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B&G Foods Executive Compensation (FY25)

BGS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Kenneth Keller
Median of the other named officers
$1,350,743
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Kenneth Keller: $5,083,699 → $4,589,619 (9.7% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 82.8% → 86.1% (3.3 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is B&G Foods' chief executive and what were they paid?
Kenneth Keller was paid $4,589,619 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Keller's total was 9.7% lower than the $5,083,699 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was B&G Foods' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 86.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026.
Which companies are in B&G Foods' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names BellRing Brands, Inc., Darling Ingredients, Inc., Flowers Foods, Inc., J&J Snack Foods Corp. and John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., among others.
What is B&G Foods' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 84:1, against median employee compensation of $54,657.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kenneth Keller
Chief Executive Officer
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Bruce Wacha
Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Scott Lerner
General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Ellen Schum
Executive Vice President and President of Specialty
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Jordan Greenberg
Former Executive Vice President and President of Spices & Flavor Solutions
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kenneth Keller
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bruce Wacha
Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Scott Lerner
General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Ellen Schum
Executive Vice President and President of Specialty
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Jordan Greenberg
Former Executive Vice President and President of Spices & Flavor Solutions
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kenneth Keller
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jordan Greenberg
Former Executive Vice President and President of Spices & Flavor Solutions
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Scott Lerner
General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Bruce Wacha
Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Ellen Schum
Executive Vice President and President of Specialty
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Andrew Vogel
Executive Vice President and President of Meals
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Kenneth KellerOption◇—◇1/31/2033
Option◇—◇1/31/2033
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Option◇—◇1/31/2033
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PSU◇◇——
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Andrew VogelRSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Ellen SchumRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Bruce WachaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Scott LernerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jordan GreenbergPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen C. Sherrill
Board chair
—◇◇———◇
DeAnn L. Brunts
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Alfred Poe
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Debra M. Chase
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Dennis M. Mullen
◇◇————◇
Cheryl M. Palmer
◇◇————◇
Robert D. Mills
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Charles F. Marcy
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David L. Wenner
◇◇————◇
Kenneth C. Keller served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • BellRing Brands, Inc. BRBR
  • Darling Ingredients, Inc. DAR
  • Flowers Foods, Inc. FLO
  • J&J Snack Foods Corp. JJSF
  • John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. JBSS
  • Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. LW
  • McCormick & Co., Inc. MKC
  • Post Holdings Inc. POST
  • The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. HAIN
  • The Simply Good Foods Company SMPL
  • Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Treehouse Foods, Inc. THS
  • Utz Brands, Inc. UTZ
  • WK Kellogg Co. K

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 17, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 18, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 12, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 21, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 22, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 23, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 24, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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236 figures on this page: 225 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
225 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-066912
  2. 0001104659-26-039621
    Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End · Pay Ratio Disclosure · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001104659-25-051045
  4. 0001104659-24-064973
  5. 0001104659-23-063413
  6. 0001104659-22-062964
  7. 0001104659-21-070468
  8. 0001104659-20-062702
  9. 0001558370-19-005323
  10. 0001558370-18-004929
  11. 0001558370-17-004526
  12. 0001558370-16-006200
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Peers B&G Foods discloses

The companies named in BGS's own disclosed peer group.

BellRing Brands, Inc.Darling Ingredients, Inc.Flowers Foods, Inc.J&J Snack Foods Corp.Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.McCormick & Co., Inc.Post Holdings Inc.The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.The Simply Good Foods CompanyTreehouse Foods, Inc.Utz Brands, Inc.WK Kellogg Co.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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