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Irene Rosenfeld, former president of Kraft Foods' North American business, has been named chairman and CEO of Frito-Lay.

"I might not know how to operate your equipment. I might not be an expert in your field. But, I am an expert in breaking into your system's critical infrastructures."

"Got milk?" "Get a life!" These popular sayings may soon be replaced, at least in food and beverage operations circles, by a new mantra: Get an automation strategy.

Eric Foss has been elected chief operating officer of the Pepsi Bottling Group.

John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc., a manufacturer of packaged and bulk snack food products, broke ground for a new 1 million-sq.-ft. office, manufacturing and distribution facility in Elgin, IL.

FDA announced new measures to help protect consumers against mad cow disease.

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Jim Hardy, most recently head of global manufacturing at The Clorox Co., has joined ConAgra Foods as senior vice president, enterprise manufacturing.

The new food safety management system standard, ISO 22000:2005, provides a framework for keeping the global food supply safe and will help organizations worldwide implement the Codex HACCP system for food hygiene in a way that does not vary from country to country.

Bremner Inc. plans to begin production at its South Beloit, IL, facility this fall.