TORONTO, April 17 /CNW/ - Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSX/MFI) will hold the
Company's Annual Meeting for shareholders and report its financial results for
the first quarter on April 26, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. The financial
results will be released by CNW newswire service.What:     Maple Leaf Foods' 2007 Annual Meeting and First Quarter Results

    Who:      G. Wallace F. McCain, Chairman
              Michael H. McCain, President & Chief Executive Officer

    When:     April 26, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern

    Where:    Design Exchange, 234 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario and
              Live over the Internet at
              http://events.startcast.com/events/91/B0018

    How:      Simply log on to the web at the address aboveIf you are unable to participate, the webcast will be archived and
available on the Company's website under the Presentations & Webcasts section
at www.mapleleaf.com shortly after the close of the Annual Meeting.

    Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a leading Canadian food processing company.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the Company employs approximately 24,000
people at its operations across Canada and in the United States, Europe and
Asia. The Company had sales of $5.9 billion in 2006.