<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This legend contains summary financial information extracted from the Keebler
Foods Company Consolidated Balance Sheet at October 7, 2000 and the Consolidated
Statement of Operations for the forty weeks ended October 7, 2000 found on pages
2 through 4 of Keebler's Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to such financial statements.

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