During production vegetables can lose significant amounts of water as well as much of their color and flavor. Gilroy Food’s Controlled Moisture Vegetable products offer a better alternative. Gilroy Food’s unique process reduces the amount of water in vegetables delivering a finished product with intense flavor, color and nutrition. Since the process removes 30 to 50% of the water in vegetables, there will be less water loss to a finished product and more nutrition lb. per lb. In fact, it takes 33% less Controlled Moisture vegetables to make a nutritional serving than if made with traditional individually quick frozen (IQF) vegetables. Gilroy Food’s Controlled Moisture Vegetables are ideal for use in trend-setting applications ranging from pizzas, sandwiches and handheld applications to soups, sauces and prepared entrees.

Manufacturer chefs have found Gilroy Foods Controlled Moisture Fire-Roasted & Grilled Vegetables ideal in product development. Chef Robert J. Richard, Director of Research and Development, Provimi Foods, and winner of the Culinary Innovation Award at the 2003 Research Chef’s Association Convention, said, “Gilroy Foods onion and tomato products, processed with their Controlled Moisture technology, are key components of our Provimi Foods Fully Cooked Osso Buco Milanese. Even after hours of cooking, the vegetables still had excellent definition, and the flavors imparted by them were extremely natural.”

Gilroy Foods Controlled Moisture Vegetables offer a wide range of products that meet consumer demand for healthful vegetables with bold, flame-seared flavor. Products include:

• Gilroy Foods full Chile product line
• Red, Green, Yellow Bell Peppers
• Anaheim Green Chilies
• Jalapeno Peppers
• Roma Tomatoes
• Sweet Market Onions
• Red Onions
• Carrots
• Mushrooms
• Eggplant
• Corn
• Green Zucchini
• Yellow Zucchini
• Fajita, Sandwich and Pizza Blends

Gilroy Foods is the world’s leading supplier of dehydrated garlic and onion. They also offer a wide array of vegetables, capsicum, purees, controlled-moisture vegetables, oleoresins and fresh products. For more information about the Gilroy Foods entire Controlled Moisture vegetable line, please call your sales representative, 800-851-9618 or visit us at www.conagrafoodingredients.com.

About ConAgra Food Ingredients
ConAgra Food Ingredients, a business segment of ConAgra Foods, Inc., is a leading source for both food ingredients and services. The extensive portfolio of ingredients includes vegetables, garlic, onions, capsicums, natural spices, seasoning blends, savory flavors, and premium whole wheat and multi-use flours. Services to the food industry include distribution, risk management and global ingredient sourcing. To learn more about ConAgra Food Ingredients and its three brands--ConAgra Mills, Gilroy Foods and Spicetec--and to find out how cutting-edge products and unparalleled service can help manufacturers and foodservice operators excel in product development, visit www.conagrafoodingredients.com.

ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America's largest packaged food companies, serving restaurants and other foodservice establishments, and also consumer retailers, with popular brands that include: Armour, Angela Mia, Butterball, ConAgra Mills, Egg Beaters, El eXtremo, Fernando's, Gilroy Foods, Gulden's, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, La Choy, Lamb Weston, Orville Redenbacher's, Reddi-wip, Singleton, Slim Jim, Spicetec, Swiss Miss, The Max, Ultragrain and others. For more information, visit www.conagrafoods.com.