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FA&M 2013

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Rob Miller VP SC Engineering

ConAgra Foods

• Net Sales: ~ $18B

• Segments: Consumer 68% (Brands/PL) Commercial 32% (Food Service)

• Global: >120 Countries (incl. JVs)

• Employees: ~24,000

• Growth: M&A / International / Innovation

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Merger & Acquisition

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Sales >$5.5B

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Packaging Innovation

Adjacencies

New Products

Innovation

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International

• Commercial primary markets – Europe, Canada, Latin America

and Asia (includes JVs)

• Consumer primary markets – India1

– Mexico – Canada – Caribbean

1Consumer Foods’ market in India is through Agro Tech Foods Limited, an Indian publicly-held company in which ConAgra Foods owns a majority interest, and consolidates for GAAP accounting purposes.

Today’s Discussion

• Meeting and Surpassing Essential Manufacturing Expectations

• Challenges Environment / Engineering

• Key Strategies Asset Performance Vision Seamless Technical Community Standardized / Modular Design

• Closing

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• Continued Challenging Global Economy

• Mature U.S. and European Markets

• Consolidation (CPG and Suppliers)

• The Consumer is Changing

• Rapidly Changing Regulatory Environment

Challenges – Environment

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• Asset Reliability - Flexibility

• Aging Asset Base – Utilization – Re-Purpose

• Capital Investment Pressures

• Technology – Affordability & Capability

• Fragmented Technical Organizations

Challenges - Engineering

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• The What – The efficiency and Effectiveness of converting

investments in plants and equipment into sustainable sales and profit

• The Why – Today’s business climate and global competition

demands that companies attain maximum performance, flexibility, multi-capability and life from their assets

– Asset Performance initiatives are vital to creating a competitive advantage, however, they must be aligned to the VISION

– Therefore Asset Performance MUST be among the top company strategic objectives

Asset Performance Vision

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• Determine and Declare Business Profiles

• Strategies – Design for Performance – Value - Growth

– Modernization/Optimization of Equipment / Systems / Network

– Maintenance Best Practices

– Knowledge Transfer / Retention / Expansion

Asset Performance Vision

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• R&D – Engineering – Operations – (Suppliers) – Aligned, Passionate, and Focused on Business First

– Interdependent, Collaborative, and Learning Culture

– E2E Product/System Design for Performance, Value, and Growth

– Unified Voice to the Business

Seamless Technical Community

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• Benefits – Rip & Reapply Scale of Tech Improvements

– Robust Technology / Process Capabilities – Purchase / Install / MRO / Eng. Costs

– Efficient & Effective Knowledge Transfer

– Speed & Agility: Deployment / Changes

Standardized / Modular Design

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• Standardize Technologies – DX Systems – Canning Systems – Baking Systems (cookies/crackers)

• White Sheet – Gap Analysis – Unconstrained Design of Systems – Address “Imagine if you will” – Clear Picture of What “Good Looks Like”

• Preferred Supplier (Technical Partners) – Standardized Knowledge Transfer – Synergistic MRO Relationships

Standardized / Modular Design

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Standardized / Modular Design

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• Holistic Vision of Asset Base and It’s Critical Strategic Role in Delivering Company’s Business Goals

• Design for the Future – Leverage Today

• Innovative and Engaged Technical Community

Closing

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