B&G Foods Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

  
    
  
  
    
      B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS, BGF), a manufacturer and distributor of high 
      quality, shelf-stable foods, announced today that its Board of Directors 
      has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.2120 per share of 
      Class A common stock, payable on October 30, 2007 to holders of record 
      on September 30, 2007. Cash payments to holders of the Company’s 
      Enhanced Income Securities (EISs), which will include the quarterly cash 
      dividend payment of $0.2120 per share on the underlying Class A common 
      stock and an interest payment of $0.2145 per EIS on the underlying 12% 
      senior subordinated notes to holders of record on September 30, 2007, 
      will aggregate $0.4265 per EIS.
    
    
      About B&G Foods, Inc.
    
    
      B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute a 
      diversified portfolio of high-quality, shelf-stable foods across the 
      United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. B&G Foods’ 
      products include hot cereals, jams, jellies and fruit spreads, canned 
      meats and beans, spices, seasonings, marinades, hot sauces, wine 
      vinegar, maple syrup, molasses, salad dressings, Mexican-style sauces, 
      taco shells and kits, salsas, pickles and peppers and other specialty 
      food products. B&G Foods competes in the retail grocery, food service, 
      specialty store, private label, club and mass merchandiser channels of 
      distribution. Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods’ 
      products are marketed under many recognized brands, including Ac’cent, 
      B&G, B&M, Brer Rabbit, Cream of Rice, Cream of Wheat, Emeril’s, 
      Grandma’s Molasses, Joan of Arc, Las Palmas, 
      Maple Grove Farms of Vermont, Ortega, Polaner, Red Devil, Regina, San 
      Del, Sa-són Ac’cent, 
      Trappey’s, Underwood, Vermont Maid and 
      Wright’s.