To: KZAP who wrote (3298 ) 12/18/2000 9:29:47 AM From: KZAP Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3351 Monday December 18, 8:08 am Eastern Time Press Release Restaurant Teams International Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Kelly's Coffee & Fudge LONGVIEW, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2000--Restaurant Teams International, Inc. (NASD OTC BB: RTIN), announced today the acquisition of Kelly's Coffee and Fudge of Beverly Hills, a 26-unit franchise operation of coffee houses located throughout Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada. Kelly's, founded in 1985 by Terry Kelly, recently came on hard times, having filed for reorganization this month in federal bankruptcy court in Los Angeles, California. RTIN expects reorganization to be complete by the end of the first quarter of 2001. RTIN spokesman, Curtis A. Swanson, stated: ``We first visited with Kelly's ownership several months ago in Los Angeles. At that time, we were considering a market partnership to franchise Kelly's novel concept in Texas. However, under our new arrangement, we will own all the rights to Kelly's concept, following its successful reorganization in bankruptcy. We are looking forward to implementing a growth plan for this concept once the reorganization is complete.'' Restaurant Teams International, Inc., d.b.a. RTIN Holdings, is a public holding company whose stock trades on the fully reporting NASD OTC BB. The Company owns Regulatory Solutions, Inc., a workplace safety and regulatory compliance division out of Dallas, Texas. Additionally it owns an operates full service casual dining restaurants under the trade name ``Tanner's Original Rotisserie Grill(TM)'' in Atlanta, GA, and one Street Talk Cafe restaurant in The Colony, Texas. Certain statements in this news release may constitute ``forward-looking'' statements within the meaning of section 21E of the securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking Statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to differ.