Tootie Pie Company April Same Store Sales Up 30%

SAN ANTONIO, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTCQB: TOOT) announced that April 2012 same-store sales for its Tootie Pie Gourmet Cafes were up 30% over April 2011. The Company also extended its consecutive sales increases to 30 months with sales increases in April.

"Our new fiscal year is off to a very good start," said Don Merrill, President & CEO. "We continue to be pleased with how well our Tootie Pie Gourmet Cafes are performing and look forward to adding more of them."

The Company currently owns and operates six Tootie Pie Gourmet Cafes in San Antonio, Austin, Fredericksburg and Dallas (Frisco), TX.  The Company recently announced the acquisition of what will be its seventh Cafe, located in the Villages of Allen, in Allen, TX.

About Tootie Pie Co.

Tootie Pie Company bakes and sells high-quality, handmade pies through three basic sales channels: retail, corporate and wholesale.  The retail segment serves individual customers through sales in its Tootie Pie Gourmet Cafes, 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 national and regional broad line grocery and foodservice distributors who purchase pies and then resell them through their respective sales distribution channels. Tootie Pie Company is a public company traded on the OTCQB market under the symbol "TOOT." For additional information or to receive correspondence from Tootie Pie Company, please visit www.tootiepieco.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Contact: 
Carla Carter 
Investor Relations
210.737.6600
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