Tootie Pie Company Sales Up 18% for December

SAN ANTONIO — Tootie Pie Company, Inc. announced that sales for December 2010 were up 18%, versus December 2009. Full results for the period will be released by February 15, 2011.

“Sales for this period exceeded our expectations,” said Don Merrill, President & CEO. “We look forward to closing the books on this period and announcing the results. I think investors will be pleased.”

The Company reported sales increases for fourteen months in a row for December.

“All five of our Tootie Pie Gourmet Cafés contributed to the overall success of this holiday period. We look forward to adding additional Cafés and continuing to grow higher margin retail sales,” added Merrill.

About Tootie Pie Co.

Tootie Pie Company bakes and sells high-quality, handmade pies through three basic sales channels: retail, corporate and wholesale. The retail segment serves individual customers through sales in its Tootie Pie Gourmet Cafés, in-store sales, orders via telephone and internet on the Company’s website. The corporate segment serves businesses that purchase pies as a way to promote their company through client and employee appreciation programs. The wholesale segment is made up of national and regional broad line grocery and foodservice distributors who purchase pies and then resell them through their respective sales distribution channels. Tootie Pie Company is a public company traded on the NASDAQ OTC market under the symbol “TOOT.” For additional information or to receive correspondence from Tootie Pie Company, please visit www.tootiepieco.com.

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Source: Tootie Pie Co.