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CONAGRA FOODS NAMES SKLARSKY AS NEW CFO

OMAHA,  Neb.,  Nov.  9, 2004 -- ConAgra  Foods Inc.  (NYSE:  CAG),  one of North
America's  leading  packaged  food  companies,  today  announced  that  Frank S.
Sklarsky is joining the company as Executive Vice President and Chief  Financial
Officer on December 1.

Sklarsky,  who will report to Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer Bruce Rohde,
comes to ConAgra Foods from DaimlerChrysler where he was Vice President, Product
Finance and was most recently announced as Vice President,  Corporate  Financial
Control.  He is a  seasoned  financial  executive  with  more  than 20  years of
corporate financial management  experience at DaimlerChrysler and Dell Computer,
plus experience in public accounting prior to that.

"Frank  brings a superb  track  record of  strategic,  operating  and  financial
leadership  to  his  new  position,   and  has   demonstrated   the  ability  to
significantly improve the cost effectiveness and quality of operations.  Frank's
in-depth  knowledge of  manufacturing,  cost  control,  performance  metrics and
supply  chain  management  will  play an  instrumental  role  in the  operating,
information  systems and marketing changes currently  underway at ConAgra Foods"
said Rohde. He continued,  "Our marketing,  operation and information  platforms
are key to our agenda to expand profit margins and improve returns on capital."





Prior to his most recent role at DaimlerChrysler, Sklarsky was Vice President of
Finance,  Product Quality,  Cost Management and Procurement.  He also previously
served as Vice President of Corporate Financial Activities.

Mr.  Sklarsky  holds a  bachelor's  degree  in  accounting  from  the  Rochester
Institute  of  Technology  and an MBA  from  Harvard  University.  He  also is a
Certified Public Accountant.

ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE:  CAG) is one of North America's  largest packaged food
companies,  serving consumer grocery retailers, as well as restaurants and other
foodservice  establishments.  Popular ConAgra Foods consumer brands include: ACT
II, Armour,  Banquet,  Blue Bonnet, Brown 'N Serve,  Butterball,  Chef Boyardee,
Cook's,  Crunch 'n Munch, DAVID, Decker,  Eckrich,  Egg Beaters,  Fleischmann's,
Golden Cuisine,  Gulden's, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Kid Cuisine,
Knott's Berry Farm, La Choy, Lamb Weston, Libby's, Life Choice, Lightlife, Lunch
Makers, MaMa Rosa's,  Manwich, Marie Callender's,  Orville  Redenbacher's,  PAM,
Parkay, Pemmican, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip,  Rosarita, Ro*Tel, Slim Jim, Snack Pack,
Swiss Miss, Van Camp's,  Wesson,  Wolf, and many others.  For more  information,
please visit us at www.conagrafoods.com.