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                 AMERISERVE FILES REORGANIZATION PLAN WITH COURT

     Addison, Texas (Sept. 14, 2000) - AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc.
announced today that it has filed a Plan of Reorganization with the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del.

     "We are pleased to announce this action," said Ron Rittenmeyer, AmeriServe
president and chief executive officer. "It marks a major step forward as we
continue to work diligently through the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process."

     AmeriServe, headquartered in Addison, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, is a major
distributor specializing in chain restaurants, serving leading quick service
systems such as KFC, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.

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