Articles from Food & Drink Weekly (November 13, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Archer Daniels Midland Company announced at its 83rd Annual Shareholders' Meeting that the eleven incumbent directors were re-elected to its Board.			59
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.			94
Constellation Brands' CEO has described the drinks industry landscape as "a pretty target-rich environment".			77
Creekstone answers USDA on mad cow testing.			248
Crop scientists work to improve organic yields.			131
ERS says mergers, acquisitions improve food industry efficiency.			289
Food Products Association.			28
Grocery chain's nutritional rating system criticized by food sector.			314
International Dairy Foods Association.			67
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.			125
Oxfam calls Starbucks' to support licensing agreement with Ethiopia over coffee varieties.			528
PepsiAmericas has announced the election of Michael Corliss to its board of directors.			90
Safeway or Anheuser-Busch Cos. could be potential takeover targets for Sears Holdings Corp., reported Chicago Sun-Times.			45
Swift & Co. says that exports of U.S. beef from its plant in Greeley, Colo., are on hold until a USDA investigation is complete.			152
The board of poultry group Gold Kist has restated its opposition to the takeover bid by Pilgrim's Pride, writing to its stockholders urging them again to reject the $20-per-share cash offer for the company.			177
Tyson Foods Inc. said last week it reached a nearly $1 million settlement with a group of current and former workers who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit involving actions at the company's Ashland poultry plant.			118
U.S. and South Korea still at impasse over beef import restrictions; USDA undersecretary to hold talks.			265