BGS B and G Foods Inc

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 July 30, 2008 to holders of record as of June 30, 2008. 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 as of June 30, 2008, 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, 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, peppers and other specialty food products. B&G Foods competes in the retail grocery, food service, specialty, 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, Sa-s�n, Trappey�s, Underwood, Vermont�Maid and Wright�s.