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board of directors of Campbell
Soup Co., died April 10 of an
apparent heart attack at Bryn
Mawr Hospital in Pennsylvania.

2009
Goals unveiled by Unilever
April 21 represent the latest
push for reduced sodium in
processed foods and beverages. The company is seeking
to reduce the salt content of
its products by 2010 to help
people reach the daily recommended dietary intake of 6
grams of salt per person.
Frito-Lay will introduce the
first fully
compostable
snack chip
bag made
from plantbased materials in 2010
through its
SunChips line.
The Kellogg Co. has agreed
to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that specific
advertising claims for Frosted
Mini-Wheats
were false
and violated
federal law.
According
to the F.T.C.
complaint,
a Kellogg
national
advertising
campaign claimed Frosted
Mini-Wheats cereal clinically
is shown to improve children's
attentiveness by nearly 20%.
Johnsonville Sausage, L.L.C.
is introducing hand-held
sandwiches that feature a
sausage in a warm roll.
Bunge North America has
acquired the assets of MidAtlantic Vegetable Shortening, Inc., Kearny, N.J.
Developing tasty products
that won't break the bank is
key to expanding whole grains
consumption in school food
service, according to panelists at an April 22 session at
the "Make (at least!) half your
grains whole" conference
sponsored by the Whole Grains
Council and Oldways Preservation Trust at the Westin Alexandria in Alexandria, Va.
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The Bread Art Project of the
Grain Foods Foundation received a jolt of national publicity April 27 when the campaign
was featured on the CBS Early
Show. Shown is bread art of the
show's anchor Harry Smith.
Associated British Foods has
completed its acquisition of
Azucarera Ebro S.L.U., the
Spanish sugar business of
Madrid-based Ebro Puleva.

1989
The question of whether the
Export Enhancement Program
had been suspended or was
simply under a continuing
review has burgeoned into
a confusing and sometimes
vituperative "war of words"
in Washington.
Federal agencies in the United
States and Canada charged
with administering the two
countries' free trade agreement are nearing crucial steps
on two major provisions of the
pact - exchanging support
level calculations to determine
which grains will be freed of
Canadian import licenses and
considering requests on both
sides of the border for accelerated removal of import tariffs
on up to 3,000 products.
Dunkin' Donuts, Inc. has disclosed plans to "revamp and
consolidate" its donut shop
operations and development
organizations and to reduce
its work force by approximately 80 employees, or 14%.
The announcement came amid
speculation that the company
- the world's largest coffee
and donut shop chain - may
be a target for takeover.
John T. Dorrance Jr., 70, chairman of the executive committee
and former chairman of the

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A merger that would create the
world's largest multinational
enterprise in flour milling and
bread baking has been proposed by Ranks Hovis McDougall P.L.C. in asking a surprise
bid to acquire Goodman Fielder Wattie Ltd. of Australia.
Paul R. (Russ)
Daly has been
named a senior
vice-president
of the Commodity Marketing Division of
Cargill, Inc.

Daly

The Kroger Co. has decided to
retain its Country Oven Bakery plant at Bowling Green,
Ky., one of three company
baking plants placed on the
auction block early this year.
In a move designed to increase the competitive position of The Pillsbury Co. in
world food markets, Grand
Metropolitan P.L.C. has restructured and renamed the
U.S. Consumer Foods Division of Pillsbury.
Pepperidge Farm, Inc. has
moved a step closer to construction of a new baking
plant in the Northeast by
taking an option to buy a 113acre site near Adamstown, Pa.

Visiting at a reception during the
86th annual convention of the Biscuit and Cracker Manufacturers'
Association in Palm Springs, Calif., were, from left, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert S. Trent, ConAgra, Inc.,
Omaha, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
J. Finn, Keebler Co., Elmhurst, Ill.
F. Bernard Evers Sr., 94, former
chairman of the board of American Bread Co., Nashville, Tenn.,
died April 18 in Nashville.

1949
Curt J. Patterson, Jr. has been
made vice-president and
manager of Ark Bakeries, Inc.
in Kansas City, succeeding
to the post formerly held by
D.L. Beach, who has resigned.
Truman's message to the Senate
recommending early ratification
of the proposed International
Wheat Agreement of 1949 called
attention to the fact that instruments of acceptance of the pact
must be deposited by July 1, but
the calendar of Senate activities
points to delay in consideration.
Garments made from used
cotton bags will be featured
in a "fashion show" planned
for May 20 during the twoday fifty-second annual convention of the Kansas Grain,
Feed & Seed Dealers' Association in Wichita, Kas.
Announcement was made in
Wichita, Kas., of plans for a
second addition of 2 million
bus of concrete grain storage
to the elevator of the Wichita
Terminal Elevator, Inc., giving
the house aggregate capacity
of 6 million bus. This will be
the largest privately-owned
grain elevator in Kansas.

The Fleischmann Division of Standard Brands, Inc. is distributing a
Mother's Day poster, suggesting
cake as a gift for that day, to retail
bakers throughout the country.
E.W. Morrison, president of
the Morrison Milling Co.,
Denton, Texas, appeared May
2 before the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce in support of his
legislative proposal to amend
the Food, Drug and Cosmetic
Act to provide for prosecution in the event of proof of
willful intent to violate. MBN
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