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):  May 24, 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 May 24, 2001, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit  99.1  and  the  text  of which is incorporated by reference herein, the
registrant  announced  the  appointment  of  two  new  directors.


Item  7.     Exhibits.

Exhibit  99.1   Press  Release  dated  May  24,  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:  May 24, 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  May  24,  2001

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1


          Immediate
          Thomas  G.  Granneman
          314/877-7730


                  RALCORP HOLDINGS, INC. APPOINTS NEW DIRECTORS


ST. LOUIS, MO, MAY 24, 2001   Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. announced today that David
R.  Banks,  Chairman  of  the  Board  and  Chief  Executive  Officer, and former
President,  Beverly Enterprises, Inc., and M. Darrell Ingram, former Chairman of
the Board, Red Fox Environmental Services, Inc., were appointed Directors of the
Company.

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, 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 risks
and  uncertainties  and  are  therefore  qualified  by  the Company's cautionary
statements contained in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.