Landec Corporation Acquires GreenLine Foods, Inc.

Concluded Steele, “The acquisition of GreenLine will serve to significantly grow Apio’s already strong market momentum demonstrated by Apio’s 19% unit volume growth in its value-added, fresh-cut specialty packaged vegetable business over the last nine months compared to the overall fresh-cut produce category growth in volume of 6.2%. Apio’s unit volume growth and market share, along with that of GreenLine, will continue to benefit from Apio’s focus on advancing and improving its competitive advantages in technology, product line breadth and quality, customer service and shipping logistics.”

A conference call will follow this release today Monday April 23, 2012 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time (1:00 PM. Pacific Time) during which senior management of Landec will answer investor questions concerning its acquisition of GreenLine. Interested parties have the opportunity to listen to the conference call live on the Internet at www.landec.com by selecting Investors and the Financial Releases & Events page. A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days. Additionally, investors can listen to the call by dialing [phone] or [phone] at least five minutes prior to the start. A replay of the call will be available through Monday April 30, 2012 by calling [phone] or [phone], code #1576061.

Harris Williams & Co. was the exclusive advisor to Riverside and GreenLine.

About GreenLine Foods, Inc.

GreenLine Foods processes and distributes fresh trimmed green beans to retail and foodservice customers across the country. The company is the largest provider of fresh-trimmed, microwaveable packaged green beans in North America and manages the process from planting hybrid seeds through on-time delivery to customers. From its original product focus on fresh-trimmed microwaveable green beans, the company has added new produce items, including wax beans, bean blends, sugar snap peas and French green beans. GreenLine’s manufacturing process retains product quality, extends shelf life and reduces product spoilage. When GreenLine beans reach customers’ kitchens, they’re trimmed and ready to cook, ensuring quick preparation, consistent quality and easy storage that outlasts traditional bulk green beans. GreenLine’s primary production facilities are located in Bowling Green, OH and Hanover, PA. Additional production facilities are located in Vero Beach, FL and Pico Rivera, CA with distribution centers in New York and South Carolina. The company is headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio. For more information, please visit www.greenlinebeans.com.

About Landec Corporation

Landec Corporation is a materials science company that leverages its proprietary polymer technologies, application development and innovation capabilities to develop and commercialize new products in food, agricultural, biomedical and industrial markets. Landec has two proprietary polymer technology platforms: Intelimer Polymers ^® and Sodium Hyaluronate (“NaHy”) that are the foundation for its business. Landec’s subsidiary, Apio, has become the leader in US fresh-cut specialty packaged vegetables by combining Landec’s proprietary food packaging technology with the capabilities of a large national food supplier, processor and distributor. Through its subsidiary, Lifecore Biomedical, Landec is now a premium supplier of hyaluronan-based materials and medical products to ophthalmic, orthopedic and veterinary markets worldwide. Landec’s Licensing Partnerships work closely with market-leading companies to develop and commercialize differentiated polymer-based products. For more information about the Company, visit Landec’s website at www.landec.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including such factors among others, as the timing and expenses associated with operations, the ability to achieve acceptance of the Company's new products in the market place, the severity of the current economic slowdown, the ability to integrate GreenLine’s operations into the Company, weather conditions that can affect the supply and price of produce, the amount and timing of research and development funding and license fees from the Company's collaborative partners, the timing of regulatory approvals, the mix between domestic and international sales, and the risk factors listed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 29, 2011 (See item 1A: Risk Factors) which may be updated in Part II. Item 1A Risk Factors in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. As a result of these and other factors, the Company expects to continue to experience significant fluctuations in quarterly operating results and there can be no assurance that the Company will remain consistently profitable. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new developments or otherwise.

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