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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.20

                       AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                                             AMENDMENT NO. 3 dated as of June
                                    30, 2001, between BERRY PLASTICS
                                    CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
                                    "Corporation"), and IRA G. BOOTS (the
                                    "Executive").

                  Reference is made to the Employment Agreement dated as of
January 1, 1993 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of November 30, 1995,
and Amendment No. 2 dated as of June 30, 1996, the "Employment Agreement"),
between the Corporation and the Executive. The Corporation and the Executive
desire to extend the term of the Employment Agreement. All capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Employment Agreement.

                  Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
premises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:

         1. Term. Section 2 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to
read in its entirety as follows:

                           "Subject to earlier termination as provided herein,
         the employment of the Executive hereunder shall commence on January 1,
         1993 (the "Effective Date"), and terminate on January 1, 2007 (the
         "Expiration Date"). Such period of employment is hereinafter referred
         to as the "Employment Period."

         2. Termination of Employment Following a Change of Control. The
Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 11A which reads
in its entirety as follows:

                  "11A. Effect of Termination of Employment Following a Change
         of Control. In the Event of a Termination of Employment occurring after
         the consummation of a Change of Control (as hereinafter defined) which
         termination is pursuant to a Termination Without Cause or a Resignation
         for Good Reason (as defined in paragraph (d) below), neither the
         Executive nor his estate or beneficiaries shall have any further rights
         or claims against the Corporation under this Agreement except the right
         to receive:

                  (a) the portion of the Base Salary which accrued with respect
         to the period prior to the Termination Date but which remained unpaid
         as of the Termination Date;
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                  (b) the aggregate amount of Reimbursable Expenses which were
         incurred prior to the Termination Date but which were not reimbursed by
         the Corporation as provided in Section 5(d) prior to the Termination
         Date;

                  (c) as severance compensation:

                           (i) an amount equal to the greater of (A) the
                  Executive's Base Salary (as of the Termination Date) to be
                  paid until the later to occur of (x) the second anniversary of
                  the date upon which the Change of Control occurred, and (y)
                  the first anniversary of the Termination Date, or (B) 1/12th
                  of one-year's Base Salary (as of the Termination Date) for
                  each year (not to exceed 30 years in the aggregate) that the
                  Executive was employed by the Corporation (and its
                  predecessors-in-interest); the amount referred to in clause
                  (A) or (B), as the case may be, to be payable at the same
                  times at which and in the same manner in which the Base Salary
                  was paid prior to the termination; and

                           (ii) the pro-rata portion of the applicable bonus
                  provided for in Section 5(b);

                  (d) For purposes of this Section 11A, the following
         definitions shall apply:

                           "Change of Control" means (i) the sale of all or
                  substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or BPC
                  Holding Corporation ("BPC"), (ii) a sale of more than 50% of
                  the outstanding voting shares of the Corporation or BPC in a
                  non-public sale to persons who are not affiliates of the
                  shareholders of BPC prior to the closing, or (iii) any merger
                  or consolidation of the Corporation or BPC immediately after
                  which a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the
                  surviving entity are not held by persons who held a majority
                  of such shares of BPC immediately prior to such transaction.

                           "Resignation for Good Reason" means the Executive's
                  resignation after the date in which a Change of Control has
                  occurred as a result of Executive's reassignment to an office
                  location greater than 25 miles from the office location
                  Executive utilized as of the date on which a Change of Control
                  occurred."

         3. Key Person Life Insurance. The Employment Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting Section 23 in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:

                           "Section 23.  [Intentionally Omitted]"

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         4. Notices. Section 15 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the information relating to O'Sullivan Graev & Karabell, LLP and
replacing it with the following:

                           "O'Sullivan LLP
                           30 Rockefeller Plaza
                           New York, NY  10112
                           Attn:  Michael J. O'Brien, Esq.
                           Telecopier:  (212) 408-2420"

         5. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly amended hereby, the
Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and unchanged.

         6. Counterparts. This Amendment No. 3 may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands
as of the date first written above.

                                    BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION

                                    By:____________________________________
                                       James M. Kratochvil
                                       Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                                       Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

                                     ______________________________________
                                       Ira G. Boots
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.21

                        AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                                             AMENDMENT NO. 4 dated as of June
                                    30, 2001, between BERRY PLASTICS
                                    CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
                                    "Corporation"), and JAMES M. KRATOCHVIL (the
                                    "Executive").

                  Reference is made to the Employment Agreement dated as of
December 24, 1990, (as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of January 1, 1993,
and Amendment No. 2 dated as of November 30, 1995, and Amendment No. 3 dated as
of June 30, 1996, the "Employment Agreement"), between the Corporation and the
Executive. The Corporation and the Executive desire to extend the term of the
Employment Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Employment
Agreement.

                  Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
premises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:

         1. Term. Section 2 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to
read in its entirety as follows:

                           "Subject to earlier termination as provided herein,
         the employment of the Executive hereunder shall commence on the date
         hereof (the "Effective Date"), and terminate on January 1, 2007 (the
         "Expiration Date"). Such period of employment is hereinafter referred
         to as the "Employment Period."

         2. Termination of Employment Following a Change of Control. The
Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 12A which reads
in its entirety as follows:

                  "12A. Effect of Termination of Employment Following a Change
         of Control. In the Event of a Termination of Employment occurring after
         the consummation of a Change of Control (as hereinafter defined) which
         termination is pursuant to a Termination Without Cause or a Resignation
         for Good Reason (as defined in paragraph (d) below), neither the
         Executive nor his estate or beneficiaries shall have any further rights
         or claims against the Corporation under this Agreement except the right
         to receive:

                  (a) the portion of the Base Salary which accrued with respect
         to the period prior to the Termination Date but which remained unpaid
         as of the Termination Date;
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                  (b) the aggregate amount of Reimbursable Expenses which were
         incurred prior to the Termination Date but which were not reimbursed by
         the Corporation as provided in Section 5(d) prior to the Termination
         Date;

                  (c) as severance compensation:

                           (i) an amount equal to the greater of (A) the
                  Executive's Base Salary (as of the Termination Date) to be
                  paid until the later to occur of (x) the second anniversary of
                  the date upon which the Change of Control occurred, and (y)
                  the first anniversary of the Termination Date, or (B) 1/12th
                  of one-year's Base Salary (as of the Termination Date) for
                  each year (not to exceed 30 years in the aggregate) that the
                  Executive was employed by the Corporation (and its
                  predecessors-in-interest); the amount referred to in clause
                  (A) or (B), as the case may be, to be payable at the same
                  times at which and in the same manner in which the Base Salary
                  was paid prior to the termination; and

                           (ii) the pro-rata portion of the applicable bonus
                  provided for in Section 5(b);

                  (d) For purposes of this Section 12A, the following
         definitions shall apply:

                           "Change of Control" means (i) the sale of all or
                  substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or BPC
                  Holding Corporation ("BPC"), (ii) a sale of more than 50% of
                  the outstanding voting shares of the Corporation or BPC in a
                  non-public sale to persons who are not affiliates of the
                  shareholders of BPC prior to the closing, or (iii) any merger
                  or consolidation of the Corporation or BPC immediately after
                  which a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the
                  surviving entity are not held by persons who held a majority
                  of such shares of BPC immediately prior to such transaction.

                           "Resignation for Good Reason" means the Executive's
                  resignation after the date in which a Change of Control has
                  occurred as a result of Executive's reassignment to an office
                  location greater than 25 miles from the office location
                  Executive utilized as of the date on which a Change of Control
                  occurred."

         3. Key Person Life Insurance. The Employment Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting Section 24 in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:

                           "Section 24.  [Intentionally Omitted]"

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         4. Notices. Section 16 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the information relating to O'Sullivan Graev & Karabell, LLP and
replacing it with the following:

                           "O'Sullivan LLP
                           30 Rockefeller Plaza
                           New York, NY  10112
                           Attn:  Michael J. O'Brien, Esq.
                           Telecopier:  (212) 408-2420"

         5. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly amended hereby, the
Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and unchanged.

         6. Counterparts. This Amendment No. 4 may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands
as of the date first written above.

                                     BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION

                                     By:____________________________________
                                           Ira G. Boots
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

                                        _______________________________________
                                           James M. Kratochvil

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