CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2016-- ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), one of North America’s leading food companies, will host a Conagra Brands Investor Day on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 at 9:15 a.m. CDT. The company’s leadership team will present information on Conagra Brands’ business strategies and long-term financial objectives in advance of ConAgra Foods’ spin-off of its Lamb Weston business. The spin-off of the Lamb Weston business is expected to be completed on Nov. 9, 2016 at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, and result in two independent, publicly-traded, pure play companies, Conagra Brands and Lamb Weston. The completion of the spin-off remains subject to customary closing conditions, including the Securities and Exchange Commission having declared effective Lamb Weston’s Registration Statement on Form 10.

The Investor Day event will be accessible via live webcast. Domestic and international participants may access the event on ConAgra Foods’ website at http://investor.conagrafoods.com. A rebroadcast of the event will be available on ConAgra Foods’ website, http://investor.conagrafoods.com, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at 9:15 a.m. CDT and will remain accessible for one year.

About ConAgra Foods

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America's leading packaged food companies with recognized brands such as Marie Callender's®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Hebrew National®, Orville Redenbacher's®, Peter Pan®, Reddi-wip®, PAM®, Snack Pack®, Banquet®, Chef Boyardee®, Egg Beaters®, Hunt’s® and many other ConAgra Foods brands found in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business presence, supplying frozen potato and sweet potato products as well as other vegetable products to a variety of well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. For more information, please visit us at www.conagrafoods.com.

Note on Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We undertake no responsibility for updating these statements. Readers of this press release should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. Many factors could affect our actual financial results and cause them to vary materially from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this press release. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things: our ability to successfully complete the spin-off of our Lamb Weston business on a tax-free basis, within the expected time frame or at all, and achieve the intended benefits of the spin-off; general economic and industry conditions; our ability to successfully execute our long-term value creation strategy; our ability to access capital; our ability to execute our operating and restructuring plans and achieve our targeted operating efficiencies, cost-saving initiatives, and trade optimization programs; the effectiveness of our hedging activities, including volatility in commodities that could negatively impact our derivative positions and, in turn, our earnings; the competitive environment and related market conditions; our ability to respond to changing consumer preferences and the success of our innovation and marketing investments; the ultimate impact of any product recalls and litigation, including litigation related to the lead paint and pigment matters; actions of governments and regulatory factors affecting our businesses, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; the availability and prices of raw materials, including any negative effects caused by inflation or weather conditions; risks and uncertainties associated with intangible assets, including any future goodwill or intangible assets impairment charges; our ability to realize the synergies and benefits contemplated by the Ardent Mills joint venture; the costs, disruption, and diversion of management’s attention associated with campaigns commenced by activist investors; and other risks described in our reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this press release, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

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ConAgra Foods, Inc. MEDIA: Mike Cummins 312-549-5257 Michael.Cummins@ConAgraFoods.com or ANALYSTS: Johan Nystedt 312-549-5002 IR@ConAgraFoods.com