SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) June 22, 2000
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B&G Foods, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 333-39813 13-3916496
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
Four Gatehall Drive, Suite 110, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (973) 401-6500
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events
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B&G Foods, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Agreement dated as of
June 8, 2000 (the "Agreement") with Emeril's Food of Love Productions, LLC
("Emeril") pursuant to which the Company and Emeril agreed to create a signature
line of seasonings, salad dressings, basting sauce marinades and pepper sauces
which will be marketed under the new label, Emeril's Original.
The Company released a press release announcing the Agreement on June
22, 2000. A copy of the press release has been filed with this report as Exhibit
99.1.
Item 7. Exhibits
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(c) 99.1 Press Release dated June 22, 2000.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
B&G FOODS, INC.
Date: June 26, 2000 By: /s/ Robert C. Cantwell
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Name: Robert C. Cantwell
Title: Executive Vice President
of Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated June 22, 2000.
