FORM 8-K
                            CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                  Date of Report:   July 8, 1997
                 (Date of earliest event reported)


                           RYMER FOODS INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                  Delaware                          36-1343930
(State of Incorporation or Organization)        (I.R.S.  Employer
                                                Identification No.)


         4600 S. Packers Avenue, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60609
   (Address  of  principal executive  offices)             (Zip Code)


                              (773) 927-7777
            (Registrant's telephone no., including area code)


                             NOT APPLICABLE
   (Former  name  or  former address, if changed  since  last report)




Item 3.     Bankruptcy or Receivership

      On  July 8, 1997, Rymer Foods Inc. filed a voluntary petition  for
relief  under  Chapter  11 of Title 11 of the United  States  Bankruptcy
Code.  Along with the petition, Rymer also filed its Prepackaged Plan of
Reorganization.  The petition was filed in the United States  Bankruptcy
Court  for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division  as  Case
No. 97B20714 and assigned to the Honorable Jack B. Schmetterer.

      Under  the  Prepackaged Plan, Rymer will implement  a  25  into  1
reverse stock split and will issue up to 4,300,000 shares of new  common
stock  to the holders of its senior notes and other unsecured creditors,
its  stockholders, and members of its senior management; and all  senior
notes  will  be eliminated.  Immediately following consummation  of  the
Prepackaged Plan, prior holders of the senior notes and other  unsecured
creditors  will own 80% of the issued and outstanding new common  stock,
the  prior  stockholders will own 10%, and Rymer senior management  will
own  10%  of  Rymer.   Rymer  expects  to  obtain  confirmation  of  the
Prepackaged  Plan  and  to complete the previously  announced  financial
restructuring in late August, 1997.
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      The  existing  directors and officers of Rymer,  including  Edward
Hebert,  a  newly  elected director, will continue  to  conduct  Rymer's
business,   control  its  assets,  and  process  confirmation   of   the
Prepackaged Plan.

      In  furtherance of the Prepackaged Plan, LaSalle National Bank has
extended Rymer's credit facility through and including August 31, 1997.

      Rymer Foods Inc. is the holding company for Rymer Meat Inc.  Rymer
Meat  is  not a party to the voluntary petition and will not be affected
by the filing or the Prepackaged Plan.


Item 7.(c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Rymer Foods Inc. News Release dated July 8, 1997.


                                             SIGNATURE

      Pursuant  to  the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934,  the  Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed  on  its
behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                               RYMER FOODS INC.



Date:   July 21, 1997                  By:    /s/ Edward  M. Hebert

                                              Edward M. Hebert
                                              Senior Vice President,
                                              Chief Financial Officer
                                              and Treasurer




99.1 Rymer Foods Inc. News Release dated July 8, 1997:

      RYMER FOODS INC. PROCEEDS WITH PREPACKAGED PLAN OF REORGANIZATION


July 8, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

      Chicago, IL - Today Rymer Foods Inc. (OTCBB: RYMR) announced  that
it  received  the  requisite  approval of  its  senior  noteholders  and
shareholders  to confirm its proposed prepackaged Chapter 11  bankruptcy
plan.   The  senior note exchange offer made by Rymer as an  alternative
financial  restructuring plan did not receive the  necessary  noteholder
response  or shareholder vote to be implemented, although Rymer received
strong  support from noteholders and shareholders who had acted  on  the
proposal.
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      Today Rymer filed a voluntary Chapter 11 case in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois to implement  the
Prepackaged Plan.  Rymer's main operating subsidiary, Rymer  Meat  Inc.,
is  not  a  party to the Chapter 11 case.  Its operations  will  not  be
affected by the legal proceeding.

      Under  the  Prepackaged Plan, Rymer will implement  a  25  into  1
reverse stock split and will issue up to 4,300,000 shares of new  common
stock,  and all senior notes will be eliminated.  Immediately  following
consummation of the Prepackaged Plan, prior holders of the senior  notes
will  own 80% of the issued and outstanding new common stock, the  prior
shareholders  will  own 10%, and Rymer senior management  will  own  the
remaining  10% of the Company.  Rymer expects to obtain confirmation  of
the  Prepackaged Plan and to complete the previously announced financial
restructuring in late August, 1997.

      "I  am  pleased with the support expressed by our noteholders  and
shareholders," stated Ed Schenk, Chairman and CEO of Rymer.  "We are now
in  a position to complete the balance sheet restructuring that we began
about  18 months ago.  The strengthened balance sheet will enable  Rymer
to proceed with its business plan with confidence."

     At the annual meeting of stockholders held today, Edward M. Hebert,
Vice  President and Chief Financial Officer of Rymer was elected to  the
Board of Directors.

Rymer Foods is the holding company for Rymer Meat, a Chicago-based  por-
tion-control meat company which provides frozen, pre-seasoned  meat  and
tailored  programs  to national mid-scale family restaurant  chains  and
institutional foodservice providers.
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FORM 8-K
                            CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  Date of Report:   July 8, 1997
                 (Date of earliest event reported)

                           RYMER FOODS INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Delaware                          36-1343930
(State of Incorporation or Organization)        (I.R.S.  Employer
                                                Identification No.)

         4600 S. Packers Avenue, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60609
   (Address  of  principal executive  offices)             (Zip Code)

                              (773) 927-7777
            (Registrant's telephone no., including area code)

                             NOT APPLICABLE
   (Former  name  or  former address, if changed  since  last report)

Item 3.     Bankruptcy or Receivership

      On  July 8, 1997, Rymer Foods Inc. filed a voluntary petition  for
relief  under  Chapter  11 of Title 11 of the United  States  Bankruptcy
Code.  Along with the petition, Rymer also filed its Prepackaged Plan of
Reorganization.  The petition was filed in the United States  Bankruptcy
Court  for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division  as  Case
No. 97B20714 and assigned to the Honorable Jack B. Schmetterer.

      Under  the  Prepackaged Plan, Rymer will implement  a  25  into  1
reverse stock split and will issue up to 4,300,000 shares of new  common
stock  to the holders of its senior notes and other unsecured creditors,
its  stockholders, and members of its senior management; and all  senior
notes  will  be eliminated.  Immediately following consummation  of  the
Prepackaged Plan, prior holders of the senior notes and other  unsecured
creditors  will own 80% of the issued and outstanding new common  stock,
the  prior  stockholders will own 10%, and Rymer senior management  will
own  10%  of  Rymer.   Rymer  expects  to  obtain  confirmation  of  the
Prepackaged  Plan  and  to complete the previously  announced  financial
restructuring in late August, 1997.
The  existing  directors and officers of Rymer,  including  Edward
Hebert,  a  newly  elected director, will continue  to  conduct  Rymer's
business,   control  its  assets,  and  process  confirmation   of   the
Prepackaged Plan.

      In  furtherance of the Prepackaged Plan, LaSalle National Bank has
extended Rymer's credit facility through and including August 31, 1997.

      Rymer Foods Inc. is the holding company for Rymer Meat Inc.  Rymer
Meat  is  not a party to the voluntary petition and will not be affected
by the filing or the Prepackaged Plan.

Item 7.(c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Rymer Foods Inc. News Release dated July 8, 1997.

                                             SIGNATURE

      Pursuant  to  the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934,  the  Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed  on  its
behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                               RYMER FOODS INC.

Date:   July 21, 1997                  By:    /s/ Edward  M. Hebert

                                              Edward M. Hebert
                                              Senior Vice President,
                                              Chief Financial Officer
                                              and Treasurer

99.1 Rymer Foods Inc. News Release dated July 8, 1997:

      RYMER FOODS INC. PROCEEDS WITH PREPACKAGED PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

July 8, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

      Chicago, IL - Today Rymer Foods Inc. (OTCBB: RYMR) announced  that
it  received  the  requisite  approval of  its  senior  noteholders  and
shareholders  to confirm its proposed prepackaged Chapter 11  bankruptcy
plan.   The  senior note exchange offer made by Rymer as an  alternative
financial  restructuring plan did not receive the  necessary  noteholder
response  or shareholder vote to be implemented, although Rymer received
strong  support from noteholders and shareholders who had acted  on  the
proposal.
Today Rymer filed a voluntary Chapter 11 case in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois to implement  the
Prepackaged Plan.  Rymer's main operating subsidiary, Rymer  Meat  Inc.,
is  not  a  party to the Chapter 11 case.  Its operations  will  not  be
affected by the legal proceeding.

      Under  the  Prepackaged Plan, Rymer will implement  a  25  into  1
reverse stock split and will issue up to 4,300,000 shares of new  common
stock,  and all senior notes will be eliminated.  Immediately  following
consummation of the Prepackaged Plan, prior holders of the senior  notes
will  own 80% of the issued and outstanding new common stock, the  prior
shareholders  will  own 10%, and Rymer senior management  will  own  the
remaining  10% of the Company.  Rymer expects to obtain confirmation  of
the  Prepackaged Plan and to complete the previously announced financial
restructuring in late August, 1997.

      "I  am  pleased with the support expressed by our noteholders  and
shareholders," stated Ed Schenk, Chairman and CEO of Rymer.  "We are now
in  a position to complete the balance sheet restructuring that we began
about  18 months ago.  The strengthened balance sheet will enable  Rymer
to proceed with its business plan with confidence."

     At the annual meeting of stockholders held today, Edward M. Hebert,
Vice  President and Chief Financial Officer of Rymer was elected to  the
Board of Directors.

Rymer Foods is the holding company for Rymer Meat, a Chicago-based  por-
tion-control meat company which provides frozen, pre-seasoned  meat  and
tailored  programs  to national mid-scale family restaurant  chains  and
institutional foodservice providers.