Monterey Gourmet Foods to Announce Second Quarter 2009 Results on August 4, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time

SALINAS, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/20/09 -- Monterey Gourmet Foods (NASDAQ: PSTA), a manufacturer and marketer of fresh gourmet refrigerated food products, will report its second quarter 2009 financial results on Tuesday, August 4, 2009. The company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (1:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss these results. Eric Eddings, chief executive officer, and Scott Wheeler, chief financial officer, will deliver prepared remarks and conduct a question and answer session. To listen to the call live, please dial 877-917-3614 at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference and mention participant pass code "Monterey."

The call is also being webcast live at http://www.montereygourmetfoods.com. The call will be archived and available for replay for 90 days from the "Investor Relations" section of the company's website at http://www.montereygourmetfoods.com. A telephone replay will be available for 90 days by dialing 800-583-8102. No pass code is required.

About Monterey Gourmet Foods (NASDAQ: PSTA)

Monterey Gourmet Foods manufactures USDA inspected, fresh gourmet refrigerated food products at its integrated 133,000 square foot corporate headquarters, distribution, and manufacturing facilities in Salinas (Monterey County), CA; Kent, WA; and Eugene, OR. Monterey Gourmet Foods has national distribution of its products, which are sold under the brands Monterey Pasta Company, CIBO Naturals, Emerald Valley Kitchen and Sonoma Cheese in more than 11,000 retail and club stores throughout the United States and selected regions of Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. For more information about Monterey Gourmet Foods, visit www.MontereyGourmetFoods.com.