EXHIBIT 99.2 BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY OF 121/4% SERIES B SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2004 As set forth in the Prospectus dated November 24, 1999 (the "Prospectus"), of Berry Plastics Corporation (the "Company") under the caption "The Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures," this form must be used to accept the Company's offer to exchange its 121/4% Series C Senior Subordinated Notes due 2004 (the "New Notes") for an equal principal amount of its 121/4% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2004 (the "Old Notes"), by Holders who wish to tender their Old Notes and (i) whose Old Notes are not immediately available or (ii) who cannot deliver their Old Notes, the Letter of Transmittal or an Agent's Message (as defined in the Prospectus) and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal to the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date. This form must be delivered by an Eligible Institution by mail or hand delivery or transmitted, via facsimile, to the Exchange Agent at its address set forth below not later than the Expiration Date. All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus. THE EXCHANGE AGENT IS: UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL: BY HAND BEFORE 4:30 P.M.: BY OVERNIGHT COURIER AND BY HAND AFTER United States Trust Company United States Trust Company 4:30 P.M. ON THE EXPIRATION DATE: of New York of New York United States Trust Company P.O. Box 843 111 Broadway of New York Cooper Station New York, New York 10006 770 Broadway, 13th Floor New York, New York 10276 Attention: Lower Level New York, New York 10003 Attention: Corporate Trust Corporate Trust Window Services FOR INFORMATION CALL: (212) 852-1000 Facsimile: (212) 420-6211 Attention: Customer Service Confirm: (800) 548-6565 DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN THE ONE LISTED ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY. Ladies and Gentlemen: The undersigned hereby tenders for exchange to the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the principal amount of Old Notes set forth below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures." The undersigned understands and acknowledges that the Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 29, 1999, unless extended by the Company. The term "Expiration Date" shall mean 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 29, 1999, unless the Exchange Offer is extended as provided in the Prospectus, in which case the term "Expiration Date" shall mean the latest date and time to which the Exchange Offer is extended. All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred by this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery shall survive the death, incapacity or dissolution of the undersigned, and every obligation of the undersigned under this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery shall be binding upon the undersigned's heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURE Principal Amount of Old Notes Tendered (must be in integral /s/ _________________ Date: ________ multiples of $1,000): $________________ /s/ _________________ Date: ________ Certificate Number(s) of Old Notes (if Signature(s) of Registered Holder(s) available): ___________________________ or Authorized Signatory _______________________________________ Area Code and Telephone Number: _____ _____________________________________ Aggregate Principal Amount Represented by Certificate(s): $_______ Name(s): ____________________________ (Please Print) IF TENDERED OLD NOTES WILL BE DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, Capacity (full title), if signing in PROVIDE THE DEPOSITORY TRUST a fiduciary or representative COMPANY ("DTC") ACCOUNT NO. AND capacity): TRANSACTION CODE NUMBER (IF AVAILABLE): Address: ____________________________ (Including Zip Code) _______________________________________ Taxpayer Identification or Social Security No.: ________________ Account No. ___________________________ Transaction Number ____________________ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY (NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE) The undersigned, a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States or an "eligible guarantor institution" within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, guarantees deposit with the Exchange Agent of a properly completed and executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), or an Agent's Message, as well as the certificate(s) representing all tendered Old Notes in proper form for transfer, or confirmation of the book-entry transfer of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility described in the Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange Offer -- Book-Entry Transfer" and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, all by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third New York Stock Exchange trading day following the Expiration Date. 2 Name of Eligible Institution:______ ______________________________ ___________________________________ AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE Address:___________________________ Name: ________________________ ___________________________________ Title: _______________________ Area Code and Telephone No: ______ Date: ________________________ __________________________________ NOTE: DO NOT SEND OLD NOTES WITH THIS NOTICE. ACTUAL SURRENDER OF OLD NOTES MUST BE MADE PURSUANT TO, AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY, THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 3