
The Instrument Society of America will host an OMAC Plug-and Pack Workgroup conference track at this year’s ISA Process Control Conference scheduled for June 5-6 in Valley Forge, PA. Conference topics will include S95, S88, guidelines for control technologies, business justifications for automation, current GMPs for FDA compliance and integration of Manufacturing Execution Systems with automation. For more information, visit www.omac.org.
Miller Brewing Company named Norman Adami chief executive and president of the company.
New World Pasta Company appointed Peter E. Cotter as interim president and chief operating officer of the company. In addition, Horst O. Sieben has been appointed interim vice president and chief financial officer and Angelo Fraggos has been named vice president, sales and marketing.

Atlantic Premium Brands, Ltd., appointed Thomas M. Dalton, the company’s former chief financial officer and chief operating officer, to the position of president.
Sara Lee Corporation has named Robert S. Kopriva president and chief executive officer of Cincinnati-based Sara Lee Foods. Kopriva will oversee the global operations of Sara Lee’s meats business which includes U.S. brands such as Ball Park, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean and European brands such as Aoste, Justin Bridou and Nobre.


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The Food Defense Strategy Exchange (FDSE) is a forum for food defense professionals to interact and share their knowledge and experiences. At the most recent FDSE, a poll of attendees revealed that approximately two-thirds were either re-evaluating their existing food defense plan, or implementing new food defense plans. In this podcast, Don Hsieh, Director of Commercial and Industrial Marketing at Tyco Integrated Security, discusses this topic and other findings from the exchange, and offers some best practices to proactively protect a company’s brand from food adulteration.
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