FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

SHERRILL STEPHEN 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

B&G Foods, Inc. [ BGS, BGF ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O BRUCKMANN ROSSER SHERRILL & CO LLC, 126 EAST 56TH STREET, 29TH FLOOR 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

6/1/2009
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock   6/1/2009     A    4827   A $0   (1) 163427   (2) D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Each non-management director receives an annual equity grant of approximately $35,000 of Class A Common Stock as part of his or her non-management director compensation.
( 2)  Of the 163,427 shares of Class A Common Stock held by the reporting person, 155,000 are held as part of Enhanced Income Securities ("EISs") and 8,427 are held separate from EISs. Each EIS consists of one share of Class A Common Stock and $7.15 principal amount of 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016.

Remarks:
The trading symbols set forth in column 2 above are for the issuer's Class A Common Stock (BGS) and EISs (BGF).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SHERRILL STEPHEN
C/O BRUCKMANN ROSSER SHERRILL & CO LLC
126 EAST 56TH STREET, 29TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022 		X



Signatures
/s/ Robert C. Cantwell as attorney-in-fact for Stephen C. Sherrill 6/11/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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