OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 30, 2010 – ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) announced today that Mark A. Duffy has joined the company and assumed the new role of vice president and general manager of Spicetec Flavors & SeasoningsTM. Duffy will report to Paul Maass, president of ConAgra Foods’ Commercial Foods business, and will focus on growing the seasonings and flavors business both with key customers and through new business opportunities.

“Mark is an established industry leader with a proven record of delivering sales growth and driving operational excellence,” said Maass. “We look forward to Mark applying his in-depth experience and insights to this role and leading the Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings business to new heights through continued innovation, flawless operational execution and superior customer service.”

Mark joins ConAgra Foods from Specialized Technology Resources, Inc., where he was president of the Quality Assurance division, and was responsible for leading the global business. Prior to that, he was president of Griffith Laboratories USA, a food ingredient and flavor systems company. He also has extensive consumer foods experience, having served in foodservice sales and marketing leadership roles at The Quaker Oats Company and Nestlé.

Duffy earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Boston College.

About Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings
Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings is a leading supplier of value-added, customized flavor systems and seasonings and provides its customers with complete flavor solutions ranging from seasoning blends and spices to flavors and bases. This newly rebranded business was formerly the flavors and seasonings division of Gilroy Foods & Flavors that ConAgra Foods sold in July 2010. As part of ConAgra Foods’ Commercial Foods segment, the Lamb Weston®, ConAgra Mills®, Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings and J.M. Swank businesses account for nearly 35 percent of ConAgra Foods’ annual revenue.

About ConAgra Foods
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG), is one of North America’s leading food companies, with brands in 97 percent of America’s households. Consumers find Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Hebrew National, Hunt’s, Marie Callender’s, Orville Redenbacher’s, PAM, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Snack Pack and many other ConAgra Foods brands 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, spice and grain products to a variety of well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. For more information, please visit us at http://www.conagrafoods.com/.

For more information, please contact:
Becky Niiya, ConAgra Foods
(402) 240-5312
becky.niiya@conagrafoods.com

Ashley Kleckner, Ketchum
(415) 984-6194
ashley.kleckner@ketchum.com