FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Barkley Michael J	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
12/8/2015 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Pinnacle Foods Inc. [PF]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

C/O PINNACLE FOODS INC., 399 JEFFERSON ROAD	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, CMO /	
(Street)

PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054-3707       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
Restricted Stock Options  	9135   (1)	D  	 	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	1/2/2014   (2)	1/2/2024  	Common Stock  	30447   (3)	$27.37  	D  	 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	4/1/2014   (4)	4/1/2024  	Common Stock  	14515   (3)	$29.28  	D  	 	
Performance Rights  	4/1/2014   (5)	4/1/2024   (5)	Common Stock  	4354   (6)	$0.00  	D  	 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	4/1/2015   (7)	4/1/2025  	Common Stock  	17762   (3)	$41.05  	D  	 	
Performance Rights  	4/1/2015   (8)	4/1/2025   (8)	Common Stock  	5328   (6)	$0.00  	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	Represents restricted shares granted pursuant to the Pinnacle Foods Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). This award of restricted shares will vest on January 2, 2017, subject to the reporting person's continuous employment through January 2, 2017 and subject to certain conditions as detailed in the Plan.	
(  2) 	The shares subject to the stock option vest and become exercisable after a three-year period. The stock options will vest on January 2, 2017, subject to the reporting person's continuous employment through January 2, 2017 and subject to certain conditions as detailed in the Plan.	
(  3) 	Represents stock options granted pursuant to the Plan.	
(  4) 	The shares subject to the stock option vest and become exercisable after a three-year period. The stock options will vest on April 1, 2017, subject to the reporting person's continuous employment through April 1, 2017 and subject to certain conditions as detailed in the Plan.	
(  5) 	Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. The vesting of the performance rights is based on the relative Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") of the Company as compared to the TSR of each of the companies in the Company's peer group over the period beginning April 1, 2014 and ending March 31, 2017. The performance rights will vest on April 1, 2017, subject to the reporting person's continuous employment through April 1, 2017 and subject to certain conditions as detailed in the Plan. Performance rights granted represents the target shares and actual performance rights earned could be anywhere from 0 to 200% of the number of performance rights granted. The performance rights expire upon payout, if any, of the award.	
(  6) 	Represents performance rights granted pursuant to the Plan.	
(  7) 	The shares subject to the stock option vest and become exercisable after a three-year period. The stock options will vest on April 1, 2018, subject to the reporting person's continuous employment through April 1, 2018 and subject to certain conditions as detailed in the Plan.	
(  8) 	Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. The vesting of the performance rights is based on the TSR of the Company as compared to the TSR of each of the companies in the Company's peer group over the period beginning April 1, 2015 and ending March 31, 2018. The performance shares will vest on April 1, 2018, subject to the reporting person's continuous employment through April 1, 2018 and subject to certain conditions as detailed in the Plan. Performance rights granted represents the target shares and actual performance rights earned could be anywhere from 0 to 200% of the number of performance rights granted. The performance rights expire upon payout, if any, of the award.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Barkley Michael J
C/O PINNACLE FOODS INC.
399 JEFFERSON ROAD
PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054-3707			EVP, CMO		

Signatures		
/s/ Uchde Ndumele, by Power of Attorney		12/15/2015	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents that Michael J. Barkley, does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of M. Kelley Maggs, John F. Kroeger and Uche Ndumele or any one of them, as a true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full powers of substitution and revocation, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned (in the undersigned's individual capacity), to execute and deliver such forms that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of Pinnacle Foods Inc. (i) pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation, statements on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 (including any amendments thereto) and (ii) in connection with any applications for EDGAR access codes, including without limitation the Form ID. The Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with regard to his ownership of or transactions in securities of Pinnacle Foods Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that M. Kelley Maggs, John F. Kroeger and Uche Ndumele are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

By:   /s/ Michael J. Barkley

        Date: December 1, 2015