Exhibit 10.6

 

AMENDMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of
October 13, 2004, by and between B&G FOODS, INC. (hereinafter “Corporation”),
and David Burke (hereinafter “Burke”), amending the Employment Agreement by and
between the Corporation and Burke (the “Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, the Corporation and Burke previously entered into the Agreement, to be
effective as of the date of the close of the Offering (as defined below), if the
Offering closed prior to June 30, 2004; and

 

WHEREAS, the Offering did not close prior to June 30 2004 and will instead close
on October 14, 2004; and

 

WHEREAS, Burke and the Corporation desire to amend Section 1 of the Agreement to
provide that the Agreement shall be effective as of October 14, 2004.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the material advantages accruing to the two
parties and the mutual covenants contained herein and in the Agreement, the
Corporation and Burke agree with each other as follows:

 

1.             SECTION 1 OF THE AGREEMENT AS IT CURRENTLY READS IS NO LONGER
EFFECTIVE AND IS VOID AB INITIO.

 

2.             SECTION 1 OF THE AGREEMENT IS HEREBY REPLACED WITH THE FOLLOWING
PROVISION:

 

“1.           EFFECTIVE DATE.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE ‘EFFECTIVE
DATE’ SHALL MEAN OCTOBER 14, 2004, THE DATE OF THE CLOSING OF THE CORPORATION’S
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE ‘ENHANCED INCOME SECURITIES’ AS DESCRIBED IN THE
FINAL PROSPECTUS TO BE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION BY THE
CORPORATION (THE ‘OFFERING’).”

 

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3.             THIS AMENDMENT MAY BE EXECUTED IN SEVERAL COUNTERPARTS, EACH OF
WHICH SHALL BE DEEMED AN ORIGINAL AND ALL OF WHICH SHALL CONSTITUTE ONE AND THE
SAME INSTRUMENT.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation and Burke have executed this Amendment as of
the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

B&G FOODS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Robert C. Cantwell

 

Name: Robert C. Cantwell

 

Title: Executive Vice President of Finance

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ David Burke

 

David Burke

 

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