Press Release

Rochester, NY – JCS Controls, Inc. has been named one of Rochester's Top 100 Companies by the Greater Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce. The company placed 44th in the ratings for the Year 2000 listing, which is based on the most recent three consecutive years' growth.

"This is quite an accomplishment and could not have been met without a great deal of effort from all of our employees," said Phil Frechette, President. The firm of 25 specializes in designing, building, implementing, and supporting Process and Control Systems, primarily in Food and Beverage processing plants. Their customers comprise some of the top producers in the country, including Mott's, Kraft, Bestfoods, Unilever, Kohler Mix Specialties (Division of Michael Foods), and others. Because of this industry focus, the company is a pacesetter in applications that optimize plant efficiency and cost effectiveness. Examples include digital in-line blending, aseptic processing, batch processing and recipe management, and integrating CIP controls with production system controls. JCS Controls is located at 91 Erie Canal Drive – Suite E in Rochester, NY 14626; (716) 227-5910, or can be reached on the web at www.jcs.com.

The Rochester Top 100, now in its 13th year, ranks privately held companies in the Rochester, NY area, based on revenue growth, taking both dollar amount and percentage growth into account. The Top 100 program is sponsored by the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and the Rochester office of KPMG Peat Marwick, a worldwide accounting firm that collects the nominations and verifies the information.