annexed
        and made a part of this amendment.
        

 9-     The Additional Leased Premises and the Lessee's new freezer and
        refrigeration facility shall be subject to the other terms and
        provisions of the Agreement and Lease.


10-     Miscellaneous: Except as expressly set forth herein, the Agreement and
        Lease with applicable amendments shall remain in full force and
        effect.



                                              /s/ TILLIE MARANTZ 
                                              -------------------------------
                                              Tillie Marantz 
                                              Lessor


                                           By  /s/  PAUL R. WOODLAND
                                              -------------------------------
                                              Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.
                                              Lessee
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                   AGREEMENT AND LEASE
                       EXHIBIT "7"

                 EMPLOYEES PARKING AREA
                  CITY OF COMMERCE CAL.
               20 OF 327 SPACES UNASSIGNED

                         [Diagram]


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                            EXHIBIT 29

                            [Diagram]






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                           EXHIBIT 30

                          [Floor Plan]
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                          EXHIBIT 31

                         [Floor Plan]
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                            EXHIBIT 32
                   
                       [Warehouse Floor Plan]
<PAGE>   72

                  [Rear Mezzanine Floor Plan]
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                                 EXHIBIT #34



  EQUIPMENT IN DREYER'S LEASED AREA, OWNED BY LESSOR AND LEASED BY DREYER'S



        5 - Strahman wall mount hose stations.

        1 - Strahman floor mount hose station.

        4 - Assorted stainless steel parts tables.

        2 - Groen kettles # 14763 with lighting mixers.

        1 - Crepaco fruit feeder s/n 1685.

        1 - Cherry Burrell ice cream freezer s/n 5092.

        1 - Howard 3500 gallon tank #48.

        1 - Greer hardening tunnel.

        1 - Lot stainless steel pipes, fittings and valves
            located throughout leased area.






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                                  AGREEMENT

        This Agreement is executed as of this 31 day of May, 1988 between
TILLIE MARANTZ, as trustee of the Tillie Marantz Revocable Trust, doing
business at T.J. Investments ("Lessor") and DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC., a
Delaware corporation ("Lessee").

        1.   Recitals of Fact.  Lessor is the successor to Jack and Tillie
Marantz, as Lessor, and Lessee is the successor to Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream,
Inc., a California corporation, as Lessee, under an Agreement and Lease dated
as of January 1, 1982, as heretofore amended (the "Lease"), relating to
certain portions (the "Leased Premises") of a milk and dairy products
processing and distribution plant located at 5743 East Smithway Street in the
City of Commerce, California (the "Property").

        2.   Agreement.
             
        (a)  Leased Premises.  The parties hereto agree as follows:

        The following portions of the Leased Premises are relocated as
indicated on the following Exhibits to this Agreement and Lessee shall pay to
Lessor, as additional monthly minimum rental, the following sums:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Additional Monthly
Relocation of Existing Space       Exhibit         Minimum Rental
----------------------------       -------       ------------------
<S>                                 <C>                  <C>
Dry goods receiving                 A1                   $.00
(common area)

Garbage compactor                   A2                   $.00
</TABLE>
        
        The following portions of the Property are added to the Leased Premises
as indicated on the following Exhibits to this Agreement and Lessee shall pay
to Lessor, as additional monthly minimum rental, the following sums in
consideration therefor:

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Additional Monthly
  Additional Space                      Exhibit                   Minimum Rental
  ----------------                      -------                 ------------------
<S>                                    <C>                      <C>
As many executive auto
spaces as are reasonably
required by Lessee and
reasonably acceptable to
Lessor                                    N/A                   $   40.00 (per space)

Mezzanine                               Exhibit C               $     .15 per sq. ft.
Approx. 1600 sq. ft.                                            $  240.00
(160' x 10')     

Dry storage:
  Approx. 2165 sq. ft.,
    21' high space                      Exhibit A3              $     .32 per sq. ft.
                                                                $  692.80
  2937 sq. ft. (currently
    month-to-month rental)              Exhibit A4              $     .28 per sq. ft.
                                                                $  822.36

Challenge offices                       Exhibit A5              $     .75 per sq. ft.
  960 sq. ft.                                                   $  720.00

Production space:                       Exhibit B               $     .50 per sq. ft.
  6512 sq. ft.                                 (A6)             $3,256.00
                                                                 (See subsection (e)
                                                                  for partial
                                                                  abatement)    

6 Truck Parking Spaces                  Exhibit A7              $   50.00 (per space)
  (10 feet wide)                                                $  300.00
  (previously Challenge
   spaces adjacent to
   Dreyer's existing parking)

2 Truck Parking Spaces                  Exhibit A8              $    0.00 (per space)
  (10 feet wide)

Up to 24 additional truck                  N/A                  $   70.00 (per space)
parking spaces when Dreyer's                                              (no space to
constructs warehouse as                                                    exceed 13
reasonably agreed between                                                  feet by 35
Lessor and Lessee                                                          feet per
                                                                           space)
</TABLE>

        New rent for the dry storage area and executive parking space shall
begin on the date of occupancy. New rent for the Challenge offices shall
commence as of April 1, 1988. New rent for the six Challenge truck parking
spaces shall commence as of May 1, 1988. New rent for the mezzanine space will
commence upon execution of this Agreement. Lessor and Lessee shall execute a

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memorandum acknowledging the commencement date(s) of the new rent. Lessor
agrees to remove the existing concrete curb in the Mezzanine space as soon as
reasonably possible following execution of this Agreement.

        (b)  Lessor's Use of Compactor.  Lessee agrees that Lessor may use
the above-mentioned garbage compactor to dispose of trash from Lessor's
existing office in the Property, provided that Lessor shall assume full
responsibility for, and shall indemnify Lessee against, any losses, claims or
damage arising from Lessor's use of such compactor.

        (c)  Approval of Construction.  Subject to Lessee's compliance with
applicable law, Lessor hereby approves Lessee's construction of a warehouse
area within the Leased Premises (Exhibit A9) and renovation of certain portions
of the Leased Premises (in accordance with plans for approximately 18,000
square feet previously submitted by Lessee to Lessor and pre-approved by
Lessor). Lessee shall indemnify Lessor and hold Lessor harmless from any
damage to the Property resulting from the construction on, and renovation of,
the certain portions of the Leased Premises. Lessee shall bear any and all
costs associated with such construction and renovation, including any and all
governmental permits and licenses, and Lessee shall pay all increases in
expenses associated with such construction and renovation (inclusive of any tax
reassessments). That is, to the extent the construction or renovation causes
increased taxes or increased insurance premiums to Lessor with respect to the
Property or increased costs of services referred to in paragraphs 1.04 or 10.02
of the Lease, Lessee shall pay such increased taxes or costs. Lessee shall
similarly bear the cost of any and all new landscaping required for Lessee's
improvements including any and all landscaping required by governmental
agencies. The aforesaid improvements, upon termination of the Lease, shall
become part of the Property and shall thereafter be treated as realty of
Lessor, not personally of Lessee. There shall be no adjustments in the
minimum monthly rent associated with the relocation or temporary reduction of
Common Areas resulting from such construction or renovation. Lessee, at its
own expense, shall maintain all insurance required to properly cover all risks
of Lessee and Lessor associated with the new construction and the renovation,
including public liability and property damage insurance, including product
inventory and Lessor shall be named as an additional insured on all such
insurance policies.

        (d)  Renewal.  The Lessee hereby exercises its option to renew the
Lease for the second option period commencing January 1, 1992 and ending on
December 31, 1996.

        (e)  Production Space.  Lessee agrees to lease from Lessor
approximately 6512 square feet of production space, as marked in Exhibit B
("production space") commencing May 15, 1988. The monthly minimum rental shall
be $.50 per each actual square

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foot. However, Lessor grants Lessee an abatement in the amount of additional
monthly minimum rent of $1,256.00 for the first twelve months following May 15,
1988, or until the date Lessee uses the production space (or any portion
thereof) for production rather than warehouse space, whichever date is earlier. 
If lessee uses the production space for other than production, Lessee's right
to such use or uses is subject to prior approval of the space for such use by
the Fire Marshall. The rent payment for this production space shall commence
May 15, 1988. Lessor agrees to replace or repair floor tiles in the production
space as needed and to paint or repaint wall surfaces in the production space
as needed in compliance with applicable dairy codes within a reasonable time
after this Agreement is executed. Anytime after April 15, 1989 Lessee may
terminate the lease for the production space upon Ninety (90) days prior to
written notice to Lessor. Upon any such termination the terms of subsection
(g) below shall apply to the production space except that the time within which
Lessee shall agree to lease the production space shall be reduced from
forty-five (45) to fourteen (14) days. Lessee agrees to pay any and all costs
of tenant improvements to the production space, and except as provided in this
subsection (e), the production space shall be subject to all terms of and
become a part of the Lease.

        (f)     Maintenance Building/Dock/Refueling Facility Option Space. 
Lessor grants Lessee the option, during the five (5) years following mutual
execution of this Agreement, to rent approximately 4,000 square feet of the
Maintenance Building (as marked in Exhibit "A10"), including the fuel dock
space ("maintenance building/dock space"). This option includes the southeast
(front) portion of the building, including the restroom facilities.

        During the same (5) year period, and provided the maintenance
building/dock space option has been or is contemporaneously exercised, Lessee
shall have the option to erect/operate a refueling facility adjacent to the
South entrance of the relocated truck maintenance facility and the driveway (22
feet by 27 feet, as noted on Exhibit "A11"). Such refueling facility must meet
all applicable building/safety/environmental codes. Lessee agrees that Lessor
may lease the maintenance building/dock space and/or the refueling facility
area to a tenant other than Lessee, or may construct or allow construction of
the refueling facility during the period of this option. Lessee further agrees
that if any interim lease is in effect at the time Lessee desires to exercise
either of these options, Lessee will give Lessor at least six (6) months prior
written notice of exercise. If there is no interim lease at the time Lessee
exercises either option, Lessee shall give Lessor thirty (30) days prior
written notice of exercise. Lessee agrees that in the event Lessor or another
tenant constructs the refueling facility, if Lessee grants prior written
approval of the plans, specifications and costs of such construction (which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) Lessee shall, upon exercise

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of these options, purchase the refueling facility from the Lessor or other
lessee with the cost determined by the original construction cost less
depreciation. For purposes of this section, it will be assumed that the
refueling facility will depreciate on a straight line basis over a 15 year
period from the date of first operation. After Lessee has purchased the
refueling facility Lessee shall not be obligated to share the facility with
Lessor or other tenant of Lessor.

        If Lessee constructs or becomes the owner of the refueling facility
Lessee agrees to indemnify, reimburse, defend and hold harmless Lessor, its
successors and assigns, from and against any and all liabilities, claims,
damages, penalties, losses or charges (including but not limited to costs of
investigation, monitoring, legal fees, remedial response, removal, restoration
or permanent acquisition) which may be suffered, paid, assessed or incurred as
a result of the construction, use and operation of the refueling facility
during the term of Lessee's lease of the refueling facility, and including but
not limited to any contamination that may be created above, under or around the
refueling facility, together with any investigation, monitoring, clean-up,
removal, restoration, remedial response or other work undertaken on behalf of
Lessor, its successors or assigns.

        Lessee shall have the option of segregating the portion of the
Maintenance Building it occupies (approximately 4,000 square feet) and denying
access to same by all other tenants. Lessor agrees not to let the balance of
the Maintenance Building for uses incompatible with Lessee's use. Lessee shall
pay Lessor one-half the then existing rate per square foot (currently $0.50)
charged for production space under this Agreement for the area it occupies
within the Maintenance Building (initially $0.25 per square foot), and $0.13
per square foot for the external fuel dock area.
        
        Lessee may alter, modify or renovate the Maintenance Building/
Dock space to best fit its use as a truck maintenance and parts storage
facility. The cost of said renovation, alteration and modification shall be
borne by the Lessee. Upon exercise of this option, this space shall be subject
to all terms of and become a part of the Lease.

        (g)     Vacant Space.  At such time as Lessor becomes aware that any
premises in the Property are or will become available for lease, it shall
notify Lessee, specifying the date of availability and size and location of
such premises. Lessee shall have forty-five (45) days following receipt of such
notice to agree to lease all of the premises included in such notice, except,
in the event the available space is warehouse space (dry storage), Lessee may,
subject to Lessor's approval, agree to lease any portion thereof so long as the
remaining unleased space is reasonably rentable at market rates. Upon such
agreement, such premises shall be included in the Leased Premises beginning
with the date of availability specified in the notice. Monthly


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minimum rental shall be increased with respect to this addition to the Leased
Premises by the then current fair market value of comparable space. The new
space will be subject to all of the terms, covenants and conditions provided in
the Agreement and the Lease including the terms of all future renewal periods.

        (h)     Other Uses of Property.  Lessor agrees to use best efforts to
ensure that the use of the Property by other tenants will be reasonably
compatible with tenants in the dairy industry business, viz, no business or use
which unreasonably interferes with a dairy processing business. In this
regard,during the term of the Lease or any extension thereof, Lessor shall give
Lessee notice of any prospective tenant for any substantial portion of the
Property who is not in a dairy industry or compatible food-oriented business.
The notice shall include the name and business of the prospective tenant and
the intended use of the portion of the Property by the prospective tenant.

        (i)     Lessor's Capital Expenditures.  Lessor agrees that all capital
expenditures in excess of $1,000 which will result in any billing to Lessee
under the Lease must have the prior written approval of the Lessee, which
approval will not be unreasonably withheld.

        (j)     Option Period.  Because of the foregoing changes in the Leased
Premises, the fifth through twelfth lines of paragraph 3.05(a) of the Lease
(beginning "Second five (5) year option period" and ending "$70,875/month")
are amended to read:

        "Second five (5) year option period
                120% of monthly minimum rental applicable in December 1991
        Third five (5) year option period
                116.67% of monthly minimum rental applicable in December 1996
        Fourth five (5) year option period
                114.286% of monthly minimum rental applicable in December 2001
        Fifth five (5) year option period
                112.5% of monthly minimum rental applicable in December 2006"

        (k)     Paragraph 10.02 of the Lease.  The parties understand and agree
that paragraph 10.02 of the Lease is unclear and desire to clarify it as
follows: All services and utilities referred to therein as "for the use of
Lessee" which can reasonably be separately metered or otherwise segregated to
reflect Lessee's actual consumption thereof shall be so metered or
segregated and Lessee shall pay such sums as reflect Lessee's actual
consumption thereof. Lessee shall pay its proportionate share, calculated by
the total rentable area of the Property, of all other such services and 
utilities referred to in paragraph 10.02.


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        (l)     Condition Precedent.  Without affecting any other provision of
this Agreement, the obligations of Lessee and Lessor under the portions of
subparagraph 2(a) relating to Garbage Compactor and subparagraph 2(b) of this
Agreement (collectively "Conditional Obligations") are subject to Lessee's
receipt of all necessary permits, variances and other government approvals
necessary for it to complete the construction and renovation referred to
herein. Lessee is not obligated to seek such approvals except at such time as
it chooses in its discretion. If, however, Lessee does not diligently seek such
approvals within five (5) years of the date hereof and does not use its best
efforts to obtain such approvals and commence construction within twelve (12)
months of the date of approval, this condition precedent shall be deemed to
have failed and the Conditional Obligations shall not be a part of this
Agreement.

        (m)     Expansion of Engine Room.  Subject to Lessee's compliance with
applicable law and regulations, Lessor approves Lessee's expansion of Lessee's
engine room within the Leased Premises. Expansion will be allowed to extend
into the parking spaces south of existing engine room. Such expansion will
include required air space for equipment or piping. All costs of expansion
including any and all costs of governmental permits and licenses and tax
reassessments, shall be borne by Lessee. The indemnification, tax increase and
insurance provisions of Paragraph 2(c) of this Agreement are incorporated as if
fully set forth herein. Except as set forth in such provisions, such expansion
shall not increase the rent payable under the Lease.

        (n)     Truck Parking Spaces.  The construction and options
contemplated by this Agreement may require Lessee to lease from Lessor new
spaces for Lessee's existing truck parking spaces, presently located as shown
in Exhibit A. Subject to any existing leases and to compliance with applicable
law, Lessee shall have the right, at its sole option, to locate any new truck
parking spaces along the northwest driveway (A12), then, as necessary, along the
common dock directly opposite the relocated truck maintenance facility and
finally along the north perimeter fence (as set forth in Exhibit "A13"). Lessor
shall be responsible for the relocation of any interim users that may occupy
any of the aforementioned areas as necessary to accommodate Lessee's new truck
parking spaces. Subject to compliance with applicable law, Lessee may make such
physical improvements as are reasonably necessary to create up to twenty-four
(24) new truck parking spaces for its exclusive use, each to measure up to 13
feet wide by 35 feet deep, to have unhindered access to the driveway and to be
provided with 240V/30A/3-Phase electrical power hookup for truck refrigeration.
Lessee shall be responsible for all costs of providing any physical
improvements (including the electrical power hookups). Lessee shall pay Lessor
$70.00 additional monthly minimum rent for each new truck parking space. Upon
establishment of any such new truck parking spaces, such spaces shall be subject
to all terms of and become a part of the Lease.


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        3.      Agreement to Execute Amendment to Lease.  The parties agree
that upon their agreement as to the location and number of auto and truck
spaces to be provided to Lessee under Section 2 hereof, they will execute an
Amendment to the Lease, which Amendment shall contain all of the terms of
Section 2 of this Agreement and the location and number of auto and truck
spaces to be provided to Lessee as agreed by the parties hereto. The parties
agree that this Agreement is effective as of the date hereof and the obligations
of the parties hereunder are not contingent on the execution of said Amendment.

        4.      Agreement to Restate Lease.  The parties agree that promptly
following the execution of this Agreement they shall remeasure the Leased
Premises and the Property; determine accurate allocations of net rentable
space; adjust, if necessary, the present percentage of net rentable space for
purposes of assessing common area expenses, taxes, insurance, etc.; and execute
a restated and amended lease in the form and substance of the American
Industrial Real Estate Association Standard Industrial Lease-Multi-Tenant form
(1981) with such amendments as may be consistent with and appropriate to retain
the substance of the Lease.

        5.      Parking.  Lessee agrees that Lessor, at Lessor's expense, may
relocate all Lessee's auto parking spaces onto the main plant site and that
upon any relocation there will be 239 parking spaces for the entire Property as
required by the City of Commerce. Upon any such relocation, Lessor agrees to
use its best efforts to substantially comply with the revised parking plan
attached hereto as Exhibit D. Lessor grants Lessee an option for six (6)
additional executive parking spaces at such time as the relocation work is
complete.

        6.      Lessee Provision of Steam.  Lessee shall have the right to
discontinue use of Lessor provided-and-billed steam utility services, and to
provide its own steam utility service. Lessee shall submit a plan to Lessor at
least two months prior to such discontinuation and such plan shall, at a
minimum, demonstrate that Lessee's proposal is compatible with the plant and
will not create a material adverse effect on other tenants of the Property
which use or otherwise consume the Lessor-provided steam utility service.
Lessee's plan may incorporate a steam utility service with sufficient capacity
to accommodate all the plant's steam needs and, upon Lessor's approval of said
plan, and upon approval of other affected lessees, Lessee may provide steam to
other lessees. The new steam room will occupy existing Leased Premises or such 
other space, the location of which is mutually agreeable to Lessor and Lessee
(with no increase in the monthly minimum rental).

        7.      Compressor Location.  Subject to availability of space and
noninterference with existing equipment and machinery, Lessor hereby approves
Lessee's installation of an additional compressor in that portion of the plant
that presently is designated and 

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used for Lessor compressors and like machinery and equipment. Lessee agrees
to give Lessor's plant engineer sixty (60) days prior written notice of its
plans for such installation. Lessor's approval of Lessee's plans shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Lessee will have option of installing its own
transformer and cooling towers (on the roof) for supply to these compressors.
Lessee will be responsible for any and all damages to and/or repairs necessary
to the roof that may occur as a result of installation or operation of the
transformer and/or cooling towers. The Lessee will incur no additional monthly
rent for such addition.

        8.      Lessor Approvals.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 2(c)
herein, Lessee shall submit to Lessor written plans for any construction,
renovation, installation or other improvement (hereinafter the "improvements")
contemplated by Lessee and authorized by Lessor under the terms of this
Agreement. Such plans shall demonstrate compliance with applicable federal,
state and local laws and regulations, and shall not interfere with any lease or
other agreement between Lessor and another tenant of Lessor's plant. The plans
shall be submitted to Lessor within a reasonable time prior to Lessee's
commencement of work on the improvement, but in all cases Lessee shall give
Lessor at least thirty (30) days prior notice, for the approval and consent of
Lessor. Within a reasonable time, but not longer than fourteen (14) days, after
receipt of Lessor's plans Lessor shall notify Lessee of the Lessor approval and
consent or the Lessor non-approval or non-consent and any objections to the
plans, and the reasons therefor. Upon resolution of such objections, if any, to
the reasonable satisfaction of Lessor, Lessor shall approve of and consent to
the plans. Lessor's approval and consent under this section shall not be
unreasonably withheld.

        9.      Miscellaneous.  Except as expressly set forth herein, the Lease
shall remain in full force and effect.



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        Executed the date above written in Los Angeles, California.

                                     "Lessor"                                  
                                                                               
                                               /s/ TILLIE MARANTZ             
                                     ----------------------------------------- 
                                     TILLIE MARANTZ, as Trustee of the         
                                     Tillie Marantz Revocable Trust,           
                                     doing business as T.J. Investments        
                                                                               
                                     "Lessee"                                  
                                                                               
                                     DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.            
                                     a Delaware corporation                    
                                                                               
                                     By: /s/ WILLIAM R. OLDENBURG              
                                        -------------------------------------- 
                                                                               
                                     Its: Vice President - Operations          
                                          ------------------------------------ 




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                           EXHIBIT A

                          [FLOOR PLAN]

<PAGE>   85

                           EXHIBIT D

                          [FLOOR PLAN]

<PAGE>   86

                           EXHIBIT B

                          [FLOOR PLAN]

<PAGE>   87

                           EXHIBIT C

                          [FLOOR PLAN]

<PAGE>   88

                              AMENDMENT OF LEASE

        This Amendment of Lease is made this 31 day of March, 1989 between
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Lesee") and Smithway
Associates, Inc. a California corporation ("Lessor").

        1.      Recitals of Fact.  Smithway is the owner of certain premises at
5729 East Smithway Street, City of Commerce, California and the successor
Landlord with respect to "Leased Premises" defined under the original master
Agreement and Lease dated as of January 1, 1982, (the "Lease") between Tillie
Marantz, Jack Marantz and Dreyer's, as amended.

        The Lease has heretofore been amended seven times, the most recent
amendment being that certain Agreement dated May 31, 1988 (the "Agreement").

                The parties hereby amend the Lease as set forth hereinafter.

        2.      Amendments.

                (a)  Effective April 1, 1989, Lessee shall no longer occupy
that certain production space specified in Section 2(e) of the Agreement,
marked on Exhibit B, and marked as A6 on Exhibit A to the Agreement, of
approximately 6,512 sq. ft. (the "Production Space").

                (b)  Effective April 1, 1989, Lessee's option specified in
Section 2(f) of the Agreement, to lease approximately 4,000 sq. ft. of the
maintenance building and fuel dock space in the areas indicated as A10 and A11
on Exhibit A to the Agreement, is terminated.

                (c)  Effective April 1, 1989, Lessor releases Lessee from any
and all obligations pertaining to the Production Space, including, without
limitation, the obligation to pay rent on such space.

        3.      Miscellaneous.  Except as expressly set forth herein the Lease
shall remain in full force and effect without amendment.

Lessor:                                 Lessee:

SMITHWAY ASSOCIATES, INC.               DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

By: /s/                                 By: /s/ PAUL R. WOODLAND
    ---------------------------             ---------------------------
Its:  President                         Its: Vice President
    ---------------------------             ---------------------------


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                          SMITHWAY ASSOCIATES, INC.
                          -------------------------



October 31, 1990



Mr. John Ritchhard
Plant Manager
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream
5743 E. Smithway St.
City of Commerce, CA 90040

Re:  Nationwide and Wilsey space swap

Dear John,

This letter will constitute a letter of intent as to your taking over the
Nationwide space and the giving up of certain space in the Wilsey sub-lease
that you assumed in 1989 and the sales dry storage area that is not a part of
the Wilsey documents.

We agreed to the following:

Dreyer's will take over the Nationwide space, as shown on the attached Exhibit
A. We take back the production space, dry storage and offices and the sales dry
storage area all marked on Exhibit B. We will be allowed to lease what is shown
on Exhibit B as the whip room to Atomic Food Products and we will be able to
lease to Challenge Dairy the dock and yard space shown on Exhibit B and we will
be able to collect the money for such rental directly from Challenge Dairy and
Atomic. However, Dreyer's will have the right to take back said yard and dock
space with a 90-day notice at no additional cost if Dreyer's should need this
space for future expansion purposes.

We also requested that the next 5-year option be exercised on your Master
Lease. You agreed to enter into a new lease on the Nationwide space on the
Standard Industrial Lease Form which I have previously submitted to you. We
will be able to keep the storage racks that are currently in the Nationwide dry
storage area. We have also agreed, as we have in the past, to address the
existing lease with Dreyer's and try to put it on a basis that will be
understandable by both parties. I will be making a first attempt at this
re-draft in the near future.




________________________________________________________________________________
         4400 COLDWATER CANYON AVE., SUITE 325, STUDIO CITY, CA 91604
                      (818) 769-7874 FAX (818) 769-7976



















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A summary of the rental payment would be as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Per Month
                                                        ---------
        <S>                                              <C>
        Wilsey Rent                                      $15,336

        9,504/S.F. @ $.85                                  8,078
                                                         -------

                Difference                                 7,258

        Nationwide Rent                                    9,876
                                                         -------

                Rental Shortage                            2,618

        Applied as follows:

                Atomic lease                                 648
                Challenge dock and yard area                 810
                Sales Dry Storage area                       998
                                                         -------

                        Sub-total                          2,456
                                                         -------

                        Difference - Waived by               162
                        Smithway Associates, Inc.        -------        
</TABLE>

The result of the above would be a push in the amount of rent, as you have
requested.

You have previously agreed to clean up and paint the Wilsey production space as
soon as possible. I have previously given you a draft of this new Nationwide
lease.

If the above meets with your general understanding of our meeting of October
25, please acknowledge by signing a copy of this letter where provided.

Yours truly,


/s/  JULES J. DOBKIN

Jules J. Dobkin
President

ACCEPTED AND AGREED IN PRINCIPAL:  ___________________________________________
                                   John Ritchhard
                                   Plant Manager
JJD:sd


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                                 [LETTERHEAD]

October 4, 1990

Mr. John Ritchhard
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream
5743 W. Smithway St.,
City of Commerce, CA  90040

Re:  Right to First Refusal - Maintenance Room

Dear John,

This letter will serve as your Right of First Refusal to lease the maintenance
room of approximately 2,112 sq. ft.  We are currently asking $.45/sq. ft. for
this space.  This Right of Refusal is good for the next 12 months.

Yours truly,

/s/  JULES J. DOBKIN

Jules J. Dobkin
President

JJD:sd

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                      MONTH-TO-MONTH AGREEMENT TO LEASE

This month-to-month Agreement to Lease is executed as of the 13 day of May,
1993 between Smithway Associates, Inc. (Lessor) and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream,
Inc. (Lessee).

                                   RECITALS

        A.      Lessor and Lessee are parties to the Agreement and Lease dated
January 27, 1982, July 16, 1982 and January 1, 1985 (collectively "Agreement
and Lease").

        B.      Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream desires to lease additional space in
the subject property on a month-to-month basis and Smithway agrees to lease the
same to Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.

        NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

        1.      Modification and Amendment of the Original Lease.  The original
lease is modified and amended as specifically herein set forth. Unless
expressly modified or amended by a provision of the Agreement, all terms,
conditions and covenants of the original Agreement and Lease shall remain in
full force and effect.

        2.      Rental of Additional Space.  Smithway hereby leases to Dreyer's
Grand Ice Cream, and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream leases from Smithway, as
additional demised premises in the subject property, those areas which are
below identified and which are more particularly described on attached Exhibit
X, subject to the following rental rates:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Area               Sq. Ft.         Rate                       Montly Rental
----               -------         ----                       -------------
<S>                  <C>           <C>                          <C>
X-1 Dry Storage      230           .35                          $ 81.00
X-2 One (1) Truck Parking Space                                   70.00
X-3 Dry Storage      870           .35                           305.00
</TABLE>

The parties agree that the monthly rental rate above set forth is a negotiated
rate and in the event of any variation in the square footage of the demised
premises, if measured, there shall be no adjustment in the monthly rental rate.

        3.      Rent Commencement Date on Additional Space.  Rent shall
commence on March 15, 1993 for Areas X-1 and X-2 for an additional monthly rent
of $151. Rent shall commence on May 15, 1993 for area X-3 for an additional
monthly rent of $305. The new rent total will be $86,962.68.



<PAGE>   93

        4.      This Agreement shall continue on a month-to-month basis and may
be terminated by either party with thirty-day written notice.

        5.      Operating Expenses.  The Additional Space is leased on a net
basis and Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream share of Operating Expenses will be 50.05%.

        6.      Full Understanding.  This Agreement contains the full
understanding of the parties and any subsequent modifications or additions
shall expressly be made in writing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first above shown, at Los Angeles, California.


LESSOR:                                   LESSEE:                       
SMITHWAY ASSOCIATES, INC.                 DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                                                        
                                                                        
By /s/ AARON COHEN                        By /s/ MICHAEL GILLES         
  ------------------------                  -------------------------   
  Aaron Cohen                               Michael Gilles             
  President                                 Plant Manager              
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              
                              
                              

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                                                                 Exhibit 10.27


                       AMENDMENT TO DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

         This Amendment to Distribution Agreement ("Amendment") is entered into
this 12th day of December, 1994 by and among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Dreyer's"), Edy's Grand Ice Cream, a California
corporation ("Edy's") and Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., a Vermont corporation
("Manufacturer").

                                    Recitals

WHEREAS, Dreyer's, Edy's and Manufacturer are parties to a Distribution
Agreement originally entered into on January 6, 1987, as heretofore amended (the
"Agreement");

WHEREAS, Edy's of New York, Inc., a New York corporation, was originally a party
to the Agreement but was merged with and into Edy's on July 1, 1993;

WHEREAS, Dreyer's, Edy's and Decatur Foods, Inc., an Ohio corporation
("Decatur"), are having discussions regarding the purchase by Edy's of all of
the distribution rights and certain other assets of Decatur, including the
rights to distribute products of Manufacturer in the Cleveland, Ohio
metropolitan area (the "Purchase"); and

WHEREAS, in the event the Purchase is consummated, Dreyer's, Edy's, and
Manufacturer desire to amend the Agreement to include the Cleveland, Ohio
metropolitan area as part of the "Territory" (as defined in the Agreement) under
the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the other, each of
the parties hereby agrees to further amend certain provisions of the Agreement,
as heretofore amended, as follows:

                                    Agreement

1. Amendment to Agreement. The Agreement shall be amended effective immediately
upon the closing of the Purchase by amending the definition of "Territory" in
Section 2 of the Agreement to include the Cleveland, Ohio metropolitan area.

2. Miscellaneous.

   a. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect without amendment.

   b. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.


                                        1
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   c. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Amendment to
be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as the date first above
written.

BEN & JERRY'S HOMEMADE, INC.               DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.,

By: /s/Frances Rathke                      By: /s/William C. Collett
    --------------------------                 ---------------------------

Name:  Frances Rathke                      Name: William C. Collett

Title: Chief Financial Officer             Title: Treasurer



                                           EDY'S GRAND ICE CREAM


                                           By: /s/William C. Collett
                                               ----------------------------
                                           Name: William C. Collett

                                           Title: Treasurer


                                        2

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                                                        Exhibit 10.28






===============================================================================




                     AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

                         DATED AS OF DECEMBER 13, 1994

                                     AMONG

                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                         BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST
                           AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
                                  As Agent,

                              ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
                                 as co-agent

                                     and

                 THE OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO





===============================================================================

<PAGE>   2





                              TABLE OF CONTENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION> 

Section                                                                     Page
  <S>   <C>                                                                 <C>
                                  ARTICLE I
                                 DEFINITIONS...............................   2
  1.01  Certain Defined Terms..............................................   2
  1.02  Other Interpretive Provisions......................................  18
  1.03  Accounting Principles..............................................  19
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                   ARTICLE II                             
                                  THE CREDITS..............................  19
  2.01  Amounts and Terms of Commitments...................................  19
        (a)  The Revolving Credit..........................................  19
        (b)  The Same Day Rate Loans.......................................  19
  2.02  Loan Accounts......................................................  20
  2.03  Procedure for Borrowing............................................  20
  2.04  Conversion and Continuation Elections..............................  22
  2.05  Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Commitments..................  23
  2.06  Optional Prepayments...............................................  23
  2.07  Repayment..........................................................  24
  2.08  Interest...........................................................  24
  2.09  Fees ..............................................................  25
        (a)  Arrangement, Agency Fees......................................  25
        (b)  Closing Fees..................................................  25
        (c)  Commitment Fees...............................................  25
  2.10  Computation of Fees and Interest...................................  26
  2.11  Payments by the Company............................................  26
  2.12  Payments by the Banks to the Agent.................................  27
  2.13  Sharing of Payments, Etc...........................................  27
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                  ARTICLE III                             
                    TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY.................  28
  3.01  Taxes..............................................................  28
  3.02  Illegality.........................................................  29
  3.03  Increased Costs and Reduction of Return............................  30
  3.04  Funding Losses.....................................................  30
  3.05  Inability to Determine Rates.......................................  31
  3.06  Reserves on Offshore Rate Loans....................................  32
  3.07  Survival...........................................................  32
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                   ARTICLE IV                             
                             CONDITIONS PRECEDENT..........................  32
  4.01  Conditions of Initial Loans Etc....................................  32
        (a)  Agreement.....................................................  32
        (b)  Resolutions; Incumbency.......................................  32
        (c)  Legal Opinion.................................................  33
        (d)  Payment of Fees, Sums Due Under the Prior Credit             
             Agreement.....................................................  33
        (e)  Certificate...................................................  33
        (f)  Other Documents...............................................  33
</TABLE>                                                                  

                                      i


<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

  Section                                                                 Page
 
    <S>   <C>                                                               <C>
    4.02  Conditions to All Borrowings....................................  33
          (a)  Notice of Borrowing or Conversion/Continuation.............  33
          (b)  Continuation of Representations and Warranties.............  34
          (c)  No Existing Default........................................  34
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                     ARTICLE V                            
                          REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES..................  34
    5.01  Corporate Existence and Power...................................  34
    5.02  Corporate Authorization; No Contravention.......................  34
    5.03  Governmental Authorization......................................  35
    5.04  Binding Effect..................................................  35
    5.05  Litigation......................................................  35
    5.06  No Default......................................................  35
    5.07  ERISA Compliance................................................  36
    5.08  Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations.............................  36
    5.09  Title to Properties.............................................  36
    5.10  Taxes...........................................................  36
    5.11  Financial Condition.............................................  37
    5.12  Environmental Matters...........................................  37
    5.13  Regulated Entities..............................................  37
    5.14  No Burdensome Restrictions......................................  37
    5.15  Labor Relations.................................................  38
    5.16  Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc...............  38
    5.17  Subsidiaries....................................................  38
    5.18  Insurance.......................................................  38
    5.19  Full Disclosure.................................................  38
    5.20  Disclosure re Margin Stock......................................  39
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                  ARTICLE VI                              
                             AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS........................  39
    6.01  Financial Statements............................................  39
    6.02  Certificates; Other Information.................................  39
    6.03  Notices.........................................................  40
    6.04  Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc........................  41
    6.05  Maintenance of Property.........................................  41
    6.06  Insurance.......................................................  41
    6.07  Payment of Obligations..........................................  41
    6.08  Compliance with Laws............................................  42
    6.09  Compliance with ERISA...........................................  42
    6.10  Inspection of Property and Books and Records....................  42
    6.11  Environmental Laws..............................................  43
    6.12  Use of Proceeds.................................................  43
    6.13  Cooperation.....................................................  43
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                  ARTICLE VII                             
                              NEGATIVE COVENANTS..........................  43
    7.01  Limitation on Liens.............................................  43
    7.02  Disposition of Assets...........................................  45
    7.03  Consolidations and Mergers......................................  45
                                                                          
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>   4

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

  Section                                                                 Page
    <S>   <C>                                                               <C>
    7.04  Loans and Investments...........................................  46
    7.05  Limitation on Indebtedness......................................  47
    7.06  Transactions with Affiliates....................................  47
    7.07  Use of Proceeds.................................................  47
    7.08  Contingent Obligations..........................................  47
    7.09  Joint Ventures..................................................  48
    7.10  Lease Obligations...............................................  48
    7.11  Restricted Payments.............................................  49
    7.12  ERISA...........................................................  50
    7.13  Consolidated Net Worth..........................................  50
    7.14  Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.............................  50
    7.15  Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio........................................  51
    7.16  Change in Business..............................................  51
    7.17  Accounting Changes..............................................  51
    7.18  Other Contracts.................................................  51
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                     ARTICLE VIII                         
                                  EVENTS OF DEFAULT.......................  51
    8.01  Event of Default................................................  51
          (a)  Non-Payment................................................  51
          (b)  Representation or Warranty.................................  52
          (c)  Specific Defaults..........................................  52
          (d)  Other Defaults.............................................  52
          (e)  Cross-Default..............................................  52
          (f)  Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings..........................  53
          (g)  Involuntary Proceedings....................................  53
          (h)  ERISA......................................................  53
          (i)  Monetary Judgments.........................................  53
          (j)  Non-Monetary Judgments.....................................  53
          (k)  Change of Control..........................................  54
          (l)  Loss of Licenses...........................................  54
          (m)  Adverse Change.............................................  54
          (n)  Invalidity of Subordination Provisions.....................  54
    8.02  Remedies........................................................  55
    8.03  Rights Not Exclusive............................................  55
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                     ARTICLE IX                           
                                      THE AGENT...........................  55
    9.01  Appointment and Authorization...................................  55
    9.02  Delegation of Duties............................................  56
    9.03  Liability of Agent..............................................  56
    9.04  Reliance by Agent...............................................  56
    9.05  Notice of Default...............................................  57
    9.06  Credit Decision.................................................  57
    9.07  Indemnification of Agent........................................  58
    9.08  Agent in Individual Capacity....................................  58
    9.09  Successor Agent.................................................  58
    9.10  Withholding Tax.................................................  59
    9.11  Co-Agents.......................................................  60
</TABLE>                                                                  



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<PAGE>   5

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

 Section                                                                  Page
    <S>    <C>                                                              <C>
                                  ARTICLE X
                                MISCELLANEOUS.............................  60
    10.01  Amendments and Waivers.........................................  60
    10.02  Notices........................................................  61
    10.03  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.................................  62
    10.04  Costs and Expenses.............................................  62
    10.05  Company Indemnification........................................  62
    10.06  Payments Set Aside.............................................  63
    10.07  Successors and Assigns.........................................  63
    10.08  Assignments, Participations, Etc...............................  63
    10.09  Confidentiality................................................  65
    10.10  Set-off........................................................  66
    10.11  Notification of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc................  66
    10.12  Counterparts...................................................  66
    10.13  Severability...................................................  66
    10.14  No Third Parties Benefitted....................................  66
    10.15  Governing Law and Jurisdiction.................................  66
    10.16  Waiver of Jury Trial...........................................  67
</TABLE>

 List of Exhibits and Schedules

 Exhibits:

     A - Compliance Certificate
     B - Notice of Borrowing
     C - Notice of Conversion/Continuation
     D - Opinion of Counsel for Borrower
     E - Assignment and Acceptance

 Schedules:

     2.01 -  Commitments and Pro Rata Shares; Principal Amount of Loans
             Outstanding as of the Closing Date and Pro Rata Shares
     5.05 -  Litigation
     5.07 -  ERISA
     5.11 -  Special Disclosures of Financial Conditions
     5.12 -  Environmental Matter
     5.15 -  Labor Relations
     5.17 -  Subsidiaries
     5.20 -  Margin Stock
     7.01 -  Existing Liens
     7.04 -  Investments
     7.05 -  Indebtedness
     7.08 -  Contingent Obligations
    10.02 -  Offshore and Domestic Lending Offices; Addresses for
             Notices



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<PAGE>   6


                     AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of December
13, 1994, among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), the several financial institutions from time to time party to this
Agreement (collectively, the "Banks"; individually, a "Bank"), ABN-AMRO Bank
N.V., San Francisco International Branch as Co-Agent, and Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association, as agent for the Banks.

     WHEREAS, the Company, the Banks, Bank of America Illinois (successor in
interest to Continental Bank N.A.) and the Agent entered into a Credit Agreement
dated as of April 30, 1993, as amended by a First Amendment to the Credit
Agreement dated as of May 24, 1993, as amended by a Second Amendment to the
Credit Agreement dated as of May 6, 1994, and as amended by a Third Amendment to
the Credit Agreement dated as of July 15, 1994 (as amended as of the date of
this Agreement, the "Prior Credit Agreement").

     WHEREAS, BofA has acquired and assumed all of the rights and duties of
Bank of America Illinois under the Prior Credit Agreement;

     WHEREAS, the Company, the Banks, and the Agent have agreed to increase
the amount of the facility available under the Prior Credit Agreement to
$125,000,000 subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement, to further amend
the Prior Credit Agreement, and to restate such amended Prior Credit Agreement
as set forth in this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions,
and covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

1.   The Prior Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as set
forth in this Agreement.

2.   This Agreement is an amendment and restatement of the Prior Credit
Agreement, and not a novation.

3.   All sums outstanding under the Prior Credit Agreement shall, from and after
the Closing Date, be deemed sums outstanding under this Agreement.

4.   The parties further agree as follows:


                                       1
<PAGE>   7

                                   ARTICLE I

                                  DEFINITIONS

     1.01   Certain Defined Terms. The following terms have the following
            ---------------------
meanings:

            "Acquisition" means any transaction or series of related
             -----------
     transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in
     (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person,
     or of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in
     excess of 50% of the capital stock, partnership interests or equity of any
     Person, or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a
     merger or consolidation or any other combination with another Person (other
     than a Person that is a Subsidiary) provided that the Company or the
     Subsidiary is the surviving entity.

            "Affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person which,
             ---------
     directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under
     common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control
     another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly,
     the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies
     of the other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
     contract, or otherwise. Each of General Electric Capital Corporation, the
     Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust, GE Investment Private Placement
     Partners I, and Nestle Holdings, Inc. and its Affiliates shall not be
     deemed an Affiliate of the Company by reason of such Person's equity
     holdings in the Company as of the date of this Agreement.

            "Agent" means BofA in its capacity as agent for the Banks hereunder,
             -----
     and any successor agent arising under Section 9.09.

            "Agent-Related Persons" means BofA and any successor agent arising
             ---------------------
     under Section 9.09, together with their respective Affiliates (including,
     in the case of BofA, the Arranger), and the officers, directors, employees,
     agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.

            "Agent's Payment Office" means the address for payments set forth on
             ----------------------
     Schedule 10.02 in relation to the Agent, or such other address as the Agent
     may from time to time specify.

            "Agreement" means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as in
             ---------
     effect from time to time.

            "Applicable Margin" means:
             -----------------

                 (a) For each Loan made, converted, or continued during the
     period from the date of this Agreement through

                                       2

<PAGE>   8

     the date which is two Business Days after the date on which the Agent first
     receives a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(b):


                 0.750% if such Loan is an Offshore Rate Loan

                 0.875% if such Loan is a CD Rate Loan

                 0.000% if such Loan is a Base Rate Loan

                 0.750% if such Loan is a Same Date Rate Loan; and

                 (b)  Thereafter:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================
                                For each period from the date which is three
                                Business Days after the date the Agent receives
                                a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section
                                6.02(b) (the "Current Compliance Certificate")
                                through the date which is two Business Days
                                after the Agent receives the next such
                                Compliance Certificate, and for each Loan made,
                                converted, or continued during such period, if
                                the Current Compliance Certificate shows the
        For                     Company's Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio is:                            
        each:                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         <S>                   <C>                <C>                <C>               <C>               <C>              <C>
                                                  3.00               4.00              4.75              5.25
                                                  or                 or                or                or
                                                  above              above             above             above
                                                  and                and               and               and               5.75 or
                                Below             below              below             below             below             above
                                3.00              4.00               4.75              5.25              5.75              5.75
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Offshore
         Rate                   0.500%            0.625%             0.750%            1.00%             1.50%             1.75%
         Loan
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         CD Rate
         Loan                   0.625%            0.750%             0.875%            1.125%            1.625%            1.875%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Base
         Rate                   0.000%            0.000%             0.000%            0.000%            0.000%            0.000%
         Loan
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Same Day
         Rate                   0.500%            0.625%             0.750%            1.000%            1.500%            1.750%
         Loan
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

            "Arranger" means BA Securities, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
             --------

            "Assignee" has the meaning specified in subsection 10.08(a).
             --------

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            "Attorney Costs" means and includes all fees and disbursements of
             --------------
     any law firm or other external counsel, the allocated cost of internal
     legal services and all disbursements of internal counsel.

            "Bank" has the meaning specified in the introductory clause hereto.
             ----

            "Bankruptcy Code" means the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
             ---------------
    (11 U.S.C. ss.101, et seq.).
                       -------

            "Base Rate" means, for any day, the higher of: (a) 0.50% per annum
             ---------
     above the Federal Funds Rate for such day; and (b) the rate of interest in
     effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by BofA in San
     Francisco, California, as its "Reference Rate." (The "Reference Rate" is a
     rate set by BofA based upon various factors including BofA's costs and
     desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used
     as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above,
     or below such announced rate).

            Any change in the Reference Rate announced by BofA shall take effect
     at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement
     of such change.

            "Base Rate Loan" means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base
             --------------
     Rate.

            "BofA" means Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association,
             ----
     a national banking association.

            "Borrowing" means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans of the
             ---------
     same Type made to the Company on the same day under Article II and, other
     than in the case of Base Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period.

            "Borrowing Date" means any date on which a Borrowing occurs under
             --------------
     Section 2.03.

            "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other
             ------------
     day on which commercial banks in New York, New York, Chicago, Illinois, or
     San Francisco, California are authorized or required by law to close and,
     if the applicable Business Day relates to any Offshore Rate Loan, means
     such a day on which dealings are carried on in the applicable offshore
     dollar interbank market.

            "Capital Adequacy Regulation" means any guideline, request or
             ---------------------------
     directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority, or any other
     law, rule or regulation, whether or not having the force of law, in each
     case, regarding capital adequacy of any bank or of any corporation
     controlling a bank.

                                       4
<PAGE>   10

            "Cash Equivalents" means:
             ----------------

            (a) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United
     States Government or any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and
     credit of the United States having maturities of not more than six months
     from the date of acquisition;

            (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, Eurodollar time
     deposits, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, or bankers'
     acceptances, having in each case a tenor of not more than six months,
     issued by any Bank, or by any U.S. commercial bank or any branch or agency
     of a non-U.S. bank licensed to conduct business in the U.S. having combined
     capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000 whose short term
     securities are rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor's Corporation and P-1
     by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.;

            (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-1 by Standard &
     Poor's Corporation or P-1 by Moody's Investors Service Inc. and in either
     case having a tenor of not more than three months.

            "CD Rate" means, for any Interest Period with respect to CD Rate
             -------
     Loans comprising part of the same Borrowing, the rate of interest (rounded
     upward to the next 1/100th of 1%) determined as follows:

            CD Rate = Certificate of Deposit Rate + Assessment Rate
                      ---------------------------
                      1.00 - Reserve Percentage     

            Where:

                  "Assessment Rate" means, for any day of such Interest Period,
                   ---------------
            the rate determined by the Agent as equal to the annual assessment
            rate in effect on such day payable to the FDIC by a member of the
            Bank Insurance Fund that is classified as adequately capitalized and
            within supervisory subgroup "A" (or a comparable successor
            assessment risk classification within the meaning of 12 C.F.R.
            ss.327.3) for insuring time deposits at offices of such member in
            the United States; or, in the event that the FDIC shall at any time
            hereafter cease to assess time deposits based upon such
            classifications or successor classifications, equal to the maximum
            annual assessment rate in effect on such day that is payable to the
            FDIC by commercial banks (whether or not applicable to any
            particular Bank) for insuring time deposits at offices of such banks
            in the United States.

                  "Certificate of Deposit Rate" means the rate of interest per
                   ---------------------------
            annum determined by the Agent to be the arithmetic mean (rounded
            upward to the next 1/100th of

                                       5

<PAGE>   11

            1%) of the rates notified to the Agent as the rates of interest bid
            by two or more certificate of deposit dealers of recognized standing
            selected by the Agent for the purchase at face value of dollar
            certificates of deposit issued by major United States banks, for a
            maturity comparable to such Interest Period and in the approximate
            amount of the CD Rate Loans to be made, at the time selected by the
            Agent on the first day of such Interest Period.

                  "Reserve Percentage" means, for any day of such Interest
                   ------------------
            Period, the maximum reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal,
            rounded upward to the next 1/100th of 1%), as determined by the
            Agent, in effect on such day (including any ordinary, marginal,
            emergency, supplemental, special and other reserve percentages),
            prescribed by the FRB for determining the maximum reserves to be
            maintained by member banks of the Federal Reserve System with
            deposits exceeding $1,000,000,000 for new non-personal time deposits
            for a period comparable to such Interest Period and in an amount of
            $100,000 or more.

            The CD Rate shall be adjusted, as to all CD Rate Loans then
     outstanding, automatically as of the effective date of any change in the
     Assessment Rate or the Reserve Percentage.

            "CD Rate Loan" means a Loan that bears interest based on the CD
             ------------
     Rate.

            "Closing Date" means the date on which all conditions precedent set
             ------------
     forth in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived by all Banks (or, in the case
     of subsection 4.01(d), waived by the Person entitled to receive such
     payment), which date must occur before December 31, 1994.

            "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and regulations
             ----
     promulgated thereunder.

            "Commitment", as to each Bank, has the meaning specified in Section
             ----------
     2.01.

            "Compliance Certificate" means a certificate substantially in the
             ----------------------
     form of Exhibit A.

            "Consolidated Net Worth" means stockholders' equity plus
             ----------------------
     subordinated debt existing on the Closing Date plus subordinated debt
     subsequently incurred which is acceptable to the Majority Banks, provided,
     that each Bank agrees not to unreasonably refuse or withhold its consent
     thereto, less any treasury stock.

            "Contingent Obligation" means, as to any Person, any direct or
             ---------------------
     indirect liability of that Person, whether or not contingent, with or
     without recourse, (a) with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend,
     letter of credit or other

                                       6
<PAGE>   12

     obligation (the "primary obligations") of another Person (the "primary
     obligor"), including any obligation of that Person (i) to purchase,
     repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary obligations or any security
     therefor, (ii) to advance or provide funds for the payment or discharge of
     any such primary obligation, or to maintain working capital or equity
     capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or
     solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition
     of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services
     primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary
     obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such
     primary obligation, or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder
     of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof (each, a
     "Guaranty Obligation"); (b) with respect to any Surety Instrument issued
      -------------------
     for the account of that Person or as to which that Person is otherwise
     liable for reimbursement of drawings or payments; (c) to purchase any
     materials, supplies or other property from, or to obtain the services of,
     another Person if the relevant contract or other related document or
     obligation requires that payment for such materials, supplies or other
     property, or for such services, shall be made regardless of whether
     delivery of such materials, supplies or other property is ever made or
     tendered, or such services are ever performed or tendered, or (d) in
     respect of any Swap Contract. The amount of any Contingent Obligation
     shall, in the case of Guaranty Obligations, be deemed equal to the stated
     or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such
     Guaranty Obligation is made or, if not stated or if indeterminable, the
     maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, and in the
     case of other Contingent Obligations, shall be equal to the maximum
     reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof.

            "Contractual Obligation" means, as to any Person, any provision of
             ----------------------
     any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, undertaking,
     contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument, document
     or agreement to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its
     property is bound.

            "Conversion/Continuation Date" means any date on which, under
             ----------------------------
     Section 2.04, the Company (a) converts Loans of one Type to another Type,
     or (b) continues as Loans of the same Type with a new Interest Period,
     Loans of the same Type with Interest Periods expiring on such date.

            "Default" means any event or circumstance which, with the giving of
             -------
     notice, the lapse of time, or both, would (if not cured or otherwise
     remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default.

            "Dollars", "dollars" and "$" each mean lawful money of the United
             -------    -------       -
     States.

                                       7
<PAGE>   13

            "EBITDA" means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
             ------
     amortization, all determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with
     GAAP.

            "Eligible Assignee" means (i) a commercial bank organized under the
             -----------------
     laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having a combined
     capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000; (ii) a commercial bank
     organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the
     Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the "OECD"), or a
     political subdivision of any such country, and having a combined capital
     and surplus of at least $100,000,000, provided that such bank is acting
     through a branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized
     or another country which is also a member of the OECD; and (iii) a Person
     that is primarily engaged in the business of commercial banking and that is
     (A) a Subsidiary of a Bank, (B) a Subsidiary of a Person of which a Bank is
     a Subsidiary, or (C) a Person of which a Bank is a Subsidiary.

            "Environmental Claims" means all claims, however asserted, by any
             --------------------
     Governmental Authority or other Person alleging potential liability or
     responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law, or for release or
     injury to the environment.

            "Environmental Laws" means all federal, state, local, or foreign
             ------------------
     laws and regulations, relating to pollution or protection of human health
     or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface
     water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without
     limitation, laws and regulations relating to emissions, discharges,
     releases or threatened releases of Materials of Environmental Concern, or
     otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
     treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of Materials of
     Environmental Concern.

            "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
             -----
     and regulations promulgated thereunder.

            "ERISA Affiliate" means any trade or business (whether or not
             ---------------
     incorporated) under common control with the Company within the meaning of
     Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code
     for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

            "ERISA Event" means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension
             -----------
     Plan; (b) a withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension
     Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a
     substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a
     cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal under Section
     4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Company or
     any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a

                                       8
<PAGE>   14

     Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of
     intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination
     under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by
     the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or
     condition which might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under
     Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a
     trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the
     imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than PBGC
     premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the
     Company or any ERISA Affiliate.

            "Event of Default" means any of the events or circumstances
             ----------------
     specified in Section 8.01.

            "Exchange Act" means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and
             ------------
     regulations promulgated thereunder.

            "FDIC" means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and any
             ----
     Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

            "Federal Funds Rate" means, for any day, the rate set forth in the
             ------------------
     weekly statistical release designated as H.15(519), or any successor
     publication, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (including
     any such successor, "H.15(519)") on the preceding Business Day opposite the
     caption "Federal Funds (Effective)"; or, if for any relevant day such rate
     is not so published on any such preceding Business Day, the rate for such
     day will be the arithmetic mean as determined by the Agent of the rates for
     the last transaction in overnight Federal funds arranged prior to 9:00 a.m.
     (New York City time) on that day by each of three leading brokers of
     Federal funds transactions in New York City selected by the Agent.

            "Fee Letter" has the meaning specified in subsection 2.09(a).
             ----------

            "FRB" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
             ---
     and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal
     functions.

            "Funded Debt" of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all
             -----------
     indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) all obligations issued, undertaken or
     assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than
     trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business on ordinary
     terms); (c) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or
     similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in
     connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses; and (d)
     all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other
     title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with

                                       9
<PAGE>   15

     respect to property acquired by the Person (even though the rights and
     remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default
     are limited to repossession or sale of such property). Obligations arising
     from capital leases shall not be deemed Funded Debt.

            "Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio" of any Person means the ratio of such
             ------------------------
     Person's Funded Debt to its EBITDA; with EBITDA calculated on a rolling
     four quarter basis.

            "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth from
             ----
     time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
     Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
     and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards
     Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and
     authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to
     the circumstances as of the date of determination.

            "Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state
             ----------------------
     or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar
     monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any entity exercising executive,
     legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or
     pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity owned or
     controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the
     foregoing.

            "Guaranty Obligation" has the meaning specified in the definition of
             -------------------
     "Contingent Obligation."

            "Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all
             ------------
     indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) all obligations issued, undertaken or
     assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than
     trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business on ordinary
     terms); (c) all non-contingent reimbursement or payment obligations with
     respect to Surety Instruments; (d) all obligations evidenced by notes,
     bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so
     evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets
     or businesses; (e) all indebtedness created or arising under any
     conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as
     financing, in either case with respect to property acquired by the Person
     (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such
     agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of
     such property); (f) all obligations with respect to capital leases; (g) all
     net obligations with respect to Swap Contracts; (h) all indebtedness
     referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above secured by (or for which the
     holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise,
     to be secured by) any Lien upon or in property (including accounts and
     contracts rights) owned

                                       10

<PAGE>   16

     by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable
     for the payment of such Indebtedness; and (i) all Guaranty Obligations in
     respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to
     in clauses (a) through (g) above.

            "Indemnified Liabilities" has the meaning specified in Section
             -----------------------
     10.05.

            "Indemnified Person" has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.
             ------------------

            "Independent Auditor" has the meaning specified in subsection
             -------------------
     6.01(a).

            "Insolvency Proceeding" means (a) any case, action or proceeding
             ---------------------
     before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy,
     reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution,
     winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the
     benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors, or
     other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any
     substantial portion of its creditors; undertaken under U.S. Federal, state
     or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.

            "Interest Payment Date" means, as to any Loan other than a Base Rate
             ---------------------
     Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and, as
     to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and
     each date such Loan is converted into another Type of Loan, provided,
     however, that if any Interest Period for a CD Rate Loan or Offshore Rate
     Loan exceeds 90 days or three months, respectively, the date that falls 90
     days or three months (as the case may be) after the beginning of such
     Interest Period and after each Interest Payment Date thereafter is also an
     Interest Payment Date.

            "Interest Period" means, (a) as to any Same Day Rate Loan, the
             ---------------
     period commencing on the Borrowing Date of such Loan, or the date such Same
     Day Rate Loan is continued as a Same Day Rate Loan through the date agreed
     upon between the Company and BofA, (b) as to any Offshore Rate Loan, the
     period commencing on the Borrowing Date of such Loan or on the
     Conversion/Continuation Date on which the Loan is converted into or
     continued as an Offshore Rate Loan, and ending on the date one, two, three
     or six months thereafter, as selected by the Company in its Notice of
     Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation and (c) as to any CD Rate
     Loan, the period commencing on the Borrowing Date of such Loan or on the
     Conversion/Continuation Date on which the Loan is converted into or
     continued as a CD Rate Loan, and ending 30, 60, 90 or 180 days thereafter,
     as selected by the Company in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
     Conversion/Continuation;

                                       11

<PAGE>   17

     provided that:
     --------

                 (i)   if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that
            is not a Business Day, that Interest Period shall be extended to the
            following Business Day unless, in the case of an Offshore Rate Loan,
            the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period
            into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period
            shall end on the preceding Business Day;

                 (ii)  any Interest Period pertaining to an Offshore Rate Loan
            that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a
            day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
            calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the
            last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest
            Period; and

                 (iii) no Interest Period for any Loan shall extend beyond
            September 30, 1997.

            "IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service, and any Governmental
             ---
     Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under the Code.

            "Joint Venture" means a single-purpose corporation, partnership,
             -------------
     joint venture or other similar legal arrangement (whether created by
     contract or conducted through a separate legal entity) now or hereafter
     formed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with another Person in
     order to conduct a common venture or enterprise with such Person.

            "Lending Office" means, as to any Bank, the office or offices of
             --------------
     such Bank specified as its "Lending Office" or "Domestic Lending Office" or
     "Offshore Lending Office", as the case may be, on Schedule 10.02, or such
     other office or offices as such Bank may from time to time notify the
     Company and the Agent.

            "Lien" means any security interest, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge,
             ----
     hypothecation, assignment, charge or deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien
     (statutory or other) or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature
     whatsoever in respect of any property (including those created by, arising
     under or evidenced by any conditional sale or other title retention
     agreement, the interest of a lessor under a capital lease, any financing
     lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the
     foregoing, or the filing of any financing statement naming the owner of the
     asset to which such lien relates as debtor, under the Uniform Commercial
     Code or any comparable law) and any contingent or other agreement to
     provide any of the foregoing, but not including the interest of a lessor
     under an operating lease.

                                       12

<PAGE>   18

            "Loan" means an extension of credit by a Bank to the Company under
             ----
     Article II, and may be a Base Rate Loan, CD Rate Loan, an Offshore Rate
     Loan, or a Same Day Rate Loan (each, a "Type" of Loan).

            "Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Fee Letter, and all other
             --------------
     documents delivered to the Agent or any Bank in connection herewith.

            "Majority Banks" means (a) at any time when there are more than two
             --------------
     Banks, Banks then holding 51% or more of the then aggregate unpaid
     principal amount of the Loans, or, if no such principal amount is then
     outstanding, Banks then having 51% or more of the combined Commitments of
     the Banks; or (b) at any time when there are only two Banks, both Banks.

            "Margin Stock" means "margin stock" as such term is defined in
             ------------
     Regulation G, T, U or X of the FRB.

            "Material Adverse Effect" means (a) a material adverse change in, or
             -----------------------
     a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties,
     condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or the
     Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of
     the ability of the Company or any Subsidiary to perform under any Loan
     Document and to avoid any Event of Default; or (c) a material adverse
     effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability
     against the Company of any Loan Document.

            "Material Subsidiary" means Edy's Grand Ice Cream and, at any time,
             -------------------
     any other Subsidiary of the Company having at such time either (i) total
     (gross) revenues for the preceding four fiscal quarter period in excess of
     10% of the total (gross) revenues of the Company on a consolidated basis,
     or (ii) total assets, as of the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter,
     having a net book value in excess of $50,000,000 in each case, based upon
     the Company's most recent annual or quarterly financial statements
     delivered to the Agent under Section 6.01.

            "Materials of Environmental Concern" means chemicals, pollutants,
             ----------------------------------
     contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum,
     and petroleum products.

            "Multiemployer Plan" means a "multiemployer plan", within the
             ------------------
     meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Company or any ERISA
     Affiliate makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions or,
     during the preceding three calendar years, has made, or been obligated to
     make, contributions.

            "Nestle Agreement" means the Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement by
             ----------------
     and between the Company and Nestle Holdings, Inc. as the Purchaser dated
     May 6, 1994 together with all of

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<PAGE>   19

     its Exhibits and Schedules, in the form delivered to the Banks on May 6,
     1994.

            "Net Issuance Proceeds" means, in respect of any offering of equity
             ---------------------
     or debt securities or debt instruments, cash proceeds and non-cash proceeds
     received or receivable in connection therewith, net of reasonable
     out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid or incurred in connection therewith
     in favor of any Person not an Affiliate of the Company or in favor of
     Manwell & Milton, such costs and expenses not to exceed 5% of the gross
     proceeds of such issuance.

            "Net Proceeds" means proceeds in cash, checks or other cash
             ------------
     equivalent financial instruments (including Cash Equivalents) as and when
     received by the Person making a disposition, net of: (a) the direct costs
     relating to such disposition excluding amounts payable to the Company or
     any Affiliate of the Company (other than Manwell & Milton), (b) sale, use
     or other transaction taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, and (c)
     amounts required to be applied to repay principal, interest and prepayment
     premiums and penalties on Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the asset which
     is the subject of such disposition. "Net Proceeds" shall also include
     proceeds paid on account of any loss, destruction or damage of Property,
     any pending or threatened institution of any proceedings for the
     condemnation or seizure of Property or for the exercise of any right of
     eminent domain, or any actual condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise
     of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of Property, or confiscation
     of Property or the requisition of the use of Property; and net of (i) all
     money actually applied to repair or reconstruct the damaged Property or
     Property affected by the condemnation or taking, (ii) all of the costs and
     expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the collection of such
     proceeds, award or other payments, and (iii) any amounts retained by or
     paid to parties having superior rights to such proceeds, awards or other
     payments.

            "Notice of Borrowing" means a notice in substantially the form of
             -------------------
     Exhibit B.

            "Notice of Conversion/Continuation" means a notice in substantially
             ---------------------------------
     the form of Exhibit C.

            "Obligations" means all advances, debts, liabilities, obligations,
             -----------
     covenants and duties arising under any Loan Document owing by the Company
     to any Bank, the Agent, or any Indemnified Person, whether direct or
     indirect (including those acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent,
     due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising.

            "Offshore Rate" means, for any Interest Period, with respect to
             -------------
     Offshore Rate Loans comprising part of the same Borrowing, the rate of
     interest per annum at which dollar deposits in the approximate amount of
     BofA's Offshore Rate 

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     Loan for such Interest Period would be offered by BofA's Grand Cayman
     Branch, Grand Cayman, B.W.I. (or such other office as may be designated for
     such purpose by BofA), to major banks in the offshore dollar interbank
     market upon request of such banks at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York
     City time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest
     Period.

            "Offshore Rate Loan" means a Loan that bears interest based on the
             ------------------
     Offshore Rate.

            "Organization Documents" means, for any corporation, the certificate
             ----------------------
     or articles of incorporation, the bylaws, any certificate of determination
     or instrument relating to the rights of preferred shareholders of such
     corporation, any shareholder rights agreement, and all applicable
     resolutions of the board of directors (or any committee thereof) of such
     corporation.

            "Other Taxes" means any present or future stamp or documentary taxes
             -----------
     or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which
     arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or
     registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other
     Loan Documents.

            "Participant" has the meaning specified in subsection 10.08(d).
             -----------

            "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any
             ----
     Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under
     ERISA.

            "Pension Plan" means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of
             ------------
     ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA which the Company sponsors, maintains,
     or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, or
     in the case of a multiple employer plan (as described in Section 4064(a) of
     ERISA) has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding
     five (5) plan years.

            "Permitted Liens" has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
             ---------------

            "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, business
             ------
     trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint
     venture or Governmental Authority.

            "Plan" means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of
             ----
     ERISA) which the Company sponsors or maintains or to which the Company
     makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions and includes any
     Pension Plan.

            "Polar Express" means Polar Express Systems International, Inc., a
             -------------
     Kentucky corporation.

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            "Polar Program" means (i) all sales by Polar Express of leases
             -------------
     covering machinery manufactured for or by Polar Express and (ii) all sales
     and leasebacks by Polar Express of machinery manufactured for or by Polar
     Express.

            "Prior Credit Agreement" has the meaning ascribed in the first
             ----------------------
     "WHEREAS" clause of this Agreement.

            "Pro Rata Share" means, as to any Bank at any time, the percentage
             --------------
     equivalent (expressed as a decimal, rounded to the ninth decimal place) at
     such time of such Bank's Commitment divided by the combined Commitments of
     all Banks.

            "Reportable Event" means, any of the events set forth in Section
             ----------------
     4043(b) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, other than any such event
     for which the 30-day notice requirement under ERISA has been waived in
     regulations issued by the PBGC.

            "Requirement of Law" means, as to any Person, any law (statutory or
             ------------------
     common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or of
     a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon the
     Person or any of its property or to which the Person or any of its property
     is subject.

            "Responsible Officer" means the chief executive officer or the
             -------------------
     president of the Company, or any other officer having substantially the
     same authority and responsibility; or, with respect to compliance with
     financial covenants and the Compliance Certificate, the chief financial
     officer or the treasurer of the Company, or any other officer having
     substantially the same authority and responsibility.

            "Revolving Termination Date" means the earlier to occur of:
             --------------------------

                 (a)  September 30, 1997; and

                 (b)  the date on which the Commitments terminate in
            accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

            "Same Day Rate" means the rate specified by BofA to the Company
             -------------
     prior to the making of the Same Day Rate Loan to which such rate will apply
     and agreed to by the Company.

            "Same Day Rate Loan" means a Loan that bears interest at the Same
             ------------------
     Day Rate.

            "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
             ---
     Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

            "Share Purchase Period" means the period commencing on May 16, 1994
             ---------------------
     and ending on December 31, 1995.

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            "Subsidiary" of a Person means any corporation, association,
             ----------
     partnership, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50%
     of the voting stock or other equity interests (in the case of Persons other
     than corporations), is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the
     Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Person, or a combination
     thereof. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, references herein
     to a "Subsidiary" refer to a Subsidiary of the Company.

            "Surety Instruments" means all letters of credit (including standby
             ------------------
     and commercial), banker's acceptances, bank guaranties, shipside bonds,
     surety bonds and similar instruments.

            "Swap Contract" means any agreement (including any master agreement
             -------------
     and any agreement, whether or not in writing, relating to any single
     transaction) that is an interest rate swap agreement, basis swap, forward
     rate agreement, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index
     swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, forward foreign exchange
     agreement, rate cap, collar or floor agreement, currency swap agreement,
     cross-currency rate swap agreement, swaption, currency option or any other,
     similar agreement (including any option to enter into any of the
     foregoing).

            "Taxes" means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts,
             -----
     deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect
     thereto, excluding, in the case of each Bank and the Agent, such taxes
     (including income taxes or franchise taxes) as are imposed on or measured
     by each Bank's net income by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision
     thereof) under the laws of which such Bank or the Agent, as the case may
     be, is organized or maintains a lending office.

            "Truck Lease Program" means (i) the sale and leaseback by the
             -------------------
     Company or any of its Subsidiaries of trucks up to an aggregate sales price
     of $20,000,000 and (ii) the lease of trucks by the Company or any of its
     Subsidiaries for use in the ordinary course of business of the Company or
     such Subsidiary, which trucks are not leased pursuant to a sale and
     leaseback.

            "Type" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Loan."
             ----

            "Unfunded Pension Liability" means the excess of a Plan's benefit
             --------------------------
     liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of
     that Plan's assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for
     funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the
     applicable plan year.

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            "United States" and "U.S." each means the United States of America.
             -------------       ----

            "Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" means any corporation in which (other than
             -----------------------
     directors' qualifying shares required by law) 100% of the capital stock of
     each class having ordinary voting power, and 100% of the capital stock of
     every other class, in each case, at the time as of which any determination
     is being made, is owned, beneficially and of record, by the Company, or by
     one or more of the other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, or both.

     1.02   Other Interpretive Provisions.
            -----------------------------

            (a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the
singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

            (b) The words "hereof", "herein", "hereunder" and similar words
refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement; and subsection, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this
Agreement unless otherwise specified.

            (c) (1) The term "documents" includes any and all instruments,
     documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other
     writings, however evidenced.

                (2)  The term "including" is not limiting and means "including 
     without limitation."

                (3)  In the computation of periods of time from a specified
     date to a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and including";
     the words "to" and "until" each mean "to but excluding", and the word
     "through" means "to and including."

            (d) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to
     agreements (including this Agreement) and other contractual instruments
     shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other
     modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments and other
     modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Loan Document, and
     (ii) references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as
     including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending,
     replacing, supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation.

            (e) The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience
     of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this
     Agreement.

            (f) This Agreement and other Loan Documents may use several
     different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or
     similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements are
     cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their terms.

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            (g) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the result of
     negotiations among and have been reviewed by counsel to the Agent, the
     Company and the other parties, and are the products of all parties.
     Accordingly, they shall not be construed against the Banks or the Agent
     merely because of the Agent's or Banks' involvement in their preparation.

     1.03   Accounting Principles.
            ---------------------

            (a)  Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, all accounting
terms not expressly defined herein shall be construed, and all financial
computations required under this Agreement shall be made, in accordance with
GAAP, consistently applied.

            (b)  References herein to "fiscal year" and "fiscal quarter" refer 
to such fiscal periods of the Company.


                                  ARTICLE II

                                  THE CREDITS

     2.01   Amounts and Terms of Commitments.
            --------------------------------

            (a)  The Revolving Credit.
                 --------------------

                 (1)  Each Bank severally agrees, on the terms and conditions 
     set forth herein, to make Loans to the Company from time to time on any
     Business Day during the period from the Closing Date to the Revolving
     Termination Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time
     outstanding, the amount set forth opposite such Bank's name on Schedule
                                                                    --------
     2.01 under the heading "Commitment" (such amount, as the same may be
     ----
     reduced under Section 2.05 or as a result of one or more assignments under
     Section 10.08, the Bank's "Commitment"); provided, however, that, after
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     giving effect to any Borrowing (including those of Same Day Rate Loans),
     the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans shall not at any
     time exceed the combined Commitments. Within the limits of each Bank's
     Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the
     Company may borrow under this subsection, prepay under Section 2.06 and
     reborrow under this subsection.

                 (2)  All sums outstanding under the Prior Credit Agreement as 
     of the Closing Date shall be deemed outstanding under this Agreement. 
     Schedule 2.01 sets forth the principal amounts outstanding under this
     -------------
     Agreement, after giving effect to the assignment by Bank of America
     Illinois to BofA, referred to in the second WHEREAS clause of this
     Agreement.

            (b)  The Same Day Rate Loans.

                 (1)  The Revolving Credit provided for in subsection (a) of
     this Section shall contain a facility providing for Same Day Rate Loans. If
     the Company wishes to borrow under this facility, (a "Same Day Rate Loan"),
     it shall so notify the Agent, with a copy to BofA, in its Notice of

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     Borrowing. "Same Day Rate Loans" shall be subject to the following:

                      (A)  The aggregate principal amount of outstanding Same
            Day Rate Loans shall not exceed $10,000,000 at any one time.

                      (B)  Same Day Rate Loans shall be made by BofA on behalf 
            of all the Banks except that the other Banks shall not fund their
            share of the Same Day Rate Loans except as specified in this
            subsection.

                      (C)  A Bank's Pro Rata Share of outstanding Same Day Rate
            Loans (i) shall be subtracted from a Bank's Commitment when
            computing the unused Commitment of such Bank, and (ii) so long as
            such Pro Rata Share is unfunded, shall be deemed part of such Bank's
            unused Commitment for purposes of computing the commitment fees due
            such Bank.

                 (2)  Each Bank hereby promises BofA that it shall, upon demand
     by BofA, purchase from BofA such Bank's Pro Rata Share of all Same Day Rate
     Loans outstanding at such time, regardless of whether at such time a
     Default or an Event of Default has occurred. Each Bank agrees that its
     commitment to BofA under the preceding sentence is irrevocable,
     unconditional, and unqualified. Until such Bank purchases from BofA such
     Bank's Pro Rata Share of Same Day Rate Loans, all principal and interest
     payments on such Loans shall be for the sole account of BofA.

                 (3)  BofA shall furnish Agent, weekly, with a report showing
     the Same Day Rate Loan outstandings and payments made on each Business Day
     of the week covered by such report.

     2.02   Loan Accounts. The Loans made by each Bank shall be evidenced by one
            -------------
or more loan accounts or records maintained by such Bank in the ordinary course
of business. The loan accounts or records maintained by the Agent and each Bank
shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, of the amount of the Loans made by
the Banks to the Company and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure so
to record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect
the obligation of the Company hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to
the Loans.

     2.03   Procedure for Borrowing.
            -----------------------

            (a) Each Borrowing shall be made upon the Company's irrevocable
written notice delivered to the Agent in accordance with Section 10.02 in the
form of a Notice of Borrowing (which notice must be received by the Agent prior
to:

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                 (1)  9:00 a.m. (San Francisco, California time) three Business
     Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Offshore Rate
     Loans;

                 (2)  9:00 a.m. (San Francisco, California time) two Business
     Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of CD Rate Loans;
     and

                 (3)  9:00 a.m. (San Francisco, California time) on the 
     requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Base Rate Loans or Same Day Rate 
     Loans, specifying:

            (A)  the amount of the Borrowing, which shall be in an aggregate
     minimum principal amount of $3,000,000 or any multiple of $1,000,000 in
     excess thereof; except that a Borrowing consisting of a Same Day Rate Loan
     shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or any multiple of
     $100,000 in excess thereof;

            (B)  the requested Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day;

            (C)  whether the Borrowing is to be comprised of Offshore Rate 
     Loans, CD Rate Loans, Base Rate Loans, or Same Day Rate Loans;

            (D)  the duration of the Interest Period applicable to such Loans
     included in such notice. If the Notice of Borrowing shall fail to specify
     the duration of the Interest Period for any Borrowing comprised of CD Rate
     Loans or Offshore Rate Loans, such Interest Period shall be 90 days or
     three months, respectively;

provided, however, that with respect to any Borrowing to be made on the Closing
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Date, the Notice of Borrowing shall be delivered to the Agent not later than
9:00 a.m. (San Francisco, California time) one, two, or three Business Days
before the Closing Date if the Borrowing is to consist of Base Rate or Same Day
Rate Loans, CD Rate Loans, or Offshore Rate Loans, respectively.

            (b)  The Agent will promptly notify each Bank of its receipt of any
Notice of Borrowing and of the amount of such Bank's Pro Rata Share of that
Borrowing; except that if the Borrowing consists of Same Day Rate Loans, the
Agent need notify the Banks of such Borrowings only on the last Business Day of
each week, setting forth the amount of Same Day Rate Loans made and/or paid
during such week.

            (c)  Each Bank will make the amount of its Pro Rata Share of each
Borrowing (except for a Borrowing consisting of Same Day Rate Loans made by
BofA) available to the Agent for the account of the Company at the Agent's
Payment Office by 11:00 a.m. (San Francisco, California time) on the Borrowing
Date requested by the Company in funds immediately available to the Agent. The
proceeds of all such Loans will then be made available to the Company by the
Agent at such office by crediting

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the account of the Company on the books of BofA with the aggregate of the
amounts made available to the Agent by the Banks and in like funds as received
by the Agent.

            (d)  Unless the Majority Banks shall otherwise agree, during the
existence of a Default or Event of Default, the Company may not elect to have a
Loan be made as, or converted into, or continued as, an Offshore Rate Loan or a
CD Rate Loan.

            (e)  After giving effect to any Borrowing, there may not be more
than six different Interest Periods in effect (excluding Interest Periods for 
Same Day Rate Loans).

     2.04   Conversion and Continuation Elections. 
            -------------------------------------
            
            (a)  The Company may, upon irrevocable written notice to the
Agent in accordance with subsection 2.04(b):

                 (1)  elect, as of any Business Day, in the case of Base Rate
     Loans, or as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, in the case
     of any other Type of Loans, to convert any such Loans (or any part thereof
     in an amount not less than $3,000,000, or that is in an integral multiple
     of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) into Loans of any other Type (except that
     Same Day Rate Loans may not be converted); or

                 (2)  elect, as of the last day of the applicable Interest
     Period, to continue any Loans having Interest Periods expiring on such day
     (or any part thereof in an amount not less than $3,000,000, or that is in
     an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof);

provided, that if at any time the aggregate amount of CD Rate Loans or Offshore
--------
Rate Loans in respect of any Borrowing is reduced, by payment, prepayment, or
conversion of part thereof to be less than $1,000,000, such CD Rate Loans or
Offshore Rate Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans, and on and
after such date the right of the Company to continue such Loans as, and convert
such Loans into, Offshore Rate Loans or CD Rate Loans, as the case may be, shall
terminate.

            (b)  The Company shall deliver a Notice of Conversion/ Continuation
to be received by the Agent not later than 9:00 a.m. San Francisco, California
time) at least (i) three Business Days in advance of the Conversion/Continuation
Date, if the Loans are to be converted into or continued as Offshore Rate Loans;
(ii) two Business Days in advance of the Conversion/Continuation Date, if the
Loans are to be converted into or continued as CD Rate Loans; and (iii) one
Business Day in advance of the Conversion/ Continuation Date, if the Loans are
to be converted into Base Rate Loans, specifying:

                      (A) the proposed Conversion/Continuation Date;

                      (B) the aggregate amount of Loans to be converted or
            renewed;

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                      (C)  the Type of Loans resulting from the proposed
            conversion or continuation; and

                      (D)  other than in the case of conversions into Base Rate
            Loans, the duration of the requested Interest Period.

            (c)  If upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to CD
Rate Loans, Offshore Rate Loans or Same Day Rate Loans, the Company has failed
to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to such CD Rate Loans or
Offshore Rate Loans or has failed to agree with BofA on a new Same Day Rate and
Interest Period applicable to such Same Day Rate Loans, as the case may be, or
if any Default or Event of Default then exists, the Company shall be deemed to
have elected to convert (i) such CD Rate Loans, or Offshore Rate Loans into Base
Rate Loans, or (ii) such Same Day Rate Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate
plus the Applicable Margin, effective as of the expiration date of such Interest
Period.

            (d)  The Agent will promptly notify each Bank of its receipt of a
Notice of Conversion/Continuation, or, if no timely notice is provided by the
Company, the Agent will promptly notify each Bank of the details of any
automatic conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made ratably
according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Loans with
respect to which the notice was given held by each Bank.

            (e)  Unless the Majority Banks otherwise agree, during the existence
of a Default or Event of Default, the Company may not elect to have a Loan
converted into or continued as an Offshore Rate Loan or a CD Rate Loan.

            (f)  After giving effect to any conversion or continuation of Loans,
there may not be more than six different Interest Periods in effect (excluding
Interest Periods for Same Day Rate Loans).

     2.05   Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Commitments. The Company may,
            -------------------------------------------------
upon not less than five Business Days' prior notice to the Agent, terminate the
Commitments, or permanently reduce the Commitments by an aggregate minimum
amount of $3,000,000 or any multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; unless,
after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of Loans made on the
effective date thereof, the then outstanding principal amount of the Loans would
exceed the amount of the combined Commitments then in effect. Once reduced in
accordance with this Section, the Commitments may not be increased. Any
reduction of the Commitments shall be applied to each Bank according to its Pro
Rata Share. All accrued commitment fees to, but not including the effective date
of any reduction or termination of Commitments, shall be paid on the effective
date of such reduction or termination.

     2.06   Optional Prepayments. Subject to Section 3.04, the Company may at 
            --------------------
any time or from time to time ratably prepay Loans 

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in whole or in part in minimum amounts of $3,000,000 or any multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof. Each prepayment shall be made upon not less than
three Business Days' irrevocable notice to the Agent with respect to CD Rate and
Offshore Rate Loans and not less than same day irrevocable notice of prepayment
with respect to Base Rate Loans and Same Day Rate Loans. Such notice of
prepayment shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s)
of Loans to be prepaid. The Agent will promptly notify each Bank of its receipt
of any such notice, and of such Bank's Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If
such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall make such prepayment and
the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date
specified therein, together with accrued interest to each such date on the
amount prepaid and any amounts required pursuant to Section 3.04.

     2.07   Repayment. The Company shall repay to the Banks on the Revolving
            ---------
Termination Date the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding on such
date.

     2.08   Interest.
            --------

            (a)  Each Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal
amount thereof from the applicable Borrowing Date at a rate per annum equal to
the CD Rate, the Offshore Rate, the Base Rate, or the Same Day Rate as the case
may be (and subject to the Company's right to convert to other Types of Loans
under Section 2.04), plus the Applicable Margin.
                     ----

            (b)  Interest on each Loan shall be paid in arrears on each Interest
Payment Date. Interest shall also be paid on the date of any prepayment of Loans
under Section 2.06 for the portion of the Loans so prepaid and upon payment
(including prepayment) in full thereof and, during the existence of any Event of
Default, interest shall be paid on demand of the Agent at the request or with
the consent of the Majority Banks.

            (c)  Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, while any Event
of Default exists or after acceleration, the Company shall pay interest (after
as well as before entry of judgment thereon to the extent permitted by law) on
the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations, at a rate per annum which
is determined by adding 2% per annum to the Applicable Margin then in effect for
such Loans and, in the case of Obligations not subject to an Applicable Margin,
at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus 2%; provided, however, that, on
                                                    --------  -------
and after the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any Offshore Rate
Loan, CD Rate Loan, or Same Day Rate Loan outstanding on the date of occurrence
of such Event of Default or acceleration, the principal amount of such Loan
shall, during the continuation of such Event of Default or after acceleration,
bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus 2%.

            (d)  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the 
obligations of the Company to any Bank hereunder shall be subject to the
limitation that payments of interest shall not be required for any period for
which interest is computed hereunder, to the extent (but only to the extent)
that contracting for or 

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receiving such payment by such Bank would be contrary to the provisions of any
law applicable to such Bank limiting the highest rate of interest that may be
lawfully contracted for, charged or received by such Bank, and in such event the
Company shall pay such Bank interest at the highest rate permitted by applicable
law.

     2.09   Fees.
            ----

            (a)  Arrangement, Agency Fees. The Company shall pay an arrangement
                 ------------------------
fee to the Arranger for the Arranger's own account, and shall pay an agency fee
to the Agent for the Agent's own account, as required by the letter agreement
("Fee Letter") between the Company, the Arranger, and Agent dated September 23,
 ------------
1994.

            (b)  Closing Fees. On the Closing Date, the Company shall pay to the
                 ------------
Banks, through Agent, closing fees in the amount set forth in BofA's commitment
letter and term sheet dated September 23, 1994 and agreed to by the Company.

            (c)  Commitment Fees. The Company shall pay to the Agent for the
                 ---------------
account of each Bank a commitment fee on the average daily unused portion of
such Bank's Commitment (subject to Section 2.01(b)(1)(C)), computed on a
quarterly basis in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter,
based upon the daily utilization for that quarter as calculated by the Agent,
equal to the rate per annum as follows:

            (A)  For the period from the date of this Agreement through the date
     which is two Business Days after the date on which the Agent first receives
     a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(b): 0.375% per annum;

            (B)  Thereafter and for each period commencing on the date which is
     three Business Days after the date on which the Agent receives a Compliance
     Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(b) (the "Current Compliance
     Certificate") through the date which is two Business Days after the Agent
     receives the next such Compliance Certificate, if the Current Compliance
     Certificate shows the Company's Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio is:

                  Below 3.00                     0.250% per annum

                  3.00 or above and
                    below 4.75                   0.375% per annum

                  4.75 or above                  0.500% per annum

            (2)  Such commitment fee shall accrue from the Closing Date to the
Revolving Termination Date and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on
the last Business Day of each calendar quarter commencing on December 30, 1994,
through the Revolving Termination Date, with the final payment to be made on the
Revolving Termination Date; provided that, in connection with any reduction or
termination of Commitments under Section 2.05, the accrued commitment fee
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such date shall also be paid on the date of such reduction or termination, with
the following quarterly payment being calculated on the basis of the period from
such reduction or termination date to such quarterly payment date.

                 (3)  The commitment fees provided in this subsection shall
accrue at all times after the above-mentioned commencement date, including at
any time during which one or more conditions in Article IV are not met.

     2.10   Computation of Fees and Interest.
            --------------------------------

            (a)  All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the
Base Rate is determined by the Reference Rate shall be made on the basis of a
year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All
other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-
day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more interest being paid
than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest and fees shall
accrue during each period during which interest or such fees are computed
from the first day thereof to the last day thereof.
                                               
            (b)  Each determination of an interest rate by the Agent shall be
conclusive and binding on the Company and the Banks in the absence of manifest
error.

     2.11 Payments by the Company.
          -----------------------

            (a)  All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Company
on account of principal, interest, fees, and other amounts required hereunder
shall be made without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim.  Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, all payments by the Company shall be made to the
Agent for the account of the Banks at the Agent's Payment Office, and shall be
made in dollars and in immediately available funds, no later than 10:00 a.m.
(San Francisco, California time) on the date specified herein. The Agent will
promptly distribute to each Bank its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share
as expressly provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received. Any
payment received by the Agent later than 1:00 p.m. (San Francisco, California
time) shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day and
any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

            (b) Subject to the provisions set forth in the definition of
"Interest Period" herein, whenever any payment is due on a day other than a
Business Day, such payment shall be made on the following Business Day, and such
extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest
or fees, as the case may be.

            (c) Unless the Agent receives notice from the Company prior to the
date on which any payment is due to the Banks that the Company will not make
such payment in full as and when required, the Agent may assume that the Company
has made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in immediately available
funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such
assumption, distribute to each Bank on such due date an amount equal to the
amount then due such Bank. If

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and to the extent the Company has not made such payment in full to the Agent,
each Bank shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such
Bank, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from
the date such amount is distributed to such Bank until the date repaid.

     2.12   Payments by the Banks to the Agent.
            ----------------------------------

            (a)  Unless the Agent receives notice from a Bank on or prior to
the Closing Date or, with respect to any Borrowing after the Closing Date, at
least one Business Day prior to the date of such Borrowing, that such Bank
will not make available as and when required hereunder to the Agent for the
account of the Company the amount of that Bank's Pro Rata Share of the
Borrowing, the Agent may assume that each Bank has made such amount available
to the Agent in immediately available funds on the Borrowing Date and the
Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption,
make available to the Company on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the
extent any Bank shall not have made its full amount available to the Agent in
immediately available funds and the Agent in such circumstances has made
available to the Company such amount, that Bank shall on the Business Day
following such Borrowing Date make such amount available to the Agent, together
with interest at the Federal Funds Rate for each day during such period. A
notice of the Agent submitted to any Bank with respect to amounts owing under
this subsection shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If such amount is so
made available, such payment to the Agent shall constitute such Bank's Loan on
the date of Borrowing for all purposes of this Agreement. If such amount is not
made available to the Agent on the Business Day following the Borrowing Date,
the Agent will notify the Company of such failure to fund and, upon demand by
the Agent, the Company shall pay such amount to the Agent for the Agent's
account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of
such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable at the
time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing.

            (b)  The failure of any Bank to make any Loan on any Borrowing Date
shall not relieve any other Bank of any obligation hereunder to make a Loan on
such Borrowing Date, but no Bank shall be responsible for the failure of any
other Bank to make the Loan to be made by such other Bank on any Borrowing Date.

     2.13   Sharing of Payments, Etc. If, other than as expressly provided
            ------------------------
elsewhere herein, any Bank shall obtain on account of the Loans made by it any
payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of
set-off, or otherwise) in excess of its Pro Rata Share, such Bank shall
immediately (a) notify the Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other
Banks such participations in the Loans made by them as shall be necessary to
cause such purchasing Bank to share the excess payment pro rata with each of
them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is
thereafter recovered from the purchasing Bank, such purchase shall to that
extent be rescinded and each other Bank shall repay to the purchasing Bank the
purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal 

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to such paying Bank's ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the
amount of such paying Bank's required repayment to (ii) the total amount so
recovered from the purchasing Bank) of any interest or other amount paid or
payable by the purchasing Bank in respect of the total amount so recovered. The
Company agrees that any Bank so purchasing a participation from another Bank
may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment
(including the right of set-off, but subject to Section 10.10) with respect to
such participation as fully as if such Bank were the direct creditor of the
Company in the amount of such participation. The Agent will keep records (which
shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of
participations purchased under this Section and will in each case notify the
Banks following any such purchases or repayments.

                                  ARTICLE III

                     TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

     3.01   Taxes.
            -----

            (a)  Any and all payments by the Company to each Bank or the Agent
under this Agreement and any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear
of, and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes. In addition, the Company
shall pay all Other Taxes.

            (b)  The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Bank and
the Agent for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including any Taxes or
Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section)
paid by the Bank or the Agent and any liability (including penalties, interest,
additions to tax and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto,
whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted.
Payment under this indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date
the Bank or the Agent makes written demand therefor.

            (c)  If the Company shall be required by law to deduct or withhold
any Taxes or Other Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any
Bank or the Agent, then:

                 (1)  the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that
     after making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions
     and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section)
     such Bank or the Agent, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the
     sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been
     made;

                 (2)  the Company shall make such deductions and withholdings;

                 (3)  the Company shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld
     to the relevant taxing authority or other authority in accordance with
     applicable law; and

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                 (4)  the Company shall also pay to each Bank or the Agent for
     the account of such Bank, at the time interest is paid, all additional
     amounts which the respective Bank specifies as necessary to preserve the
     after-tax yield the Bank would have received if such Taxes or Other Taxes
     had not been imposed.

            (d)  Within 30 days after the date of any payment by the Company of
Taxes or Other Taxes, the Company shall furnish the Agent the original or a
certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, or other evidence of
payment satisfactory to the Agent.

            (e)  If the Company is required to pay additional amounts to any 
Bank or the Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, then such Bank
shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions)
to change the jurisdiction of its Lending Office so as to eliminate any such
additional payment by the Company which may thereafter accrue, if such change in
the judgment of such Bank is not otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank.

     3.02   Illegality. 
            ----------

            (a)  If any Bank determines that the introduction of any
Requirement of Law, or any change in any Requirement of Law, or in the
interpretation or administration of any Requirement of Law, has made it
unlawful, or that any central bank or other Governmental Authority has asserted
that it is unlawful, for any Bank or its applicable Lending Office to make
Offshore Rate Loans, then, on notice thereof by the Bank to the Company through
the Agent, any obligation of that Bank to make Offshore Rate Loans shall be
suspended until the Bank notifies the Agent and the Company that the
circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.

            (b)  If a Bank determines that it is unlawful to maintain any
Offshore Rate Loan, the Company shall, upon its receipt of notice of such fact
and demand from such Bank (with a copy to the Agent), prepay in full such
Offshore Rate Loans of that Bank then outstanding, together with interest
accrued thereon and amounts required under Section 3.04, either on the last day
of the Interest Period thereof, if the Bank may lawfully continue to maintain
such Offshore Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if the Bank may not
lawfully continue to maintain such Offshore Rate Loan. If the Company is
required to so prepay any Offshore Rate Loan, then concurrently with such
prepayment, the Company shall borrow from the affected Bank, in the amount of
such repayment, a Base Rate Loan.

            (c)  If the obligation of any Bank to make or maintain Offshore Rate
Loans has been so terminated or suspended, the Company may elect, by giving
notice to the Bank through the Agent that all Loans which would otherwise be
made by the Bank as Offshore Rate Loans shall be instead Base Rate Loans.

            (d)  Before giving any notice to the Agent under this Section, the
affected Bank shall designate a different Lending 

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Office with respect to its Offshore Rate Loans if such designation will avoid
the need for giving such notice or making such demand and will not, in the
judgment of the Bank, be illegal or otherwise disadvantageous to the Bank.

     3.03   Increased Costs and Reduction of Return.
            ---------------------------------------

            (a)  If any Bank determines that, due to either (i) the
introduction of or any change (other than any change by way of imposition of
or increase in reserve requirements included in the calculation of the CD
Rate or the Offshore Rate or in respect of the assessment rate payable by
any Bank to the FDIC for insuring U.S. deposits) in or in the interpretation
of any law or regulation or (ii) the compliance by that Bank with any
guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority
(whether or not having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the
cost to such Bank of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any
Offshore Rate Loans or CD Rate Loans, then the Company shall be liable for, and
shall from time to time, upon demand (with a copy of such demand to be sent to
the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Bank, additional amounts as
are sufficient to compensate such Bank for such increased costs.

            (b)  If any Bank shall have determined that (i) the introduction of
any Capital Adequacy Regulation, (ii) any change in any Capital Adequacy
Regulation, (iii) any change in the interpretation or administration of any
Capital Adequacy Regulation by any central bank or other Governmental Authority
charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or (iv) compliance by
the Bank (or its Lending Office) or any corporation controlling the Bank with
any Capital Adequacy Regulation, affects or would affect the amount of capital
required or expected to be maintained by the Bank or any corporation controlling
the Bank and (taking into consideration such Bank's or such corporation's
policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Bank's desired return on
capital) determines that the amount of such capital is increased as a
consequence of its Commitment, loans, credits or obligations under this
Agreement, then, upon demand of such Bank to the Company through the Agent, the
Company shall pay to the Bank, from time to time as specified by the Bank,
additional amounts sufficient to compensate the Bank for such increase.

     3.04   Funding Losses. The Company shall reimburse each Bank and hold each
            --------------
Bank harmless from any loss or expense which the Bank may sustain or incur as a
consequence of:

            (a)  the failure of the Company to make on a timely basis any 
payment of principal of any Offshore Rate Loan, CD Rate Loan, or Same Day
Rate Loan;

            (b)  the failure of the Company to borrow, continue or convert a 
Loan after the Company has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of 
Borrowing or a Notice of Conversion/ Continuation;

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            (c)  the failure of the Company to make any prepayment in accordance
with any notice delivered under Section 2.06;

            (d)  the prepayment or other payment (including after acceleration
thereof) of an Offshore Rate Loan, a CD Rate Loan, or a Same Day Rate Loan on a
day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period; or

            (e)  the automatic conversion under Section 2.04 of any Offshore
Rate Loan, CD Rate Loan, or Same Day Rate Loan to a Base Rate Loan on a day that
is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period;

including any such loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment
of funds obtained by it to maintain its Offshore Rate Loans, CD Rate Loans, or
Same Day Rate Loans or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which
such funds were obtained. For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the
Company to the Banks under this Section and under subsection 3.03(a), (i) each
Offshore Rate Loan made by a Bank (and each related reserve, special deposit or
similar requirement) shall be conclusively deemed to have been funded at the
LIBOR used in determining the Offshore Rate for such Offshore Rate Loan by a
matching deposit or other borrowing in the interbank eurodollar market for a
comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Offshore Rate
Loan is in fact so funded, and (ii) each CD Rate Loan made by a Bank (and each
related reserve, special deposit or similar requirement) shall be conclusively
deemed to have been funded at the Certificate of Deposit Rate used in
determining the CD Rate for such CD Rate Loan by the issuance of its certificate
of deposit in a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not
such CD Rate Loan is in fact so funded, and (iii) each Same Day Rate Loan (and
each related reserve, special deposit or similar requirement) shall be
conclusively deemed to have been funded at the rate used in determining the Same
Day Rate for such Same Day Rate Loan, whether or not such Same Day Rate Loan is
in fact so funded,

     3.05   Inability to Determine Rates. If the Agent determines that for any
            ----------------------------
reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Offshore
Rate or the CD Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed
Offshore Rate Loan or CD Rate Loan, or that the Offshore Rate or the CD Rate
applicable for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Offshore
Rate Loan or CD Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the
Banks of funding such Loan, the Agent will promptly so notify the Company and
each Bank. Thereafter, the obligation of the Banks to make or maintain CD Rate
Loans or Offshore Rate Loans, as the case may be, hereunder shall be suspended
until the Agent upon the instruction of the Majority Banks revokes such notice
in writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Company may revoke any Notice of
Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation then submitted by it. If the
Company does not revoke such Notice, the Banks shall make, convert or continue
the Loans, as proposed by the Company, in the amount specified in the applicable
notice submitted by the

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Company, but such Loans shall be made, converted or continued as Base Rate Loans
instead of CD Rate Loans or Offshore Rate Loans, as the case may be.

     3.06   Reserves on Offshore Rate Loans. The Company shall pay to each Bank,
            -------------------------------
as long as such Bank shall be required under regulations of the FRB to maintain
reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including
Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as "Eurocurrency liabilities"),
additional costs on the unpaid principal amount of each Offshore Rate Loan equal
to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by the Bank (as
determined by the Bank in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive),
payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the
Company shall have received at least 15 days' prior written notice (with a copy
to the Agent) of such additional interest from the Bank. If a Bank fails to give
notice 15 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional
interest shall be payable 15 days from receipt of such notice.

     3.07   Survival. The agreements and obligations of the Company in this
            --------
Article III shall survive the payment of all other Obligations.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                              CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
                              --------------------

     4.01   Conditions of Initial Loans Etc. The obligation of each Bank to make
            -------------------------------
its initial Loan hereunder or to convert or continue any Loan outstanding on the
Closing Date is subject to the condition that the Agent have received on or
before the Closing Date all of the following, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Agent and each Bank, and in sufficient copies for each Bank:

            (a)  Agreement. This Agreement executed by each party thereto;
                 ---------

            (b)  Resolutions; Incumbency.
                 -----------------------

                 (1)  Copies of the resolutions of the board of directors of the
     Company authorizing the transactions contemplated hereby, certified as of
     the Closing Date by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;
     and

                 (2)  A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of
     the Company certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of the
     Company authorized to execute, deliver and perform, as applicable, this
     Agreement, and all other Loan Documents to be delivered by it hereunder;

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            (c)  Legal Opinion. An opinion of Manwell & Milton, counsel to the
                 -------------
Company and addressed to the Agent and the Banks, substantially in the form of
Exhibit D;
---------

            (d)  Payment of Fees, Sums Due Under the Prior Credit Agreement.
                 ----------------------------------------------------------
Evidence of payment by the Company of:

                 (1)  all accrued and unpaid fees, costs and expenses to the
     extent then due and payable on the Closing Date, together with Attorney
     Costs of BofA to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus
     such additional amounts of Attorney Costs as shall constitute BofA's
     reasonable estimate of Attorney Costs incurred or to be incurred by it
     through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not
     thereafter preclude final settling of accounts between the Company and
     BofA); including any such costs, fees and expenses arising under or
     referenced in Sections 2.09 and 10.04; and

                 (2)  all sums unpaid (including but not limited to commitment
     fees through the Closing Date under the Prior Credit Agreement and interest
     on the Loans) under the Prior Credit Agreement.

            (e)  Certificate. A certificate signed by a Responsible Officer,
                 -----------
dated as of the Closing Date, stating that:

                 (1)  the representations and warranties contained in Article V
     are true and correct on and as of such date, as though made on and as of
     such date;

                 (2)  no Default or Event of Default exists or would result from
     execution and performance of this Agreement by the Company; and

                 (3)  there has occurred since September 24, 1994, no event or
     circumstance that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in
     a Material Adverse Effect; and

            (f)  Other Documents. Such other approvals, opinions, documents or
                 ---------------
materials as the Agent or any Bank may reasonably request.

     4.02   Conditions to All Borrowings. The obligation of each Bank to make
            ----------------------------
any Loan to be made by it (including its initial Loan) or to continue or convert
any Loan under Section 2.04 (including continuations or conversions of Loans
outstanding on the Closing Date) is subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent on the relevant Borrowing Date or Conversion/Continuation
Date:

            (a)  Notice of Borrowing or Conversion/Continuation. The Agent shall
                 ----------------------------------------------
have received a Notice of Borrowing or a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, as
applicable;

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            (b)  Continuation of Representations and Warranties. The
                 ----------------------------------------------
representations and warranties in Article V shall be true and correct on and as
of such Borrowing Date or Conversion/ Continuation Date with the same effect as
if made on and as of such Borrowing Date or Conversion/Continuation Date (except
to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier
date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date); and

            (c)  No Existing Default. No Default or Event of Default shall exist
                 -------------------
or shall result from such Borrowing or continuation or conversion.

Each Notice of Borrowing and Notice of Conversion/Continuation submitted by the
Company hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Company
hereunder, as of the date of each such notice and as of each Borrowing Date or
Conversion/Continuation Date, as applicable, that the conditions in Section 4.02
are satisfied.

                                   ARTICLE V

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
                         ------------------------------

     The Company represents and warrants to the Agent and each Bank that:

     5.01   Corporate Existence and Power. The Company and each of its
            -----------------------------
Subsidiaries, other than Dreyer's International, Inc.:

            (a)  is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;

            (b)  has the power and authority and all governmental licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals to own its assets, carry on its business
and to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents;

            (c)  is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and is licensed and
in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease
or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such
qualification or license; and

            (d)  is in compliance with all Requirements of Law.

     5.02   Corporate Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery
            -----------------------------------------
and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each other Loan Document to
which the Company is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action, and do not and will not:

            (a)  contravene the terms of any of the Company's Organization
Documents;

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            (b)  conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or
the creation of any Lien under, any document evidencing any Contractual
Obligation to which the Company is a party or any order, injunction, writ or
decree of any Governmental Authority to which the Company or its property is
subject; or

            (c)  violate any Requirement of Law.

     5.03   Governmental Authorization. No approval, consent, exemption,
            --------------------------
authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any
Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the
execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries of the Agreement or any other Loan Document.

     5.04   Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document to which
            --------------
the Company is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.

     5.05   Litigation. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.05, there
            ----------                                      -------------
are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending, or to the best
knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in
arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against the Company, or its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties which:

            (a)  purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other 
Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; or

            (b)  if determined adversely to the Company or its Subsidiaries,
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No injunction,
writ, temporary restraining order or any order of any nature has been issued by
any court or other Governmental Authority purporting to enjoin or restrain the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
or directing that the transactions provided for herein or therein not be
consummated as herein or therein provided.

     5.06   No Default. No Default or Event of Default exists or would result
            ----------
from the incurring of any Obligations by the Company. As of the Closing Date,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to
any Contractual Obligation in any respect which, individually or together with
all such defaults, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, or that would, if such default had occurred after the Closing Date,
create an Event of Default under subsection 8.01(e).

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     5.07   ERISA Compliance. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.07:
            ----------------                                      -------------

            (a)  Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state law. Each
Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received
a favorable determination letter from the IRS and to the best knowledge of the
Company, nothing has occurred which would cause the loss of such qualification.
The Company and each ERISA Affiliate has made all required contributions to any
Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver
or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code
has been made with respect to any Plan.

            (b)  There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Company,
threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority,
with respect to any Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or
violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan which
has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.

            (c)  (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to
occur; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) neither
the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to
incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan
(other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv)
neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects
to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of
notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under
Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v)
neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that
could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

     5.08   Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The proceeds of the Loans are
            -----------------------------------
to be used solely for the purposes set forth in and permitted by Section 6.12
and Section 7.07. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is generally engaged in
the business of purchasing or selling Margin Stock or extending credit for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.

     5.09   Title to Properties. The Company and each Subsidiary have good
            -------------------
record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in,
all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of their respective
businesses, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, the
property of the Company and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than
Permitted Liens.

     5.10   Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal and
            -----
other material tax returns and reports required

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to be filed, and have paid all Federal and other material taxes, assessments,
fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their
properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate
reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax
assessment against the Company or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a
Material Adverse Effect.

     5.11   Financial Condition. (a) The unaudited consolidated financial
            -------------------
statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries dated September 24, 1994, and the
related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity
and cash flows for the fiscal period ended on that date:

                 (1)  were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted
therein, subject to ordinary, good faith year end audit adjustments;

                 (2)  fairly present the financial condition of the Company and
its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and results of operations for the period
covered thereby; and

                 (3)  except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.11, show
                                                          -------------
all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the
Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including
liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Contingent Obligations.

            (b)  Since September 24, 1994, there has been no Material Adverse
Effect.

     5.12   Environmental Matters. Except where non-compliance is not reasonably
            ---------------------
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries are
in compliance with all Environmental Laws. Except in cases or circumstances not
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, there is no Environmental
Claim pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the
Company or any Subsidiary.

     5.13   Regulated Entities. None of the Company, any Person controlling the
            ------------------
Company, or any Subsidiary, is an "Investment Company" within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company is not subject to regulation under
the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act, the
Interstate Commerce Act, any state public utilities code, or any other Federal
or state statute or regulation limiting its ability to incur Indebtedness.

     5.14   No Burdensome Restrictions. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
            --------------------------
is a party to or bound by any Contractual Obligation, or subject to any
restriction in any Organization Document, or any Requirement of Law, which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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     5.15   Labor Relations. There are no strikes, lockouts or other labor
            ---------------
disputes against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the best of the
Company's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and, except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.15, no
significant unfair labor practice complaint is pending against the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened
against any of them before any Governmental Authority.

     5.16   Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc. The Company or
            -------------------------------------------------
its Subsidiaries own or are licensed or otherwise have the right to use all of
the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, contractual
franchises, authorizations and other rights that are reasonably necessary for
the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights
of any other Person. To the best knowledge of the Company, no slogan or other
advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material
now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by the Company or any
Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person. Except as
specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.05, no claim or litigation regarding any of
the foregoing is pending or threatened, and no patent, invention, device,
application, principle or any statute, law, rule, regulation, standard or code
is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, proposed, which, in either case,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     5.17   Subsidiaries. The Company has no Subsidiaries other than those
            ------------
specifically disclosed in part (a) of Schedule 5.17 hereto and has no equity
                                      -------------
investments in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically
disclosed in part (b) of Schedule 5.17.
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     5.18   Insurance. The Company has a self-insurance program covering types
            ---------
of risks and/or properties in amounts consistent with the practices of other
companies in the same or similar business and of similar size. The properties of
the Company and its Subsidiaries are, consistent with its self-insurance
program, insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not
Affiliates of the Company, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering
such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses
and owning similar properties in localities where the Company or such Subsidiary
operates.

     5.19   Full Disclosure. None of the representations or warranties made by
            ---------------
the Company or any Subsidiary in the Loan Documents as of the date such
representations and warranties are made or deemed made, and none of the
statements contained in any exhibit, report, statement or certificate furnished
by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the Loan
Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made
therein, in light of the

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circumstances under which they are made, not misleading as of the time when made
or delivered.

     5.20   Disclosure re Margin Stock. On the Closing Date, the Company owns
            --------------------------
the Margin Stock shown on Schedule 5.20.
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                                   ARTICLE VI

                             AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
                             ---------------------

     So long as any Bank shall have any Commitment hereunder, or any Loan or
other Obligation shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, unless the Majority Banks
waive compliance in writing:

     6.01   Financial Statements. The Company shall deliver to the Agent, in
            --------------------
form and detail satisfactory to the Agent and the Majority Banks, with
sufficient copies for each Bank:

            (a)  as soon as available, but not later than 100 days after the end
of each fiscal year, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related
consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash
flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures
for the previous fiscal year, and accompanied by the opinion of Price Waterhouse
or another nationally-recognized independent public accounting firm
("Independent Auditor") which report shall state that such consolidated
  -------------------
financial statements present fairly the financial position for the periods
indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior
years. Such opinion shall not be qualified or limited because of a restricted or
limited examination by the Independent Auditor of any material portion of the
Company's or any Subsidiary's records;

            (b)  as soon as available, but not later than 60 days after the end
of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, a copy of the
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of
the end of such quarter and the related consolidated statements of income,
shareholders' equity and cash flows for the period commencing on the first day
and ending on the last day of such quarter, and certified by a Responsible
Officer as fairly presenting, in accordance with GAAP (subject to ordinary, good
faith year-end audit adjustments), the financial position and the results of
operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries;

     6.02   Certificates; Other Information. The Company shall furnish to the
            -------------------------------
Agent, with sufficient copies for each Bank:

            (a)  concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements
referred to in subsection 6.01(a), a certificate of the Independent Auditor
stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was
obtained of any Default or Event of Default, except as specified in such
certificate;

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            (b)  concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements
referred to in subsections 6.01(a) and (b), a Compliance Certificate executed by
a Responsible Officer;

            (c)  promptly, copies of all financial statements and reports that
the Company sends to its shareholders, and copies of all financial statements
and regular, periodical or special reports (including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K)
that the Company or any Subsidiary may make to, or file with, the SEC; and

            (d)  promptly, such additional information regarding the business,
financial or corporate affairs of the Company or any Subsidiary as the Agent, at
the request of any Bank, may from time to time request.

     6.03   Notices. The Company shall promptly notify the Agent and each Bank:
            -------

            (a)  of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and of
the occurrence or existence of any event or circumstance that foreseeably will
become a Default or Event of Default;

            (b)  of any matter that has resulted or may result in a Material
Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default
under, a Contractual Obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) any
dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between the Company
or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of,
or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting the
Company or any Subsidiary; including pursuant to any applicable Environmental
Laws;

            (c)  of the occurrence of any of the following events affecting the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate (but in no event more than 10 days after such
event), and deliver to the Agent and each Bank a copy of any notice with respect
to such event that is filed with a Governmental Authority and any notice
delivered by a Governmental Authority to the Company or any ERISA Affiliate with
respect to such event:

                 (1)  an ERISA Event;

                 (2)  a material increase in the Unfunded Pension Liability of
any Pension Plan;

                 (3)  the adoption of, or the commencement of contributions to,
any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code by the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate; or

                 (4)  the adoption of any amendment to a Plan subject to Section
412 of the Code, if such amendment results in a material increase in
contributions or Unfunded Pension Liability.

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            (d)  of any material change in accounting policies or financial
reporting practices by the Company or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries.

            Each notice under this Section shall be accompanied by a written
statement by a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence
referred to therein, and stating what action the Company or any affected
Subsidiary proposes to take with respect thereto and at what time. Each notice
under subsection 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all clauses
or provisions of this Agreement or other Loan Document that have been (or
foreseeably will be) breached or violated.

     6.04   Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc. The Company shall, and
            ----------------------------------------
shall cause each Subsidiary to:

            (a)  preserve and maintain in full force and effect its corporate
existence and good standing under the laws of its state or jurisdiction of
incorporation;

            (b)  preserve and maintain in full force and effect all governmental
rights, privileges, qualifications, permits, licenses and franchises necessary
or desirable in the normal conduct of its business except in connection with
transactions permitted by Section 7.03 and sales of assets permitted by Section
7.02;

            (c)  use reasonable efforts, in the ordinary course of business, to
preserve its business organization and goodwill; and

            (d)  preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks,
trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     6.05   Maintenance of Property. The Company shall maintain, and shall cause
            -----------------------
each Subsidiary to maintain, and preserve all its property which is used or
useful in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and
tear excepted and make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and
replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     6.06   Insurance. The Company shall maintain (in accordance with its
            ---------
self-insurance program), and shall cause each Subsidiary to maintain (in
accordance with the Company's self-insurance program), with financially sound
and reputable independent insurers, insurance with respect to its properties and
business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by
Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such
amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other
Persons.

     6.07   Payment of Obligations. The Company shall, and shall cause each
            ----------------------
Subsidiary to, pay and discharge as the same shall

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become due and payable, all their respective obligations and liabilities,
including:

            (a)  interest, principal, fees, and all other sums outstanding under
or in respect of this Agreement, the Fee Letter, and any other instrument
required hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof;

            (b)  all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or
levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves in accordance
with GAAP are being maintained by the Company or such Subsidiary;

            (c)  all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien
upon its property; and

            (d)  all indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but subject to
any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing
such Indebtedness.

     6.08   Compliance with Laws. The Company shall comply, and shall cause each
            --------------------
Subsidiary to comply, in all material respects with all Requirements of Law of
any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its business
(including the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act), except such as may be
contested in good faith or as to which a bona fide dispute may exist.

     6.09   Compliance with ERISA. The Company shall, and shall cause each of
            ---------------------
its ERISA Affiliates to: (a) maintain each Plan in compliance in all material
respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or
state law; (b) cause each Plan which is qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code to maintain such qualification; and (c) make all required contributions to
any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code.

     6.10   Inspection of Property and Books and Records. The Company shall
            --------------------------------------------
maintain and shall cause each Subsidiary to maintain proper books of record and
account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP
consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters
involving the assets and business of the Company and such Subsidiary. The
Company shall permit, and shall cause each Subsidiary to permit, representatives
and independent contractors of the Agent or any Bank to visit and inspect any of
their respective properties, to examine their respective corporate, financial
and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to
discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective
directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of
the Company and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as
often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the
Company; provided, however, when an Event of Default exists the Agent or any
Bank may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Company at any time
during normal business hours and without advance notice.

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     6.11   Environmental Laws. The Company shall, and shall cause each
            ------------------
Subsidiary to, conduct its operations and keep and maintain its property in
compliance with all Environmental Laws.

     6.12   Use of Proceeds. (a) The Company shall use the proceeds of the Loans
            ---------------
for working capital and other general corporate purposes not in contravention of
any Requirement of Law or of any Loan Document.

            (b)  The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, use any portion
of the Loan proceeds (i) knowingly to purchase Ineligible Securities from the
Arranger during any period in which the Arranger makes a market in such
Ineligible Securities, (ii) knowingly to purchase during the underwriting or
placement period Ineligible Securities being underwritten or privately placed by
the Arranger, or (iii) to make payments of principal or interest on Ineligible
Securities underwritten or privately placed by the Arranger and issued by or for
the benefit of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. The Arranger is a
registered broker-dealer and permitted to underwrite and deal in certain
Ineligible Securities; and "Ineligible Securities" means securities which may
                            ---------------------
not be underwritten or dealt in by member banks of the Federal Reserve System
under Section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C. ss. 24, Seventh), as
amended.

     6.13   Cooperation. The Company shall perform, on request of the Agent or
            -----------
the Majority Banks and at the Company's expense, such acts as may be necessary
or advisable to otherwise carry out the intent of this Agreement.

                                  ARTICLE VII

                               NEGATIVE COVENANTS
                               ------------------

     So long as any Bank shall have any Commitment hereunder, or any Loan or
other Obligation shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, unless the Majority Banks
waive compliance in writing:

     7.01   Limitation on Liens. The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or
            -------------------
permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make, create, incur, assume or
suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any part of its property,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following ("Permitted
                                                                    ---------
Liens"):
-----

            (a)  any Lien existing on property of the Company or any Subsidiary
on the Closing Date and set forth in Schedule 7.01 securing Indebtedness
                                     -------------
outstanding on such date and any Lien associated with operating leases of the
Company and any Subsidiary existing as of the Closing Date;

            (b)  any Lien created under any Loan Document;

            (c)  Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental
charges which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty, or to the
extent that non-payment thereof is

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permitted by Section 6.07, provided that no notice of lien has been filed or
recorded under the Code;

            (d)  carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', landlords',
materialmen's, repairmen's or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course
of business which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which
are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, which
proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property
subject thereto;

            (e)  Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) consisting of
pledges or deposits required in the ordinary course of business in connection
with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security
legislation;

            (f)  Liens on the property of the Company or its Subsidiary securing
(i) the non-delinquent performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for
borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, (ii) contingent obligations on
surety and appeal bonds, and (iii) other non-delinquent obligations of a like
nature; in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business, provided all
such Liens in the aggregate would not (even if enforced) cause a Material
Adverse Effect;

            (g)  Liens consisting of judgment or judicial attachment liens,
provided that the enforcement of such Liens is effectively stayed and all such
liens in the aggregate at any time outstanding for the Company and its
Subsidiaries do not exceed $5,000,000;

            (h)  easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar
encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business which, in the
aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case
materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere
with the ordinary conduct of the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

            (i)  Liens on assets of corporations which become Subsidiaries after
the date of this Agreement, provided, however, that such Liens existed at the
                            --------  -------
time the respective corporations became Subsidiaries and were not created in
anticipation thereof and the principal amount of the obligations secured by such
Liens does not exceed $10,000,000;

            (j)  purchase money security interests on any property acquired or
held by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business,
securing Indebtedness incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing all or
any part of the cost of acquiring such property; provided that (i) any such Lien
                                                 -------------
attaches to such property concurrently with or within 20 days after the
acquisition thereof, (ii) such Lien attaches solely to the property so acquired
in such transaction, (iii) the principal amount of the debt secured thereby does
not exceed 100% of the cost of such property, and (iv) the principal amount of
the

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Indebtedness secured by any and all such purchase money security interests shall
not at any time exceed $10,000,000;

            (k)  Liens securing obligations in respect of capital leases and
operating leases on assets subject to such leases, provided that such capital
leases and operating leases are otherwise permitted hereunder; and

            (l)  Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law
provision relating to banker's liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and
remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor
depository institution; provided that (i) such deposit account is not a
                        -------------
dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against
access by the Company in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by
the FRB, and (ii) such deposit account is not intended by the Company or any
Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution.

     7.02   Disposition of Assets. The Company shall not, and shall not suffer
            ---------------------
or permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, lease,
convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of (whether in one or a series of
transactions) any property (including accounts and notes receivable, with or
without recourse) or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing,
except:

            (a)  dispositions of inventory, or used, worn-out or surplus
equipment, all in the ordinary course of business;

            (b)  the sale of equipment to the extent that such equipment is
exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement
equipment, or the proceeds of such sale are reasonably promptly applied to the
purchase price of such replacement equipment;

            (c)  the sale by Polar Express of leases and/or machinery pursuant
to the Polar Program;

            (d)  the sale by the Company or any Subsidiary of trucks pursuant to
the Truck Lease Program; and

            (e)  dispositions not otherwise permitted hereunder which are made
for fair market value; provided that (i) at the time of any disposition, no
                       -------------
Event of Default shall exist or shall result from such disposition, (ii) the
aggregate sales price from such disposition shall be paid in cash, and (iii) the
aggregate value of all assets so sold by the Company and its Subsidiaries,
together, shall not exceed in any fiscal year $5,000,000.

     7.03   Consolidations and Mergers. The Company shall not, and shall not
            --------------------------
suffer or permit any Subsidiary to, merge, consolidate with or into, or convey,
transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a
series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now

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owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except:

            (a)  any Subsidiary may merge with the Company, provided that the
Company shall be the continuing or surviving corporation, or with any one or
more Subsidiaries, provided that if any transaction shall be between a
Subsidiary and a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the Wholly-Owned Subsidiary shall be
the continuing or surviving corporation; and

            (b)  any Subsidiary may sell all or substantially all of its assets
(upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise), to the Company or another
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.

     7.04   Loans and Investments. The Company shall not purchase or acquire, or
            ---------------------
suffer or permit any Subsidiary to purchase or acquire, or make any commitment
therefor, any capital stock, equity interest, or any obligations or other
securities of, or any interest in, any Person, or make or commit to make any
Acquisitions, or make or commit to make any advance, loan, extension of credit
or capital contribution to or any other investment in, any Person including any
Affiliate of the Company, except for:

            (a)  investments in Cash Equivalents;

            (b)  extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or
notes receivable arising from the sale or lease of goods or services in the
ordinary course of business;

            (c)  extensions of credit by the Company to any of its Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries or by any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries to another of its
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries;

            (d)  investments (other than those permitted under subsections (a),
(b), (c), (e), and (f) of this Section) subject to the following additional
limitations:

                 (1)  up to an aggregate amount of $45,000,000 may be invested
     in Persons engaged in businesses substantially similar to the businesses
     currently engaged in by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries;

                 (2)  up to an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 may be invested
     in Persons engaged in businesses not covered by clause (1) of this
     subsection; and

                 (3)  the aggregate amount of investments under clauses (1) and
     (2) of this subsection may not exceed $45,000,000;

            (e)  investments acquired in exchange for stock of the Company; and

            (f)  investments existing as of the Closing Date as set forth in
Schedule 7.04.
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     7.05   Limitation on Indebtedness. The Company shall not, and shall not
            --------------------------
suffer or permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, or
otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any
Indebtedness, except:

            (a)  Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement;

            (b)  accounts payable to trade creditors for goods and services and
current operating liabilities (not the result of the borrowing of money)
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company or such Subsidiary in
accordance with customary terms and paid within the specified time, unless
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserved for in
accordance with GAAP;

            (c)  Indebtedness consisting of Contingent Obligations permitted
pursuant to Section 7.08;

            (d)  Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth in
Schedule 7.05;
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            (e)  Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by subsections 7.01(i)
and (j) in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed $20,000,000; and

            (f)  Indebtedness incurred in connection with leases permitted
pursuant to Section 7.10.

     7.06   Transactions with Affiliates. The Company shall not, and shall not
            ----------------------------
suffer or permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any transaction with any
Affiliate of the Company, except upon fair and reasonable terms no less
favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than would obtain in a comparable
arm's-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of the Company or such
Subsidiary.

     7.07   Use of Proceeds. The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or
            ---------------
permit any Subsidiary to, use any portion of the Loan proceeds, directly or
indirectly, (i) to purchase or carry Margin Stock, (ii) to repay or otherwise
refinance indebtedness of the Company or others incurred to purchase or carry
Margin Stock, (iii) to extend credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
any Margin Stock, or (iv) to acquire any security in any transaction that is
subject to Section 13 or 14 of the Exchange Act. During the period from the date
of this Agreement through the last day of the Share Purchase Period, the Company
may use the proceeds of the Loans to pay for purchases of the Company's common
stock for immediate retirement of such stock.

     7.08   Contingent Obligations. The Company shall not, and shall not suffer
            ----------------------
or permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Contingent Obligations except:

            (a)  endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course
of business;

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            (b)  Contingent Obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries
existing as of the Closing Date and listed in Schedule 7.08; and
                                              -------------

            (c)  Guaranty Obligations in respect of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary
which is permitted under this Agreement;

            (d)  The Contingent Obligations of Polar Express with respect to
leases it sells or enters into pursuant to the Polar Program up to an aggregate
amount of $10,000,000; and the Company's Guaranty Obligations, if any, with
respect to such Contingent Obligations of Polar Express up to an aggregate
amount of $10,000,000; and

            (e)  In addition to that permitted under the preceding subsections,
Guaranty Obligations covering up to $5,000,000 principal of primary obligations.

     7.09   Joint Ventures. Except for investments in a Joint Venture permitted
            --------------
under Section 7.04, the Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any
Subsidiary to, enter into any Joint Venture, other than in the ordinary course
of business.

     7.10   Lease Obligations. The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or
            -----------------
permit any Subsidiary to, create or suffer to exist any obligations for the
payment of rent for any property under lease or agreement to lease, except for:

            (a)  leases of the Company and of Subsidiaries in existence on the
Closing Date and any renewal, extension or refinancing thereof;

            (b)  leases entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
pursuant to the Truck Lease Program;

            (c)  leases entered into by Polar Express pursuant to the Polar
Program;

            (d)  operating leases other than those permitted under other
subsections of this Section entered into by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries after the Closing Date in the ordinary course of business as
conducted as of the Closing Date; provided that the aggregate amount of rent and
other charges to be paid under such leases (without discounting to present value
and without regard to any options to extend) does not exceed $10,000,000;

            (e)  leases other than those permitted under other subsections of
this Section entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the
Closing Date, provided, that:
              --------

                 (1)  immediately prior to giving effect to such lease, the
     Property subject to such lease was sold by the Company or any such
     Subsidiary to the lessor pursuant to a transaction permitted under Section
     7.02;

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                 (2)  no Default or Event of Default exists or would occur as a
     result of such sale and subsequent lease; and

                 (3)  the aggregate amount of rent and other charges to be paid
     under such leases (without discounting to present value and without regard
     to any options to extend) does not exceed $5,000,000.

            (f)  capital leases other than those permitted under other
subsections of this Section, entered into by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries after the Closing Date to finance the acquisition of equipment;
provided that the aggregate for all such capital leases included in the
--------
Company's most current consolidated balance sheet furnished to the Agent
pursuant to Section 6.01 to the Agent shall not exceed $15,000,000.

     7.11   Restricted Payments. The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or
            -------------------
permit any Subsidiary to, declare or make any dividend payment or other
distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities on
account of any shares of any class of its capital stock, or purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire for value any shares of its capital stock or any warrants,
rights or options to acquire such shares, now or hereafter outstanding; except
that the Company and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary may:

            (a)  declare and make dividend payments or other distributions
payable in cash or in its common stock;

            (b)  purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common
stock or warrants or options to acquire any such shares with the proceeds
received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its common
stock;

            (c)  during the Share Purchase Period purchase its common stock for
immediate retirement up to an aggregate purchase price of $106,000,000;

            (d)  undertake or permit to be undertaken dividend payments or other
distributions or purchases, redemptions or acquisitions for value described in
the first paragraph of this Section, provided that the aggregate value of all
such payments, distributions, purchases, redemptions and acquisitions (other
than pursuant to subsections (a), (b) or (c) of this Section) does not exceed
$5,000,000; and

            (e)  purchase shares of its common stock pursuant to:
                 (1)  the Company's "Employee Secured Stock Purchase Plan
     (1990)" and the Company's "Section 423 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1990)"
     both as in effect on the Closing Date, and

                 (2)  the Company's "Stock Option Plan (1992)", the Company's
     "Incentive Stock Option Plan (1982)", and the

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Company's "Stock Option Plan (1993)", all as in effect on the Closing Date.

     7.12   ERISA. The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of
            -----
its ERISA Affiliates to: (a) engage in a prohibited transaction or violation of
the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan which has resulted
or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company in an
aggregate amount in excess of $10,000,000; or (b) engage in a transaction that
could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

     7.13   Consolidated Net Worth. The Company shall not permit its
            ----------------------
Consolidated Net Worth at any time during any fiscal quarter to be less than the
sum of (i) $312,000,000; plus (ii) 75% of the Company's net profit for each
fiscal quarter beginning with the first fiscal quarter of 1994 (with no
deduction for losses); plus (iii) 100% of Net Issuance Proceeds of any stock
offerings or subordinated debt incurred since September 24, 1994; less (iv) the
aggregate purchase price paid by the Company for the purchase of its common
stock permitted under Section 7.11(c).

     7.14   Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Company shall not permit
            -----------------------------------
its Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (a) prior to its first fiscal quarter of 1996 to
be less than 1.10 to 1.00, (b) for its first fiscal quarter of 1996 and
thereafter to be less than 1.75 to 1.00. For purposes of this Section, Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio means the ratio of "A" to "B" where:

     "A"   means the sum of earnings before taxes plus current operating lease
           expenses plus interest expense. The Company's write-off of up to
           $800,000 as a result of the Company's investment in DSD Partnership,
           a California general partnership shall be excluded in computing
           earnings before taxes for purposes of this Section; and

     "B"   means interest expense plus current operating lease expense;

     in all cases computed on a consolidated basis and measured as follows:

                 (1)  as of the last day of the Company's third fiscal quarter
           ending in 1994, for such quarter;

                 (2)  as of the last day of the Company's fourth fiscal quarter
           ending in 1994, for the combined period consisting of the Company's
           third and fourth fiscal quarters of 1994;

                 (3)  as of the last day of the Company's first fiscal quarter
           ending in 1995, for the combined period consisting of Company's third
           and fourth fiscal quarters of 1994 and the Company's first fiscal
           quarter ending in 1995; and

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                 (4)  as of the last day of each successive fiscal quarter of
           the Company, on a rolling four quarter basis.

     7.15   Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio. (a) The Company shall not permit its
            ------------------------
Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio to be greater than (i) 6.25 for the period from the
Closing Date through its second fiscal quarter in 1995; (ii) 5.25 for the period
consisting of its third and fourth fiscal quarters in 1995 and its first and
second quarters of 1996; (iii) 4.50 for the period consisting of its third and
fourth quarters in 1996; and (iv) 4.00 thereafter.

            (b)  In determining compliance with this Section, the Company's
Funded Debt at each quarterly measurement period shall be reduced by the amounts
shown in the following table to accommodate increases in the Company's seasonal
debt:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
================================================================================
Fiscal
quarter                           1995               1996               1997
ending in:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                            <C>                <C>                <C>
March                          $10,000,000        $10,000,000        $10,000,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June                           $40,000,000        $45,000,000        $50,000,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
September                      $30,000,000        $35,000,000        $40,000,000
================================================================================
</TABLE>

     7.16   Change in Business. The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or
            ------------------
permit any Subsidiary to, engage in any material line of business substantially
different from those lines of business carried on by the Company and its
Subsidiaries on the date hereof.

     7.17   Accounting Changes. The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or
            ------------------
permit any Subsidiary to, make any significant change in accounting treatment or
reporting practices, except as required by GAAP, or change the fiscal year of
the Company or of any Subsidiary.

     7.18   Other Contracts. The Company shall not enter into any employment
            ---------------
contracts or other employment or service-retention arrangements whose terms,
including salaries, benefits and other compensation, are not normal and
customary.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                               EVENTS OF DEFAULT
                               -----------------

     8.01   Event of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an "Event
            ----------------                                            -----

of Default":
----------

            (a)  Non-Payment. The Company fails to pay, (i) when and as required
                 -----------
to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) within five days
after the same becomes due, any

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interest, fee or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan
Document; or

            (b)  Representation or Warranty. Any representation or warranty by
                 --------------------------
the Company or any Subsidiary made or deemed made herein, in any other Loan
Document, or which is contained in any certificate, document or financial or
other statement by the Company, any Subsidiary, or any Responsible Officer,
furnished at any time under this Agreement, or in or under any other Loan
Document, is incorrect in any material respect on or as of the date made or
deemed made; or

            (c)  Specific Defaults. The Company fails to perform or observe any
                 -----------------
term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Sections 6.03, or 6.10 or in
Article VII other than Sections 7.01, 7.05, 7.06, 7.12, 7.16, 7.17, or 7.18; or

            (d)  Other Defaults. The Company fails to perform or observe:
                 --------------

                 (1)  any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of
     Sections 6.01, 6.02, 7.01, or 7.05 and such default shall continue
     unremedied for a period of five Business Days after notice from the Agent
     or any Bank that such failure to comply constitutes an Event of Default; or

                 (2)  any other term or covenant contained in this Agreement or
     any other Loan Document, and such default shall continue unremedied for a
     period of 30 days after its occurrence; or

            (e)  Cross-Default. The Company or any Subsidiary (i) fails to make
                 -------------
any payment in respect of any Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation having an
aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and
including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit
arrangement) of more than $1,000,000 when due (whether by scheduled maturity,
required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) and such failure
continues after the applicable grace or notice period, if any, specified in the
document relating thereto on the date of such failure; or (ii) fails to perform
or observe any other condition or covenant, or any other event shall occur or
condition exist, under any agreement or instrument relating to any such
Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation, and such failure continues after the
applicable grace or notice period, if any, specified in the document relating
thereto on the date of such failure if the effect of such failure, event or
condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness
or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on
behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause such
Indebtedness to be declared to be due and payable prior to its stated maturity,
or such Contingent Obligation to become payable or cash collateral in respect
thereof to be demanded; or

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            (f)  Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings. The Company or any Material
                 ---------------------------------
Subsidiary (i) ceases or fails to be solvent, or generally fails to pay, or
admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, subject to
applicable grace periods, if any, whether at stated maturity or otherwise; (ii)
voluntarily ceases to conduct its business in the ordinary course; (iii)
commences any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to itself; or (iv) takes any
action to effectuate or authorize any of the foregoing; or

            (g)  Involuntary Proceedings. (i) Any involuntary Insolvency
                 -----------------------
Proceeding is commenced or filed against the Company or any Material Subsidiary,
or any writ, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process, is
issued or levied against a substantial part of the Company's or any Material
Subsidiary's properties, and any such proceeding or petition shall not be
dismissed, or such writ, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar
process shall not be released, vacated or fully bonded within 60 days after
commencement, filing or levy; (ii) the Company or any Material Subsidiary admits
the material allegations of a petition against it in any Insolvency Proceeding,
or an order for relief (or similar order under non-U.S. law) is ordered in any
Insolvency Proceeding; or (iii) the Company or any Material Subsidiary
acquiesces in the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator,
liquidator, mortgagee in possession (or agent therefor), or other similar Person
for itself or a substantial portion of its property or business; or

            (h)  ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event shall occur with respect to a Pension
                 -----
Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to
result in liability of the Company under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan,
Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000;
(ii) the aggregate amount of Unfunded Pension Liability among all Pension Plans
at any time exceeds $5,000,000; or (iii) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate
shall fail to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period,
any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section
4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of
$5,000,000; or

            (i)  Monetary Judgments. One or more non-interlocutory judgments,
                 ------------------
non-interlocutory orders, decrees or arbitration awards is entered against the
Company or any Subsidiary involving in the aggregate a liability (to the extent
not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does
not dispute coverage) as to any single or related series of transactions,
incidents or conditions, in an aggregate amount equal to 5% or more of the
Company's Consolidated Net Worth, and the same shall remain unsatisfied,
unvacated and unstayed pending appeal for a period of 30 days after the entry
thereof; or

            (j)  Non-Monetary Judgments. Any non-monetary judgment, order or
                 ----------------------
decree is entered against the Company or any Subsidiary which does or would
reasonably be expected to have a

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Material Adverse Effect, and there shall be any period of 10 consecutive days
during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a
pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

            (k)  Change of Control. (i) Any person acquires beneficial ownership
                 -----------------
of 40% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's outstanding
securities immediately after such acquisition (which 40% shall be calculated
after including the dilutive effect of the conversion or exchange of any
outstanding securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for
voting securities), (ii) a change occurs in the composition of majority
membership of the Company's Board of Directors over any two year period, (iii) a
change of ownership of the Company such that the Company becomes subject to the
delisting of its common stock from the NASDAQ National Market System, (iv) the
Company's Board of Directors approves the sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company, or (v) the Company's Board of Directors approves any
merger, consolidation, issuance of securities, or purchase of assets, the result
of which would be the occurrence of any event described in clause (i), (ii), or
(iii) of this subsection. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
subsection, acquisitions by any person (or any group of which such a person is a
member) who as of          1994 is a member of the Board of Directors of the
                  --------
Company, of beneficial ownership of 40% or more of the combined voting power
of the Company's outstanding securities immediately after such acquisition
(calculation of such 40% being made as described above) shall not be deemed
subject to this subsection;

            (l)  Loss of Licenses. Any Governmental Authority revokes or fails
                 ----------------
to renew any material license, permit or franchise of the Company or any
Subsidiary, or the Company or any Subsidiary for any reason loses any material
license, permit or franchise, or the Company or any Subsidiary suffers the
imposition of any restraining order, escrow, suspension or impound of funds in
connection with any proceeding (judicial or administrative) with respect to any
material license, permit or franchise; or

            (m)  Adverse Change. There occurs a Material Adverse Effect which,
                 --------------
in the opinion of Majority Banks, (1) will adversely affect the ability of the
Company to perform under any Loan Document or to avoid any Event of Default or
(2) will have a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding
effect, or enforceability against the Company of any Loan Document; or

            (n)  Invalidity of Subordination Provisions. The subordination
                 --------------------------------------
provisions of any agreement or instrument governing any subordinated debt is for
any reason revoked or invalidated, or otherwise cease to be in full force and
effect, or any Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability
thereof or denies that it has any further liability or obligation thereunder, or
the Indebtedness hereunder is for any reason

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subordinated or does not have the priority contemplated by this Agreement or
such subordination provisions.

     8.02   Remedies. If any Event of Default occurs, the Agent shall, at the
            --------
request of, or may, with the consent of, the Majority Banks,

            (a)  declare the commitment of each Bank to make Loans to be
terminated, whereupon such commitments shall be terminated;

            (b)  declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans,
all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable
hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable,
without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which
are hereby expressly waived by the Company; and

            (c)  exercise on behalf of itself and the Banks all rights and
remedies available to it and the Banks under the Loan Documents or applicable
law;

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any event specified in subsection
--------  -------
(f) or (g) of Section 8.01 (in the case of clause (i) of subsection (g) upon the
expiration of the 60-day period mentioned therein), the obligation of each Bank
to make Loans shall automatically terminate and the unpaid principal amount of
all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall
automatically become due and payable without further act of the Agent or any
Bank.

     8.03   Rights Not Exclusive. The rights provided for in this Agreement and
            --------------------
the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other
rights, powers, privileges or remedies provided by law or in equity, or under
any other instrument, document or agreement now existing or hereafter arising.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                                   THE AGENT
                                   ---------

     9.01   Appointment and Authorization. Each Bank hereby irrevocably (subject
            -----------------------------
to Section 9.09) appoints, designates and authorizes the Agent to take such
action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan
Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly
delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any
other Loan Document, the Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities,
except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Agent have or be deemed
to have any fiduciary relationship with any Bank, and no implied covenants,
functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read
into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the
Agent.

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                  9.02 Delegation of Duties. The Agent may execute any of its
                       --------------------
         duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through
         agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice
         of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Agent
         shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent
         or attorney-in-fact that it selects with reasonable care.

                  9.03 Liability of Agent. None of the Agent-Related Persons
                       ------------------
         shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any
         of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
         Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own
         gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any
         manner to any of the Banks for any recital, statement, representation
         or warranty made by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
         Company, or any officer thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any
         other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other
         document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agent under
         or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or
         the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency
         of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure of the
         Company or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its
         obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be
         under any obligation to any Bank to ascertain or to inquire as to the
         observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or
         conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect
         the properties, books or records of the Company or any of the Company's
         Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

                  9.04 Reliance by Agent.
                       -----------------

           (a)  The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully
         protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent,
         certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or
         telephone message, statement or other document or conversation
         believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent
         or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements
         of legal counsel (including counsel to the Company), independent
         accountants and other experts selected by the Agent. The Agent shall
         be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this
         Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such
         advice or concurrence of the Majority Banks as it deems appropriate
         and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its
         satisfaction by the Banks against any and all liability and expense
         which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take
         any such action. The Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in
         acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other
         Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Majority
         Banks and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant
         thereto shall be binding upon all of the Banks.

            (b)  For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions
         specified in Section 4.01, each Bank that has executed this Agreement
         shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or

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accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter either sent by
the Agent to such Bank for consent, approval, acceptance or satisfaction, or
required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or
satisfactory to the Bank.

     9.05   Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge
            -----------------
or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with
respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to
be paid to the Agent for the account of the Banks, unless the Agent shall have
received written notice from a Bank or the Company referring to this Agreement,
describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a
"notice of default". The Agent will notify the Banks of its receipt of any such
notice. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event
of Default as may be requested by the Majority Banks in accordance with Article
VIII; provided, however, that unless and until the Agent has received any such
      --------  -------
request, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or
refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of
Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Banks.

     9.06   Credit Decision. Each Bank acknowledges that none of the Agent-
            ---------------
Related Persons has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act
by the Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, shall be deemed to constitute any representation
or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Bank. Each Bank represents to the
Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related
Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate,
made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects,
operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating
to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into
this Agreement and to extend credit to the Company and its Subsidiaries
hereunder. Each Bank also represents that it will, independently and without
reliance upon any Agent- Related Person and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as
it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations,
property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Company.
Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be
furnished to the Banks by the Agent, the Agent shall not have any duty or
responsibility to provide any Bank with any credit or other information
concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other
condition or creditworthiness of the Company which may come into the possession
of any of the Agent-Related Persons.

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     9.07   Indemnification of Agent.  Whether or not the transactions
            ------------------------
contemplated hereby are consummated, the Banks shall indemnify upon demand the
Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the
Company and without limiting the obligation of the Company to do so), pro rata,
from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities; provided, however, that no
                                                      --------  -------
Bank shall be liable for the payment to the Agent-Related Persons of any portion
of such Indemnified Liabilities resulting solely from such Person's gross
negligence or willful misconduct.  Without limitation of the foregoing, each
Bank shall reimburse the Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or
out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Agent in
connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration,
modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal
proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or
responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document
contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Agent is not
reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Company.  The undertaking in
this Section shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the
resignation or replacement of the Agent.

     9.08   Agent in Individual Capacity.  BofA and its Affiliates may make
            ----------------------------
loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from,
acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust,
financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Company and its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates as though BofA were not the Agent hereunder and
without notice to or consent of the Banks.  The Banks acknowledge that, pursuant
to such activities, BofA or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the
Company or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to
confidentiality obligations in favor of the Company or such Subsidiary) and
acknowledge that the Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such
information to them.  With respect to its Loans, BofA shall have the same rights
and powers under this Agreement as any other Bank and may exercise the same as
though it were not the Agent, and the terms "Bank" and "Banks" include BofA in
its individual capacity.

     9.09   Successor Agent.  The Agent may, and at the request of the Majority
            ---------------
Banks shall, resign as Agent upon 30 days' notice to the Banks.  If the Agent
resigns under this Agreement, the Majority Banks shall appoint from among the
Banks a successor agent for the Banks.  If no successor agent is appointed prior
to the effective date of the resignation of the Agent, the Agent may appoint,
after consulting with the Banks and the Company, a successor agent from among
the Banks.  Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder,
such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the
retiring Agent and the term "Agent" shall mean such successor agent and the
retiring Agent's appointment, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated.
After any retiring Agent's resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of
this Article and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall inure to its benefit as to any
actions




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taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement.  If
no successor agent has accepted appointment as Agent by the date which is 30
days following a retiring Agent's notice of resignation, the retiring Agent's
resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Banks shall
perform all of the duties of the Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the
Majority Banks appoint a successor agent as provided for above.

     9.10   Withholding Tax.  (a)  If any Bank is a "foreign corporation,
            ---------------
partnership or trust" within the meaning of the Code and such Bank claims
exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. withholding tax under Sections 1441 or
1442 of the Code, such Bank agrees with and in favor of the Agent, to deliver to
the Agent:

                 (1)  if such Bank claims an exemption from, or a reduction
      of, withholding tax under a United States tax treaty, properly completed
      IRS Form 1001 before the payment of any interest in the first calendar
      year and before the payment of any interest in each third succeeding
      calendar year during which interest may be paid under this Agreement;

                 (2)  if such Bank claims that interest paid under this
      Agreement is exempt from United States withholding tax because it is
      effectively connected with a United States trade or business of such Bank,
      two properly completed and executed copies of IRS Form 4224 before the
      payment of any interest is due in the first taxable year of such Bank and
      in each succeeding taxable year of such Bank during which interest may be
      paid under this Agreement; and

                 (3)  such other form or forms as may be required under the
      Code or other laws of the United States as a condition to exemption from,
      or reduction of, United States withholding tax.

Such Bank agrees to promptly notify the Agent of any change in circumstances
which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.

            (b)  If any Bank claims exemption from, or reduction of, withholding
tax under a United States tax treaty by providing IRS Form 1001 and such Bank
sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise transfers all or part of
the Obligations of the Company to such Bank, such Bank agrees to notify the
Agent of the percentage amount in which it is no longer the beneficial owner of
Obligations of the Company to such Bank.  To the extent of such percentage
amount, the Agent will treat such Bank's IRS Form 1001 as no longer valid.

            (c)  If any Bank claiming exemption from United States withholding
tax by filing IRS Form 4224 with the Agent sells, assigns, grants a
participation in, or otherwise transfers all or part of the Obligations of the
Company to such Bank, such Bank agrees to undertake sole responsibility for
complying with the

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withholding tax requirements imposed by Sections 1441 and 1442 of the Code.

            (d)  If any Bank is entitled to a reduction in the applicable
withholding tax, the Agent may withhold from any interest payment to such Bank
an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax after taking into account
such reduction.  If the forms or other documentation required by subsection (a)
of this Section are not delivered to the Agent, then the Agent may withhold from
any interest payment to such Bank not providing such forms or other
documentation an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax.

            (e)  If the IRS or any other Governmental Authority of the United
States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Agent did not properly
withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Bank (because the
appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such
Bank failed to notify the Agent of a change in circumstances which rendered the
exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other
reason) such Bank shall indemnify the Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly
or indirectly, by the Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and
interest, and including any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts
payable to the Agent under this Section, together with all costs and expenses
(including Attorney Costs).  The obligation of the Banks under this subsection
shall survive the payment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement
of the Agent.

     9.11   Co-Agents.  The Bank identified on the facing page or signature
            ---------
pages of this Agreement as a "co-agent" shall have no right, power, obligation,
liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those
applicable to all Banks as such. Without limiting the foregoing, the Bank so
identified as a "co-agent" shall not have or shall not be deemed to have any
fiduciary relationship with any Bank.  Each Bank acknowledges that it has not
relied, and will not rely, on the Bank so identified in deciding to enter into
this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.


                                   ARTICLE X

                                 MISCELLANEOUS
                                 -------------

     10.01  Amendments and Waivers.  No amendment or waiver of any provision of
            ----------------------
this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any
departure by the Company therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be
in writing and signed by the Majority Banks (or by the Agent at the written
request of the Majority Banks) and the Company and acknowledged by the Agent,
and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that
                                                       --------  -------
no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all


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the Banks and the Company and acknowledged by the Agent, do any of the
following:

            (a)  increase or extend the Commitment of any Bank (or reinstate any
Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02);

            (b)  postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other
Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due
to the Banks (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

            (c)  reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified
herein on any Loan, or (subject to clause (ii) below) any fees or other amounts
payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

            (d)  change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of the Loans which is required for the Banks or any of
them to take any action hereunder; or

            (e)  amend this Section, or Section 2.13, or any provision herein
providing for consent or other action by all Banks;

and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in
     -------- -------
writing and signed by the Agent in addition to the Majority Banks or all the
Banks, as the case may be, affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (ii) the Fee Letter may be amended, or
rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed by the parties
thereto.

     10.02  Notices.  (a)  All notices, requests and other communications shall
            -------
be in writing (including, unless the context expressly otherwise provides, by
facsimile transmission, provided that any matter transmitted by the Company by
facsimile (i) shall be immediately confirmed by a telephone call to the
recipient at the number specified on Schedule 10.02, and (ii) shall be followed
                                     --------------
promptly by delivery of a hard copy original thereof) and mailed, faxed or
delivered, to the address or facsimile number specified for notices on Schedule
                                                                       --------
10.02; or, as directed to the Company or the Agent, to such other address as
-----
shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties, and
as directed to any other party, at such other address as shall be designated by
such party in a written notice to the Company and the Agent.  

            (b)  All such notices, requests and communications shall, when
transmitted by overnight delivery, or faxed, be effective when delivered for
overnight (next-day) delivery, or transmitted in legible form by facsimile
machine, respectively, or if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date
deposited into the U.S. mail, or if delivered, upon delivery; except that
notices pursuant to Article II or IX shall not be effective until actually
received by the Agent.


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            (c)  Any agreement of the Agent and the Banks herein to receive
certain notices by telephone or facsimile is solely for the convenience and at
the request of the Company.  The Agent and the Banks shall be entitled to rely
on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person authorized by the
Company to give such notice and the Agent and the Banks shall not have any
liability to the Company or other Person on account of any action taken or not
taken by the Agent or the Banks in reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile
notice.  The obligation of the Company to repay the Loans shall not be affected
in any way or to any extent by any failure by the Agent and the Banks to receive
written confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the receipt by the
Agent and the Banks of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms
understood by the Agent and the Banks to be contained in the telephonic or
facsimile notice.

     10.03  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.  No failure to exercise and no delay
            ------------------------------
in exercising, on the part of the Agent or any Bank, any right, remedy, power or
privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof;  nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy,
power or privilege.

     10.04  Costs and Expenses.  The Company shall:
            ------------------

            (a)  whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated, pay or reimburse BofA (including in its capacity as Agent) and the
Arranger within five Business Days after demand (subject to subsection 4.01(d))
for all costs and expenses incurred by BofA (including in its capacity as Agent)
and the Arranger in connection with the development, preparation, delivery,
administration and execution of, and any amendment, supplement, waiver or
modification to (in each case, whether or not consummated), this Agreement, any
Loan Document and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or
therewith (including assignments and delegations by any Bank or Banks of their
rights and obligations under this Agreement), and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including reasonable Attorney
Costs incurred by BofA (including in its capacity as Agent) and the Arranger
with respect thereto; and

            (b)  pay or reimburse the Agent, the Arranger, and each Bank within
five Business Days after demand (subject to subsection 4.01(d)) for all costs
and expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by them in connection with the
enforcement, attempted enforcement, or preservation of any rights or remedies
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document during the existence of an Event
of Default or after acceleration of the Loans (including in connection with any
"workout" or restructuring regarding the Loans, and including in any Insolvency
Proceeding or appellate proceeding).

     10.05  Company Indemnification.  Whether or not the transactions
            -----------------------
contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company shall indemnify and hold the
Agent-Related Persons, and each Bank


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and each of its respective officers, directors, employees, counsel, agents and
attorneys-in-fact (each, an "Indemnified Person") harmless from and against any
                             ------------------
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, charges, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney
Costs) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time (including at any
time following repayment of the Loans and the termination, resignation or
replacement of the Agent or replacement of any Bank) be imposed on, incurred by
or asserted against any such Person in any way relating to or arising out of
this Agreement or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, or the
transactions contemplated hereby, or any action taken or omitted by any such
Person under or in connection with any of the foregoing, including with respect
to any investigation, litigation or proceeding (including any Insolvency
Proceeding or appellate proceeding) related to or arising out of this Agreement
or the Loans or the use of the proceeds thereof, whether or not any Indemnified
Person is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the "Indemnified
                                                                 -----------
Liabilities"); provided, that the Company shall have no obligation hereunder to
-----------
any Indemnified Person with respect to Indemnified Liabilities resulting solely
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. The
agreements in this Section shall survive payment of all other Obligations.

     10.06  Payments Set Aside.  To the extent that the Company makes a payment
            ------------------
to the Agent or the Banks, or the Agent or the Banks exercise their right of
set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such set-off or any part thereof
are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set
aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the
Agent or such Bank in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any
other party, in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, then (a)
to the extent of such recovery the obligation or part thereof originally
intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect
as if such payment had not been made or such set-off had not occurred, and (b)
each Bank severally agrees to pay to the Agent upon demand its pro rata share of
any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Agent.
 
     10.07  Successors and Assigns.
            ----------------------

            (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns, except that the Company may not assign or transfer any of its
rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the Agent and each Bank.

     10.08  Assignments, Participations, etc.
            --------------------------------

            (a)  Any Bank may, with the written consent of the Company
(which consent of the Company shall not be unreasonably withheld) at all
times other than during the existence of an Event of Default and the Agent
at any time, assign and delegate to one or more Eligible Assignees (provided
that no written consent of the Company or the Agent shall be required in
connection with any assignment and delegation by a Bank to an Eligible
Assignee that is an Affiliate


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of such Bank) (each an "Assignee") all, or any ratable part of all, of the
                       ----------
Loans, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of such Bank
hereunder, in a minimum amount of  $10,000,000; provided, however, that the
                                                --------  -------
Company and the Agent may continue to deal solely and directly with such Bank in
connection with the interest so assigned to an Assignee until (i) written notice
of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses and related
information with respect to the Assignee, shall have been given to the Company
and the Agent by such Bank and the Assignee; (ii) such Bank and its Assignee
shall have delivered to the Company and the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance
in the form of Exhibit E ("Assignment and Acceptance"); and (iii) the assignor
               ---------  ---------------------------
Bank or Assignee has paid to the Agent a processing fee in the amount of $5,000
(except as set forth in a separate agreement between the Agent and the
Co-Agent).

            (b)  From and after the date that the Agent notifies the assignor
Bank that it has received (and provided its consent with respect to) an executed
Assignment and Acceptance and payment of the above-referenced processing fee,
(i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that
rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such
Assignment and Acceptance, shall have the rights and obligations of a Bank under
the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assignor Bank shall, to the extent that rights
and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned
by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be
released from its obligations under the Loan Documents.

            (c)  Immediately upon each Assignee's making its processing fee
payment under the Assignment and Acceptance, this Agreement shall be deemed to
be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the
addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising
therefrom. The Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce such
Commitments of the assigning Bank pro tanto.
                                  --- -----

            (d)  Any Bank may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks
or other Persons not Affiliates of the Company (a "Participant") participating
                                                  -------------
interests in any Loans, the Commitment of that Bank and the other interests of
that Bank (the "originating Bank") hereunder and under the other Loan Documents;
provided, however, that (i) the originating Bank's obligations under this
--------  -------
Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the originating Bank shall remain solely
responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Company and the
Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with the originating Bank in
connection with the originating Bank's rights and obligations under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iv) no Bank shall transfer or grant
any participating interest under which the Participant has rights to approve any
amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, except to the extent such amendment, consent or waiver
would require unanimous consent of the Banks as described




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in the first proviso to Section 10.01.  In the case of any such participation,
       ----- -------
the Participant shall be entitled to the benefit of Sections 3.01, 3.03 and
10.05 as though it were also a Bank hereunder, and shall not have any other
rights under this Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents, and all amounts
payable by the Company hereunder shall be determined as if such Bank had not
sold such participation; except that, if amounts outstanding under this
Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become
due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant
shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in respect of its participating
interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the
amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Bank under
this Agreement.

           Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, any Bank may
at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its
rights under and interest in this Agreement in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank
in accordance with Regulation A of the FRB or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR
Section 203.14, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or
security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.

     10.09  Confidentiality.  Each Bank agrees to take and to cause its
            ---------------
Affiliates to take normal and reasonable precautions and exercise due care to
maintain the confidentiality of all information identified as "confidential" or
"secret"  by the Company and provided to it by the Company or any Subsidiary, or
by the Agent on such Company's or Subsidiary's behalf, under this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, and neither it nor any of its Affiliates shall use any
such information other than in connection with or in enforcement of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in connection with other business now
or hereafter existing or contemplated with the Company or any Subsidiary; except
to the extent such information (i) was or becomes generally available to the
public other than as a result of disclosure by the Bank, or (ii) was or becomes
available on a  non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company,
provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the
Company known to the Bank; provided, however, that any Bank may disclose such
                           --------  -------
information (A) at the request or pursuant to any requirement of any
Governmental Authority to which the Bank is subject or in connection with an
examination of such Bank by any such authority; (B) pursuant to subpoena or
other court process; (C) when required to do so in accordance with the
provisions of any applicable Requirement of Law; (D) to the extent reasonably
required in connection with any litigation or proceeding to which the Agent, any
Bank or their respective Affiliates may be party; (E) to the extent reasonably
required in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any
other Loan Document; (F) to such Bank's independent auditors and other
professional advisors; (G) to any Participant or Assignee, actual or potential,
provided that such Person agrees in writing to keep such information
confidential to the same extent required of the Banks hereunder; (H) as to any
Bank or its Affiliate, as expressly permitted under the terms of any other
document or



                                       65
<PAGE>   71
agreement regarding confidentiality to which the Company or any Subsidiary is
party or is deemed party with such Bank or such Affiliate; and (I) to its
Affiliates.

     10.10  Set-off.  In addition to any rights and remedies of the Banks
            -------
provided by law, if an Event of Default exists or the Loans have been
accelerated, each Bank is authorized at any time and from time to time, without
prior notice to the Company, any such notice being waived by the Company to the
fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits
(general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by,
and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Bank to or for the credit or
the account of the Company against any and all Obligations owing to such Bank,
now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not the Agent or such Bank
shall have made demand under this Agreement or any Loan Document and although
such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured.  Each Bank agrees promptly to
notify the Company and the Agent after any such set-off and application made by
such Bank; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not
           --------  -------
affect the validity of such set-off and application.

     10.11  Notification of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc.  Each Bank shall
            ------------------------------------------------
notify the Agent in writing of any changes in the address to which notices to
the Bank should be directed, of addresses of any Lending Office, of payment
instructions in respect of all payments to be made to it hereunder and of such
other administrative information as the Agent shall reasonably request.

     10.12  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of
            ------------
separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an
original, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute but one and the same instrument.

     10.13  Severability.  The illegality or unenforceability of any provision
            ------------
of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in
any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

     10.14  No Third Parties Benefitted.  This Agreement is made and entered
            ---------------------------
into for the sole protection and legal benefit of the Company, the Banks, the
Agent and the Agent-Related Persons, and their permitted successors and assigns,
and no other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have
any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

     10.15  Governing Law and Jurisdiction.  (a)  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
            ------------------------------
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA; PROVIDED THAT THE AGENT AND THE BANKS SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS
ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.




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<PAGE>   72

            (b)  ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, AND
BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE AGENT AND
THE BANKS CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS.  EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE AGENT AND THE
BANKS IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF
VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR
                                 --------------------
HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION
IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO.  THE COMPANY, THE
AGENT AND THE BANKS EACH WAIVE PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR
OTHER PROCESS, WHICH MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY CALIFORNIA LAW.

     10.16  Waiver of Jury Trial.  THE COMPANY, THE BANKS AND THE AGENT EACH
            --------------------
     WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF
     ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE
     OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY,
     IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY
     OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON,
     PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT
     CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE.  THE COMPANY, THE BANKS AND THE AGENT EACH AGREE
     THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL
     WITHOUT A JURY.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE
     THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF
     THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH
     SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF
     THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR
     THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS,
     SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
     DOCUMENTS.
        
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered in San Francisco,



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<PAGE>   73
California by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.


                                                 DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.


                                                 By:  /s/ WILLIAM C. COLLETT
                                                      --------------------------
                                                 Name:    William C. Collett
                                                       -------------------------
                                                 Title:   Treasurer
                                                        ------------------------



                                                 BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST
                                                 AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
                                                 as Agent


                                                 By:  /s/ KEVIN LEADER
                                                      --------------------------
                                                 Name:  Kevin C. Leader
                                                 Title:  Vice President




                                                 ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as Co-Agent


                                                 By:  /s/ GINA M. BRUSATORI
                                                      --------------------------
                                                 Name:    Gina M. Brusatori
                                                        ------------------------
                                                 Title:   Vice President
                                                         -----------------------


                                                 By:  /s/ DIANNE D. WAGGONER
                                                      --------------------------
                                                 Name:    Dianne D. Waggoner
                                                       -------------------------
                                                 Title:   Vice President
                                                        ------------------------



                                                 BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST
                                                 AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as a 
                                                 Bank


                                                 By: /s/ MICHAEL J. DASHER
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                 Name:  Michael J. Dasher
                                                 Title:  Vice President





<PAGE>   74
                                                 ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as a Bank


                                                 By: /s/ GINA M. BRUSATORI
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                 Name:   Gina M. Brusatori
                                                       -------------------------
                                                 Title:  Vice President
                                                         -----------------------


                                                 By: /s/ DIANNE D. WAGGONER
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                 Name:   Dianne D. Waggoner
                                                       -------------------------
                                                 Title:  Vice President
                                                        ------------------------







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<PAGE>   75

                                 SCHEDULE 2.01
                                 -------------

                                  COMMITMENTS
                              AND PRO RATA SHARES
                              -------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                Pro Rata
         Bank                        Commitment                 Share
         ----                        ----------                 --------
<S>                                  <C>                        <C>
Bank of America National
Trust and Savings 
Association                          $ 65,000,000               52%

ABN AMRO Bank, N.V.                    60,000,000               48%


        TOTAL                        $125,000,000               100%
</TABLE>


                  PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF LOANS OUTSTANDING AS OF
                     CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE CLOSING DATE
                              AND PRO RATA SHARES
                              -------------------


LOANS OTHER THAN SAME DAY RATE LOANS;
------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     Principal                  Pro Rata
        Bank                         Amount                     Share
        ----                         ---------                  --------
<S>                                  <C>                        <C>
Bank of America National
Trust and Savings 
Association                          $4,160,000                 52%

ABN AMRO Bank, N.V.                   3,840,000                 48%


        TOTAL                        $8,000,000                 100%

</TABLE>

SAME DAY RATE LOANS;
-------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      Principal                 Pro Rata
        Bank                          Amount                    Share
        ----                          ---------                 --------
<S>                                   <C>                       <C>
Bank of America National
Trust and Savings 
Association                           $9,200,000                100%

</TABLE>



<PAGE>   76
                                 SCHEDULE 5.05
                                 -------------

                                   LITIGATION
                                   ----------


                                     None.

<PAGE>   77

                                 SCHEDULE 5.07
                                 -------------

                                     ERISA
                                     -----


     The Company has been advised that the participation of the employees of
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Charitable Foundation and Edy's Grand Ice Cream
Charitable Foundation (the "Charitable Foundations") in the Dreyer's Grand Ice
Cream, Inc. Savings Plan (the "Savings Plan") may be construed as the Charitable
Foundations "maintaining" the Savings Plan contrary to Internal Revenue Code
Section 401(k)(4)(B).  The Company has discontinued the Charitable Foundations
employees' active participation in the Savings Plan. The Company has also
prepared a Voluntary Compliance Resolution ("VCR") application to obtain a
compliance certificate from the Internal Revenue Service on the discontinuance
of participation by the Charitable Foundations employees and the disposition of
contributions and earnings related to that participation.  The Company
anticipates filing the VCR application by December 31, 1994.


<PAGE>   78



                                 SCHEDULE 5.11
                                 -------------

                   SPECIAL DISCLOSURES OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                   ------------------------------------------


                                     None.


<PAGE>   79


                                 SCHEDULE 5.12
                                 -------------

                             ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
                             ---------------------


                                     None.



<PAGE>   80

                                 SCHEDULE 5.15

                                LABOR RELATIONS
                                ---------------

          1.   Edy's Grand Ice Cream and United Food and Commercial Workers
               ------------------------------------------------------------
Union Local 700, Ft. Wayne Indiana, NLRB Case No. 25-CA-23065; and 25-CA-23141.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          In January of 1994, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 700
("UFCW") filed a representation petition seeking to represent all employees
working at Edy's Ft. Wayne Manufacturing Facility.  An election was subsequently
held in March 1994 which was won by the employer.  Subsequent to the election, a
number of employees were discharged.  The UFCW, in turn, filed Unfair Labor
Practice Charges with Region 25 of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB")
alleging that these terminations were motivated by Edy's intent to retaliate
against these employees for having participated in union organizing activities.

          Originally, two separate Charges were filed and subsequently
consolidated by order of the Regional Director.  After investigation, the
Regional Director issued a Complaint against Edy's alleging that the following
individuals were terminated in violation of the National Labor Relations Act for
having engaged in union organizing activities:

      Joe Troendly -      Date of Termination:     March 31, 1994
      Steve Leatherman -  Date of Termination:     March 31, 1994
      Robert Byanskie -   Date of Termination:     April 4, 1994
      Lois Jones -        Date of Termination:     April 22, 1994

          The Complaint in the matter also alleges that Edy's engaged in certain
other violations of the National Labor Relations Act, such as interrogating
employees about their union membership activities and issuing verbal warnings to
other employees.  In addition, an Amended Complaint was issued in September 1994
alleging that Edy's had removed certain union supporters from employee
committees in retaliation for their having engaged in union organizing
activities.

          Most recently, further allegations have been made by Amy
Wickenscheimer alleging that she was also terminated in retaliation for having
engaged in union organizing activities.  Ms. Wickenscheimer was terminated on or
about October 10, 1994.  At the present time, Edy's is taking steps to defend
Ms. Wickenscheimer's allegations and the NLRB is still in the process of
investigating her Charge.








                                      -1-


<PAGE>   81

          If successful, the claimants in the present case would be entitled to
reinstatement, back pay and compensation for any and all lost benefits.  At the
time of his termination, Mr. Troendly was earning approximately $50,000 a year.
The other claimants were earning approximately $30,000 to $35,000 per year.  The
other, non-economic allegations would require the Company to reinstate certain
employees to the committees they were removed from and to post a notice agreeing
to refrain from interrogating employees and/or issuing warnings in retaliations
for their participation in union organizing activities.

          Edy's believes it has significant defenses to each and every of these
claims.  These defenses include the fact that certain of these individuals were
supervisors under Section 2(11) of the National Labor Relations Acts and,
accordingly, were prohibited from engaging in union organizing activities.  In
addition, the record reflects that there were legitimate business reasons for
the termination of certain of these individuals related to their violation of
the Company's policies and/or for failure to adequately perform their job
duties.

          Edy's intends to vigorously defend these claims.  At the present time,
no trial of the matter has been set, although it is anticipated that the case
will proceed to trial in the spring of 1995.














                                      -2-


<PAGE>   82

                                SCHEDULE 5.17
                                -------------

                                 SUBSIDIARIES
                                 ------------

(a)  Subsidiaries
     ------------
     Edy's Grand Ice Cream, a California corporation
     Edy's of Illinois, Inc., an Illinois corporation
     Dreyer's International, Inc. [FSC], a Virgin Islands corporation
     Polar Express Systems International, Inc., a Kentucky corporation

(b)  Ownership Interests
     -------------------
     M-K-D Distributors, Inc., a Texas corporation

     DSD Partnership, a California general partnership

     Kabushiki Kaisha Dreyer's Japan, a Japanese limited liability stock company

     Yadon Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation (including guaranty of
     $280,000 loan by Bank of San Francisco to Yadon Enterprises, Inc.)



<PAGE>   83



                                 SCHEDULE 5.20

                                  MARGIN STOCK


                                     None.


<PAGE>   84



                                 SCHEDULE 7.01

                                 EXISTING LIENS


     1.   Security Agreement dated as of September 1, 1985 between Edy's Grand
Ice Cream ("Edy's") and Security Pacific National Bank ("Security Pacific")
pursuant to which Edy's granted Security Pacific a lien on certain fixtures and
equipment located at Edy's City of Fort Wayne, Indiana facility to secure Edy's
obligations to Security Pacific under a Letter of Credit Agreement dated
September 1, 1985.  The obligations secured total $9,450,000, as reduced from
time to time as the outstanding principal balance of the $9,000,000 City of Ft.
Wayne, Indiana Industrial Revenue Bonds (Edy's Grand Ice Cream) 1985 Series is
reduced from time to time.

     2.   Mortgage in favor of Security Pacific dated August 22, 1985 on Edy's
City of Fort Wayne, Indiana real property given to secure Edy's obligations to
Security Pacific referred to in paragraph 1 above.

     3.   Combination Mortgage, Security Agreement and Fixture Financing
Statement in favor of the Northern Trust company dated December 31, 1985 on
Tivoli Distributing Company, Inc. real property (and the fixture located on such
real property) given to secure Tivoli's obligation to the Northern Trust
Company.  A release of said mortgage is to be prepared in connection with the
obligation's satisfaction on December 1, 1994.

    4.   Those liens set forth on Exhibit A to this Schedule attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.




<PAGE>   85

                                   EXHIBIT A
                                       TO
                                 SCHEDULE 7.01

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          UCC-1                                                            UCC-2       UCC-2
                          DATE OF        SECURED                                           DATE OF     TYPE OF
STATE OF FILING           FILING         PARTY              DEBTOR           FILE NO.      FILING      FILING
---------------           -------        -------            ------           --------      -------     -------
<S>                       <C>            <C>                <C>              <C>           <C>         <C>
ARIZONA          (1)      05/01/91       HANDLING           CERVELLI         662555
                                         SYSTEMS, INC.      DISTRIBUTORS,
                                                            INC.

                 (2)      6/18/86        IBM CREDIT         CERVELLI         442068
                                         CORPORATION        DISTRIBUTORS,
                                                            INC.

CALIFORNIA       (3)      07/17/78       CROCKER            DREYER'S         78-112136     04/18/83     CONTINUATION
                                         EQUIPMENT          GRAND ICE                      04/19/88     CONTINUATION
                                         LEASING, INC.      CREAM, INC.                    10/18/88     RELEASE

                 (4)      10/03/88       CROWN              DREYER'S         88-245423
                                         CREDIT CO.         GRAND ICE
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (5)      02/02/89       BELL ATLANTIC      DREYER'S         89-029475
                                         TRICON LEASING     GRAND ICE
                                         CORP.              CREAM, INC.

                 (6)      12/31/85       CHANCELLOR         DREYER'S         85-316802     05/19/86     ASSIGNMENT
                                         CORP.              GRAND ICE                      11/20/90     CONTINUATION
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (7)      05/28/92       CROWN CREDIT       DREYER'S         92-118060
                                         CO.                GRAND ICE
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (8)      11/17/88       SECURITY           DREYER'S         88-288896
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     GRAND ICE
                                         LEASING,INC.       CREAM, INC.

                 (9)      12/05/88       WELLS FARGO        DREYER'S         88-301804
                                         LEASING CORP.      GRAND ICE
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (10)     06/19/89       SECURITY           DREYER'S         89-165683
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     GRAND ICE
                                         LEASING, INC.      CREAM, INC.

                 (11)     06/22/89       CROWN CREDIT       DREYER'S         89-170433
                                         CO.                GRAND ICE
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (12)     07/10/89       CROWN CREDIT       DREYER'S         89-185126
                                         CO.                GRAND ICE
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (13)     09/27/89       CROWN CREDIT       DREYER'S         89-253881
                                         CO.                GRAND ICE
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (14)     11/13/89       SECURITY           DREYER'S         89-292168
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     GRAND ICE
                                         LEASING, INC.      CREAM, INC.

</TABLE>



                                       1.


<PAGE>   86
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                          UCC-1                                                            UCC-2       UCC-2
                          DATE OF        SECURED                                           DATE OF     TYPE OF
STATE OF FILING           FILING         PARTY              DEBTOR           FILE NO.      FILING      FILING
---------------           -------        -------            ------           --------      -------     -------
<S>                       <C>            <C>                <C>              <C>           <C>         <C>

CALIFORNIA       (15)     11/13/89       SECURITY           DREYER'S         89-293877
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     GRAND ICE
                                         LEASING, INC.      CREAM, INC.

                 (16)     02/13/90       LEASENU INC.       DREYER'S         90-041016
                                                            GRAND ICE
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (17)     02/13/90       LEASENU INC.       DREYER'S         90-041017
                                                            GRAND ICE
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (18)     06/11/90       SECURITY           DREYER'S         90-147098     11/26/90    ASSIGNMENT
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     GRAND ICE
                                         LEASING, INC.      CREAM, INC.

                 (19)     7/12/90        1989-OAKLAND       DREYER'S         90-170505
                                         HOUSING PART-      GRAND ICE
                                         NERSHIP ASSO-      CREAM, INC.
                                         CIATES

                 (20)     01/17/91       BAY AREA OIL       DREYER'S         91-010037
                                         COMPANY            GRAND ICE
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (21)     02/11/91       AMERICAN           DREYER'S         91-029566
                                         NATIONAL           GRAND ICE
                                         LEASING CORP.      CREAM, INC.

                 (22)     03/18/91       SECURITY           DREYER'S         91-059056
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     GRAND ICE
                                         LEASING, INC.      CREAM, INC.

                 (23)     04/11/91       JM LIFT            DREYER'S         91-079844
                                         TRUCKS INC.        GRAND ICE
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (24)     05/24/91       SECURITY           DREYER'S         91-113571
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     GRAND ICE
                                         LEASING, INC.      CREAM, INC.

                 (25)     03/05/92       CLARK RENTAL       DREYER'S         92-044615
                                         SYSTEM             GRAND ICE
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (26)     04/06/92       1991-OAKLAND       DREYER'S         92-062835
                                         HOUSING PART-      GRAND ICE
                                         NERSHIP ASSO-      CREAM, INC.
                                         CIATES, A
                                         CALIFORNIA LTD.
                                         PARTNERSHIP

                 (27)     05/08/92       CLARK RENTAL       DREYER'S         92-104147
                                         SYSTEM             GRAND ICE
                                                            CREAM, INC.

                 (28)     07/09/92       PITNEY             DREYER'S         92-150874
                                         BOWES CREDIT       GRAND ICE
                                         CORP.              CREAM, INC.

                 (29)     01/10/90       SECURITY           EDY'S GRAND      90-008059
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     ICE CREAM,
                                         LEASING, INC.

</TABLE>

                                       2.


<PAGE>   87
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                          UCC-1                                                            UCC-2       UCC-2
                          DATE OF        SECURED                                           DATE OF     TYPE OF
STATE OF FILING           FILING         PARTY              DEBTOR           FILE NO.      FILING      FILING
---------------           -------        -------            ------           --------      -------     -------
<S>                       <C>            <C>                <C>              <C>           <C>         <C>

CALIFORNIA       (30)     10/23/87       SECURITY           EDY'S GRAND      87-258452
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     ICE CREAM,
                                         LEASING, INC.

                 (31)     07/14/88       SECURITY           EDY'S GRAND      88-169938
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     ICE CREAM,
                                         LEASING, INC.

                 (32)     09/30/85       SECURITY           EDY'S GRAND      85-237915     06/01/90    CONTINUATION
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     ICE CREAM
                                         LEASING, INC.

ILLINOIS         (33)     05/05/92       PITNEY             EDY'S GRAND      2982060
                                         BOWES CREDIT       ICE CREAM

INDIANA          (34)     07/18/88       SECURITY           EDY'S GRAND      1508312
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     ICE CREAM
                                         LEASING, INC.

                 (35)     10/26/87       SECURITY           EDY'S GRAND      1420961
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     ICE CREAM
                                         LEASING,INC.

                 (36)     10/02/85       SECURITY           EDY'S GRAND      1184458       06/29/90    CONTINUATION
                                         PACIFIC EQUIP.     ICE CREAM
                                         LEASING, INC.

                 (37)     08/28/85       SECURITY           EDY'S GRAND      1175113       08/28/90    CONTINUATION
                                         PACIFIC            ICE CREAM
                                         NATIONAL BANK

MINNESOTA        (38)*    01/31/86       THE NORTHERN       TIVOLI           866154        10/12/90    CONTINUATION
                                         TRUST COMPANY      DISTRIBUTING
                                                            COMPANY, INC.

</TABLE>

* UNDERLYING OBLIGATION HAS BEEN SATISFIED, TERMINATION STATEMENT TO BE PREPARED
  AND FILED.




                                       3.



<PAGE>   88

                                 SCHEDULE 7.04
                                 -------------

                                  INVESTMENTS
                                  -----------


1.    Promissory Note of Don Redican Distributing, Inc. dated December 15, 1993
      in the principal amount of $70,436.35 payable to Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream,
      Inc.

2.    Promissory Note of Don Redican Distributing, Inc. dated March 5, 1994 in
      the principal amount of $21,657.05 payable to Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream,
      Inc.

3.    Promissory Note of Don Redican Distributing, Inc. dated May 3, 1994 in the
      principal amount of $4,203.30 payable to Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.

4.    Promissory Note of Don Redican Distributing, Inc. dated June 3, 1994 in
      the principal amount of $22,005.20 payable to Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream,
      Inc.

5.    Promissory Note of Joseph Saker dated July 10, 1992 in the principal
      amount of $300,000 due July 10, 1995.

6.    Marketing Loan to Sunbelt Distributors, Inc. in the maximum principal
      amount of $4,000,000.

7.    Option to purchase outstanding stock of Sunbelt Distributors, Inc.

8.    Earnout payment to the former shareholders of Polar Express Systems
      International, Inc.

9.    Purchase of certain assets of Decatur Foods, Inc. for $1,400,000 plus the
      cost of inventory purchased.



<PAGE>   89


                                 SCHEDULE 7.05
                                 -------------

                                  INDEBTEDNESS
                                  ------------


     That amount of indebtedness reflected on the attached balance sheet plus
any bank borrowings which may have occurred from September 25, 1994 to December
__, 1994 less the $8,000,000 payoff of the Union City, California Industrial
Revenue Bond on November 1, 1994 and the $550,000 payoff of the Tivoli
Distributing Company, Inc. ("Tivoli") Note to Northern Trust Company, which Note
was assumed by Edy's as a result of the merger of Tivoli into Edy's in 1992.




<PAGE>   90
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                             CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                                    SEPTEMBER 24,         DECEMBER 25,
                                                       1994                  1993
                                                    -------------         ------------
                                                     (unaudited)
<S>                                                 <C>                   <C>
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities:
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities          $ 42,589,000          $ 21,893,000
  Accrued payroll and employee benefits               12,998,000             9,249,000
  Current portion of long-term debt                    4,775,000             1,685,000
                                                    ------------          ------------
  Total current liabilities                           60,362,000            32,827,000

Long-term debt, less current portion                  34,175,000            38,875,000
Convertible subordinated debentures                  100,752,000           100,752,000
Deferred income                                          103,000               174,000
Deferred income taxes                                 27,901,000            26,613,000
                                                    ------------          ------------
Total liabilities                                    223,293,000           199,241,000
                                                    ------------          ------------

Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
  Preferred stock, $1 par value -
    10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares
    issued or outstanding in 1994 and 1993
  Common stock, $1 par value -
    30,000,000 shares authorized; 14,886,000
    shares and 14,671,000 shares issued and
    outstanding in 1994 and 1993, respectively        14,886,000            14,671,000
  Capital in excess of par                            95,016,000            59,145,000
  Retained earnings                                   48,887,000            49,218,000
                                                    ------------          ------------
Total stockholders' equity                           158,709,000           123,034,000
                                                    ------------          ------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity          $382,082,000          $322,275,000
                                                    ============          ============
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                                       3
<PAGE>   91
                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                             CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET



                                                    SEPTEMBER 24,         DECEMBER 25,
                                                       1994                  1993
                                                    -------------         ------------
                                                     (unaudited)
<S>                                                 <C>                   <C>
Assets
Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                         $  4,644,000          $  2,532,000
  Trade accounts receivable, net of
    allowance for doubtful accounts of
    $510,000 in 1994 and $635,000 in 1993             69,336,000            46,293,000
  Other accounts receivable                            7,238,000             5,326,000
  Inventories                                         35,312,000            27,817,000
  Prepaid expenses and other                           5,675,000             8,256,000
                                                    ------------          ------------

  Total current assets                               122,203,000            90,224,000

Property, plant and equipment, net                   156,005,000           142,275,000
Goodwill and distribution rights, net of
  accumulated amortization of $9,690,000
  in 1994 and $7,572,000 in 1993                      88,401,000            72,988,000
Other assets                                          17,453,000            16,788,000
                                                    ------------          ------------

Total assets                                        $382,062,000          $322,275,000
                                                    ============          ============
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                                       2
<PAGE>   92




                                 SCHEDULE 7.08
                                 -------------

                             CONTINGENT OBLIGATIONS
                             ----------------------


1.    General Continuing Guaranty of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. dated
      February 10, 1994 in favor of West One Bank, Idaho (guaranteeing the
      obligations of Don Redican Distributing, Inc. in the principal amount of
      $50,573.00).

2.    General Continuing Guaranty of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. dated April
      6, 1994 in favor of Seattle First National Bank (guaranteeing obligations
      of Williams Inland Distributors, Inc. in the aggregate amount of
      $850,000).

3.    Guaranty by Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. of certain loans of employees
      in connection with their relocation in the aggregate amount of $286,500.


<PAGE>   93



                                 SCHEDULE 10.02
                                 --------------

                     OFFSHORE AND DOMESTIC LENDING OFFICES,
                     -------------------------------------
                             ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES
                             ---------------------



DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
------------------------------
5929 College Avenue
Oakland, CA  94618

Attention:  William C. Collett, Treasurer

Telephone:  510/601-4339
Facsimile:  510/450-4592





BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Agent

Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
Agency Management Services #5596
1455 Market Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, California 94103

Attention:  Kevin C. Leader
            Vice President

Telephone: 415/953-0108
Facsimile: 415/622-4894





BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as a Bank
-----------------------------------------------------------------
DOMESTIC AND OFFSHORE LENDING OFFICE:
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
1850 Gateway Boulevard, Fourth Floor
Concord, California 94520
Attention:  Shireen Watson

Telephone:  510/675-7148
Facsimile:  510/675-7531


<PAGE>   94




NOTICES (OTHER THAN NOTICES OF BORROWING AND NOTICES OF
CONVERSION/CONTINUATION):

Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
Credit Products #3838 
555 California Street - 41st Floor 
San Francisco, CA  94137

Attention:  Michael J. Dasher
            Vice President

Telephone:  415/622-2126
Facsimile:  415/622-4584




ABN AMRO BANK N.V.

DOMESTIC AND OFFSHORE LENDING OFFICE:
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
101 California Street - Suite 4550
San Francisco, CA  94111-5812

Attention:  Gloria C. Lee

Telephone:  415/984-3720
Facsimile:  415/363-3524


NOTICES (OTHER THAN NOTICES OF BORROWING AND NOTICES OF
CONVERSION/CONTINUATION):

ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
101 California Street - Suite 4550
San Francisco, CA  94111-5812

Attention:  Gina Brusatori
            Vice President

Telephone:  415/984-3702
Facsimile:  415/363-3524





<PAGE>   95


                                                   Date: ________________
                                                   For the fiscal quarter
                                                   ended ________________



                                   Schedule 2
                         to the Compliance Certificate
                  Financial Covenant Analyses and Information
                  ___________________________________________


     "7.01  Limitation on Liens.  The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or
permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make, create, incur, assume or
suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any part of its property,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following ("Permitted
Liens"):


            "(g)  Liens consisting of judgment or judicial attachment liens,
provided that the enforcement of such Liens is effectively stayed and all such
liens in the aggregate at any time outstanding for the Company and its
Subsidiaries do not exceed $5,000,000;"

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=============================================================================
                                                  ACTUAL          PERMITTED
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                             <C>             <C>
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SECURED BY
  JUDGMENT AND JUDICIAL ATTACHMENT LIENS          $               $5,000,000
=============================================================================
</TABLE>


            "(i)  Liens on assets of corporations which become Subsidiaries
after the date of this Agreement, provided, however, that such Liens existed at
the time the respective corporations became Subsidiaries and were not created in
anticipation thereof and the principal amount of the obligations secured by such
Liens does not exceed $10,000,000;"

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
================================================================================
                                                  ACTUAL          PERMITTED
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                             <C>             <C>
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SECURED BY LIENS
  ON ASSETS OF CORPORATIONS WHICH BECAME
  SUBSIDIARIES AFTER THE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT    $               $10,000,000
================================================================================
</TABLE>





                                      2-1
<PAGE>   96


            "(j)  purchase money security interests on any property acquired or
held by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business,
securing Indebtedness incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing all or
any part of the cost of acquiring such property; provided that (i) any such Lien
attaches to such property concurrently with or within 20 days after the
acquisition thereof, (ii) such Lien attaches solely to the property so acquired
in such transaction, (iii) the principal amount of the debt secured thereby does
not exceed 100% of the cost of such property, and (iv) the principal amount of
the Indebtedness secured by any and all such purchase money security interests
shall not at any time exceed $10,000,000;"

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
================================================================================
                                                  ACTUAL          PERMITTED
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                             <C>             <C>
  PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF INDEBTEDNESS SECURED BY
  PURCHASE MONEY SECURITY INTERESTS IN PROPERTY
  HELD BY THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES IN
  THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS                 $               $10,000,000
================================================================================
</TABLE>








                                      2-2
<PAGE>   97

     "7.02  Disposition of Assets.  The Company shall not, and shall not suffer
or permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, lease,
convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of (whether in one or a series of
transactions) any property (including accounts and notes receivable, with or
without recourse) or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing,
except:

            "(e)  dispositions not otherwise permitted hereunder which are made
for fair market value; provided, that (i) at the time of any disposition, no
Event of Default shall exist or shall result from such disposition, (ii) the
aggregate sales price from such disposition shall be paid in cash, and (iii) the
aggregate value of all assets so sold by the Company and its Subsidiaries,
together, shall not exceed in any fiscal year $5,000,000."

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=======================================================================================
                                                             ACTUAL         PERMITTED
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                                        <C>            <C>
  DISPOSITIONS COVERED BY SECTION 7.02(e), MADE DURING
  THE FISCAL YEAR AND THROUGH THE LAST DAY OF THE
  FISCAL QUARTER COVERED BY THIS COMPLIANCE
  CERTIFICATE                                                $              $5,000,000
=======================================================================================
</TABLE>












                                      2-3
<PAGE>   98

     "7.04  Loans and Investments.  The Company shall not purchase or acquire,
or suffer or permit any Subsidiary to purchase or acquire, or make any
commitment therefor, any capital stock, equity interest, or any obligations or
other securities of, or any interest in, any Person, or make or commit to make
any Acquisitions, or make or commit to make any advance, loan, extension of
credit or capital contribution to or any other investment in, any Person
including any Affiliate of the Company, except for:"

            "(d)  investments (other than those permitted under subsections (a),
(b), (c), (e), and (f) of this Section) subject to the following additional
limitations:

                  "(1)  up to an aggregate amount of $45,000,000 may be invested
     in Persons engaged in businesses substantially similar to the businesses
     currently engaged in by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries;

                  "(2)  up to an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 may be invested
     in Persons engaged in businesses not covered by clause (1) of this
     subsection; and

                  "(3)  the aggregate amount of investments under clauses (1) 
     and (2) of this subsection may not exceed $45,000,000;"


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
================================================================================================
  FROM THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT THROUGH THE
  LAST DAY OF THE FISCAL QUARTER COVERED BY THIS
  COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE:
                                                                      ACTUAL       PERMITTED
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                                             <C>              <C>
  (1)  INVESTMENTS UNDER CLAUSE (1) OF SUBSECTION 7.04(d)         $                $45,000,000

  (2)  INVESTMENTS UNDER CLAUSE (2) OF SUBSECTION 7.04(d)         $                $10,000,000

  SUM OF (1) PLUS (2) CANNOT EXCEED $45,000,000                   $                $45,000,000
================================================================================================
</TABLE>










                                      2-4
<PAGE>   99


     "7.05  Limitation on Indebtedness.  The Company shall not, and shall not
suffer or permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, or
otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any
Indebtedness, except:

            "(e)  Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by subsections 7.01(i)
and (j) in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed $20,000,000;"

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=======================================================================================
                                                             ACTUAL        PERMITTED
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                                     <C>              <C>
  ACTUAL INDEBTEDNESS INCURRED SUBJECT TO
  SUBSECTION 7.05(e) FROM THE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT
  THROUGH THE LAST DAY OF THE FISCAL QUARTER COVERED
  BY THIS COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE                          $                $20,000,000
=======================================================================================
</TABLE>







                                      2-5

<PAGE>   100

     "7.08  Contingent Obligations.  The Company shall not, and shall not suffer
or permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Contingent Obligations except:

            "(d)  The Contingent Obligations of Polar Express with respect to
leases it sells or enters into pursuant to the Polar Program up to an aggregate
amount of $10,000,000; and the Company's Guaranty Obligations, if any, with
respect to such Contingent Obligations of Polar Express up to an aggregate
amount of $10,000,000; and"

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=============================================================================================
                                                                     ACTUAL      PERMITTED
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                                             <C>            <C>
  (1)  CONTINGENT OBLIGATIONS OF POLAR EXPRESS COVERED BY
  SUBSECTION 7.08(d)                                              $              $10,000,000

  (2)  COMPANY'S GUARANTY OBLIGATIONS COVERED BY SUBSECTION
  7.8(d)                                                          $              $10,000,000
=============================================================================================
</TABLE>



            "(e)  In addition to that permitted under the preceding subsections,
Guaranty Obligations covering up to $5,000,000 principal of primary
obligations."

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=============================================================================================
                                                          ACTUAL      PERMITTED
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                                  <C>            <C>
  GUARANTY OBLIGATIONS INCURRED COVERED BY
  SECTION 7.08(e) AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE
  FISCAL QUARTER COVERED BY THIS COMPLIANCE
  CERTIFICATE                                           $              $5,000,000
=============================================================================================
</TABLE>










                                      2-6

<PAGE>   101

     "7.10  Lease Obligations.  The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or
permit any Subsidiary to, create or suffer to exist any obligations for the
payment of rent for any property under lease or agreement to lease, except for:


            "(d)  operating leases other than those permitted under other
subsections of this Section entered into by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries after the Closing Date in the ordinary course of business as
conducted as of the Closing Date; provided that the aggregate amount of rent and
other charges to be paid under such leases (without discounting to present value
and without regard to any options to extend) does not exceed $10,000,000;"

<TABLE>
==================================================================================
                                                        ACTUAL        PERMITTED
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                                 <C>             <C>
  AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF RENT AND OTHER CHARGES
  COVERED BY SUBSECTION 7.10(d) ENTERED INTO
  AFTER THE CLOSING DATE AND THROUGH THE LAST
  DAY OF THE FISCAL QUARTER COVERED BY THIS
  COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE                              $                $10,000,000
===================================================================================
</TABLE>




            "(e)  leases other than those permitted under other subsections of
this Section entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the
Closing Date, provided, that:

                  "(1)  immediately prior to giving effect to such lease, the
     Property subject to such lease was sold by the Company or any such
     Subsidiary to the lessor pursuant to a transaction permitted under Section
     7.02;

                  "(2)  no Default or Event of Default exists or would occur as
     a result of such sale and subsequent lease; and











                                      2-7

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                  "(3)  the aggregate amount of rent and other charges to be 
     paid under such leases (without discounting to present value and without 
     regard to any options to extend) does not exceed $5,000,000."

<TABLE>
=====================================================================================
                                                              ACTUAL       PERMITTED
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                                        <C>           <C>
  AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF RENT AND OTHER CHARGES TO
  BE PAID UNDER LEASES (WITHOUT DISCOUNTING TO
  PRESENT VALUE AND WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OPTIONS
  TO EXTEND) COVERED BY SUBSECTION 7.10(e) ENTERED
  INTO AFTER THE CLOSING DATE AND THROUGH THE LAST
  DAY OF THE FISCAL QUARTER COVERED BY THIS
  COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE                                     $             $5,000,000
======================================================================================
</TABLE>




            "(f)  capital leases other than those permitted under other
subsections of this Section, entered into by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries after the Closing Date to finance the acquisition of equipment;
provided that the aggregate for all such capital leases included in the
Company's most current consolidated balance sheet furnished to the Agent
pursuant to Section 6.01 to the Agent shall not exceed $15,000,000."

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=======================================================================================
                                                              ACTUAL       PERMITTED
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                                        <C>           <C>
  AGGREGATE FOR CAPITAL LEASES COVERED BY
  SUBSECTION 7.10(f) AS OF THE LAST DAY OF
  THE FISCAL QUARTER COVERED BY THIS
  COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE                                     $             $15,000,000
=======================================================================================
</TABLE>










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<PAGE>   103


     "7.11  Restricted Payments.  The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or
permit any Subsidiary to, declare or make any dividend payment or other
distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities on
account of any shares of any class of its capital stock, or purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire for value any shares of its capital stock or any warrants,
rights or options to acquire such shares, now or hereafter outstanding; except
that the Company and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary may:


            "(c)  during the Share Purchase Period purchase its common stock for
immediate retirement up to an aggregate purchase price of $106,000,000;"

<TABLE>
<Caption
======================================================================================
                                                           ACTUAL        PERMITTED
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                                   <C>              <C>
  AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE PAID BY THE COMPANY
  FOR PURCHASE OF ITS COMMON STOCK DURING THE
  SHARE PURCHASE PERIOD AND THROUGH THE DATE OF
  THIS COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE                           $                $106,000,000
======================================================================================
</TABLE>



            "(d)  undertake or permit to be undertaken dividend payments or
other distributions or purchases, redemptions or acquisitions for value
described in the first paragraph of this Section, provided that the aggregate
value of all such payments, distributions, purchases, redemptions and
acquisitions (other than pursuant to subsections (a), (b) or (c) of this
Section) does not exceed $5,000,000;"

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
======================================================================================
                                                           ACTUAL        PERMITTED
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                                   <C>              <C>
  (1)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT, FROM THE DATE OF THE
  AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LAST DAY OF THE FISCAL
  QUARTER COVERED BY THIS COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE,
  OF DIVIDEND PAYMENTS OR OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS OR
  PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS OR ACQUISITIONS FOR VALUE
  DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 7.11      $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (2)  MINUS SUCH PAYMENTS, ETC. UNDER SUBSECTION
  (a), (b), AND (c) OF SECTION 7.11                     $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  DIFFERENCE BETWEEN (1) AND (2) CANNOT EXCEED
  $5,000,000                                            $                $5,000,000
======================================================================================
</TABLE>





                                      2-9

<PAGE>   104

     "7.13  Consolidated Net Worth.  The Company shall not permit its
Consolidated Net Worth at any time during any fiscal quarter to be less than the
sum of (i) $312,000,000; plus (ii) 75% of the Company's net profit for each
fiscal quarter beginning with the first fiscal quarter of 1994 (with no
deduction for losses); plus (iii) 100% of Net Issuance Proceeds of any stock
offerings or subordinated debt incurred since September 24, 1994; less (iv) the
aggregate purchase price paid by the Company for the purchase of its common
stock permitted under Section 7.11(c).

<TABLE>
=======================================================================================
<S>                                                                       <C>
1.  (a)  BASE AMOUNT                                                      $312,000,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (b)  75% OF THE COMPANY'S NET PROFIT FOR EACH FISCAL QUARTER
BEGINNING WITH FIRST QUARTER 1994 (WITH NO DEDUCTION FOR LOSSES)          $
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (c)  100% OF NET ISSUANCE PROCEEDS OF ANY STOCK OFFERINGS SINCE
SEPTEMBER 24, 1994                                                        $
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (d)  100% OF NEW ISSUANCE PROCEEDS OF SUBORDINATED DEBT INCURRED
SINCE SEPTEMBER 24, 1994                                                  $
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.  SUM OF 1(a), (b), (c) AND (d) OR REQUIRED CONSOLIDATED NET WORTH      $
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.  ACTUAL CONSOLIDATED NET WORTH                                         $
=======================================================================================
</TABLE>









                                      2-10

<PAGE>   105

     "7.14  Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  The Company shall not permit
its Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (a) prior to its first fiscal quarter of 1996 to
be less than 1.10 to 1.00, (b) for its first fiscal quarter of 1996 and
thereafter to be less than 1.75 to 1.00.  For purposes of this Section, Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio means the ratio of "A" to "B" where:

     "'A' means the sum of earnings before taxes plus current operating
          lease expenses plus interest expense.  The Company's write-off of up
          to $800,000 as a result of the Company's investment in DSD
          Partnership, a California general partnership shall be excluded in
          computing earnings before taxes for purposes of this Section; and

     "'B' means interest expense plus current operating lease expense;

     "in all cases computed on a consolidated basis and measured as follows:

               "(1)  as of the last day of the Company's third fiscal quarter
          ending in 1994, for such quarter;

               "(2)  as of the last day of the Company's fourth fiscal quarter
          ending in 1994, for the combined period consisting of the Company's
          third and fourth fiscal quarters of 1994;

               "(3)  as of the last day of the Company's first fiscal quarter
          ending in 1995, for the combined period consisting of Company's third
          and fourth fiscal quarters of 1994 and the Company's first fiscal
          quarter ending in 1995; and

               "(4)  as of the last day of each successive fiscal quarter of the
          Company, on a rolling four quarter basis.

<TABLE>
==================================================================================
              <S>                                               <C>
                                      A =
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              1.  EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES*                        $
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              2.  CURRENT OPERATING LEASE EXPENSES              $
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              3.  INTEREST EXPENSE                              $
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              A = 1 + 2 + 3                                     $
==================================================================================
</TABLE>

          *COMPANY'S WRITE-OFF OF UP TO $800,000 AS A RESULT OF THE COMPANY'S
          INVESTMENT IN DSD PARTNERSHIP SHALL BE EXCLUDED IN COMPUTING EARNINGS
          BEFORE TAXES.







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<PAGE>   106










                                      2-12

<PAGE>   107




<TABLE>
===============================================================================
              <S>                                               <C>
                                      B =
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              1.  INTEREST EXPENSE                              $
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              2.  CURRENT OPERATING LEASE EXPENSES              $
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              B = 1 + 2                                         $
===============================================================================
</TABLE>

          RATIO OF A TO B =  _____________

          REQUIRED RATIO AS SET FORTH BELOW:  NOT LESS THAN _____________


    REQUIRED RATIOS:

          PRIOR TO FIRST FISCAL QUARTER OF 1996:  NOT LESS THAN 1.10 TO 1.00

          FIRST FISCAL QUARTER OF 1996 AND THEREAFTER:  NOT LESS THAN 1.75 TO
          1.00





                                      2-13

<PAGE>   108

     "7.15  Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio.  (a)  The Company shall not permit its
Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio to be greater than (i) 6.25 for the period from the
Closing Date through its second fiscal quarter in 1995; (ii) 5.25 for the period
consisting of its third and fourth fiscal quarters in 1995 and its first and
second quarters of 1996; (iii) 4.50 for the period consisting of its third and
fourth quarters in 1996; and (iv) 4.00 thereafter.

            "(b)  In determining compliance with this Section, the Company's
Funded Debt at each quarterly measurement period shall be reduced by the amounts
shown in the following table to accommodate increases in the Company's seasonal
debt:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
===============================================================================
  Fiscal
  quarter
  ending in:             1995                1996               1997
  <S>                <C>                 <C>                 <C>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  March              $10,000,000         $10,000,000         $10,000,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  June               $40,000,000         $45,000,000         $50,000,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  September          $30,000,000         $35,000,000         $40,000,000
===============================================================================
</TABLE>

1.  FUNDED DEBT                                             $

2.  MINUS AMOUNT AS DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE
    TABLE IN SECTION 7.15:

3.  FUNDED DEBT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 7.15 (1 MINUS 2)    $


4.  EBITDA =


5.  RATIO OF FUNDED DEBT TO EBITDA =

6.  REQUIRED RATIOS AS SET FORTH IN TABLE BELOW:  NOT LESS THAN

<TABLE>
================================================================================
  <S>                                                                     <C>
  FOR THE PERIOD:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  FROM THE CLOSING DATE THROUGH THE SECOND FISCAL QUARTER IN 1995         6.25
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  CONSISTING OF THE THIRD AND FOURTH FISCAL QUARTERS IN 1995 AND THE
  FIRST AND SECOND FISCAL QUARTERS IN 1996                                5.25
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  CONSISTING OF THE THIRD AND FOURTH FISCAL QUARTERS IN 1996              4.50
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  THEREAFTER                                                              4.00
================================================================================
</TABLE>




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<PAGE>   109
                                   EXHIBIT A

                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                             COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

                                     Financial
                                     Statement Date:______________________, 199_

     Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of December 13, 1994, (as extended, renewed, amended or restated from
time to time, the "Agreement") among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), the several financial institutions from time to
time parties to this Agreement (the ">Banks>") and Bank of America National
Trust and Savings Association, as agent for the Banks (in such capacity, the
"Agent>"). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have
the respective meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.

     The undersigned Responsible Officer of the Company, hereby certifies as of
the date hereof that he/she is the _______________ of the Company, and that, as
such, he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this Certificate to the Banks
and the Agent on the behalf of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries,
and that:

[Use the following paragraph if this Certificate is delivered in connection with
the financial statements required by subsection 6.01(a) of the Agreement.]

     1. Attached as Schedule 1 hereto are (a) a true and correct copy of the
audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the end of the fiscal year ended _______________, 199__ and
(b) the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders'
equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, reported on without a
"going concern" or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out
of the scope of the audit and accompanied by the opinion of Price Waterhouse or
another nationally-recognized certified independent public accounting firm (the
"Independent Auditor") which report shall state that such consolidated financial
statements are complete and correct and have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP, and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position of
the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods indicated and on a
basis consistent with prior periods.

                                       OR

[Use the following paragraph if this Certificate is delivered in

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connection with the financial statements required by subsection 6.01(b) of the
Agreement.]

     1. Attached as Schedule 1 hereto are (a) a true and correct copy of the
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended __________, 199__, and
(b) the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, shareholders'
equity, and cash flows for the period commencing on the first day and ending on
the last day of such quarter, and certified by a Responsible Officer that such
financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject only to
ordinary, good faith year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes)
and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and the
results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries.

     2. The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the
Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a
detailed review of the transactions and conditions (financial or otherwise) of
the Company during the accounting period covered by the attached financial
statements.

     3. To the best of the undersigned's knowledge, the Company, during such
period, has observed, performed or satisfied all of its covenants and other
agreements, and satisfied every condition in the Agreement to be observed,
performed or satisfied by the Company, and the undersigned has no knowledge of
any Default or Event of Default.

     4. The following financial covenant analyses and information set forth on
Schedule 2 attached hereto are true and accurate on and as of the date of this
Certificate. All amounts and ratios refer to the financial statements attached
as Schedule 1 hereto and are determined in accordance with the specifications
set forth in the Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of
________________________, 199_.

                                       DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                                       By: 
                                           -------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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<PAGE>   111



                                   EXHIBIT B

                              NOTICE OF BORROWING

                                              Date: ______________________, 199_

To:  Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association as Agent for the
     Banks parties to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] dated as of
     December 13, 1994 (as extended, renewed, amended or restated from time to
     time, the "Agreement") among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.,
     certain financial institutions which are signatories thereto and Bank of
     America National Trust and Savings Association, as Agent.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     The undersigned, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. (the "Company"), refers to
the Agreement, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined,
and hereby gives you notice irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.03 of the
Agreement, of the Borrowing specified below:

     1. The Business Day of the proposed Borrowing is _________________________
__________, 19_.

     2. The aggregate amount of the proposed Borrowing is $__________.

     3. The Borrowing is to be comprised of $__________ of [Base Rate] [CD Rate]
[Offshore Rate] [Same Day Rate] Loans.

     4. The duration of the Interest Period for the [CD Rate Loans] [Offshore
Rate Loans] [Same Day Rate] included in the Borrowing shall be [_____ days]
[_____ months].

     The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on
the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the proposed Borrowing, before
and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds
therefrom:

        (a) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
     Article V of the Agreement are true and correct as though made on and as of
     such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate
     to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such
     date);

        (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is

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     continuing, or would result from such proposed Borrowing; and

        (c) The proposed Borrowing will not cause the aggregate principal amount
     of all outstanding Loans to exceed the combined Commitments of the Banks.

                                       DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                       By:                                     
                                           -------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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<PAGE>   113



                               EXHIBIT C

                    NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION

                                             Date:________________________, 199_

To:  Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as Agent for the
     financial institutions parties to the Amended and Restated Credit
     Agreement] dated as of December 13, 1994 (as extended, renewed, amended or
     restated from time to time, the "Agreement") among Dreyer's Grand Ice
     Cream, Inc. certain Banks which are signatories thereto and Bank of America
     National Trust and Savings Association, as Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     The undersigned, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. (the "Company"), refers to
the Agreement, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined,
and hereby gives you notice irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.04 of the
Agreement, of the [conversion] [continuation] of the Loans specified herein,
that:

          1. The Conversion/Continuation Date is _______________________, 19_

          2. The aggregate amount of the Loans to be [converted] [continued] is
     $__________.

          3. The Loans are to be [converted into] [continued as] [CD Rate]
     [Offshore Rate] [Base Rate] Loans.

          4. [If applicable:] The duration of the Interest Period for the Loans
     included in the [conversion] [continuation] shall be [_____________ days]
     [____________ months].

     The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on
the date hereof, and will be true on the proposed [conversion] [continuation],
before and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds
therefrom:

          (a) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
     Article V of the Agreement are true and correct as though made on and as of
     such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate
     to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such
     date);

          (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or
     would result from such proposed [conversion]

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     [continuation][; and

          (c) the proposed [conversion][continuation] will not cause the
     aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans to exceed the combined
     Commitments of the Banks].

                                       DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                                       By:  
                                           ------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                       By: 
                                           ------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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<PAGE>   115



                                   EXHIBIT E

                      ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT

     This ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT (this "Assignment and Acceptance")
dated as of __________, 199__ is made between ______________________________
(the "Assignor") and __________________________ (the "Assignee").

                                    RECITALS

     WHEREAS, the Assignor is party to that certain Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of December 13, 1994 (as amended, amended
and restated, modified, supplemented or renewed, the "Agreement>") among
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the
several financial institutions from time to time party thereto (including the
Assignor, the ">Banks>"), and Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association, as agent for the Banks (the "Agent>"). Any terms defined in the
Agreement and not defined in this Assignment and Acceptance are used herein as
defined in the Agreement;

     WHEREAS, as provided under the Agreement, the Assignor has committed to
making Loans (the "Loans>") to the Company in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$__________ (the "Commitment");

                 WHEREAS, [the Assignor has made Loans in the aggregate
principal amount of $__________ to the Company] [no Loans are outstanding under
the Agreement];

     WHEREAS, the Assignor wishes to assign to the Assignee [part of the] [all]
rights and obligations of the Assignor under the Agreement in respect of its
Commitment, [together with a corresponding portion of each of its outstanding
Loans in an amount equal to $__________ (the "Assigned Amount") on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein and the Assignee wishes to accept
assignment of such rights and to assume such obligations from the Assignor on
such terms and subject to such conditions;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1.  Assignment and Acceptance.

             (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Assignment and
Acceptance, (i) the Assignor hereby sells,

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transfers and assigns to the Assignee, and (ii) the Assignee hereby purchases,
assumes and undertakes from the Assignor, without recourse and without
representation or warranty (except as provided in this Assignment and
Acceptance) __% (the "Assignee's Percentage Share") of (A) the Commitment of the
Assignor and (B) all related rights, benefits, obligations, liabilities and
indemnities of the Assignor under and in connection with the Agreement and the
Loan Documents.

             [If appropriate, add paragraph specifying payment to Assignor by
Assignee of outstanding principal of, accrued interest on, and fees with respect
to Loans.]

             (b) With effect on and after the Effective Date (as defined in
Section 5 hereof), the Assignee shall be a party to the Agreement and succeed to
all of the rights and be obligated to perform all of the obligations of a Bank
under the Agreement, including the requirements concerning confidentiality and
the payment of indemnification, with a Commitment in an amount equal to the
Assigned Amount. The Assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with
their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Agreement are
required to be performed by it as a Bank. It is the intent of the parties hereto
that the Commitment of the Assignor shall, as of the Effective Date, be reduced
by an amount equal to the Assigned Amount and the Assignor shall relinquish its
rights and be released from its obligations under the Agreement to the extent
such obligations have been assumed by the Assignee; provided, however, the
Assignor shall not relinquish its rights under Sections __ and __ of the
Agreement to the extent such rights relate to the time prior to the Effective
Date.

             (c) After giving effect to the assignment and assumption set forth
herein, on the Effective Date the Assignee's Commitment will be $__________.

             (d) After giving effect to the assignment and assumption set forth
herein, on the Effective Date the Assignor's Commitment will be $__________.

         2.  Payments.

             (a) As consideration for the sale, assignment and transfer
contemplated in Section 1 hereof, the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor on the
Effective Date in immediately available funds an amount equal to $__________,
representing the Assignee's Pro Rata Share of the principal amount of all Loans.

             (b) The [Assignor] [Assignee] further agrees to pay to the Agent a
processing fee in the amount specified in Section 10.08(a)(iii) of the
Agreement.

         3.  Reallocation of Payments.

         Any interest, fees and other payments accrued to the

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Effective Date with respect to the Commitment[,] [and] Loans be for the account
of the Assignor. Any interest, fees and other payments accrued on and after the
Effective Date with respect to the Assigned Amount shall be for the account of
the Assignee. Each of the Assignor and the Assignee agrees that it will hold in
trust for the other party any interest, fees and other amounts which it may
receive to which the other party is entitled pursuant to the preceding sentence
and pay to the other party any such amounts which it may receive promptly upon
receipt.

         4.  Independent Credit Decision.

         The Assignee (a) acknowledges that it has received a copy of the
Agreement and the Schedules and Exhibits thereto, together with copies of the
most recent financial statements referred to in Section 6.01 of the Agreement,
and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make
its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and
Acceptance; and (b) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon
the Assignor, the Agent or any other Bank and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
credit and legal decisions in taking or not taking action under the Agreement.

         5.  Effective Date; Notices.

             (a) As between the Assignor and the Assignee, the effective date
for this Assignment and Acceptance shall be __________, 199__ (the "Effective
Date"); provided that the following conditions precedent have been satisfied on
or before the Effective Date:

                 (i) this Assignment and Acceptance shall be executed and
delivered by the Assignor and the Assignee;

                (ii) the consent of the Company and the Agent required for an
effective assignment of the Assigned Amount by the Assignor to the Assignee
under Section 10.08(a) of the Agreement shall have been duly obtained and shall
be in full force and effect as of the Effective Date;

               (iii) the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor all amounts due to
the Assignor under this Assignment and Acceptance;

               [(iv) the Assignee shall have complied with Section [ ](__) of
the Agreement (if applicable);]

                 (v) the processing fee referred to in Section 2(b) hereof and
in Section 10.08(a)(iii) of the Agreement shall have been paid to the Agent; and

                (vi) the Assignor shall have assigned and the Assignee shall
have assumed a percentage equal to the Assignee's

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Percentage Share of the rights and obligations of the Assignor under the
Agreement (if such agreement exists).

             (b) Promptly following the execution of this Assignment and
Acceptance, the Assignor shall deliver to the Company and the Agent for
acknowledgement by the Agent, a Notice of Assignment substantially in the form
attached hereto as Schedule 1.

         [6. Agent.  [INCLUDE ONLY IF ASSIGNOR IS AGENT]

             (a) The Assignee hereby appoints and authorizes the Assignor to
take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the
Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the Banks pursuant to the terms of
the Agreement.

             (b) The Assignee shall assume no duties or obligations held by the
Assignor in its capacity as Agent under the Agreement.]

         7.  Withholding Tax.

         The Assignee (a) represents and warrants to the Bank, the Agent and the
Company that under applicable law and treaties no tax will be required to be
withheld by the Bank with respect to any payments to be made to the Assignee
hereunder, (b) agrees to furnish (if it is organized under the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the United States or any State thereof) to the Agent and
the Company prior to the time that the Agent or Company is required to make any
payment of principal, interest or fees hereunder, duplicate executed originals
of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form 4224 or U.S. Internal Revenue
Service Form 1001 (wherein the Assignee claims entitlement to the benefits of a
tax treaty that provides for a complete exemption from U.S. federal income
withholding tax on all payments hereunder) and agrees to provide new Forms 4224
or 1001 upon the expiration of any previously delivered form or comparable
statements in accordance with applicable U.S. law and regulations and amendments
thereto, duly executed and completed by the Assignee, and (c) agrees to comply
with all applicable U.S. laws and regulations with regard to such withholding
tax exemption.

         8.  Representations and Warranties.

             (a) The Assignor represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal
and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that
such interest is free and clear of any Lien or other adverse claim; (ii) it is
duly organized and existing and it has the full power and authority to take, and
has taken, all action necessary to execute and deliver this Assignment and
Acceptance and any other documents required or permitted to be executed or
delivered by it in connection with this Assignment and Acceptance and to fulfill
its obligations hereunder; (iii) no notices to, or consents, authorizations or
approvals of, any Person are required (other than any already

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given or obtained) for its due execution, delivery and performance of this
Assignment and Acceptance, and apart from any agreements or undertakings or
filings required by the Agreement, no further action by, or notice to, or filing
with, any Person is required of it for such execution, delivery or performance;
and (iv) this Assignment and Acceptance has been duly executed and delivered by
it and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Assignor,
enforceable against the Assignor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject,
as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and
other laws of general application relating to or affecting creditors' rights and
to general equitable principles.

             (b) The Assignor makes no representation or warranty and assumes no
responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations
made in or in connection with the Agreement or the execution, legality,
validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Agreement or
any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto. The Assignor makes
no representation or warranty in connection with, and assumes no responsibility
with respect to, the solvency, financial condition or statements of the Company,
or the performance or observance by the Company, of any of its respective
obligations under the Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished in
connection therewith.

             (c) The Assignee represents and warrants that (i) it is duly
organized and existing and it has full power and authority to take, and has
taken, all action necessary to execute and deliver this Assignment and
Acceptance and any other documents required or permitted to be executed or
delivered by it in connection with this Assignment and Acceptance, and to
fulfill its obligations hereunder; (ii) no notices to, or consents,
authorizations or approvals of, any Person are required (other than any already
given or obtained) for its due execution, delivery and performance of this
Assignment and Acceptance; and apart from any agreements or undertakings or
filings required by the Agreement, no further action by, or notice to, or filing
with, any Person is required of it for such execution, delivery or performance;
(iii) this Assignment and Acceptance has been duly executed and delivered by it
and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Assignee,
enforceable against the Assignee in accordance with the terms hereof, subject,
as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and
other laws of general application relating to or affecting creditors' rights and
to general equitable principles; and (iv) it is an Eligible Assignee.

         9.  Further Assurances.

         The Assignor and the Assignee each hereby agree to execute and deliver
such other instruments, and take such other action, as either party may
reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Assignment and Acceptance, including the delivery of any notices or other
documents or

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instruments to the Company or the Agent, which may be required in connection
with the assignment and assumption contemplated hereby.

         10. Miscellaneous.

             (a) Any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Assignment and
Acceptance shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto. No failure or
delay by either party hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof and any waiver of any breach of the
provisions of this Assignment and Acceptance shall be without prejudice to any
rights with respect to any other or further breach thereof.

             (b) All payments made hereunder shall be made without any set-off
or counterclaim.

             (c) The Assignor and the Assignee shall each pay its own costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and
performance of this Assignment and Acceptance.

             (d) This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of
counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument.

             (e) THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The Assignor
and the Assignee each irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of
any State or Federal court sitting in California over any suit, action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Assignment and Acceptance and
irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may
be heard and determined in such California State or Federal court. Each party to
this Assignment and Acceptance hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the
maintenance of such action or proceeding.

             (f) THE ASSIGNOR AND THE ASSIGNEE EACH HEREBY KNOWINGLY,
VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY
IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE, THE AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED
DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, OR
STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN).

             [Other provisions to be added as may be negotiated between the
Assignor and the Assignee, provided that such provisions are not inconsistent
with the Agreement.]

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused this
Assignment and Acceptance to be executed and

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delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

                                                        [ASSIGNOR]

                                       By:

                                       Title:


                                       By:

                                       Title:

                                       Address:

                                                        [ASSIGNEE]

                                       By:

                                       Title:

                                       
                                       By:

                                       Title:

                                       Address:



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                                   SCHEDULE 1

                      NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

                                                           _______________, 19__

Bank of America National Trust
  and Savings Association, as Agent
1455 Market Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94103
Attn:  Agency Management Services #5596

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.
5929 College Ave.
Oakland, CA  94618
Attn:  Treasurer

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We refer to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December
13, 1994 (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented or renewed
from time to time the "Agreement") among Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. (the
"Company"), the Banks referred to therein and Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association as agent for the Banks (the "Agent"). Terms defined in the
Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

     1. We hereby give you notice of, and request your consent to, the
assignment by __________________ (the "Assignor") to _______________ (the
"Assignee") of _____% of the right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to
the Agreement (including, without limitation, the right, title and interest of
the Assignor in and to the Commitments of the Assignor[,] [and] all outstanding
Loans made by the Assignor) pursuant to the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement
attached hereto (the "Assignment and Acceptance"). Before giving effect to such
assignment the Assignor's Commitment is $ ___________[,] [and] the aggregate
amount of its outstanding Loans is $_____________.

     2. The Assignee agrees that, upon receiving the consent of the Agent[, the
Issuing Bank] and, if applicable, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.to such
assignment, the Assignee will be bound by the terms of the Agreement as fully
and to the same extent as if the Assignee were the Bank originally holding such
interest in the Agreement.

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     3. The following administrative details apply to the Assignee:

        (A)   Notice Address:

             Assignee name: __________________________
             Address:  _______________________________
                       _______________________________
                       _______________________________
             Attention:  _____________________________
             Telephone:  (___) _______________________
             Telecopier:  (___) ______________________

        (B)  Payment Instructions:

             Account No.:  ___________________________
             Address:      ___________________________
                           ___________________________
                           ___________________________
             Reference:    ___________________________
             Attention:    ___________________________
             Telephone:  (___) _______________________
             Telecopier:  (___) ______________________

        (C)  Domestic Lending Office:

             Address:      ___________________________
                           ___________________________
                           ___________________________
             Attention:    ___________________________
             Telephone:  (___) _______________________
             Telecopier:  (___) ______________________

        (D)  Offshore Lending Office:

             Address:      ___________________________
                           ___________________________
                           ___________________________
             Attention:    ___________________________
             Telephone:  (___) _______________________
             Telecopier:  (___) ______________________

     4. You are entitled to rely upon the representations, warranties and
covenants of each of the Assignor and Assignee contained in the Assignment and
Acceptance.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused this Notice
of Assignment and Acceptance to be executed by

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their respective duly authorized officials, officers or agents as of the date
first above mentioned.

                                       Very truly yours,

                                       [NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

                                       By:
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                       By:
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                       [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

                                       By:
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                       By:
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

ACKNOWLEDGED AND ASSIGNMENT
CONSENTED TO:

DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

By:
    --------------------------
Name:
Title:

By:
    --------------------------
Name:
Title:

BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
  SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Agent

By:
    --------------------------
Name:
Title:  Vice President

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                                                                      EXHIBIT 11
                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

                   COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
                    (in thousands, except per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                              Year Ended
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Dec. 31, 1994         Dec. 25, 1993          Dec. 26, 1992
                                                      -------------         -------------          -------------
<S>                                                        <C>                    <C>                    <C>
PRIMARY

Net income                                                 $ 1,001                $16,789                $15,694

Weighted average number of shares of common
   stock outstanding                                        14,731                 14,624                 14,944
                                                           -------                -------                -------
Net income per share, as reported                          $   .07                $  1.15                $  1.05
                                                           =======                =======                =======
Weighted average number of shares of common
   stock outstanding                                        14,731                 14,624                 14,944

Common stock equivalent--assumed exercise of
   common stock options                                         99                    148                    247
                                                           -------                -------                -------

Weighted average number of shares of common
   stock outstanding, including common stock
   equivalents                                              14,830                 14,772                 15,191
                                                           =======                =======                =======


Net income per share                                       $   .07(1)             $  1.14(1)             $  1.03(1)
                                                           =======                =======                =======


FULLY DILUTED

Net income                                                 $ 1,001                $16,789                $15,694

Add interest expense on convertible subordinated
   debentures issued June 1993, due June 2006 and
   amortization of related issuance costs, net of tax        4,103                  1,993
                                                           -------                -------                -------

Adjusted net income                                        $ 5,104                $18,782                $15,694
                                                           =======                =======                =======

Weighted average number of shares of common
   stock outstanding                                        14,731                 14,624                 14,944

Common stock equivalent--assumed exercise of
   common stock options                                        105                    204                    247

Assumed conversion of debentures                             2,900                  1,426
                                                           -------                -------                -------

Adjusted shares                                             17,736                 16,254                 15,191
                                                           =======                =======                =======


Net income per share                                       $   .29(2)             $  1.16(2)             $  1.03(1)
                                                           =======                =======                =======

(1) This calculation is submitted in accordance with Regulation S-K item 601 (b) (11) although it is not required by
    footnote 2 to paragraph 14 of APB Opinion No. 15 because it results in dilution of less than 3%.

(2) This calculation is submitted in accordance with Regulation S-K item 601 (b) (11) although it is contrary to APB
    Opinion No. 15 because it produces an anti-dilutive effect.

</TABLE>


<PAGE>   1
                                                                     Exhibit 13

                   PORTIONS OF DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                       1994 ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         Year Ended
                                                                       ---------------------------------------------
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)                             Dec. 31, 1994   Dec. 25, 1993   Dec. 26, 1992
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                         <C>             <C>             <C>
Revenues:
   Net sales                                                                $564,372        $470,665        $407,045
   Other income                                                                2,230           1,125             901
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             566,602         471,790         407,946
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Costs and expenses:
   Cost of goods sold                                                        428,779         356,237         314,762
   Selling, general and administrative                                       126,945          79,779          65,450
   Interest, net of interest capitalized                                       9,243           7,803           5,233
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             564,967         443,819         385,445
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of
   change in accounting principle                                              1,635          27,971          22,501
Income taxes                                                                     634          11,182           8,528
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle              1,001          16,789          13,973
Cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for income taxes                                           1,721
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                                                  $  1,001        $ 16,789        $ 15,694
====================================================================================================================
Net income per share:
   Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle        $    .07        $   1.15        $    .94
   Cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for income taxes                                          .11
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Net income                                                               $    .07        $   1.15        $   1.05
====================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


                       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and the related
consolidated statements of income, of changes in stockholders' equity and of
cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 1994 and
December 25, 1993, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles. These financial statements are
the responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
   As discussed in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company
changed its method of accounting for income taxes effective as of the beginning
of fiscal 1992.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
San Francisco, California
February 13, 1995

                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                      18

<PAGE>   2

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)                                                 Dec. 31, 1994       Dec. 25, 1993
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                             <C>                 <C>
Assets

Current Assets:

   Cash and cash equivalents                                                                    $  6,334            $  2,532
   Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
      of $635 in 1994 and $535 in 1993                                                            47,519              46,293
   Other accounts receivable                                                                       6,243               5,326
   Inventories                                                                                    29,081              27,817
   Prepaid expenses and other                                                                      9,657               8,256
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total current assets                                                                           98,834              90,224

Property, plant and equipment, net                                                               160,322             142,275
Goodwill and distribution rights, net of accumulated amortization
   of $10,443 in 1994 and $7,572 in 1993                                                          87,825              72,988
Other assets                                                                                      15,045              16,788
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                                                                    $362,026            $322,275
============================================================================================================================
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current Liabilities:

   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                                     $ 30,130            $ 21,893
   Accrued payroll and employee benefits                                                          15,801               9,249
   Current portion of long-term debt                                                               4,500               1,685
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total current liabilities                                                                      50,431              32,827

Long-term debt, less current portion                                                              46,100              38,875
Convertible subordinated debentures                                                              100,752             100,752
Deferred income                                                                                                          174
Deferred income taxes                                                                             28,822              26,613
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                                                                                226,105             199,241
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' Equity:

   Preferred stock, $1 par value - 10,000,000 shares authorized;
      no shares issued or outstanding in 1994 and 1993
   Common stock, $1 par value - 30,000,000 shares authorized;
      14,064,000 shares and 14,671,000 shares issued and
      outstanding in 1994 and 1993, respectively                                                  14,064              14,671
   Capital in excess of par                                                                       75,257              59,145
   Retained earnings                                                                              46,600              49,218
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total stockholders' equity                                                                    135,921             123,034
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                                      $362,026            $322,275
============================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                      19

<PAGE>   3



           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                     Common Stock            Capital
                                                 --------------------      in Excess       Retained
(In thousands)                                   Shares        Amount         of Par       Earnings         Total
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>
Balance at December 28, 1991                     15,367       $15,367        $54,030        $43,732      $113,129
   Net income for 1992                                                                       15,694        15,694
   Cash dividends declared                                                                   (3,572)       (3,572)
   Repurchases and retirements
      of common stock                              (971)         (971)                      (19,058)      (20,029)
   Employee stock plans and other                   167           167          2,299           (119)        2,347
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 26, 1992                     14,563        14,563         56,329         36,677       107,569
   Net income for 1993                                                                       16,789        16,789
   Cash dividends declared                                                                   (3,513)       (3,513)
   Common stock issued as contingent
      payment in acquisition of Cervelli
      Distributors, Inc.                             18            18            501                          519
   Employee stock plans and other                    90            90          2,315           (735)        1,670
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 25, 1993                     14,671        14,671         59,145         49,218       123,034
   Net income for 1994                                                                        1,001         1,001
   Cash dividends declared                                                                   (3,619)       (3,619)
   Common stock and warrants
      issued to an affiliate of
      Nestle USA, Inc.                            3,000         3,000         99,487                      102,487
   Repurchases and retirements
      of common stock                            (3,753)       (3,753)       (85,608)                     (89,361)
   Employee stock plans and other                   146           146          2,233                        2,379
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31, 1994                     14,064       $14,064        $75,257        $46,600      $135,921
=================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                       20


<PAGE>   4



                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   Year Ended
                                                                                -------------------------------------------------
($ in thousands)                                                                Dec. 31, 1994     Dec. 25, 1993     Dec. 26, 1992
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                             <C>               <C>               <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                                                         $ 1,001           $16,789           $15,694
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided from operations:
      Depreciation and amortization                                                    18,986            14,592            11,974
      Deferred income taxes                                                              (420)            3,485             1,958
      Deferred income                                                                    (174)              (94)             (104)
      Cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for income taxes                                                 (1,721)
      Changes in assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:
         Trade accounts receivable                                                       (711)           (3,587)           (6,690)
         Other accounts receivable                                                       (917)            1,283              (234)
         Inventories                                                                     (684)           (1,810)           (2,286)
         Prepaid expenses and other                                                     1,237            (1,272)             (683)
         Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                       1,056             6,451             3,477
         Accrued payroll and employee benefits                                          6,547               872               448
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                       25,921            36,709            21,833
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
   Acquisition of property, plant and equipment                                       (31,568)          (34,036)          (26,279)
   Retirement of property, plant and equipment                                            547               399                94
   Sales and maturities of investments                                                                                        399
   Increase in goodwill and distribution rights                                          (556)           (5,228)           (4,161)
   Purchase of distribution rights of Sunbelt Distributors, Inc.                      (11,321)
   Purchase of certain assets of Calip Dairies, Inc.                                                                      (22,360)
   Increase in other assets, net                                                       (1,128)             (511)           (6,184)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      (44,026)          (39,376)          (58,491)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
   Decrease in short-term bank borrowings                                                               (29,000)           (4,000)
   Proceeds from long-term debt                                                        20,200            51,800            67,200
   Reductions in long-term debt                                                       (10,160)         (117,123)           (6,600)
   Proceeds from convertible subordinated debentures                                                    100,752
   Net proceeds from issuance of common stock
      to an affiliate of Nestle USA, Inc.                                             102,487
   Issuance of common stock under employee stock plans                                  2,379             1,670             1,569
   Repurchases of common stock                                                        (89,361)                            (20,029)
   Cash dividends paid                                                                 (3,638)           (3,506)           (3,466)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                       21,907             4,593            34,674
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                        3,802             1,926            (1,984)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                                            2,532               606             2,590
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year                                                $ 6,334          $  2,532            $  606
=================================================================================================================================

Supplemental Acquisition Information:
   Fair value of assets acquired                                                                                          $22,400
   Cash paid                                                                                                              (21,840)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Liabilities assumed                                                                                                     $  560
=================================================================================================================================

Supplemental Cash Flow Information - cash paid during the year for:
   Interest (net of amounts capitalized)                                              $10,810           $ 6,360           $ 5,247
   Income taxes (net of refunds)                                                       (2,264)            6,581             7,515
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                       21
<PAGE>   5

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1       OPERATIONS

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company) is a single
segment industry company engaged in the business of manufacturing and
distributing premium ice cream and other frozen dairy products.

NOTE 2       SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Consolidation
-------------
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Dreyer's Grand Ice
Cream, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All material intercompany transactions have
been eliminated in consolidation.

Fiscal Year
-----------
The Company's fiscal year is a fifty-two or fifty-three week period ending on
the last Saturday in December. Fiscal year 1994 consisted of fifty-three weeks
and fiscal years 1993 and 1992 each consisted of fifty-two weeks.

Financial Statement Presentation
--------------------------------
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years' financial statements in
order to conform to the 1994 presentation.

Cash Equivalents
----------------
The Company classifies financial instruments as cash equivalents if the original
maturity of such investments is three months or less.

Inventories
-----------
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (determined by the first-in,
first-out method) or market. Cost includes materials, labor and manufacturing
overhead.

Property, Plant and Equipment
-----------------------------
The cost of additions and major improvements and repairs are capitalized, while
maintenance and minor repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation
of fixed assets is computed using the straight-line method over the assets'
estimated useful lives. Interest costs relating to capital assets under
construction are capitalized.

Goodwill and Distribution Rights
--------------------------------
Goodwill and distribution rights are amortized using the straight-line method
over thirty-six years. At the end of each quarter, the Company reviews the
recoverability of goodwill and distribution rights to determine if there has
been any permanent impairment. This assessment is performed for each business
acquired and is based on the estimated undiscounted future cash flows from
operating activities compared with the carrying value of goodwill and
distribution rights. If the undiscounted future cash flows of an acquired
business are less than the carrying value, a write-down would be recorded
measured by the amount of the difference.

Product Formulations
--------------------
The cost of product formulations purchased from others is amortized using the
straight-line method over the period of minimum expected benefit, approximately
twelve years.

Advertising Costs
-----------------
The Company defers production costs for media advertising and expenses these
costs in the period the advertisement is first run. All other advertising costs
are expensed in the period incurred. Advertising expense, including consumer
promotion spending, was $40,287,000, $11,486,000 and $10,107,000 in 1994, 1993
and 1992, respectively.

Long-Term Debt and Convertible Subordinated Debentures
------------------------------------------------------
As of December 31, 1994 and December 25, 1993, the fair value of the Company's
long-term debt was estimated to be the same as the carrying amount. The fair
value was based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the
current rates offered to the Company for a term equal to the same remaining
maturities. It is not practicable to estimate the fair value of the convertible
subordinated debentures due to the unique terms and conditions of these
securities. (See Note 9.)

Income Taxes
------------
Effective as of the beginning of fiscal 1992, the Company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" (SFAS
109), on a prospective basis. SFAS 109 required the Company to change its method
of accounting for income taxes from the deferred method to the liability method.
Under the liability method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are recognized
for the tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial
reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities. (See Note 6.)


                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                       22

<PAGE>   6

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Net Income Per Share
--------------------
Net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of
common stock outstanding during the period which were 14,731,000, 14,624,000 and
14,944,000 for 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. The potentially dilutive
effect of the Company's convertible subordinated debentures and other common
stock equivalents was anti-dilutive for fiscal 1994 and 1993. Accordingly, fully
diluted net income per share for fiscal 1994 and 1993 is not presented. In 1992,
no potentially dilutive securities were outstanding.

NOTE 3       INVENTORIES

Inventories at December 31, 1994 and December 25, 1993 consisted of the
following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands)                        1994       1993
-----------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>        <C>
Raw materials                      $ 3,153    $ 2,050
Finished goods                      25,928     25,767
-----------------------------------------------------
                                   $29,081    $27,817
=====================================================
</TABLE>


NOTE 4       PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The cost and accumulated depreciation of property, plant and equipment at
December 31, 1994 and December 25, 1993 were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands)                        1994       1993
-----------------------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>        <C>
Buildings and improvements        $ 64,913   $ 59,423
Machinery and equipment            118,958    102,215
Office furniture and fixtures        5,399      4,838
-----------------------------------------------------
                                   189,270    166,476
Accumulated depreciation           (64,254)   (52,815)
-----------------------------------------------------
                                   125,016    113,661
Land                                11,019      9,555
Construction in progress            24,287     19,059
-----------------------------------------------------
                                  $160,322   $142,275
=====================================================
</TABLE>

   Interest which was capitalized and included in property, plant and equipment
was $1,788,000, $1,271,000 and $609,000 in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.
   Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment was $13,194,000,
$11,309,000 and $9,503,000 in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.
   Construction in progress in 1994 and 1993 included $19,265,000 and
$13,092,000, respectively, of costs associated with the enhancement of
management information systems.

NOTE 5       GOODWILL AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS

Distribution Rights Agreement
-----------------------------
On January 4, 1994, the Company entered into a long-term distribution agreement
with Sunbelt Distributors, Inc. (Sunbelt), the leading independent
direct-store-delivery ice cream distributor in Texas. Under the agreement, the
Company paid Sunbelt $10,970,000 in cash to secure the long-term exclusive right
to have its products distributed by Sunbelt in Texas and certain parts of
Louisiana and Arkansas. In conjunction with this transaction, the Company
recorded $11,321,000 in distribution rights, including $351,000 in transaction
costs.

Acquisitions
------------
On November 20, 1992, the Company purchased from Calip Dairies, Inc. (Calip)
certain assets for $21,840,000 in cash in a transaction accounted for as a
purchase. The assets acquired include the T&W premium ice cream brand and
Calip's supermarket direct-store distribution assets in the greater New York
metropolitan area. In conjunction with the purchase, the Company recorded
$18,341,000 in goodwill and distribution rights. In 1993, the Company paid
$3,000,000 in cash to satisfy a contingent payment required under the purchase
agreement.

                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                       23

<PAGE>   7

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   The following presents the unaudited pro forma results of operations as
though the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the Company's 1992
fiscal year.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands, except per share amount)          1992
-----------------------------------------------------
<S>                                          <C>
Net sales                                    $434,989
Income before cumulative effect of
   change in accounting principle              15,578
Income per share before cumulative
   effect of change in accounting principle      1.04
</TABLE>

The pro forma information includes the results of operations for the Company and
the acquired Calip business for fiscal year 1992, adjusted primarily for
interest on the acquisition borrowings. This information does not purport to be
indicative of the results that would actually have been attained if the
acquisition had occurred on the date indicated or that may be attained in the
future.

NOTE 6       INCOME TAXES

Effective as of the beginning of fiscal 1992, the Company changed its method of
accounting for income taxes by adopting Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" (SFAS 109), which requires the
liability method for computing income taxes. The cumulative effect of this
accounting change on fiscal years prior to 1992 increased net income for 1992 by
$1,721,000, or $.11 per share of common stock. The cumulative effect resulted
primarily from a reduction of the deferred tax liability to reflect income tax
rates in effect at the time of adoption. There was no material effect on
operating results for fiscal 1992.
   SFAS 109 requires deferred tax effects previously recorded in the fair value
of assets acquired in a purchase acquisition be reclassified to deferred income
taxes. Accordingly, the tax effects of intangible assets for certain purchase
acquisitions prior to 1992 of $10,089,000 were reclassified to the deferred
income tax liability.
   A federal income tax law enacted in 1993 increased the federal statutory
income tax rate by 1% as of the beginning of fiscal 1993. As a result, the
Company increased its deferred income tax provision by $600,000 in order to
record the effect of this tax rate increase on the prior years' deferred income
tax liability.

   The provisions (benefits) for federal and state income taxes consisted of the
following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands)               1994      1993      1992
-----------------------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>      <C>        <C>
Current:
   Federal                 $  890   $ 6,110    $5,094
   State                      164     1,587     1,476
-----------------------------------------------------
                            1,054     7,697     6,570
-----------------------------------------------------
Deferred:
   Federal                   (422)    2,943     1,958
   State                        2       542
-----------------------------------------------------
                             (420)    3,485     1,958
-----------------------------------------------------
                           $  634   $11,182    $8,528
=====================================================
</TABLE>

   The deferred income tax liability as of December 31, 1994 and December 25,
1993 consisted of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands)                         1994      1993
-----------------------------------------------------
<S>                                 <C>       <C>
Intangible assets and
   related amortization             $12,541   $12,430
Depreciation                         13,187    12,064
Deferred costs                        2,968     1,998
Other                                   126       121
-----------------------------------------------------
                                    $28,822   $26,613
=====================================================
</TABLE>

   The federal statutory income tax rate is reconciled to the Company's
effective income tax rate as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             1994      1993      1992
-----------------------------------------------------
<S>                          <C>       <C>       <C>
Federal statutory income
   tax rate                  35.0%     35.0%     34.0%
State income taxes, net
   of federal tax benefit     6.6       5.0       5.3
Effect of tax rate increase
   on prior years' deferred
   income taxes                         2.1
Reversal of income taxes
   provided in prior periods           (1.4)     (1.6)
Other                        (2.8)     (0.7)      0.2
-----------------------------------------------------
                             38.8%     40.0%     37.9%
=====================================================
</TABLE>


                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                       24

<PAGE>   8

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 7       EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Company maintains a defined contribution retirement plan for employees not
covered by collective bargaining agreements. The plan provides retirement and
other benefits based upon the assets of the plan held by the trustee. The
Company contributes 7% of the eligible participants' annual compensation to the
plan. The Company also maintains a salary deferral plan under which it may make
a matching contribution of a percentage of each participant's deferred salary
amount.
   Pension expense and matching contributions under these plans were
approximately $5,776,000, $4,035,000 and $3,755,000 in 1994, 1993 and 1992,
respectively. The Company's liability for accrued pension contributions and
salary deferrals was $5,996,000 and $4,066,000 at December 31, 1994 and December
25, 1993, respectively.
   Pension expense for employees covered by multi-employer retirement plans
under collective bargaining agreements was $677,000, $586,000 and $522,000 in
1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.

NOTE 8       DESCRIPTION OF LEASING ARRANGEMENTS

The Company conducts certain of its operations from leased facilities, which
include land, buildings and production equipment, and leases certain vehicles.
All of these leases are classified as operating leases and expire over a period
of fifteen years including renewal options. Certain of these leases include
non-bargain purchase price options.
   At December 31, 1994, the minimum rental payments required under
non-cancelable operating leases are as follows: 1995-$5,670,000;
1996-$3,637,000; 1997-$1,063,000; 1998-$895,000; 1999-$737,000 and $529,000
thereafter.
   Rental expense for operating leases was $11,474,000, $9,804,000 and
$9,042,000 in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.

NOTE 9       LONG-TERM DEBT AND CONVERTIBLE
             SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES

Long-Term Debt
--------------
Long-term debt at December 31, 1994 and December 25, 1993 consisted of the
following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands)                           1994      1993
-------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>       <C>
Senior notes with principal due
   1995 through 2001 and interest
   payable semiannually at 9.3%       $25,000   $25,000
Revolving line of credit with banks
   due 1997 with interest payable
   at four different rate options      20,200
Industrial revenue bonds with
   principal due through 2001
   and interest payable quarterly
   at a floating rate based upon
   a tax-exempt note index              5,400     6,300
Industrial revenue bonds with
   principal due through 2008
   and interest payable monthly
   at a floating rate based upon
   a tax-exempt note index                        8,100
Other                                             1,160
-------------------------------------------------------
                                       50,600    40,560
Less - current portion                  4,500     1,685
-------------------------------------------------------
Total long-term debt                  $46,100   $38,875
=======================================================
</TABLE>

   The aggregate maturities of long-term debt during the next five years are as
follows: 1995-$4,500,000; 1996-$3,600,000; 1997-$23,800,000; 1998-$3,600,000;
and 1999-$3,600,000.
   The Company's liability for accrued interest was $605,000 and $2,172,000 at
December 31, 1994 and December 25, 1993, respectively.
   During 1993, the Company combined and increased its existing credit lines
with certain banks into a $125,000,000 revolving line of credit. Effective upon
the issuance of the convertible subordinated debentures discussed below, the
Company reduced the amounts outstanding under the line with the net proceeds
from

                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                       25
<PAGE>   9

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

the debenture issue. At the time of the repayment, the Company's total
available line of credit was reduced to $50,000,000. During 1994, the Company
amended and restated the credit agreement increasing the available line to
$125,000,000. The expiration date of this credit line was extended to September
30, 1997. This line is available at four interest rate options which are defined
as the banks' certificate of deposit rate; offshore rate; same day funding rate,
plus an applicable margin; or the banks' reference rate. At December 31, 1994,
there was $20,200,000 of borrowings outstanding under the line.

Convertible Subordinated Debentures
-----------------------------------
In June 1993, the Company issued in a private placement $100,752,000 of
convertible subordinated debentures which are due June 30, 2001. The debentures
bear interest at 6-1/4% per annum, which is payable quarterly. Under certain
conditions, the debentures are convertible into redeemable convertible preferred
stock, due June 30, 2001. Additionally, the debentures, or the convertible
preferred stock, are convertible at an initial conversion price of $34.74 into a
total of 2,900,000 shares of common stock. The debentures, or convertible
preferred stock, can be called for early redemption after December 15, 1997
subject to certain limitations. The debentures are subordinated in right of
payment to all existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company.

The Company is subject to the requirements of various financial covenants,
including dividend restrictions, under its long-term debt obligations and the
convertible subordinated debentures.

NOTE 10      COMMON STOCK

The Company paid a regular quarterly dividend of $.06 per share of common stock
for each quarter of 1994, 1993 and 1992.
   During 1987, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of one Preferred
Stock Purchase Right for each outstanding share of common stock. Under certain
conditions, the Rights become exercisable for the purchase of the Company's
preferred or common stock.

Nestle Equity Issuance
----------------------
On June 14, 1994, the Company completed a transaction (the Nestle Agreement)
with an affiliate of Nestle USA, Inc. (Nestle), whereby Nestle purchased
3,000,000 newly issued shares of common stock of the Company for $32 per share
and warrants to purchase an additional 2,000,000 shares at an exercise price of
$32 per share. Warrants for 1,000,000 shares will expire on June 14, 1997 and
warrants for the other 1,000,000 shares will expire on June 14, 1999. Nestle
paid an aggregate of $10,000,000 for the 2,000,000 warrants. Total proceeds from
the issuance of the initial 3,000,000 shares and the 2,000,000 warrants was
$106,000,000. In connection with the Nestle Agreement, the Company incurred
transaction costs of $3,513,000 which were recorded as a charge against capital
in excess of par.
   The Company has the right to cause Nestle to exercise the warrants at $24 per
share subject to certain conditions at any time before June 14, 1997. The
Company also has the right to cause Nestle to exercise the warrants at any time
through the warrant expiration dates at $32 per share if the average trading
price of the common stock exceeds $60 during the 130 trading day period
preceeding the exercise, subject to certain conditions. Furthermore, if the
average trading price of the common stock equals or exceeds $60 during any 130
trading day period before June 14, 1999, Nestle will be required to pay an
additional $2 for each share previously purchased and each share purchased upon
exercise of the warrants.
   In connection with the Nestle Agreement, the Company entered into an
agreement with Nestle Ice Cream Company to distribute Nestle's frozen novelty
and ice cream products in certain markets.

Common Stock Repurchases
------------------------
During 1994, the Company repurchased and retired 3,709,000 shares of its common
stock at prices ranging from $21.38 to $25.75 per share under a newly authorized
plan to repurchase up to 5,000,000 shares through open market purchases and
negotiated transactions. In addition, the Company repurchased and retired 44,000
shares of its common stock at prices ranging from $22.00 to $28.69 per share
from employees who previously acquired shares under employee stock plans. In
connection with these repurchases, commencing with the beginning of fiscal 1994,
the Company charged the excess over par value for shares repurchased to capital
in excess of par rather than the previous practice of charging the excess to
retained earnings. During 1992, the Company repurchased and retired 971,000
shares of its common stock at prices ranging from $17.50 to $23.00 per share
under a previous stock repurchase plan.


                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                      26

<PAGE>   10


                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 11      SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS

For fiscal years 1994, 1993 and 1992, no customer accounted for more than 10% of
consolidated net sales.

NOTE 12      EMPLOYEE STOCK PLANS

The Company has three stock option plans under which options may be granted for
the purchase of the Company's common stock at a price not less than 100% of the
fair market value at the date of grant. The incentive stock option plan (the
1982 Plan) provides that options are not exercisable until after two years from
the date of grant and generally expire six years from the date of grant. The
non-qualified stock option plan (the 1992 Plan) provides that options are not
exercisable until after two years from the date of grant and expire upon death
or termination of employment. In 1994, the stockholders approved a new stock
option plan (the 1993 Plan) under which granted options may be either incentive
stock options or non-qualified stock options. This plan provides that options
expire no later than ten years from the date of grant. This plan also provides
that most of the terms of the options, such as vesting, are within the
discretion of the compensation committee, comprised of certain members of the
Board of Directors of the Company. Changes in stock options under all three
plans in the aggregate were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Options
                                                                       Available       Options       Options Price
(In thousands, except per share amounts)                               for Grant   Outstanding           Per Share
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                       <C>            <C>        <C>
Balance, December 28, 1991                                                  255            527      $6.78 to 30.25
   Authorized                                                               100
   Granted                                                                 (142)           142      19.50 to 29.25
   Exercised                                                                              (156)      6.78 to 14.44
   Canceled                                                                  11            (11)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance, December 26, 1992                                                  224            502      $6.78 to 30.25
   Authorized                                                               200
   Granted                                                                 (358)           358      24.75 to 30.13
   Exercised                                                                               (82)      6.78 to 14.44
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance, December 25, 1993                                                   66            778      $7.19 to 30.25
   Authorized                                                             1,200
   Granted                                                                 (387)           387      21.75 to 29.38
   Exercised                                                                               (99)      7.19 to 19.50
   Canceled                                                                  12            (12)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance, December 31, 1994                                                  891          1,054      $9.63 to 30.25
==================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

   At December 31, 1994, options to purchase 305,000 shares of the Company's
common stock were exercisable.

   The Company has two plans under which employees may purchase shares of the
Company's common stock; the section 423 employee stock purchase plan (the 423
Plan), and the employee secured stock purchase plan (the Secured Plan). Under
the 423 Plan, employees may authorize payroll deductions up to 10% of their
compensation for the purpose of acquiring shares at 85% of the market price
determined at the beginning of a specified twelve month period. Under this plan,
employees purchased 20,000 shares at prices ranging from $20.61 to $23.16 per
share in 1994; 25,000 shares at prices ranging from $16.69 to $29.75 per share
in 1993; and 8,000 shares at prices ranging from $22.95 to $24.01 per share in
1992. Under the Secured Plan, on specified dates, employees may purchase shares
at fair market value by paying 20% of the purchase price in cash and the
remaining 80% of the purchase price in the form of a non-recourse promissory
note with a term of 30 years. Under this plan, employees purchased 27,000 shares
at prices ranging from $24.25 to $25.13 per share in 1994; 10,000 shares at
prices ranging from $22.50 to $27.25 per share in 1993; and 13,000 shares at
prices ranging from $20.25 to $35.50 per share in 1992.




                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                      27
<PAGE>   11


                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 13      CONTINGENCIES

The Company is engaged in various legal actions as both plaintiff and defendant.
Management believes that the outcome of these actions, either individually or in
the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
financial position or results of operations.

NOTE 14      SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                  Per Share
                                                                                         -------------------------
                                                                              Net           Net
                                                    Net         Gross      Income        Income        Price Range
(In thousands, except per share amounts)          Sales        Profit       (Loss)        (Loss)           (NASDAQ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>           <C>           <C>             <C>      <C>
1994
1st Quarter                                    $112,001      $ 23,249      $ 1,582         $ .11    $21.50 - 29.50
2nd Quarter                                     147,727        38,068       (1,435)         (.10)    21.25 - 28.25
3rd Quarter                                     168,704        45,058        2,260           .15     21.75 - 26.00
4th Quarter                                     135,940        29,218       (1,406)         (.09)    24.25 - 28.25
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               $564,372      $135,593      $ 1,001         $ .07
================================================================================================

1993
1st Quarter                                    $102,317      $ 21,026      $ 2,118         $ .15    $19.75 - 25.75
2nd Quarter                                     123,486        32,562        6,875           .47     20.25 - 30.50
3rd Quarter                                     140,066        37,500        6,607           .45     25.00 - 31.50
4th Quarter                                     104,796        23,340        1,189           .08     27.00 - 31.25
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               $470,665      $114,428      $16,789         $1.15
================================================================================================
<FN>
Fully diluted net income per share for each quarter of 1994 and 1993 is equivalent to primary net income per share 
since the potentially dilutive effect of the convertible subordinated debentures and other common stock equivalents 
was anti-dilutive, except for the third quarter of 1993 when fully diluted net income was $.43 per share.

</TABLE>




                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                      28


<PAGE>   12


                FIVE YEAR SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DATA

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                     Fiscal Year Ended December
                                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------
(In thousands, except per share amounts)           1994          1993           1992           1991          1990
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>
Operations:
   Net sales and other income                  $566,602      $471,790       $407,946       $355,779      $309,938
   Income before cumulative effect of
      change in accounting principle              1,001        16,789         13,973         15,850        11,817
   Net income                                     1,001        16,789         15,694(2)      15,850        11,817

Per Share:
   Net income per share - fully diluted:
      Income before cumulative effect of
         change in accounting principle             .07          1.15            .94           1.05           .84
      Net income                                    .07(1)       1.15(1)        1.05(1)(2)     1.05(1)        .84
   Dividends declared                               .24           .24            .24            .20           .17

Balance Sheet:
   Total assets                                 362,026       322,275        289,051        224,042       179,776
   Working capital                               48,403        57,397         25,768         19,412        13,932
   Long-term debt, including convertible
      subordinated debentures                   146,852       139,627        102,160         44,289        21,322
   Stockholders' equity                         135,921       123,034        107,569        113,129        93,856

<FN>
(1)    Fully diluted net income per share for 1994, 1993, 1992 and 1991 is equivalent to primary net income per share. In
       1994 and 1993, the potentially dilutive effect of the convertible subordinated debentures and other common stock equivalents
       was anti-dilutive and, in 1992 and 1991, no potentially dilutive securities were outstanding.

(2)    Includes the cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for income taxes of $1,721,000, or $.11 per share.
       (See Note 6 of Notes to  Consolidated Financial Statements.)

</TABLE>

                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                      29
<PAGE>   13

                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Fiscal 1994 Compared with Fiscal 1993
-------------------------------------
During the second quarter of 1994, the Company embarked on a five year plan to
accelerate the sales of its Company brands by greatly increasing its consumer
marketing efforts and expanding its distribution system into additional markets
(the Strategic Plan). Under the Strategic Plan, the Company increased the
amount of its spending for advertising and consumer promotion from $11,486,000
in 1993 to $40,287,000 in 1994, and plans to spend approximately $50,000,000
annually on these marketing activities from 1995 through 1998. In 1994, the
Company began selling its products for the first time in the Texas and New
England markets as well as in several cities in the southern United States. The
Company anticipates that the Strategic Plan will continue to materially reduce
earnings during the next twelve to eighteen month period below levels that
would have been attained under the former business plan. The potential benefits
of the new strategy are increased market share and future earnings above those
levels that would be attained in the absence of the strategy. The Company
believes that these benefits are not likely to impact its results until 1996 at
the earliest, and no assurance can be given that the anticipated benefits of
the strategy will be achieved. The success of the strategy will depend upon,
among other things, consumer responsiveness to the increased marketing
expenditures, competitors' activities and general economic conditions.  
   Consolidated net sales for 1994 increased 20% to $564,372,000 compared with
$470,665,000 in 1993. Sales of the Company's brands increased 22%. The increase
related primarily to higher unit sales of the Company's established products in
all markets due in part to substantially higher advertising and consumer
promotion spending under the Company's Strategic Plan. The products that led    
this increase were Dreyer's and Edy's Frozen Yogurt and Dreyer's and Edy's
Grand Ice Cream, and to a lesser extent, the Company's new products. The effect
of price increases for the Company's brands was not significant. Sales of
products purchased from other manufacturers (partner brands) increased 12%, led
by Healthy Choice(R) low fat ice cream from ConAgra, Inc. Sales of partner
brands represented 34% of consolidated net sales as compared with 36% in 1993.
The effect of price increases for partner brands was not significant.
   Cost of goods sold increased $72,542,000, or 20%, over 1993, while the
overall gross margin decreased slightly from 24.3% to 24.0%.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $47,166,000, or 59%, higher
than in 1993. This increase related primarily to an increase in overall
marketing expenses of $40,501,000. Interest expense was $1,440,000, or 18%,
higher than in 1993 due primarily to the issuance of convertible subordinated
debentures in the third quarter of 1993. (See Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.)
   The Company's income tax provision is explained in Note 6 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements and differs from the tax provision calculated
at the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to state income taxes.

Fiscal 1993 Compared with Fiscal 1992
-------------------------------------
Consolidated net sales for 1993 increased 16% to $470,665,000 compared with
$407,045,000 in 1992. Sales of the Company's brands increased 27%. The increase
related primarily to higher unit sales of the Company's established products in
all markets and Dreyer's and Edy's Ice Cream Bars and Tropical Fruit Bars, which
were introduced in 1993; and Dreyer's and Edy's No Sugar Added Ice Cream. The
effect of price increases for the Company's brands was not significant. Sales of
partner brands remained constant and represented 36% of consolidated net sales
as compared with 42% in 1992. The effect of price increases for partner brands
was not significant.
   Cost of goods sold increased $41,475,000, or 13%, over 1992, while the
overall gross margin increased from 22.7% to 24.3%. The higher margin was
primarily the result of proportionately higher sales of the Company's own
branded products, which carry a higher margin than partner brands and, to a
lesser extent, lower costs of materials for the Company's brands, offset in part
by higher distribution expenses.
   Selling, general and administrative expenses were $14,329,000, or 22%, higher
than in 1992. This increase related primarily to an increase in overall
marketing expenses incurred in an effort to enhance the Company's long-term
competitive position. Interest expense was $2,570,000, or 49%, higher than in
1992 due primarily to the issuance of convertible subordinated debentures in the
third quarter of 1993. (See Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.)



                         DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
                                      30
<PAGE>   14

                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

   The Company's income tax provision differs from the tax provision calculated
at the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to state income taxes and the
effect of the federal tax rate increase on the prior years' deferred income tax
liability.

Fiscal 1992 Compared with Fiscal 1991
-------------------------------------
Consolidated net sales for 1992 increased 15% to $407,045,000 compared with
$354,918,000 in 1991. Sales of the Company's brands increased 10%. The increase
related primarily to higher unit volume in new markets and the introduction of
Dreyer's and Edy's No Sugar Added Ice Cream. The effect of price increases for
the Company's brands was not significant. Sales of partner brands increased 22%,
and represented 42% of consolidated net sales as compared with 39% in 1991. The
increase related to higher unit sales resulting primarily from increased volume
in established markets and, to a lesser extent, broader geographic distribution.
The effect of price increases for partner brands was not significant.
   Cost of goods sold increased $43,951,000, or 16%, over 1991, while the
overall gross margin decreased from 23.7% to 22.7%. The lower margin was the
result of higher distribution expenses and proportionately higher sales of
partner brands, offset in part by income associated with the manufacturing of
certain partner brands.
   Selling, general and administrative expenses were $10,050,000, or 18%, higher
than in 1991. This increase related primarily to increased promotion expenses
incurred in an effort to offset competitive and recessionary economic conditions
experienced during the year. Interest expense was $1,756,000, or 51%, higher
than in 1991 due to increased average bank borrowings and long-term debt, offset
in part by lower interest rates on amounts outstanding under the credit lines.
   The Company's income tax provision differs from the tax provision calculated
at the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to state income taxes.
   Effective as of the beginning of fiscal 1992, the Company changed its method
of accounting for income taxes by adopting Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," which requires the liability
method for computing income taxes. The cumulative effect of this accounting
change increased net income by $1,721,000, or $.11 per share of common stock.
(See Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Seasonality
-----------
The Company experiences more demand for its products during the spring and
summer than during the fall and winter. (See Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.)

Effects of Inflation and Changing Prices
----------------------------------------
Management believes that the effects of inflation and changing prices are
successfully managed, with both margins and earnings being protected through a
combination of cost control programs and productivity gains. The largest
component of the Company's cost of production is raw materials, principally
dairy products and sugar. Historically, the Company has been able to compensate
for any increases in the price level of these commodities through manufacturing
and distribution productivity gains. Other cost increases such as labor and
general and administrative costs have also been offset by productivity gains and
other operating efficiencies.
   The Company believes that through careful management of the monetary elements
of working capital and due to lower inflation levels in recent years, the
Company has not experienced a significant negative impact of inflation on its
financial position or results of operations.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Working capital at December 31, 1994 was $8,994,000 lower than at year-end 1993
due primarily to increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and
accrued payroll and employee benefits.
   Working capital at December 25, 1993 was $31,629,000 higher than at year-end
1992 due primarily to the decrease in short-term bank borrowings.


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                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

   Working capital at December 26, 1992 increased $6,356,000 over year-end 1991
largely due to growth in trade accounts receivable and inventories, and
decreases in short-term bank borrowings, offset in part by increases in accounts
payable and accrued liabilities, and the current portion of long-term debt.
   Refer to the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the components of
increases and decreases in cash and cash equivalents for the three year period
ended December 31, 1994.
   The Company's inventory is maintained at the same general level relative to
sales throughout the year by changing production and purchasing schedules to
meet demand. The ratio of inventory to sales typically does not vary
significantly from year to year.
   On June 14, 1994, the Company completed a transaction with an affiliate of
Nestle USA, Inc., whereby Nestle purchased 3,000,000 newly issued shares of
common stock of the Company for $32 per share and warrants to purchase an
additional 2,000,000 shares at an exercise price of $32 per share. Total
proceeds from the issuance of the initial 3,000,000 shares and the 2,000,000
warrants was $106,000,000. (See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.)
   During 1994, the Company repurchased and retired 3,709,000 shares of its
common stock at prices ranging from $21.38 to $25.75 per share under a newly
authorized plan to repurchase up to 5,000,000 shares through open market
purchases and negotiated transactions. (See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.)
   On January 4, 1994, the Company entered into a long-term distribution
agreement with Sunbelt Distributors, Inc., the leading independent
direct-store-delivery ice cream distributor in Texas. On November 20, 1992, the
Company acquired certain assets from Calip Dairies, Inc. in a transaction
accounted for as a purchase. The funds used for this agreement and acquisition
were obtained from available cash and long-term debt. (See Note 5 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.)
   In June 1993, the Company issued $100,752,000 of convertible subordinated
debentures, the net proceeds of which were used to reduce the Company's
long-term bank borrowings. (See Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.)
   Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment in 1995 are estimated
to be approximately $42,000,000, primarily for distribution and manufacturing
facilities and the enhancement of management information systems. It is
anticipated that these additions will be largely financed through internally
generated funds and borrowings. As of year-end 1994, the Company had $6,334,000
in cash and cash equivalents, and an unused credit line of $104,800,000. The
Company believes that its credit line, along with its liquid resources,
internally generated cash and financing capacity, are adequate to meet
anticipated operating and capital requirements.


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                                                                      EXHIBIT 21



                 SUBSIDIARIES OF DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.



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NAME                                                                            JURISDICTION
----                                                                            ------------
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Edy's Grand Ice Cream                                                           California
*Edy's of Illinois, Inc.                                                        Illinois
Dreyer's International, Inc.                                                    U.S. Virgin Islands
Polar Express Systems International, Inc.                                       Kentucky
   also conducts business under the name:
   Grand Finance Corporation
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* Subsidiary of Edy's Grand Ice Cream





  

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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectuses
constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-7350,
33-8418, 33-35561, 33-36092, 33-40275, 33-56417, 33-56411 and 33-56413) of
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. of our report dated February 13, 1995 appearing
on page 18 of the 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders which is incorporated in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on
page 18 of this Form 10-K.



PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


San Francisco, California
March 24, 1995



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