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                            NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP.
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)


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         Below is a letter from the registrant notifying its shareholders of
record as of August 31, 2001, of the following change to the registrant's
notice of annual meeting of shareholders:




NATIONAL             ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE              TEL: (954) 581-0922
BEVERAGE             FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33324          FAX: (954) 473-4052
CORP.

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              AMERICA'S
                 FLAVOR
                 CHOICE

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      NICK A. CAPORELLA
           CHAIRMAN AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


                               September 18, 2001

To Our Shareholders:

         This was a year when we hoped to celebrate our Company, its progress
and our great performance. But the attacks on our country engulf our Company's
success and we believe that this is not the time for us to celebrate.

         Therefore, this year our Company will hold a subdued Annual Meeting at
home in Fort Lauderdale where, out of respect for the victims and survivors, we
will only transact the business required by law. Our meeting will take place at
the Sheraton Suites Hotel, 311 North University Drive, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida at the previously scheduled date of October 26, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. The
money we save by having a more austere meeting this year will be contributed to
the victims of the terrorist attacks.

         The annual report that is enclosed was prepared before September 11th
and I am sure you will take that into account in reading it.


                                       Best regards,



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                                       Nick A. Caporella