OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2016-- Banquet®, a brand of ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), is bringing more to the table with the brand’s restage in the meals families have come to trust. The restage features meals with a variety of improvements, including 25 percent more food, better protein or improved ingredients.

“Consumers want quick, warm and satisfying meals for a good value,” said John Pawlowski, Brand Manager, ConAgra Foods. “That’s why we’re proud of the changes we’ve made as part of the Banquet brand restage, which improve the dinner experience with more food, improved ingredients and what we believe to be an even better taste.”

With the restage comes updated packaging featuring a new logo and high-definition food shots that highlight the changes to quantity and quality of the food – changes that include adding 20 percent more chicken to the pot pies, real cream and margarine to the mashed potatoes, real cheese to the mac & cheese, replacing dark meat chicken with 100 percent natural chicken breast and more.

As part of the restage, Banquet is back on TV – the first time since 2009 – with the heaviest advertising nationally in the brand’s history.

"Consumers are evolving and it’s a priority for the brand to continue meeting their needs,” said Pawlowski. “With a tagline of ‘Now Serving a Better Banquet,’ our new ads highlight how we’re doing just that with bigger portions and better ingredients.”

Banquet meals are available in the freezer aisle at grocery stores nationwide for a suggested retail price of $1 - $1.25.

For more information on the Banquet brand restage, visit http://www.banquet.com/whats-new.

About ConAgra Foods

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG), is one of North America's leading food companies, with brands in 99 percent of America’s households. Consumers find Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Hebrew National, Hunt’s, Marie Callender’s, Orville Redenbacher’s, PAM, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Snack Pack and many other ConAgra Foods brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business presence, supplying frozen potato and sweet potato products as well as other vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. For more information, please visit us at http://www.conagrafoods.com.

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