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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2003
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
____________________
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): November 12, 2003
B&G Foods, Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	333-39813		13-3916496
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission		(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)		Identification No.)
4 Gatehall Drive, Suite 110, Parsippany, New Jersey		07054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 401-6500

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2004

~~Item~~UNITED 5.STATES SECURITIES ~~Other~~AND ~~Events~~EXCHANGE ~~and~~COMMISSION Washington, ~~Required~~DC ~~FD Disclosure.~~20549

~~B&G~~FORM ~~Foods, Inc. (the "Company") is filing this Current Report on Form~~ 8-K ~~to file the exhibits listed below in Item 7(c).~~ ~~The exhibits being filed with this Current Report were inadvertently omitted from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2003.~~

~~Item~~CURRENT 7.REPORT ~~Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.~~

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(cd) ~~Exhibits.~~ of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

3.1	Certificate of Incorporation of Ortega Holdings Inc. (formerly known as O Brand Acquisition Corp.).
3.2	Bylaws of Ortega Holdings Inc. (formerly known as O Brand Acquisition Corp.).
10.1	First Amendment, dated as of September 9, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2003, among B&G Foods Holdings Corp., B&G Foods, Inc., the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to the Revolving Credit Agreement, Lehman Brothers Inc., as arranger, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as administrative agent, and The Bank of New York, as the Existing Issuing Lender.
10.2	First Amendment, dated as of September 9, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2003, among B&G Foods Holdings Corp., B&G Foods, Inc., the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto, Lehman Brothers Inc., as arranger, and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as administrative agent.
10.3	Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2003, by B&G Foods Holdings Corp., B&G Foods, Inc., and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc., as Administrative Agent.

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2004

~~SIGNATURE~~B&G Foods, Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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.

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		333-39813 (Commission File Number)		13-3916496 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
4 Gatehall Drive, Suite 110, Parsippany, New Jersey (Address of Principal Executive Offices)				07054 (Zip Code)

	B&G FOODS, INC.
Dated: November 13, 2003	By: /s/ Robert C. Cantwell
	Robert C. Cantwell Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 401-6500

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 11, 2004, B&G Foods, Inc. issued an earnings press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended January 3, 2004 and the fiscal year ended January 3, 2004. A copy of the earnings press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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.


		B&G FOODS, INC.
Dated: February 11, 2004		By:	/s/ ROBERT C. CANTWELL Robert C. Cantwell Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit No.
99.1		B&G Foods, Inc. Earnings Press Release dated as of February 11, 2004 (furnished pursuant to Item 12).

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Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

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