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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 JUNE 30, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<S>                                                            <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                         6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                               DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                                                  JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                                    JUN-30-1998
<CASH>                                                              583,195
<SECURITIES>                                                              0
<RECEIVABLES>                                                     5,905,684
<ALLOWANCES>                                                        423,000
<INVENTORY>                                                      12,398,861
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                 19,896,391
<PP&E>                                                           54,943,760
<DEPRECIATION>                                                   25,995,620
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                   56,369,754
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                            17,599,355
<BONDS>                                                                   0
<COMMON>                                                            246,318
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                     0
<PREFERRED>                                                               0
<OTHER-SE>                                                       24,176,330
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                     56,369,754
<SALES>                                                          26,040,841
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                                 26,078,631
<CGS>                                                            18,434,805
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                    22,546,389
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                          0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                          0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                  931,027
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                   2,601,215
<INCOME-TAX>                                                        660,026
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                               1,941,189
<DISCONTINUED>                                                            0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                           0
<CHANGES>                                                                 0
<NET-INCOME>                                                      1,941,189
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