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<ARTICLE>                                                                 5
<LEGEND>  THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
FROM THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME, BALANCE SHEETS, AND STATEMENT OF
CASH FLOWS OF THE COLONEL'S INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AS OF
AND FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<S>                                                            <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                         9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                               DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                                                  JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                                    SEP-30-1998
<CASH>                                                            1,300,241
<SECURITIES>                                                              0
<RECEIVABLES>                                                     6,840,629
<ALLOWANCES>                                                        450,000
<INVENTORY>                                                      13,795,542
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                 23,732,826
<PP&E>                                                           56,679,173
<DEPRECIATION>                                                   27,397,604
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                   58,677,231
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                            15,272,521
<BONDS>                                                                   0
<COMMON>                                                            246,318
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                     0
<PREFERRED>                                                               0
<OTHER-SE>                                                       25,218,043
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                     59,509,231
<SALES>                                                          43,333,927
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                                 43,392,736
<CGS>                                                            31,033,227
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                    38,269,182
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                     16,537
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                          0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                1,391,391
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                   3,773,098
<INCOME-TAX>                                                      1,287,381
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                               2,882,902
<DISCONTINUED>                                                            0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                           0
<CHANGES>                                                                 0
<NET-INCOME>                                                      2,882,902
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