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Exhibit 21
Subsidiaries of Guest Supply, Inc.
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Guest Supply, Inc. has the following subsidiaries:
1. Guest International, Ltd., an English corporation.
2. Guest Packaging, Inc., a New Jersey corporation.
3. Breckenridge-Remy Co., a Delaware corporation.
4. Guest International (Canada) Ltd., a Canadian corporation.
5. Guest International New Zealand Limited, a New Zealand corporation.
6. Guest Distribution Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
7. MacDonald Contract Sales, a Canadian Corporation
8. TJ MacDonald Institutional Textiles, LTD., a Canadian Corporation
(Acquired October 31, 2000)
