Exhibit 10.1

                                AMENDMENT TO THE

                 AGRILINK FOODS MASTER SALARIED RETIREMENT PLAN

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     WHEREAS, Agrilink Foods, Inc. heretofore adopted the Agrilink Foods Master
Salaried Retirement Plan (the "Plan"); and

     WHEREAS,  Section  10.1 of the Plan  reserves  to the  Company the right to
amend the Plan;

     WHEREAS,  the Company desires to amend the Plan for the purpose of freezing
participation and ceasing accruals under the Plan;

     NOW, THEREFORE,  the Plan is hereby amended effective September 28, 2001 in
the following respects:

1.   Section One is hereby  amended by inserting a new Section  1.15A to read as
     follows:

     "1.15A "Covered Compensation" means a Participant's Covered Compensation as
     described  above  assuming the  Participant  terminates  employment  on the
     earlier of: (i) his actual  termination of  employment;  and (ii) September
     28, 2001, or September 28, 2006 in the case of Grandfathered Participants."

2.   Section One is further  amended by inserting a new Section 1.22A to read as
     follows:

     "1.22A  "Final  Average  Base  Compensation"  means a  Participant's  Final
     Average  Base   Compensation   as  described   above  but  excluding   Base
     Compensation  with respect to periods on and after  September  28, 2001, or
     September 28, 2006 in the case of Grandfathered Participants."
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3.   Section One is further amended by inserting an new Section 1.23A to read as
     follows:

     "1.23A "Final Average  Compensation"  means a  Participant's  Final Average
     Compensation as described above but excluding  Compensation with respect to
     periods on and after  September 28, 2001, or September 28, 2006 in the case
     of Grandfathered Participants."

4.   Section One is further  amended by inserting an new Section 1.40 to read as
     follows:

     "1.40  "Grandfathered  Participant"  means a  Participant  who is  actively
     employed on September 28, 2001 or is on an  authorized  leave on such date,
     and who as of such date:

     (i) has attained age 40;

     (ii) has completed at least 5 years of Vesting Service; and

     (iii) whose sum of age and Vesting Service is 50 or more."

5.   Section Two is hereby  amended by  inserting a new Section  2.3A to read as
     follows:

     "2.3A Benefit  Service After September 28, 2001.  Notwithstanding  anything
     contained herein to the contrary and except as hereinafter  provided, in no
     event shall a Participant accrue Benefit Service with respect to any period
     of employment on or after September 28, 2001.

     A  Grandfathered  Participant  shall be entitled to earn Benefit Service in
     accordance  with the  preceding  provisions  of the Plan  with  respect  to
     periods of  employment  on and after  September 28, 2001 but in no event on
     and after September 28, 2006."
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6.   Section  Three is hereby  amended by adding a new  Section  3.1A to read as
     follows:

     "3.1A Freeze on Participation Effective September 28, 2001. Notwithstanding
     anything  contained herein to the contrary,  in no event shall any Employee
     become a Participant of the Plan on or after September 28, 2001."

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the foregoing Amendment having been duly adopted by the
Board of  Directors,  Agrilink  Foods,  Inc.  has caused this  instrument  to be
executed  in its name and its  corporate  seal to be  affixed  this  30th day of
August, 2001.

                                           AGRLINK FOODS, INC.

                                  By:   /s/ Lois Warlick-Jarvie
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ATTEST:

 /s/ David M. Mehalick
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