Exhibit 10.27
CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN
OMITTED BASED UPON A REQUEST
FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AND HAVE BEEN SEPARATELY FILED
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.
January 21, 2006
Mr. Sidney Prince
Gold Kist Inc.
244 Perimeter Center Parkway,
N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30346-2397
Dear Mr. Prince:
As discussed and agreed, Gold Kist
will supply the EPL system with the following:
Fresh Marinated Breast Meat - *** of
EPL System needs for EPL Specification ***. Price *** per pound
delivered to MBM/Rancho Cucamonga, CA and MBM/Pleasanton,
CA.
Fresh Marinated Thigh meat - *** of
EPL System needs for EPL Specification ***. Price *** per pound
delivered to MBM/Rancho Cucamonga, CA and MBM/Pleasanton,
CA.
*** of the system volume will be set
aside for the development of an alternate(s) supplier.
Additionally, in the event that EPL discontinues the use of the
current specification for marinated fresh breast and/or marinated
fresh thigh meat and transitions to a new un-marinated fresh breast
and/or fresh thigh meat specification, Goldkist will continue to
supply fresh breast and/o
