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):  November 20, 2002



                             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 November 20, 2002, a copy of which is attached hereto
as  Exhibit  99.1 and the text of which is incorporated by reference herein, the
registrant announced that (i) employees of the Carriage House Companies, Inc. at
the  Fredonia  and  Dunkirk,  New  York  facilities have gone on strike and (ii)
Carriage House's earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 are expected
to  be  significantly below those reported for the same period last fiscal year.


Exhibit  99.1     Press  Release  dated  November  11,  2002


                                   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:  November  21,  2002                   By:  /s/ T. G. Granneman
                                                  --------------------
                                                  T. G. Granneman
                                                  Duly Authorized Signatory and
                                                  Controller





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number          Description
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Exhibit  99.1     Press  Release  dated  November  20,  2002

EX-99.1

For  Release:  Immediate
Contact:       Scott  Monette
               314-877-7113


RALCORP HOLDINGS, INC. ANNOUNCES THAT EMPLOYEES OF THE CARRIAGE HOUSE COMPANIES,
                                   INC. STRIKE


ST.  LOUIS,  MO,  NOVEMBER 20, 2002 Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RAH) announced
today  that  employees  at  the Fredonia and Dunkirk, New York facilities of The
Carriage  House  Companies,  Inc.  who are members of Local Union No. 266 of the
National  Conference of Fireman and Oilers, S.E.I.U. have gone on strike.  These
facilities  manufacture  a variety of store brand sauces, syrups, jams, jellies,
salad  dressings  and  mayonnaise.  The contract expired at midnight on November
19,  2002.  The  strike  followed lengthy contract talks between the Company and
the  Union.

David  P.  Skarie,  President of The Carriage House Companies, Inc., stated: "We
are  disappointed  that  the  Fredonia  and  Dunkirk  employees elected to go on
strike.  We  tried our best during the course of negotiations to accommodate the
needs  of  the  union  employees  while addressing the Company's need to operate
successfully  in  an  extremely  competitive environment.  We hope the strike is
brief."  Mr. Skarie went on to state that "We will use a combination of shifting
production  to  other  facilities  within the Carriage House family and by using
managers  and  administrative  employees  from  Carriage House and other Ralcorp
divisions  to  satisfy  the  needs  of  our  customers."

The financial impact of the strike to the Company depends on the duration of the
strike  and  the  success  of  the  Company's efforts to mitigate its effects as
described  above.  The  impact  could,  however, be materially adverse to one or
more  fiscal  quarters  of  fiscal  year  2003  or  to  the  fiscal  year.

In  addition  to  the  strike,  Carriage  House  is  being adversely affected by
increases  in ingredient costs and the loss of a major customer and a continuing
difficult  pricing  environment  as  previously disclosed.  Based on information
currently  available,  the Company expects that, without taking into account any
effect  of the strike, Carriage House's earnings for the first quarter of fiscal
year  2003  will  be significantly below those reported for the same period last
fiscal  year and could be break even or a modest loss for the quarter.  However,
Ralcorp's other operating segments are performing well and should meet or exceed
operating results for the prior year's first quarter.  These improvements should
significantly  offset  weaknesses  at  Carriage  House  in  the  short-term.

During  the  remainder  of  fiscal  year  2003, Carriage House will undertake an
aggressive  plan  to improve performance by reducing costs across all aspects of
the  business,  continuing  to  rationalize  production  capacity  and  where
appropriate,  exiting  under-performing  businesses.

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  21.5  percent  interest  in  Vail  Resorts, Inc., the premier
mountain  resort  operator  in  North  America.

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.  These  statements  are sometimes
identified  by  their  use  of  terms  and  phrases  such  as  "should," "will,"
"believes,"  "could,"  "anticipates," "intends," "plans" or similar expressions.
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.  Also, such statements are qualified by
the  following  factors:  length  of  the  strike  at  Carriage  House; customer
reactions  to  the strike; ability to satisfy customer orders during the strike,
ability  to  develop  and  execute  a  plan  to improve results of operations at
Carriage  House;  and  continued  favorable performance of the Company's cereal,
crackers  and  cookies  and  snack  nut  and  candy  segments.

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