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POWER OF ATTORNEY
In connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-2, (SEC File
No. 333-36716) (the "Registration Statement") filed by Suprema Specialties, Inc.
(the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2000,
each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes each of Mark
Cocchiola, the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company and Steven Venechanos, the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of
the Company or either of them as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full
power of substitution to execute in the name and on behalf of each person,
individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and all
amendments to the Registration Statement, including any and all post-effective
amendments thereto.
Name Title Date
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/s/ Rudolph Acosta Director May 22, 2000
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Rudolph Acosta
/s/ Paul DeSocio Director May 22, 2000
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Paul DeSocio
/s/ William Gascoigne Director May 22, 2000
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William Gascoigne
