Berry Plastics Completes Acquisition of Captive Plastics Inc.

EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, FEBRUARY 5, 2008 – Berry Plastics Corporation, an Apollo Management, L.P. and Graham Partners portfolio company, announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of 100% of the outstanding common stock of Captive Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Captive Plastics, Inc. (“Captive”), a First Atlantic Capital, Ltd. portfolio company.

Captive manufactures blow-molded bottles and injection-molded closures for the food, healthcare, spirits and personal care end markets. Captive is headquartered in Piscataway, NJ and operates 13 plants across the United States.

For additional information, please contact:

Brett Bauer

Executive VP of Strategic Corporate Development

Diane Tungate

Executive Assistant

Berry Plastics Corporation

101 Oakley Street

Evansville, IN 47710

Telephone: (812) 424-2904

About Berry Plastics

Berry Plastics is a leading manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products. Berry Plastics is a major producer of a wide range of products, including open top and closed top packaging, polyethylene-based plastic films, industrial tapes, medical specialties, packaging, heat-shrinkable coatings and specialty laminates to over 13,000 customers, ranging from large multinational corporations to small local businesses. In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, the company had annual sales of $3.1 billion. Based in Evansville, Indiana, the company, including Captive, now has 71 manufacturing facilities worldwide and approximately 14,000 employees.

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