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                                                                    Exhibit 10.7

                             STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT

                  THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of April 18, 2000
(this "Agreement") by and among Balanced Care Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("BCC"), the other parties listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto, all
of which are Delaware corporations and are wholly owned subsidiaries of BCC
(collectively referred to herein as "Subsidiaries", and together with BCC,
collectively the "Pledgor"), the parties listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto,
all of which are Delaware corporations (individually, a "Company" and
collectively, the "Companies"), FRR Investments Limited, a Cayman Island
corporation ("FRR"), and IPC Advisors S.A.R.L., a Luxembourg corporation ("IPC",
and together with FRR, "Secured Party").

                                   WITNESSETH:

                  WHEREAS, Pledgor is the owner of 100% of the common stock of
each Company (the "Equity Interests"), which Equity Interests represent 100% of
the equity interests in each Company; and

                  WHEREAS, BCC has executed that certain Series One 1999 BCC
Discount Note dated December 29, 1999 in favor of FRR (the "Note") evidencing a
loan made by FRR to BCC in the issued amount of $7,424,580, the proceeds of
which have been advanced by BCC to each Company in order for each Company to
purchase certain real property; and

                  WHEREAS, Pledgor, being all of the shareholders of the
Companies, have received a direct benefit from the consummation of the
transactions evidenced by the Note and other Loan Documents; and

                  WHEREAS, BCC has executed and delivered to IPC an
Indemnification, Defense, Hold Harmless and Reimbursement Agreement dated as of
December 29, 1999 (the "Indemnification Agreement"), whereby BCC has agreed to
certain indemnification obligations in connection with the BCC-IPC Note (as
defined in the Indemnification Agreement); and

                  WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the willingness of
Secured Party to enter into the other Loan Documents that Pledgor execute and
deliver this Agreement in favor of Secured Party.
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                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and
covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto agree as follows:

                  1. Equity Pledge. Pledgor hereby pledges, grants a security
interest in, mortgages, assigns, transfers, delivers, sets over and confirms
unto Secured Party, its successors and assigns, all of Pledgor's right, title
and interest in and to all Equity Interests owned by Pledgor (collectively, the
"Pledged Interests"), and delivers to FRR, as agent for itself and IPC, the
certificates representing or evidencing the Pledged Interests on the date
hereof, which certificates are listed on Schedule 3 attached hereto
(collectively, the "Certificates"), with equity powers attached duly endorsed in
blank by each Pledgor, receipt of which is acknowledged by FRR, as agent for
itself and IPC, as security for Pledgor's complete payment and performance of
all obligations of Pledgor and each Company under the Loan Documents (the
"Secured Obligations"). Upon the payment and satisfaction in full of the Secured
Obligations, this Agreement and the security interests granted hereby in the
Pledged Interests shall be released (with FRR, as agent for itself and IPC,
returning all certificates evidencing Pledged Interests and Secured Party taking
such other action as Pledgor may reasonably request to release the security
interests granted hereby).

                  2. Representations and Warranties. Each Pledgor and each
Company jointly and severally represent and warrant to each Secured Party that:

                           (i) except for restrictions under applicable Federal
and state securities laws, there are no restrictions upon the transfer of the
Pledged Interests and Pledgor has good and valid title to the Pledged Interests
free and clear of any and all liens, charges, options, shareholder agreements,
refusal rights, restrictions or encumbrances of any kind or nature thereon or
affecting title thereto (except for the pledge of the Pledged Interests to
Secured Party as provided in this Agreement);

                           (ii) the Pledged Interests (a) have been duly
authorized and issued by all requisite corporate action taken on the part of
each Company, and are fully paid and non-assessable and (b) the Pledged
Interests are evidenced by the Certificates listed on Schedule 3 attached hereto
on the books and records of the appropriate Company;

                           (iii) each Pledgor and each Company (a) is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing

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under the laws of the State of Delaware, (b) has the power and holds all
licenses necessary to carry on its business as it is being conducted and (c) is
duly qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which qualification
is required and where failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on
the business of such Company;

                           (iv) no equity interests of any kind or nature of any
Company (whether voting or non-voting, common stock, preferred stock, warrants,
convertible securities or otherwise), other than the Pledged Interests, are
outstanding;

                           (v) there are no outstanding subscriptions, warrants,
calls, options, rights, commitments, securities or agreements calling for the
issuance of, or convertible or exchangeable into, any equity interests or common
stock of any Company or for the issuance of any securities convertible or
exchangeable, actually or contingently, into such equity interests;

                           (vi) each Pledgor and each Company have full power,
authority and legal right and any approval required by law to enter into and
carry out the terms, provisions and agreements contained herein and in the other
Loan Documents, and to make the representations and warranties contained herein
and the other Loan Documents;

                           (vii) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents by each Pledgor and each Company (to the
extent a party) and the delivery of the Pledged Interests to FRR, as agent for
itself and IPC, by each Pledgor do not contravene and will not result in the
breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, the
charter documents of any Pledgor or any Company or any note, indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, other agreement, commitment, contract, or other
instrument, obligation or restriction affecting any Pledgor, any Company or any
property owned by any Pledgor or any Company, or violate any statute, ordinance,
by-law, code, rule, ruling, regulation, restriction, order, judgment, decree,
writ, judicial or administrative interpretation or injunction of any
governmental authority having jurisdiction over any Pledgor, any Company or any
property owned by any Pledgor or by any Company;

                           (viii) except as already obtained or filed, as the
case may be, no consent or approval or other authorization of, or exemption by,
or declaration or filing with, any Person and no waiver of any right by any
Person is required to authorize or

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permit, or is otherwise required as a condition to the delivery of the Pledged
Interests to FRR, as agent for itself and IPC, by any Pledgor, the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by any Pledgor and/or any Company or any of the other
Loan Documents to which any Pledgor and/or any Company is a party to and the
performance of their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder or as a
condition to the validity or enforceability of any of the same;

                           (ix) this Agreement and the delivery of the Pledged
Interests to FRR, as agent for itself and IPC, creates a duly perfected first
and prior possessory security interest in the Pledged Interests in FRR, as agent
for itself and IPC; and

                           (x) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
represent the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Pledgor and each
Company (to the extent a party thereto) enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy and
creditor's rights laws, and general principles of equity.

                  3. Covenants. Each Pledgor covenants that, until such time as
the Secured Obligations have been paid and performed in full, each Pledgor:

                           (i) except as expressly permitted pursuant to the
Loan Documents, shall not, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, exchange,
convey, pledge, alienate, hypothecate, gift, devise or otherwise transfer or
grant any option with respect to any of Pledgor's rights to the Pledged
Interests, whether voluntarily or by operation of law;

                           (ii) shall not, directly or indirectly, create or
suffer to exist any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance
against, in or with respect to any of the Pledged Interests, whether voluntarily
or by operation of law, except for the pledge hereunder and the security
interest created hereby;

                           (iii) shall warrant and defend the Pledged Interests
and the lien thereon conveyed to Secured Party by this Agreement against the
claims of all Persons;

                           (iv) shall pay, when due, all taxes and any other
charges which may form the basis of a lien, claim or expense upon or in
connection with the Pledged Interests or any interest therein;

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                           (v) without limiting the covenants set forth above in
clause (ii) of this Section 3, shall provide written notice to Secured Party of
all encumbrances of any kind or nature hereafter placed on the Pledged
Interests, such notice to be delivered to Secured Party within five (5) days of
the occurrence of any such encumbrance; and

                           (vi) shall keep in effect each Company's existence
and rights as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware.

                  Each Pledgor and each Company jointly and severally covenant
that, until all Secured Obligations have been paid in full (a) they shall not
agree to a termination of, any supplement to or any amendment or modification of
the charter documents of any Company and (b) no additional equity interests
(whether voting or non-voting, common stock, preferred stock, warrants,
convertible securities or otherwise) of any Company shall be issued, authorized,
sold, pledged or transferred after the date hereof, other than pursuant to this
Agreement.

                  4. Pledgor to Hold In Trust. Subsequent to the occurrence of
any Event of Default (as hereinafter defined), and regardless of whether Secured
Party makes any demand or request on Pledgor, Pledgor shall hold in trust for
Secured Party any and all cash, checks, drafts, items, or other instruments or
writings for the payment of money which may be received by Pledgor as dividends
or otherwise with respect to the Pledged Interests, in precisely the form
received. Pledgor shall immediately upon request by Secured Party endorse,
transfer and deliver any and all such payments to FRR, as agent for itself and
IPC, for application against the Secured Obligations. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or any other provision contained in any Loan Document, until the
occurrence of an Event of Default, each Pledgor shall have the right to vote on
matters related to each Company in their respective capacities as Shareholders,
and shall have the right to receive dividends from each Company.

                  5. Events of Default/Rights and Remedies. (a) Any one or more
of the following events shall be an "Event of Default":

                           (i) the failure to pay any sum due under the Note or
the other Loan Documents on the date when such payment is due;

                           (ii) if Pledgor or any Company shall (A) voluntarily
be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, (B) seek or consent to the appointment
of a receiver or trustee for itself or for any of its

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properties, (C) file a petition seeking relief under the bankruptcy or other
similar laws of the United States or any other country, any state or any other
jurisdiction, (D) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (E)
make or offer a composition of its debts with substantially all of its
creditors;

                           (iii)if any court shall enter an order, judgment or
decree appointing, without the consent of Pledgor or any Company (as
applicable), a receiver or trustee for such entity or for any of its properties,
and such order, judgment or decree shall remain in force, undischarged or
unstayed, sixty (60) days after it is entered;

                           (iv) if any petition is filed against Pledgor or any
Company which seeks relief under the bankruptcy or other similar laws of the
United States, any other country, any state or any other jurisdiction and such
petition is not dismissed within ninety (90) days after it is filed;

                           (v) Pledgor or any Company shall default in any
obligation hereunder, or any representation or warranty made herein shall be
false or misleading in any material respect, and in either case the same shall
not have been cured within 15 days after written notice is received of any such
default or breach; or

                           (vi) Pledgor shall otherwise default under any other
Loan Document beyond the applicable grace or cure period.

                   (b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder,
Secured Party, in its sole discretion and without further notice or demand, may
do one or more of the following: (i) declare the Secured Obligations to be
immediately due and payable; (ii) proceed immediately to exercise any and all of
a secured party's rights, powers and privileges with respect to the Pledged
Interests, including, without limitation, the right to sell or otherwise dispose
of the Pledged Interests or any part thereof (to itself or to any third party)
in such manner as Secured Party, in its reasonable discretion may choose, (iii)
take over all obligations, duties, liabilities, management and operations of any
Company to the exclusion of each Pledgor and receive all profits of such Company
or (iv) exercise any other right or remedy not inconsistent with the foregoing
which is available to Secured Party under the Pennsylvania Uniform Commercial
Code or otherwise available by agreement or under federal or state law. The
foregoing remedies are cumulative and

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may be exercised concurrently.

                  (c) Upon an Event of Default hereunder, FRR, as agent for
itself and IPC, shall act as the authorized agent and attorney-in-fact of
Pledgor in disposing of the Pledged Interests, and in that capacity it is
authorized to take such action on behalf of Pledgor as will further such a
disposition, including, without limitation, any necessary endorsement or
signature in its or Pledgor's name. Pledgor expressly acknowledges that
compliance with federal and state securities and other laws may limit the
disposition of the Pledged Interests by FRR, as agent for itself and IPC. No
disposition of the Pledged Interests by FRR, as agent for itself and IPC, upon a
default shall be deemed to be a breach of duty to any Pledgor or to be
commercially unreasonable because a better sales price might have been attained
through an alternative disposition, if FRR, as agent for itself and IPC, in good
faith has determined that the alternative disposition may constitute a violation
of state or federal laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, FRR,
as agent for itself and IPC, may at any sale of the Pledged Interests restrict
the prospective bidders or purchasers of the Pledged Interests to Persons who
will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Pledged Interests for
their own account for investment, and not with a view to distribution or sale.
Any purchaser at a sale conducted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall
hold the property sold absolutely, free from any claim or right on the part of
Pledgor and Pledgor hereby waives any right of redemption, stay or appraisal
under present or future law. Each and every purchaser of any of the Pledged
Interests shall be vested with equity holder's rights provided by the equity
purchased, including, without limitation, all voting and dividend rights.
Pledgor agrees that Secured Party may purchase the Pledged Interests or any part
thereof at any sale.

                  6. Deficiencies. No disposition of any of the Pledged
Interests shall extinguish any obligation of Pledgor except to the extent that
the net proceeds are applied thereto.

                  7. Governing Law. This Agreement and the construction and
enforcement thereof shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, exclusive of its conflicts of laws principles.

                  8. Waiver. No delay or omission in exercising any right
hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such right or any other right.

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                  9. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and shall insure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. Pledgor may not assign its interest in this Agreement
without the prior written consent of Secured Party, which consent may be
withheld in its sole and absolute discretion.

                  10. Further Cooperation. Pledgor agrees to execute and deliver
to Secured Party or FRR, as agent for itself and IPC, such further instruments,
notices, certificates, affidavits, financing statements and any other writing or
agreement as Secured Party may reasonably request in connection with this
Agreement.

                  11. Interpretation. Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Note, and the rules of
interpretation provided in the Note shall apply to this Agreement.

                  12. Notice. Any notice, request, demand, statement or consent
made hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given if personally
delivered, sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent by a
nationally recognized commercial overnight delivery service with provision for a
receipt, postage or delivery charges prepaid, and shall be deemed given when
postmarked or placed in the possession of such mail or delivery service and
addressed as follows:

    If to Pledgor       Balanced Care Corporation
    or any Company:     1215 Manor Drive
                        Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055
                        Attention:  President

    With copies to:     Balanced Care Corporation
                        1215 Manor Drive
                        Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055
                        Attention:  Legal Department

               and      Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                        Henry W. Oliver Building
                        535 Smithfield Street
                        Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235
                        Attention: Steven J. Adelkoff, Esq.

    If to Secured Party:IPC Advisors S.A.R.L.
                        38-40 Rue Sainte Zithe
                        Luxembourg L-2763
                        Attention: J.B. Unsworth

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               and      Walker House
                        Mary Street
                        George Town, Grand Cayman
                        Attention: J.B. Unsworth

    With copies to:     Goodman, Phillips & Vineberg
                        250 Young Street; Suite 2400
                        Toronto, Ontario M5B 2M6
                        Attention: Stephen Pincus

               and      Unsworth & Associates
                        Herengracht 483, 1017 BT
                        Amsterdam, Netherlands
                        Attention: J.B. Unsworth

or at such other place as Pledgor, any Company or Secured Party may from time to
time hereafter designate to the other in writing. Any notice given to one party
hereto by another party hereto at any time shall not imply that such notice or
any further or similar notice was or is required.

                  13. Captions and Headings. The captions and headings set forth
in this Agreement are included for convenience and reference only and the words
contained therein shall in no way be held or deemed to define, limit, describe,
explain, modify, amplify or add to the interpretation, construction or meaning
of any provisions of, or the scope or intent of, this Agreement or any portion
hereof.

                  14. Counterparts. The parties hereto may execute this
Agreement in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed and
delivered, shall have the force and effect of an original; but all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.

                  15. Subordination Agreement. This Agreement and the rights of
the Secured Party and FRR, as agent for itself and IPC, are subject in all
respects to that certain Subordination Agreement dated as of even date herewith
among Heller Healthcare Finance, Inc., the Secured Party, the Pledgor and the
Realty Companies.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Pledgor, each Company and Secured Party
have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered under hand and
seal, all as of the day and year first above written.

                                    PLEDGORS:

                                    Balanced Care Corporation

                                    By: /s/Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                      Legal Counsel

                                    Balanced Care Realty I, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty II, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty III, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty IV, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

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                                    Balanced Care Realty V, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty VI, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty VII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty VIII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty IX, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty X, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

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                                    Balanced Care Realty XI, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XIII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XIV, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XV, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XVI, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

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                                    Balanced Care Realty XVII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XVIII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XIX, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XX, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXI, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

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                                    Balanced Care Realty XXIII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXIV, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXV, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXVI, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXVII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXVIII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

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                                    Balanced Care Realty XXIX, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXX, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXXI, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXXII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXXIII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXXIV, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

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                                    Balanced Care Realty XXXV, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXXVI, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXXVII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXXVIII, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty XXXIX, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    COMPANIES:

                                    Balanced Care Realty at Altoona, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty at Berwick, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

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                                    Balanced Care Realty at Lewistown, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty at Mansfield, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty at Martinsburg, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty at Maumelle, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty at Mountain Home, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

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                                    Balanced Care Realty at Peckville, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty at Reading, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty at Scranton, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty at Sherwood, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

                                    Balanced Care Realty at State College, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Robin L. Barber
                                    Name:  Robin L. Barber
                                    Title: Vice President and Secretary

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                                    SECURED PARTY:

                                    FRR Investments Limited

                                    By: /s/J.B. Unsworth
                                    Name:  J.B. Unsworth
                                    Title: Director

                                    IPC Advisors S.A.R.L.

                                    By: /s/J.B. Unsworth
                                    Name:  J.B. Unsworth
                                    Title: Manager

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                                   SCHEDULE 1

                                  SUBSIDIARIES

1.  Balanced Care Realty I, Inc.
2.  Balanced Care Realty II, Inc.
3.  Balanced Care Realty III, Inc.
4.  Balanced Care Realty IV, Inc.
5.  Balanced Care Realty V, Inc.
6.  Balanced Care Realty VI, Inc.
7.  Balanced Care Realty VII, Inc.
8.  Balanced Care Realty VIII, Inc.
9.  Balanced Care Realty IX, Inc.
10. Balanced Care Realty X, Inc.
11. Balanced Care Realty XI, Inc.
12. Balanced Care Realty XII, Inc.
13. Balanced Care Realty XIII, Inc.
14. Balanced Care Realty XIV, Inc.
15. Balanced Care Realty XV, Inc.
16. Balanced Care Realty XVI, Inc.
17. Balanced Care Realty XVII, Inc.
18. Balanced Care Realty XVIII, Inc.
19. Balanced Care Realty XIX, Inc.
20. Balanced Care Realty XX, Inc.
21. Balanced Care Realty XXI, Inc.
22. Balanced Care Realty XXII, Inc.
23. Balanced Care Realty XXIII, Inc.
24. Balanced Care Realty XXIV, Inc.
25. Balanced Care Realty XXV, Inc.
26. Balanced Care Realty XXVI, Inc.
27. Balanced Care Realty XXVII, Inc.
28. Balanced Care Realty XXVIII, Inc.
29. Balanced Care Realty XXIX, Inc.
30. Balanced Care Realty XXX, Inc.
31. Balanced Care Realty XXXI, Inc.
32. Balanced Care Realty XXXII, Inc.
33. Balanced Care Realty XXXIII, Inc.
34. Balanced Care Realty XXXIV, Inc.
35. Balanced Care Realty XXXV, Inc.
36. Balanced Care Realty XXXVI, Inc.
37. Balanced Care Realty XXXVII, Inc.
38. Balanced Care Realty XXXVIII, Inc.
39. Balanced Care Realty XXXIX, Inc.

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                                   SCHEDULE 2

                                    COMPANIES

1.  Balanced Care Realty at Altoona, Inc.

2.  Balanced Care Realty at Berwick, Inc.

3.  Balanced Care Realty at Lewistown, Inc.

4.  Balanced Care Realty at Mansfield, Inc.

5.  Balanced Care Realty at Martinsburg, Inc.

6.  Balanced Care Realty at Maumelle, Inc.

7.  Balanced Care Realty at Mountain Home, Inc.

8.  Balanced Care Realty at Peckville, Inc.

9.  Balanced Care Realty at Reading, Inc.

10. Balanced Care Realty at Scranton, Inc.

11. Balanced Care Realty at Sherwood, Inc.

12. Balanced Care Realty at State College, Inc.

                                      2-1AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

         AMENDMENT,  dated  as of  May  __,  2000  (this  "Amendment"),  to  the
Revolving  Credit  Agreement,  dated as of March 15, 1999 (such Revolving Credit
Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Revolving  Credit  Agreement"),  among B&G FOODS  HOLDINGS  CORP.,  a  Delaware
corporation   ("Holdings"),   B&G  FOODS,  INC.,  a  Delaware  corporation  (the
"Borrower"), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from
time to time parties to the Revolving Credit  Agreement (the "Lenders"),  LEHMAN
BROTHERS INC., as advisor, lead arranger and book manager (in such capacity, the
"Arranger"), THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as documentation agent (in such capacity, the
"Documentation  Agent"),  HELLER FINANCIAL,  INC., as co-documentation agent (in
such capacity, the "Co-Documentation  Agent"),  LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as
syndication  agent (in such  capacity,  the  "Syndication  Agent"),  and  LEHMAN
COMMERCIAL  PAPER  INC.,  as  administrative   agent  (in  such  capacity,   the
"Administrative Agent").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS,  Holdings and the  Borrower  have  requested  that the Lenders
amend, and the Required Lenders have agreed to amend,  certain of the provisions
of the Revolving Credit Agreement,  upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth below;

         NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements
contained herein,  and for other valuable  consideration the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged,  Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent  hereby  agree as  follows:

         1.  Definitions.  All terms defined in the Revolving  Credit  Agreement
shall have such  defined  meanings  when used herein  unless  otherwise  defined
herein.

         2.  Amendment to Annex A (Pricing  Grid).  Annex A is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and inserting in its place Annex A attached  hereto.

         3.  Amendment  of Section 1.1 (Defined  Terms).

         (a) Section 1.1 of the Revolving  Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the definitions of "Applicable  Margin" and "Consolidated  Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio" in their entirety and inserting,  in proper  alphabetical order,
the following defined terms and related definitions:

         "`Applicable  Margin':  for  each  Type of Loan,  the  rate  per  annum
    determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid.

<PAGE>

         `Consolidated  Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio':  for any period, the ratio
    of (a)  Consolidated  EBITDA of the Borrower and its  Subsidiaries  for such
    period  minus the  aggregate  amount  actually  paid by the Borrower and its
    Subsidiaries  in cash during such period on account of Capital  Expenditures
    plus the  aggregate  amount of Equity  Proceeds  received by  Holdings,  and
    contributed by Holdings in cash to the capital of the Borrower,  during such
    period for use for the Borrower's  general working  capital  purposes in the
    ordinary  course of  business  to (b)  Consolidated  Fixed  Charges for such
    period.

         `Equity Proceeds': cash proceeds received by Holdings from the issuance
    and sale to Permitted  Investors  of common stock of Holdings,  or preferred
    stock of Holdings which is not mandatorily redeemable,  and on which no cash
    dividends  are  payable,  in each case  prior to the date  which is one year
    after the final  maturity  date of the Term Loans;  provided,  that any such
    proceeds  received in connection  with any Permitted  Acquisition or used to
    finance, in whole or in part, any Permitted Acquisition shall not constitute
    `Equity  Proceeds'."

         (b) Section 1.1 of the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement is hereby  further
amended by deleting  paragraph (b) of the definition of "Permitted  Acquisition"
in its entirety and inserting in its place the following:

              "(b) (i) the Borrower  shall be in  compliance  with the financial
         covenants  set forth in Section  6.1,  after giving pro forma effect to
         such  acquisition  as if it  had  occurred  on  the  first  day  of the
         respective  periods  measured  by  such  covenants,  and  (ii)  if such
         acquisition  occurs  prior to the end of FQ1 2003,  then,  unless  such
         acquisition  is funded  wholly  with the  proceeds  of common  stock of
         Holdings issued to Permitted Investors, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio
         and the  Consolidated  Senior  Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the
         fiscal  quarter  most  recently  ended  on or prior to the date of such
         acquisition  shall be less than or equal to the amounts  applicable  to
         such fiscal quarter pursuant to the chart set forth below, in each case
         after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition as if it had occurred
         on the first  day of the  period of four  consecutive  fiscal  quarters
         ended with the fiscal  quarter most  recently  ended on or prior to the
         date of such acquisition:

                                    Consolidated              Consolidated
         Fiscal Quarter            Leverage Ratio          Senior Leverage Ratio
         --------------            --------------          ---------------------

              FQ2 2000                  6.00                        3.75
              FQ3 2000                  6.00                        3.75
              FQ4 2000                  5.75                        3.50
              FQ1 2001                  5.75                        3.50
              FQ2 2001                  5.50                        3.50
              FQ3 2001                  5.50                        3.25
              FQ4 2001                  5.50                        3.25
              FQ1 2002                  5.50                        3.25
              FQ2 2002                  5.50                        3.25
              FQ3 2002                  5.50                        3.25
              FQ4 2002                  5.50                        3.25"

                                       2

<PAGE>

         (c) Section 1.1 of the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement is hereby  further
amended by deleting  paragraph (d) of the definition of "Permitted  Acquisition"
in its entirety and  inserting in its place the  following:

              "(d) the aggregate  consideration  for such acquisition  shall not
         exceed (i)  $20,000,000 if such  acquisition is consummated in FY 2000,
         (ii)  $30,000,000  if such  acquisition  is consummated in FY 2001, and
         (iii)  $40,000,000  if  such  acquisition  is  consummated  thereafter;
         provided,  that the foregoing  restrictions in this paragraph (d) shall
         not be applicable to any acquisition if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio
         would be less than or equal to 5.5 to 1.0 after giving pro forma effect
         to such  acquisition  as if it had  occurred  on the  first  day of the
         period measured by the Consolidated Leverage Ratio;"

         4.  Amendment  of Section 2.7  (Mandatory  Prepayments  and  Commitment
Reductions).  Section  2.7 of the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  is  amended  by
inserting the following after the period in paragraph (b):

     "Notwithstanding the foregoing,  with respect to any Asset Sale consummated
     before the last day of FQ1 2003,  the  Borrower  shall not be  permitted to
     submit a  Reinvestment  Notice in respect  thereof but,  instead,  shall be
     required to apply the Net Cash Proceeds  thereof  immediately  upon receipt
     thereof,  first,  toward  prepayment of the Term Loans and,  second,  after
     prepayment  in full of the Term Loans,  toward  reduction of the  Revolving
     Credit  Commitments,  unless,  after  giving pro forma effect to such Asset
     Sale (but not to the use of the proceeds thereof) as if such Asset Sale had
     occurred on the first day of the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
     most  recently  ended  on or  prior to the  date of such  Asset  Sale,  the
     Consolidated  Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated  Senior Leverage Ratio as
     of the last day of the fiscal  quarter most  recently  ended on or prior to
     the date of such  Asset  Sale  shall be less  than or equal to the  amounts
     applicable  to such  fiscal  quarter  pursuant  to the  chart  set forth in
     paragraph (b) of the definition of "Permitted Acquisition" in Section 1.1."

         5. Amendment of Section 6.1 (Financial  Condition  Covenants).  Section
6.1 of the Revolving Credit Agreement is amended by deleting paragraphs (a), (b)
and (c) of such  Section in their  entirety  and  inserting  in their  place the
following:

         "6.1 Financial Condition  Covenants.

         (a) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio
as at the last day of any  period of four  consecutive  fiscal  quarters  of the
Borrower  ending with any fiscal quarter set forth below to exceed the ratio set
forth below opposite such fiscal quarter:

                                       3

<PAGE>

                                                      Consolidated
          Fiscal Quarter                            Leverage Ratio
          --------------                            ---------------

          FQ1 2000                                       6.60
          FQ2 2000                                       6.60
          FQ3 2000                                       6.50
          FQ4 2000                                       6.50
          FQ1 2001                                       6.50
          FQ2 2001                                       6.25
          FQ3 2001                                       6.25
          FQ4 2001                                       6.00
          FQ1 2002                                       6.00
          FQ2 2002                                       5.75
          FQ3 2002                                       5.75
          FQ4 2002                                       5.50
          FQ1 2003                                       5.50
          FQ2 2003                                       5.25
          FQ3 2003                                       5.25
          FQ4 2003                                       5.00
          FQ1 2004                                       5.00
          FQ2 2004                                       4.75
          FQ3 2004                                       4.75
          FQ4 2004                                       4.50
          FQ1 2005                                       4.50
          FQ2 2005                                       4.25
          FQ3 2005                                       4.25
          FQ4 2005                                       4.00

         (b) Consolidated  Senior Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Senior
Leverage  Ratio as at the  last day of any  period  of four  consecutive  fiscal
quarters  of the  Borrower  ending  with any fiscal  quarter  set forth below to
exceed the ratio set forth  below  opposite  such fiscal  quarter:

                                                      Consolidated
          Fiscal Quarter                            Leverage Ratio
          --------------                            ----------------

          FQ1 2000                                       4.25
          FQ2 2000                                       4.25
          FQ3 2000                                       4.25
          FQ4 2000                                       4.25
          FQ1 2001                                       4.25
          FQ2 2001                                       4.00
          FQ3 2001                                       4.00
          FQ4 2001                                       3.75
          FQ1 2002                                       3.75
          FQ2 2002                                       3.50
          FQ3 2002                                       3.50
          FQ4 2002                                       3.25
          FQ1 2003                                       3.25

                                       4

<PAGE>

          FQ2 2003                                       3.00
          FQ3 2003                                       3.00
          FQ4 2003                                       3.00
          FQ1 2004                                       3.00
          FQ2 2004                                       2.75
          FQ3 2004                                       2.50
          FQ4 2004                                       2.50
          FQ1 2005                                       2.50
          FQ2 2005                                       2.50
          FQ3 2005                                       2.50
          FQ4 2005                                       2.50

         (c)  Consolidated  Interest  Coverage  Ratio.  Permit the  Consolidated
Interest  Coverage Ratio for any period of four  consecutive  fiscal quarters of
the Borrower  ending with any fiscal quarter set forth below to be less than the
ratio set forth below opposite such fiscal quarter:

                                                      Consolidated
          Fiscal Quarter                            Leverage Ratio.
          --------------                            ----------------

          FQ1 2000                                       1.50
          FQ2 2000                                       1.50
          FQ3 2000                                       1.50
          FQ4 2000                                       1.50
          FQ1 2001                                       1.50
          FQ2 2001                                       1.50
          FQ3 2001                                       1.50
          FQ4 2001                                       1.50
          FQ1 2002                                       1.50
          FQ2 2002                                       1.75
          FQ3 2002                                       1.75
          FQ4 2002                                       1.75
          FQ1 2003                                       1.75
          FQ2 2003                                       1.75
          FQ3 2003                                       2.00
          FQ4 2003                                       2.00
          FQ1 2004                                       2.00
          FQ2 2004                                       2.00
          FQ3 2004                                       2.25
          FQ4 2004                                       2.25
          FQ1 2005                                       2.25
          FQ2 2005                                       2.25
          FQ3 2005                                       2.50
          FQ4 2005                                       2.50"

         6. Representations; No Default. On and as of the date hereof, and after
giving effect to this Amendment, (i) each of Holdings and the Borrower certifies
that  no  Default  or  Event

                                       5

<PAGE>

of Default has  occurred  or is  continuing,  and (ii) each of Holdings  and the
Borrower  confirms,   reaffirms  and  restates  that  the   representations  and
warranties set forth in Section 3 of the Revolving  Credit  Agreement and in the
other Loan  Documents  are true and correct in all material  respects,  provided
that the references to the Revolving Credit Agreement therein shall be deemed to
be references to this Amendment and to the Revolving Credit Agreement as amended
by this Amendment.

         7. Conditions to  Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become effective
on and as of the date that:

         (a) the Administrative  Agent shall have received  counterparts of this
Amendment,  duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized  officer of each of
Holdings and the  Borrower;

         (b) the  Administrative  Agent  shall  have  received  executed  Lender
Consent Letters,  substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto ("Lender Consent
Letters"), from Lenders whose consent is required pursuant to Section 9.1 of the
Revolving Credit Agreement;

         (c)  the   Administrative   Agent  shall  have   received  an  executed
Acknowledgment and Consent,  in the form set forth at the end of this Amendment,
from each Loan Party other than the Borrower;

         (d)  the   Administrative   Agent  shall  have   received  an  executed
certificate  of an  officer  of  each  of  Holdings  and  the  Borrower  in form
satisfactory   to  the   Administrative   Agent  as  to  the   accuracy  of  the
representations  and warranties  set forth in Section 3 of the Revolving  Credit
Agreement and in the other Loan  Documents,  the absence of any Default or Event
of Default after giving effect to this Amendment, and as to such other customary
matters  as  the   Administrative   Agent  may  reasonably   request;

         (e) the  Administrative  Agent shall have  received  for the account of
each Lender executing and delivering this Amendment by May 12, 2000 a fee of 3/8
of 1% of the aggregate principal amount of such Lenders' total Commitments under
the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement;  and

         (f) the Administrative  Agent shall be satisfied that amendments to the
Term Loan Agreement  consistent with the amendments  effected hereby have become
effective.

         8. Limited Consent and Amendment.  Except as expressly  amended herein,
the Revolving Credit  Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain,  in full
force and  effect.  This  Amendment  shall  not be deemed to be a waiver  of, or
consent to, or a  modification  or amendment  of, any other term or condition of
the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement or any other Loan Document or to prejudice any
other  right or rights  which the Lenders may now have or may have in the future
under  or in  connection  with  the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  or any of the
instruments or agreements  referred to therein,  as the same may be amended from
time to time.

                                       6

<PAGE>

         9.  Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the
parties  hereto  in  any  number  of  separate  counterparts  and  all  of  said
counterparts  taken  together  shall be  deemed to  constitute  one and the same
instrument.

         10.  GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT  SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
AND   INTERPRETED   IN   ACCORDANCE   WITH,   THE  LAWS  OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW
YORK.

                                       7

<PAGE>

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed and delivered by their  respective duly  authorized  officers as of the
date first above written.

                                   B&G FOODS HOLDINGS CORP.

                                   By:
                                       ------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   B&G FOODS, INC.

                                   By:
                                       ------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.,
                                     as Arranger

                                   By:
                                       ------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,
                                     as Syndication  Agent, and as
                                     Administrative  Agent

                                   By:
                                       ------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as
                                     Documentation  Agent

                                   By:
                                       ------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                       8

<PAGE>

                                   HELLER FINANCIAL, INC., as
                                     Co-Documentation Agent

                                   By:
                                       ------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                       9

<PAGE>

                           ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT

         Each  of the  undersigned  parties  to  the  Guarantee  and  Collateral
Agreement, dated as of March 15, 1999, and as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified  from  time to  time,  made  by the  undersigned  in  favor  of  Lehman
Commercial Paper Inc., as Administrative  Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders,
hereby (a) consents to the transactions  contemplated by the foregoing Amendment
to the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  and (b)  acknowledges  and agrees that the
guarantees  and grants of security  interests  contained  in the  Guarantee  and
Collateral  Agreement and in the other Security Documents are, and shall remain,
in full force and effect after  giving  effect to such  Amendment  and all prior
modifications to the Revolving Credit Agreement.

                                   [INSERT SIGNATURE LINES FOR ALL LOAN
                                   PARTIES OTHER THAN THE BORROWER]

                                   By:
                                       ------------------------------
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                                                         Annex A

          PRICING GRID FOR REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS AND COMMITMENT FEES

                                                     Applicable
Consolidated Leverage    Applicable Margin for     Margin for Base    Commitment
      Ratio                Eurodollar Loans           Rate Loans        Fee Rate
---------------------    ---------------------     ---------------   -----------

Greater than or equal to           3.50                 2.50              .60
5.50 to 1.00

Less than 5.50 to 1.00, but        3.25                 2.25              .60
greater than or equal to 4.75
to 1.00

Less than 4.75 to 1.00, but        3.00                 2.00              .60
greater than or equal to 4.25
to 1.00

Less than 4.25 to 1.00, but        2.75                 1.75              .50
greater than or equal to 3.75
to 1.00

Less than  3.75 to 1.00, but       2.50                 1.50              .50
greater than 3.25 to 1.00

Less than or equal to 3.25         2.25                 1.25              .50
to 1.00

Changes in the Applicable  Margin with respect to Loans or in the Commitment Fee
Rate  resulting  from changes in the  Consolidated  Leverage  Ratio shall become
effective on the date (the "Adjustment Date") on which financial  statements are
delivered  to the  Lenders  pursuant  to Section 6.1 (but in any event not later
than the 45th day after the end of each of the first three quarterly  periods of
each fiscal year or the 90th day after the end of each fiscal year,  as the case
may be) and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant
to this  paragraph.  If any  financial  statements  referred  to  above  are not
delivered within the time periods  specified  above,  then, until such financial
statements are delivered,  the Consolidated  Leverage Ratio as at the end of the
fiscal  period that would have been  covered  thereby  shall for the purposes of
this Pricing  Grid be deemed to be greater  than 6.00 to 1. In addition,  at all
times  while an Event of Default  shall have  occurred  and be  continuing,  the
Consolidated  Leverage  Ratio  shall for the  purposes of this  Pricing  Grid be
deemed to be  greater  than 6.00 to 1. Each  determination  of the  Consolidated
Leverage  Ratio  pursuant to this Pricing Grid shall be made with respect to the
period of four consecutive  fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending at the end of
the period covered by the relevant financial statements.

<PAGE>

                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                             LENDER CONSENT LETTER

                               B & G FOODS, INC.
                           REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
                           DATED AS OF MARCH 15, 1999

To:  Lehman Commercial  Paper Inc.,
       as Administrative Agent
     3 World Financial Center
     New York, New York 10285

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Reference is made to the Revolving Credit Agreement,  dated as of March
15, 1999 (the "Revolving Credit Agreement"), among B & G Foods Holdings Corp., a
Delaware  corporation  ("Holdings"),  B & G Foods, Inc., a Delaware  corporation
(the "Borrower"),  the Lenders parties thereto, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as
Administrative Agent, and others.  Unless otherwise defined herein,  capitalized
terms used herein and defined in the Revolving  Credit Agreement are used herein
as therein defined.

         The  Borrower  has  requested  that the  Lenders  consent  to amend the
Revolving  Credit  Agreement on the terms  described in the Amendment to which a
form of this Lender Consent  Letter is attached as Exhibit A (the  "Amendment").

         Pursuant  to  Section  9.1  of  the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement,  the
undersigned Lender hereby consents to the execution by the Administrative  Agent
of the Amendment.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        ---------------------------
                                        (NAME OF LENDER)

                                        By:
                                            -----------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

Dated as of May ___, 2000

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