Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTCBB: TOOT)

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A significant increase in revenues is generally regarded by small cap investors as a very strong indicator of corporate viability. It both validates and accelerates the company's business plan. Clearly, a 162% increase in revenues as compared to the same quarter in the previous year is head-turning news.  For this reason, Tootie Pie Company (OTCBB:TOOT) will likely garner greater investor interest after recently reporting these numbers.  (SEE NEWS BELOW)

Recent *NEWS* from Tootie Pie Company

Press Release Source: Tootie Pie Company, Inc.
Tuesday August 14, 6:05 pm ET

BOERNE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTCBB:TOOT - News), a premium baker and seller of high-quality, handmade pies, announced the results of their operations for the three months ended June 30, 2007.

Revenues increased to $204,128 as compared to $78,011 for the quarter June 30, 2006. The result is a 162% increase in revenues between the two reporting periods. The increase from the prior year period was primarily attributable to the increase in revenues generated from pie sales to our distributor customers, resulting in increased transaction volume as well as opening new distributor territories. We also experienced volume increase from our ongoing marketing/sales efforts in our retail channel as well.

Don Merrill, Tootie Pie Company's President & CEO, commented, "I am very pleased with the results from our first quarter. Most of our revenues for this quarter came from wholesale, which is the foundation of our strategy for generating year-round, non-peak season revenue. We remain very encouraged by the opening of new wholesale markets and will continue to commit financial resources necessary to expand and grow sales in these markets. We see this as an important investment in the ongoing expansion of the 'Tootie' brand."

Gross margin after depreciation was 43% of net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 compared to 27% for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. The improvement for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 in our gross margin is attributable to fixed cost of manufacturing being spread over an increased number of units sold and improvements in manufacturing efficiencies which reduced overall unit cost. The result is higher gross profits for each unit sold. We expect the gross margin percentage to continue to fluctuate as we refine our manufacturing process.

Adjusted for non-cash items, net loss for the three month period ended June 30, 2007 was $195,774 compared to a net loss before non-cash items of $141,105 for the three month period ended June 30, 2007. Adjusted for non-cash items, net loss for the period ended June 30, 2006 was $88,009 compared to a net loss before non-cash items of $67,210 for the period ended June 30, 2006. Non-cash items include depreciation, amortization, and non-cash stock compensation expense.

Net income before non-cash items is not a term defined by generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measurements used by other companies. Such non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Mr. Merrill added, "I'm pleased that as our revenues continue to grow, our gross margins continue to improve. While we are a young company, we expect to continue to experience margin gains as our manufacturing capabilities improve. However, our focus will remain quality first.

"Considering some of the cash and non-cash expenses we incurred, especially those related to being a new public company, I think we have our sales to expense ratio trending in the right direction," said Merrill.

Tootie Pie Company bakes and sells high-quality, handmade pies through three basic sales channels: retail, corporate and wholesale. The retail segment serves individual consumers through in-store sales, orders via telephone, and Internet orders placed on the Company's website. The corporate segment serves businesses that purchase pies as a way to promote their company through customer and employee appreciation programs. The wholesale segment is made up of regional and national broad-line foodservice distributors who purchase pies and then resell them to their customers. Current distributors are Ben E. Keith Foodservices, Sysco Foodservices & US Foodservices. For additional information, or to receive emails from us, please visit www.tootiepieco.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words "believe," "expect," "should," "intend," "estimate," and "projects," variations of such words and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not a forward-looking statement. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements are risks that are detailed in the Company's filings, which are on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Contact:

Tootie Pie Company, Inc., Boerne
Jeff Bailey, 210-237-4751
VP of Corporate Development
Jeff.Bailey@tootiepieco.com

Source: Tootie Pie Company, Inc.
 
 

About Tootie Pie Company

Tootie Pie Company (OTCBB: TOOT) bakes and sells high-quality, handmade pies through three basic sales channels: 

Retail Sales

Corporate Sales

Wholesale Distribution

The retail segment serves individual consumers through in-store sales, orders via telephone, and Internet orders placed on the Company's website. 

The corporate segment serves businesses that purchase pies as a way to promote their company through customer and employee appreciation programs. 

The wholesale segment is made up of regional and national broad-line foodservice distributors who purchase pies and then resell them to their customers.  Current distributors are Ben E. Keith Foodservices, Sysco Foodservices & US Foodservices. 

Well Capitalized and Expanding from Local to Regional  Tootie Pie Company began as a local company which has grown into a regional company in conjunction with its move to its new location. Tootie Pie Company is based in the populous and high-growth area of South Central Texas, located between Austin and San Antonio, Texas.  First and foremost this company’s most outstanding features are its core competency -- which is distinguished by a highly specialized and functional manufacturing process with a high-end premium pie result and its solid capitalization.

Solid Capitalization and Attractive Multiples Tootie Pie Company was capitalized with approximately $1.3 million in private equity and brought public via the filing of an SB-2 registration with the US Securities Exchange Commission, without relying on reverse mergers – the Company has only one class of common stock held by all shareholders (including management). With a current float of approximately four million shares and utilizing a cash valuation calculation, TOOT could be very attractive, from an acquisition standpoint.

The Proof is in the Pies!

Tootie's "Original Apple" Pie This is truly the Grand Champion of apple pies. Tootie's Apple Pie is filled with 3 ½ pounds of fresh apples, mixed with the perfect blend of brown sugar and cinnamon. The result is almost 6 pounds of mouth watering dessert.

A Texas Hill Country favorite! Our peach pie is wrapped in Tootie's famous golden crust and filled with tender, juicy, sweet peaches.

There's cherry pie, and then there's Tootie's Cherry Pie. Enough said.

This uncommon pie will tantalize your taste buds. The taste of plump berries, textured with the unique crunch of berry seeds, truly produces a taste of it's own. Of course, as with all of Tootie's fruit pies, this blackberry explosion comes wrapped in Tootie's famous sweet golden crust.

Tootie's Lemon Velvet Pie The new Lemon Velvet pie is a perfect blend of lemony smooth (not too tart) goodness topped with a layer of cream cheese that takes this pie to a whole new level of delicious. It will melt in your mouth..

Tootie's Buttermilk Pie There's something very special about this sweet, custard style pie, but that is all we'll tell you. One bite and you will understand why some folks travel all the way from Louisiana just to get a buttermilk pie.

What do you get when you cross sweet, dark blueberries with Tootie's famous crust? A Blueberry Tootie, of course!

If you love coconut cream pie, this one will knock your socks off.

Hand picked, fresh Texas pecans cover the golden sweet Tootie filling, creating an amazing combination that pecan pie lovers just can't resist.

How about some chocolate with that pecan pie?

Tootie's Pumpkin Pie (Fall months only) All pumpkin pies are pretty much the same, right? Wrong!

Tootie's Heavenly Chocolate Pie It's Heavenly. It has a thin dark chocolate layer topped by a creamy custard filling.

Recent News from Tootie Pie Company

Press Release Source: StockGuru.com; Tootie Pie Company, Inc.
Wednesday August 22, 10:41 am ET

DALLAS, Aug. 22, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- John Pentony, Publisher of StockGuru.com, announced today that the web site has released a new exclusive executive interview with Don Merrill, the President and CEO of Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTC BB:TOOT.OB - News). During the interview Mr. Merrill discusses Tootie Pie being invited to the Sysco ``Fancy Food Show'' on August 22nd in Houston, Texas and the profound stabilizing effect that food distributors like Sysco, Ben E. Keith, and U.S. Foodservice can have on a seasonal business as well as their impact on revenues.

Additionally, Mr. Merrill describes the company's recent announcement that revenues increased 162% for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same reporting period in 2006.

To listen to the StockGuru.com interview with Don Merrill, President and CEO of Tootie Pie Company, Inc., please visit:

http://www.stockguru.com/podcasts/?p=11

To view the StockGuru.com Profile for Tootie Pie Company, Inc., please visit:

http://www.stockguru.com/profiles/toot  

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Press Release Source: The Tootie Pie Company, Inc. 
Thursday August 2, 8:05 am ET 

BOERNE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTCBB:TOOT - News), a premium baker and seller of high-quality, handmade pies, is pleased to announce that all flavors of pies produced by the Tootie Pie Company are now Trans Fat Free. We have been producing Trans Fat Free pies for over a month, but wanted to wait until all available inventory reflected the change.

"While we are still a young company, we think this change illustrates our desire to stay on top of industry trends, while continuing to give our customers the very best pies we can make," said Don Merrill, President & CEO of the Company. MORE

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