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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
[VLASIC FOODS LOGO]
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW JERSEY 1-13933 52-2067518
(STATE OF INCORPORATION) (COMMISSION (IRS EMPLOYER
FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
VLASIC PLAZA
SIX EXECUTIVE CAMPUS
CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY 08002-4112
(PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
TELEPHONE NUMBER: (856) 969-7100
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On September 29, 2000, Vlasic Foods International Inc. and Campbell Soup
Company agreed to extend until December 1, 2000, the date for notice of
termination under the Foodservice Supply Amendment Agreement between Vlasic
Foods International Inc. (the "Company") and Campbell Soup Company dated March
24, 2000. The parties are continuing discussions of various alternatives, and if
any extension of the Company's copacking production for Campbell Soup Company
occurs after March 30, 2001, it will not be on the terms of the current Food
Service Supply Agreement dated March 30, 1998, as amended by the Food Service
Supply Amendment Agreement dated March 24, 2000.
The Foodservice Supply Amendment Agreement between Vlasic Foods
International Inc. and Campbell Soup Company dated March 24, 2000, and the
Foodservice Supply Agreement between Vlasic Foods International Inc. and
Campbell Soup Company dated March 30, 1998, were filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as exhibits 20.1 and 20.2, respectively, to the Current
Report on Form 8-K dated March 24, 2000, and are incorporated herein by
reference.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
VLASIC FOODS INTERNATIONAL INC.
Date: October 2, 2000 By: /s/ Joseph Adler
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Joseph Adler
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
