UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~Pursuant ofto ~~Report~~Section 13 or 15(~~Date~~d) of ~~Earliest~~the ~~Event~~Securities ~~Reported):~~Exchange ~~December~~Act ~~19,~~of ~~2006~~1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 18, 2007

THE WORNICK COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-119336	30-0225741
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

4701 Creek Road, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio		42542
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (513) 794-9800

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 51.0201. ~~Departure~~Entry ofinto ~~Directors~~a orMaterial ~~Principal~~Definitive ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.~~Agreement

On ~~December~~April 18, 192007, ~~2006,~~ The Wornick Company (“the Company”) ~~announced~~entered ~~effective~~into ~~immediately~~a retention and severance agreement with Jon P. Geisler, President ~~John~~and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Under the agreement, Mr. Geisler’s annual ~~Kowalchik~~base ~~has~~salary ~~been~~will ~~promoted~~be $325,000. Mr. Geisler will be entitled to ~~the~~a ~~newly~~retention ~~created~~payment ~~position~~in the amount of ~~Chief~~$243,750. Mr. ~~Marketing Officer~~Geisler ~~reporting~~will ~~directly~~also be entitled to ~~Mike~~bonus payments ~~Thompson~~of $121,875 ~~President~~payable on August 1, 2007 and ~~CEO~~February 1, 2008 provided that certain conditions are met. If Mr. Geisler ~~Kowalchik~~is terminated by the Company for any reason other than for cause, or if Mr. Geisler’s employment is terminated by reason of his death or disability, Mr. Geisler, or his estate or beneficiaries in the case of his death, will be entitled ~~responsible~~to receive continued health insurance coverage for ~~all~~a period of six ~~Wornick’s~~months, ~~sales~~any accrued benefits and ~~marketing~~a ~~efforts~~lump ~~effective~~sum ~~immediately~~payment equal to 50% of his base salary. A copy of the agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

~~Mr.~~On ~~Thompson comments~~April ~~“the~~18, ~~creation~~2007, of the ~~CMO~~Company ~~position~~also ~~provides~~entered usinto ~~the~~retention and ~~opportunity~~severance toagreements ~~more effectively~~with ~~deploy~~certain ~~our~~employees ~~sales~~of ~~and~~the ~~marketing~~Company. Under ~~resources~~these ~~across~~agreements, ~~the~~employees ~~entire~~will be ~~enterprise,~~entitled ~~with~~to aretention ~~focus~~payments ontotaling ~~improving~~$396,000. ~~customer~~The ~~service~~total ~~levels~~bonus ~~and better~~payments ~~aligning~~under ~~the~~these ~~company’s~~agreements ~~products~~will ~~and~~be ~~services~~$173,625, ~~with~~payable ~~the~~on ~~unmet~~August 1, ~~needs~~2007 ofand February 1, ~~our~~2008, ~~strategic customer~~provided ~~base~~that certain conditions are met.”

Mr. Kowalchik first joined Wornick’s Prepared Foods Division in 2001 as Vice President of Supply Chain and Co-Manufacturing. Under his leadership, Wornick’s Co-Manufacturing business grew from less than $5 million in 2001, to one that will achieve over $70 million in 2006 by focusing on strong customer relationships with some of the world’s best known consumer product companies.2

HeItem ~~brings over 22 years of general management, business development and manufacturing experience to his new role~~9. ~~Prior to joining The Wornick Company, Mr~~01. ~~Kowalchik~~Financial ~~was~~Statements the Chief Operating Officer of an internet start-up company, Vice President, Business Unit Manager for The Sherwin Williams Company, Director of Custom Products for the Edwards Baking Company, Executive Vice President of The Boston Popcorn Company and ~~held a variety of plant operations roles over his 6 years with Frito-Lay, Inc~~Exhibits.

~~Mr. Kowalchik received a BS in Food~~(c) ~~Science from Cornell University.~~Exhibits:

210.1 Agreement dated as of April 18, 2007, by and between the Company and Jon P. Geisler.

~~SIGNATURES~~3

~~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.~~SIGNATURES

	THE WORNICK COMPANY
	By:	/s/ Brian A. Lutes
		Name: Brian A. Lutes
		Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Dated: December 22, 2006

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.

3THE WORNICK COMPANY By: /s/ Jon P. Geisler Name: Jon P. Geisler Title: Chief Executive Officer

Dated: April 24, 2007

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