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Table of Contents ( Mark one ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended January 2 , 2021 or Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Commission file number 001-32316 B & G FOODS , INC . ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Four Gatehall Drive , Parsippany , New Jersey ( Address of principal executive offices ) As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2 , 2021 Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share 13-3918742 Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 973 ) 401-6500 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol BGS ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 07054 ( Zip Code ) Accelerated filer Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S - K is not contained herein , and will not be contained , to the best of the registrant's knowledge , in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K or any amendment to this Form 10 - K . < Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " “ smaller reporting company ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the registrant's outstanding shares of common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant ( assuming for these purposes , but without conceding , that all executive officers , directors and holders of more than 10 % of the registrant's common stock are affiliates of the registrant ) as of June 26 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , was $ 1,093,092,781 ( based on the $ 24.30 per share closing price of the registrant's common stock on that date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange ) . As of February 24 , 2021 , the registrant had 64,672,816 shares of common stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Selected designated portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement to be filed on or before May 3 , 2021 in connection with the registrant's 2021 annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this annual report .