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                                                FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(1)
                                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-91677

                         INTERNATIONAL HOME FOODS, INC.

           PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED DECEMBER 16, 1999



         The following information supplements the prospectus dated December 16,
1999 relating to the offering of 10,000,000 shares of common stock of
International Home Foods, Inc. The underwriters have exercised their option to
purchase an additional 1,500,000 shares of common stock of International Home
Foods from the selling stockholders to cover over-allotments. The following
table shows the underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid to the
underwriters by the selling stockholders in connection with this offering of the
over-allotment shares.

                                                  OVER-ALLOTMENT SHARES


                                                   
Per share .........................................   $      0.405
Total .............................................   $    607,500




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          The date of this prospectus supplement is December 22, 1999.