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Slim Jim Invites Consumers To Help Say "Thank You" To The Troops At Slimjim.com

Dec 14, 2012, 5:03 AM EST

Help Slim Jim donate more than 1,000,000 meat snacks by visiting slimjim.com/troops

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 14, 2012 – Slim Jim, a brand of ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) and presenting sponsor of WWE®’s annual holiday NBC special, “WWE Tribute to the Troops,” is inviting consumers to make their own tribute by dropping the troops a “thank you” at slimjim.com/troops. For every note of thanks left now through April 1, 2013, Slim Jim will donate a Slim Jim meat stick to the troops, with a goal of arming the armed forces with more than one million Slim Jim meat sticks*. These messages of gratitude and support will be printed on up to 500,000 personalized sleeves, each of which will carry one Slim Jim to its destination.

The “WWE Tribute to the Troops” holiday special, airing Saturday, Dec. 22 at 9 p.m. on NBC, recognizes servicemen and women for their commitment to the country and their sacrifices. In conjunction with the annual special, Slim Jim has kicked off its campaign to salute our armed services at slimjim.com/troops and facebook.com/slimjim.

“We’re proud to support our troops by joining forces with the WWE, the USO and our consumers to say ‘thank you,” said Jennifer Becker, senior brand manager, Slim Jim, ConAgra Foods. “Not only do soldiers receive an encouraging message, but they also get to enjoy a Slim Jim, which is one of our overseas armed forces’ most-requested snacks.”

Consumers have several ways to engage with the Tribute to the Troops program. Each week a randomly-selected individual’s message to the troops will be featured on the Slim Jim Facebook fan page. Slim Jim’s Facebook page will also feature behind-the-scenes interviews with WWE Superstars. The one-hour special “Tribute to the Troops” special on NBC will feature performances by Grammy Award-nominated, stars Kid Rock and Flo Rida, and WWE’s biggest Superstars and Divas for thousands of military personnel and their families.

*Slim Jim will donate up to $500,000 worth of product to the USO which amounts to more than 1,000,000 Slim Jims consisting of a combination of Giant Sticks, Monster Sticks and Snack Sticks. Slim Jim will send up to 500,000 Slim Jims customized with thank you notes from consumers. Opportunity ends April 1, 2013.

About Slim Jim
Slim Jim is the No. 1 brand of meat sticks. The brand offers a variety of snack items, including meat sticks, beef jerky, beef steak, and beef and cheese and is available in a variety of flavors at convenience, grocery and mass stores. The brand offers a one-of-a-kind snacking experience, with its intense spicy flavor and snap that consumers love. For more information, please visit http://www.slimjim.com or http://www.facebook.com/slimjim.

About ConAgra Foods
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, 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.