Articles from Food & Drink Weekly (April 25, 2005)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns names Ed Loyd as USDA's press secretary, replacing Alisa Harrison, who resigned in February.		Brief Article	67
British drinks company Allied Domecq PLC said it has agreed to a $14.2 billion friendly takeover offer from French rival Pernod Ricard SA.		Brief Article	211
Cargill will purchase the beef processing and related assets of Guelph, Ontario-based Better Beef Ltd., under an agreement signed Friday by the two companies.			116
Coca-Cola Co. agreed a cease-and-desist order from the Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations its Japanese unit engaged in a practice known as "gallon-pushing" to help meet its business plan targets and earnings estimates.		Brief Article	59
Critics and supporters weigh in on "MyPyramid" nutrition guide.			501
Farmers charge possible milk price manipulation at CME.		Brief Article	109
General Mills is stepping forward to advance nutrition education in America by announcing that more than 100 million boxes of its Big G cereal brands will carry the new USDA food guide pyramid, now known as MyPyramid, along with important nutritional information.		Brief Article	122
GM tests will not halt U.S. grain trade.		Brief Article	193
Grupo Modelo has approved a new board president..		Brief Article	70
Hershey Co. last week said its stockholders approved the company's name change from Hershey Foods Corp.		Brief Article	82
New, redesigned food pyramid unveiled.			585
Southern Wine & Spirits of America.		Brief Article	87
Swift & Company.		Brief Article	89
The world's biggest food maker Nestle SA rewarded its chief executive with the additional title of chairman, after shareholders rejected opponents who said the consolidation runs counter to the way companies should be moving..		Brief Article	108
U.S. hopes to persuade Japan and South Korea to resume beef imports.		Brief Article	309
Yeutter Urges CAFTA supporters to increase efforts to secure passage.		Brief Article	265