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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                              ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

      ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of March 19, 2004, made by AURORA FOODS
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in favor of DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST
COMPANY AMERICAS, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative
Agent") for the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

                                   WITNESSETH:

      WHEREAS, Crunch Holding Corp., Pinnacle Foods Holding Corporation, the
Lenders party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative
Agent, General Electric Capital Corporation, as Syndication Agent, and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, Citicorp North America, Inc. and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
as Co-Documentation Agents, have entered into that certain Credit Agreement
dated as of November 25, 2003 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the "Credit Agreement");

      WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and
Merger dated as of November 25, 2003 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time), among the Company and Crunch Equity Holding, LLC,
Pinnacle Foods Holding Corporation was merged (the "Merger") with and into the
Company, with the Company being the surviving entity;

      WHEREAS, the Merger has occurred and as a result thereof, the Company has
succeeded to all rights and obligations of Pinnacle Foods Holding Corporation by
operation of law and without further action by any Person;

      WHEREAS, Section 6.03(a) of the Credit Agreement provides that any Person
may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a
Person organized or existing under the laws of the United States of America, any
State thereof or the District of Columbia and, if such surviving entity is not
the Borrower, such Person expressly assumes, in writing, all of the obligations
of the Borrower under the Loan Documents; and

      WHEREAS, the Company desires to further evidence its assumption of the
rights and obligations of Pinnacle Foods Holding Corporation in, under and to
the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Pinnacle Foods
Holding Corporation is a party by executing and delivering this Assumption
Agreement.

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      NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

            SECTION 1. Assumption of Obligations. By execution and delivering
this Assumption Agreement, the Company hereby becomes party to the Credit
Agreement, the Collateral Agreement and each other Loan Document (including any
Note) previously executed and delivered by Pinnacle Foods Holding Corporation
with the same force and effect as if the Company were initially a party thereto
and hereby expressly assumes all obligations of the "Borrower" thereunder.

            SECTION 2. References to the "Borrower" or "Pinnacle Foods Holding
Corporation". It is understood and agreed that references in each Loan Document
to the term "Borrower" or "Pinnacle Foods Holding Corporation" shall now be
deemed to be references to the Company.

            SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents
and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders that (i) the
Aurora Merger has occurred, (ii) it is a Person organized or existing under the
laws of the United States of America, a State thereof or the District of
Columbia and (iii) this Assumption Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation,
enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Assumption
Agreement.

            SECTION 4. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Assumption Agreement
may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but
all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This
Assumption Agreement shall become effective when the Administrative Agent shall
have received a counterpart of this Assumption Agreement that bears the
signature of the Company and the Administrative Agent shall have executed a
counterpart hereof, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Delivery of an executed signature page to this Assumption Agreement by telecopy
shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this
Assumption Agreement.

            SECTION 5. Credit Agreement. Except as expressly modified hereby,
the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

            SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.

            SECTION 8. Severability. Any provision of this Assumption Agreement
held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality
or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision
in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction.

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            SECTION 9. Notice. All communications and notices hereunder shall be
in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement.

            SECTION 10. Expenses. The Company agrees to reimburse the
Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection
with this Assumption Agreement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and
disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent.

            SECTION 11. Headings. The Section headings of this Assumption
Agreement used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of
this Assumption Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken
into consideration in interpreting, this Assumption Agreement.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Administrative Agent have
duly executed this Assumption Agreement as of the day and year first above
written.

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                                                 AURORA FOODS INC.,

                                                      By

                                                        /S/ N. MICHAEL DION
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                                                        Name: N. Michael Dion
                                                        Title: CFO

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                                                 Acknowledged and agreed to by:

                                                 DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
                                                 AMERICAS,
                                                 AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

                                                      By

                                                         /S/ SCOTTYE LINDSEY
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                                                         Name: Scottye Lindsey
                                                         Title: Director