Del Monte Foods (DLM) 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Exhibit 10.6

Del Monte Foods Company

Annual Salary Adjustment for Certain Executive Officers
as Approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
of Del Monte Foods Company on September 29, 2005

	ANNUAL SALARY
	Effective September 1, 2005
			Cash
	Base		Perquisite		Total
Name	Salary (1)		Allowance (2)		Annual Salary
David L. Meyers	$	468,000	$	36,000	$	504,000
Nils Lommerin	$	442,000	$	36,000	$	478,000
Todd R. Lachman	$	442,000	$	36,000	$	478,000
Timothy A. Cole	$	375,000	$	36,000	$	411,000
Donald J. Binotto	$	335,000	$	36,000	$	371,000

(1)  Base Salary reflects the amount of compensation the Company considers eligible salary for purposes of its Annual Incentive Plan or similar plans, which does not include an executive’s annual cash perquisite allowance.

(2)  No adjustments were made to these executive cash perquisite allowances on September 29, 2005.