Monro Muffler Brake to Broadcast Conference Call

    ROCHESTER, N.Y.--March 15, 2001--

FROM: Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. SUBJECT: Live Internet Broadcast of Conference Call to Provide Guidance for the Next Fiscal Year Beginning April 1, 2001

    WHO: Robert G. Gross, President and Chief Executive Officer, and
    Catherine D'Amico, Chief Financial Officer

    WHEN: Thursday, March 22, 2001 at 11:00 am Eastern Time

    URL: http://www.vcall.com. An archive of the Webcast will be
    available at this Web site an hour after the live call and
    until midnight Friday, April 6, 2001.

    Monro Muffler Brake operates a chain of stores providing automotive undercar repair services in the United States. The Company currently operates 511 stores and has 19 dealer locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Connecticut, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Rhode Island, Delaware and Michigan. Monro's stores provide a full range of services for exhaust systems, brake systems, steering and suspension systems and many vehicle maintenance services.