Tootie Pie at Bush Bar-B-Que

BOERNE, TX, Apr 17 (MARKET WIRE) --
The Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTCBB: TOOT), a premium baker and seller of
high-quality, handmade pies, is pleased to announce that Tootie's Award
Winning Apple, Pecan, Buttermilk, Chocolate & Coconut pies were served over
the weekend at a Republican National Committee fundraiser, hosted by President
Bush and First Lady Laura Bush at the ranch in Crawford. It is estimated
that 600 people from around the country attended this event, including
several members of the President's family. The event was catered by Eddie Deen
Catering of Dallas, TX.

"The President uses Eddie Deen Catering to show his friends how much they
are
appreciated," said Eddie Deen, Owner, "and one way to show that appreciation
is to use the very best pies I could find for this event. I look forward to
continuing to use Tootie Pies at other high profile events like this."

"It just doesn't get any 'higher profile' than an event involving the
President of the United States and we are honored to be chosen. High profile
events like these are very important in exposing our brand to all three of
our selling channels: retail, corporate and wholesale. We have laid the
foundation in the D/FW area for significant sales growth and we appreciate
Eddie Deen for recognizing the value of offering a high quality dessert for such
an important event. We look forward to working with him on future events as
well," said Don Merrill, President & CEO.

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 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 regional and
national
broad-line foodservice distributors who purchase pies and then resell them to
their customers. The Tootie Pie Company, Inc. is a public company whose stock
is traded on the NASDAQ OTC markets under the symbol: "TOOT." For additional
information, or to receive emails, please visit www.tootiepieco.com

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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:
Jeff Bailey
VP of Corporate Development
210.237.4751
Jeff.Bailey@tootiepieco.com

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