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- Paul Twohig
late last week
resigned
as
executive vicepresident and
chief operating
officer at Panera Bread Co.
He oversaw company and
franchise operations, including store development, training and implementation of
systems. Three other Panera
Bread executives immediately
will assume Mr. Twohig's responsibilities. They are John
Maguire, senior vice-president,
chief company and joint venture operations officer; Mike
Kupstas, senior vice-president
and chief franchise officer; and
Continued on Page 8

Paul Twohig,
Panera c.o.o.,
steps down

Cereal Partners to
make Nestle cereal
at new plant in China
TIANJIN, CHINA - Cereal Partners
Worldwide, a 50-50 joint venture between
Switzerland-based Nestle S.A. and Minneapolis-based General Mills, Inc., last week
opened its first Chinese manufacturing
unit in Tianjin, according to China Daily.
The new plant is expected to produce
more than 7,700 lbs of Nestle-branded
breakfast cereal per year. C.P.W. has invested more than 85 million yuan ($10.2
million) in the facility, the company said.
"We are continually researching and
developing the worldwide breakfast
cereal market and a major factor in our
rapid growth has come from the successful
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DECEMBER 7, 2004

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Bush nominates Mike Johanns
as next Secretary of Agriculture
WASHINGTON - President George W.
Bush on Dec. 2 announced he will nominate Governor Mike Johanns of Nebraska
as the nation's 28th Secretary of Agriculture. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr.
Johanns will succeed Ann M. Veneman as
head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ms. Veneman, the first woman to hold
that post, resigned after earlier suggesting
she wanted to stay.
Mr. Johanns, 54, was elected governor of
Nebraska in 1998. In 2002, he became the
first Republican to be re-elected governor
of Nebraska since 1956. His decision to accept the Secretary of Agriculture post ends
speculation that he would run for the U.S.
Senate in 2006.
In making his selection of Mr. Johanns,

President Bush called the governor "an experienced public servant from America's
agricultural heartland."
"As a son of Iowa dairy farmers, he grew
up close to the land," President Bush said.
"He will bring to this position a lifetime
of involvement in agriculture, and a long
record of a faithful friend to America's
farmers and ranchers. He will lead an
important agency with the executive skill
he has learned as mayor and as a two-term
governor of Nebraska.
"I've known Mike for a number of
years, going back to my own service as a
governor. I know firsthand his deep commitment to a strong farm economy. He's
been a leader on drouth relief in Nebraska
Continued on Page 30

'Realistic visionary' from Kellogg
may stand out in Washington
WASHINGTON - If Washington has a
reputation as a city filled with people who
struggle facing reality, President George W.
Bush may have found a perfect antidote in
the individual he has selected to serve as
Secretary of Commerce.
As previously reported, Mr. Bush on
Nov. 29 named Carlos M. Gutierrez, chairman and chief executive officer of Kellogg

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Co., as his nominee to head the Commerce
Department (see Milling & Baking News of
Nov. 30, Page 8).
Announcing the nomination, Mr. Bush
called Mr. Gutierrez a "visionary leader"
and "one of America's most respected
business leaders."
While the term "visionary" may be
Continued on Page 9

perspective

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perspective

A Quest for
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THIS WEEK

Ingredient

Rally in
monthly
wheat
prices

Lawsuit
filed over
Splenda
claims

10

General
Mills helps
holiday
bakers

20

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