LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY


       I, Eugene A. Renna, appoint MARK A. ROCHE, SHERRY R. HAYWOOD, ELIZABETH
R. LANE and ANGELA M. PLA, to serve as my Attorneys-In-Fact and Agents to
exercise the powers and discretions set forth below:

1. To execute on my behalf any and all Securities and Exchange Commission Forms
3, 4 and 5 relating to the disclosure of my beneficial ownership of securities
in Fortune Brands, Inc.; and

2. To execute all such other documents or things in my name as the Agents may
deem necessary to meet filing requirements of the Securities Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

       This Power of Attorney shall at all times be binding with respect to all
actions taken by the Agent in accordance with the terms of this Power of
Attorney.  The powers granted by this Power of Attorney shall begin on December
31, 2006 and shall lapse and cease to have any effect on December 31, 2009.

	I, Eugene A. Renna, have executed this Limited Power of Attorney on this
26th day of December, 2006.


       						/s/ Eugene A. Renna
       						Eugene A. Renna