Exhibit 32

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         In connection with the Annual Report of American Italian Pasta Company
(the "Company") on Form 10-K for the annual period ended October 3, 2003, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), the undersigned, in the capacities and dates indicated below, hereby
certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to our knowledge: (1) The Report fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.


                                           /s/ Timothy S. Webster
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                                           Timothy S. Webster
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

December 29, 2003



                                           /s/ Warren B. Schmidgall
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                                           Warren B. Schmidgall
                                           Executive Vice President and
                                           Chief Financial Officer

December 29, 2003