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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.71

                  SYNDICATED FOOD SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                            3560 CYPRESS GARDENS ROAD
                           WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA 33884

                                  MARCH 21,2002

VIA FACSIMILE AND
REGISTERED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

William C. Keeler
1536 Spruce Creek Woods
Port Orange, Florida 32127

Re:      Termination of all Relationships with Syndicated Food Services
         International, Inc. and each of its subsidiaries and affiliates (the
         "Company")

Dear Mr. Keeler:

The Board of Directors of the Company has voted to terminate your employment and
all relationships with the Company for cause and, specifically, among other
things, not performing your duties as an officer or employee appropriately or
consistent with normal and standard efforts of a person who is in a senior
management position of a public company (including, but not limited to, refusing
to correct financial statement filings (Forms 10QSB) with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission after you knew that the information contained
therein was incorrect and you were so advised by outside auditors of the
Company).

1.       Your employment with the Company is terminated effective immediately.

2.       All understandings and writings between you and the Company are null
and void and are of no further force or effect; except you are still responsible
to the Company for your wrongful acts or omissions to act. The Company reserves
all rights in law and in equity as against you for damages, which it has
incurred and may in the future incur as a result of your acts or omissions.

3.       You are no longer a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

4.       You will not be entitled to any payments or benefits from the Company,
other than as may be specifically required by law in the particular
circumstances.

5.       You are not to make any disparaging remarks concerning, or undertake to
disparage, the Company or any of its officers, directors (past or present) or
representatives. In addition, you will not disclose any of the confidential
information of the Company, including its finances, operations, customers or
relationships with customers or vendors and will not impair or endeavor to
adversely affect any relationships of the Company with third parties.

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6.       You will immediately return all copies and original Company records and
those of its subsidiaries and affiliates to Mr. Thomas P. Tanis, Jr., 11830
Windcreek Overlook, Alpharetta, GA 30005, Tel. No. (770) 754-6131, and not
retain any of the same, as well as see to the return of all Company equipment
such as cellular telephones and computer equipment.

We wish to remind you that you are a party defendant in a civil action commenced
by Platinum Funding as against you and that the Company has not undertaken the
defense of such claim. With respect to such claim, you need to immediately
secure counsel to represent you in such matter (and in each other proceeding by
private parties, regulatory authorities or governmental agencies).

Very truly yours,

Syndicated Food Services International, Inc.

/s/ Thomas P. Tanis, Jr.

Thomas P. Tanis, Jr., on behalf of the Company

cc:      Roman Fisher, Director
         Frank Dolney, Director
         David W. Sloan, Esq.
         Emery Rosenbluth, Jr., Esq.

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