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For Immediate Release
October, 2011

Editorial Contact: CONAGRA FOODS LAMB WESTON
Marti DeMoss, 1.208.424.5459
marti.demoss@conagrafoods.com

ConAgra Foods Platinum LEED Certified Facility Recognized for Sustainable Initiatives, Awards $5,000 Grant to Initiate Recycling Program in Delhi

Delhi, La., Oct. 5, 2011 – ConAgra Foods announced today that its Platinum LEED Certified facility in Delhi, La., was recognized with a ConAgra Foods Sustainable Development Award of Excellence. The award includes a $5,000 grant that the employees have awarded to the city of Delhi to establish a more formal recycling program, starting with a new central recycling location.
 
The ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston facility became the first frozen food manufacturing plant in the world to earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The facility’s energy-saving equipment is projected to be 40 percent more efficient than a comparable plant. The company announced the LEED certification in January of this year.
 
“We’re so proud to be working from such an efficient and sustainable facility,” said Jim Kirkham, manager of the Delhi facility. “We’re excited to award the $5,000 grant to the city of Delhi to improve the local recycling program, and our community.”
 
ConAgra Foods Sustainable Development Awards were given in each of five categories: Climate Change & Energy Efficiency; Water Resources – Conservation & Wastewater Management; Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling; Sustainable Packaging, Product and Process Innovation; and Sustainable Business Practices. The “Sustainability Award of Excellence” was awarded for demonstrating the greatest overall impact.
 
“The Platinum LEED certified facility in Delhi is a shining example of our goal to promote sustainable business practices,” said Gail Tavill, vice president of Sustainable Development at ConAgra Foods. “Our hope is that employees across the company will take inspiration from the sustainable facility to drive their own projects to help our environment.”
 
The company reintroduced its Sustainable Development Awards program in 2009 to drive and reward innovative approaches to sustainability that produce tangible results. Winners were announced April 13, at the 2011 Sustainable Development conference in Omaha, Neb.
 
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America’s leading food companies, with brands in 97 percent of America’s households. Consumers find Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt’s, Marie Callender’s, Orville Redenbacher’s, PAM, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip and many ConAgra Foods brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business presence, supplying potato, 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 www.conagrafoods.com. For more information on the company’s commitment to the environment, please see itsCorporate Responsibility Report. In regard to ConAgra Foods’ new sustainability goals, results will be made publicly available in August of each year through this report.
 
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