Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 20, 2008, the Board of Directors of Cuisine Solutions, Inc. ("the Company") authorized the Company to repurchase up to 3 million shares of common stock over the next three years. The stock repurchases may be made from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The number of shares ultimately repurchased, and the timing of the purchases, will depend on market conditions, share price, and other facts. The program may be discontinued at any time. The Company has approximately 17.6 million shares of common stock outstanding.

A copy of the Company's press release announcing the authorization of the repurchases is furnished herewith as Exhibit No. 99.1 to this report, and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release issued by Cuisine Solutions, Inc., dated November 20, 2008.

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