Traulsen Selects FAST Communications Technology

SCK Direct Technology to be Unveiled at NAFEM*01

STRATFORD, Conn., September 5, 2001 -- Traulsen, the world's leader in refrigeration technology, and Food Automation - Service Techniques, Inc. (FAST) today announced an agreement establishing interoperability between Traulsen appliances and FAST's Smart Commercial Kitchen ("SCK") with FAST providing SCK Direct communications technology for Traulsen appliances. The new technology will be unveiled at the NAFEM show in Orlando, Florida from September 7-10.

SCK Direct allows foodservice operators to monitor individual pieces or clusters of kitchen equipment. FAST has created the necessary hardware and software interfaces to enable its SCK Direct product to communicate with TRAULSEN INTELA-TRAUL™ digital controls. The agreement marks the first time FAST will create an SCK solution for an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) using the OEM's own proprietary controls.

Under the agreement, FAST will host the MySCK.net Enterprise Portal as a Web-based reporting and monitoring application for data collection and remote management for Traulsen's INTELA-TRAUL products. Traulsen will market the SCK Direct component and MySCK.net portal as an optional service offering. Specifically, FAST will offer the MySCK.net as an ASP service to Traulsen equipment owners on a subscription fee basis under the MySCK.net brand. Along with the subscription, FAST will supply SCK Direct modules which are added to the Traulsen equipment when the MySCK.net service is activated.

The SCK solution has the potential to be fitted into thousands of pieces of existing Traulsen equipment, as current Traulsen INTELA-TRAUL customers may have their equipment easily retrofitted with the FAST technology.

About INTELA-TRAUL
Traulsen's INTELA-TRAUL controls do away with many traditional electromechanical control components in favor of a single control unit. This offers previously unheard of reliability and flexibility, along with many additional features designed for today's food safety conscious world.

About FAST and SCK
SCK is a division of privately held FAST, the leading manufacturer of appliance controls and on-line kitchen networking products specially developed for use in the foodservice industry. FAST products, based on DigitalDNA™ technology from Motorola, can be found in major restaurants worldwide, including KFC, Burger King, Popeyes, Arby's, Church's Chicken, Taco Bell, Jack in the Box, and others.

Based in Stratford, Conn., FAST is committed to open networking standards in the foodservice industry. Through partnerships with Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector and Multiservice Networks Division (MND), FAST delivers interoperable, end-to-end networking solutions that provide foodservice operators with an easy migration path to a smarter kitchen. For more info. on SCK visit www.fastsck.com. For more info. on FAST, visit www.fastinc.com.

Notices: (FAST.) is a registered trademark of Food Automation - Service Techniques, Inc. SCK, Smart Commercial Kitchen, and SCK Direct are trademarks or registered trademarks of Technology Licensing Corporation. DigitalDNA is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. © Copyright 2001 FAST, Inc.

Certain information discussed above may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in any such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. Forward-looking information is subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. Among those risks, trends and uncertainties are the general economic climate, costs of food and labor, consumer demand, interest rate levels, the availability of financing and other risks associated with the acquisition, development and operation of new and existing restaurants.

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