Joinder Agreement—Securities Holders Agreement

QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this document

Exhibit 10.17

Joinder Agreement—Securities Holders Agreement

TSG Holdings Corp.
00000 XxXxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: President

Gentlemen:

In consideration of the issuance to the undersigned of the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), and the shares of Series A 10% Cumulative Compounding Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), of TSG Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), set out below, each of the Company and the undersigned agrees that, as of the date written below, the undersigned (i) shall become a party to that certain Securities Holders Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2003 (the "Agreement"), by and among the Company, Bruckmann, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Co. II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, ING Xxxxxx Xxxx Investors III L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, ING Barings Global Leveraged Equity Plan Ltd., a Bermuda corporation, ING Barings U.S. Leveraged Equity Plan LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the individuals designated as Management Investors on the signature pages thereto, and (ii) shall be fully bound by, and subject to, the terms and conditions of the Agreement that are applicable to the Management Investors (as defined in the Agreement) as though an original party thereto and shall be deemed a Management Investor for all purposes thereof.

Executed as of the 25^th day of May, 2004.

Name:		Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx		Name:		Xxxx Xxxx
Address:		00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx		Address:		0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
		Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000				Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Number of Shares of Common Stock: 36,859.812 Shares				Number of Shares of Common Stock: 896.590 Shares
Number of Shares of Preferred Stock: 3,096.22420 Shares				Number of Shares of Preferred Stock: 75.31356 Shares
Name:		Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx		Name:		Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Address:		00 Xxxxxx Xxx		Address:		00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
		Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000				Xxxxx, XX 00000
Number of Shares of Common Stock: 1,245.264 Shares				Number of Shares of Common Stock: 597.727 Shares
Number of Shares of Preferred Stock: 104.60217 Shares				Number of Shares of Preferred Stock: 50.20904 Shares

This Joinder Agreement—Securities Holders Agreement shall constitute a legally binding agreement of the undersigned.

Sincerely,

/s/  XXXXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXX Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx

/s/  XXXX XXXX Xxxx Xxxx

/s/  XXXXXXX XXXXXX Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx

/s/  XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XX. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx.

Acknowledged and Agreed:

TSG HOLDINGS CORP.
By:		/s/  XXXXXX X. XXXXXX Name:  Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Title:    Vice President

QuickLinks

Exhibit 10.17

Joinder Agreement—Securities Holders Agreement