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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 10-K/A


[X]   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
      ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 29, 1999

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _________ TO _________


                         Commission file number: 0-2396

                           BRIDGFORD FOODS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                      California                            95-1778176
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          (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
           incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)

        1308 North Patt Street, Anaheim, California           92801
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          (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip code)

                                 (714) 526-5533
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                     Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
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                                (Title of class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
form 10-K. [X]

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant on January 19, 2000 was $33,530,000.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 11,369,812 shares of Common
Stock, par value of $1.00 per share, as of January 19, 2000.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Items 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Part II are incorporated by reference from the
registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended October 29,
1999. Items 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Part III are incorporated by reference from the
registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
March 15, 2000.

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                                   SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                        BRIDGFORD FOODS CORPORATION

                                        By:  /s/ Allan L. Bridgford
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                                             Allan L. Bridgford, Chairman


                                             Date:  April 4, 2000


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


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/s/ Allan L. Bridgford         Chairman                  April 4, 2000
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Allan L. Bridgford

/s/ Robert E. Schulze          President                 April 4, 2000
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Robert E. Schulze

/s/ Hugh Wm. Bridgford         Vice President            April 4, 2000
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Hugh Wm. Bridgford

/s/ Paul A. Gilbert            Director                  April 4, 2000
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Paul A. Gilbert

/s/ John W. McNevin            Director                  April 4, 2000
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John W. McNevin

/s/ Steven H. Price            Director                  April 4, 2000
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Steven H. Price

/s/ Norman V. Wagner II        Director                  April 4, 2000
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Norman V. Wagner II

/s/ Paul R. Zippwald           Director                  April 4, 2000
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Paul R. Zippwald
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                                 Exhibit Index

Exhibit
  No.                    Description
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 13.1                    1999 Annual Report to Shareholders