8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 23, 2001



                             Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Missouri                  1-12619                   43-1766315
     (State or other              (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
     Jurisdiction of              File Number)            Identification No.)
      Incorporation)

              800 Market Street, Suite 2900
                     St. Louis, MO                   63101
                (Address of principal              (Zip Code)
                  executive offices)


                                 (314) 877-7000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






Item  5.     Other  Events.

In a press release dated January 23, 2001, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit  99.1 and the text of which is incorporated by reference herein, Ralcorp
Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") announced that its Carriage House Companies, Inc.
plant  in San Jose, California would be closed,  The Company expects the closure
to  be  completed  by  June,  2001.


Item  7.     Exhibits.

Exhibit  99.1   Press  Release  dated  January  23,  2001


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  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.



                                            RALCORP  HOLDINGS,  INC.
                                            (Registrant)


Date:  January 23, 2001                     By:  /s/ T. G. Granneman
                                                 -------------------
                                                 T. G. Granneman
                                                 Duly Authorized Signatory and
                                                 Chief Accounting Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number          Description
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Exhibit  99.1   Press  Release  dated  January  23,  2001

EX-99.1

          Immediate
          Thomas G. Granneman
          314/877-7730

                             RALCORP HOLDINGS, INC.
                      TO CLOSE SAN JOSE PRODUCTION FACILITY

ST. LOUIS, MO, JANUARY 23, 2001      Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RAH) announced
today  to  employees  at  its  Carriage House Companies, Inc. plant in San Jose,
California  that  the  plant would be closed, affecting up to 95 employees.  The
Company  manufactures jams and jellies, tomato ketchup and syrup at the San Jose
facility.  The  Company  expects  the  closure  to  be  completed by June, 2001.

The  Company  will  work  closely with representatives of Teamsters Local 912 on
assistance  for members of the union impacted by the plant closure.  The Company
will  provide  a  variety of severance benefits, including severance pay, health
insurance  continuation  and outplacement assistance for members of the San Jose
management and administrative staff.  The costs associated with the closure have
been recorded as a liability assumed during the purchase of The Red Wing Company
in  July,  2000;  accordingly,  Ralcorp  expects  that  these costs will have no
significant  impact  on  the  reported  earnings  of  the  Company.

Joe  R.  Micheletto,  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  President of Ralcorp said,
"Today's  announcement is representative of an ongoing effort to rationalize the
production capacity and improve operating efficiencies at the Company's Carriage
House  facilities.  Our  resulting  plant structure will allow us to continue to
provide quality products and service to our customers in the future.  We realize
that  this decision impacts our San Jose employees, and we will endeavor to ease
their  transition  to  new  employment."

In  addition  to  San  Jose, Ralcorp operates six other manufacturing facilities
under  its  Carriage  House  unit.  Production  of  the  products  presently
manufactured  at the San Jose facility will be relocated to other Carriage House
facilities.

Once  the  closure  is  completed,  Ralcorp  will sell the San Jose facility and
related  real  estate.

With  annualized sales of approximately $1.1 billion, Ralcorp produces a variety
of  store  brand  foods  that  are  sold  under the individual labels of various
grocery,  mass  merchandise  and  drug  store  retailers.  Ralcorp's diversified
product mix includes:  ready-to-eat and hot cereals, crackers and cookies, snack
nuts  and  chocolate candy, salad dressings, mayonnaise, peanut butter, jams and
jellies,  syrups, and various sauces.  In addition, Ralcorp holds a 21.6 percent
interest  in Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN), the premier mountain resort operator
in  North  America.

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NOTE:  Information  in  this  press release that includes information other than
historical  data  contains  forward-looking statements as defined by the private
Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.  Any such forward-looking statements
are  made  based  on information currently known and are subject to various risk
and  uncertainties  and  are  therefore  qualified  by  the Company's cautionary
statements contained in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.