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		<title>Purdue Calumet Names Mechatronics Laboratory for PMMI Members Nick &amp; Nancy Wilson</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PMMI partner school Purdue University Calumet has named the most recent addition to its campus the “Nick and Nancy Wilson Mechatronics Engineering Technology Laboratory,” for PMMI chairman Nick Wilson, president of Morrison Container Handling Solutions, and Morrison’s director of customer relations, Nancy Wilson. “Without Nick and Nancy’s efforts, our mechatronics engineering technology program would not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Memoriam: Mark Jacobson</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PMMI Past Chairman (1996) Mark Jacobson, vice president of Econocorp Inc., passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Jacobson, a 2009 inductee into the Packaging Hall of Fame, was an active member of PMMI, serving on PMMI’s Board of Directors (1995-1997 and 2000–2003), serving as Chairman of the Board in 1996. Throughout his tenure with PMMI, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relational Investors Acquires Stake in PepsiCo</title>
		<link>http://www.pmmireports.org/pmmi/2012/05/15/relational-investors-acquires-stake-in-pepsico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Relational Investors LLC, an activist investors group, has acquired a $600 million share in PepsiCo. The group has said that PepsiCo&#8217;s beverage business would perform better in a separate structure than the rest of the company. Source: The Wall Street Journal &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>PACK EXPO Las Vegas Ranked 23rd in the Country in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 17:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PMMI is pleased to announce PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 has been listed among the TSNN Top 250 — ranked 23rd in net square footage in 2011 by Trade Show News Network (TSNN). The 2011 edition of the biennial PACK EXPO Las Vegas measured 627,853 net square feet, expanding 30.5 percent from the show’s 2009 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MVP Capital Acquires Saxby&#8217;s Coffee</title>
		<link>http://www.pmmireports.org/pmmi/2012/05/09/mvp-capital-acquires-saxbys-coffee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MVP Capital Partners, owner of the Swiss Farms chain of stores, has acquired Saxby&#8217;s Coffee. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer]]></description>
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		<title>General Mills Acquires Parampara</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Mills has acquired the Parampara brand of ready-to-cook Indian spices and sauces. Source: Star Tribune]]></description>
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		<title>Just Born Names New VPs</title>
		<link>http://www.pmmireports.org/pmmi/2012/05/08/just-born-names-new-vps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Candy maker Just Born has named Kathleen M. Parker vice president of marketing &#38; innovation and Matthew Pye vice president of trade relations and corporate affairs. Source: Candy &#38; Snack Today]]></description>
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		<title>Processing &amp; Packaging Advance at PACK EXPO Int’l 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.pmmireports.org/pmmi/2012/05/07/processing-packaging-advance-at-pack-expo-int%e2%80%99l-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msedlak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Confectionery Pavilion]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pmmireports.org/pmmi/?p=4238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From start to finish, brand owners will find what they need to take their best ideas from the drawing board to the store shelves at PACK EXPO International 2012 (McCormick Place, Chicago; Oct. 28-31). “Having processing and packaging together gives our attendees a tremendous advantage,” says Chuck Yuska, President &#38; CEO, PMMI, the owner and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diamond Foods Names President, CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.pmmireports.org/pmmi/2012/05/07/diamond-foods-names-president-ceo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 16:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msedlak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Hostess Brands CEO Brian J. Driscoll has been named Diamond Foods&#8217; president and CEO. Source: The Wall Street Journal]]></description>
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		<title>Collaboration &amp; Conversation Key to Successful OEM-Customer Relationships</title>
		<link>http://www.pmmireports.org/pmmi/2012/05/03/collaboration-conversation-key-to-successful-oem-customer-relationships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msedlak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PMMI members and their customers are working in tandem to address the complex issues that all face, areas including the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), operational efficiencies and training, and workforce development. Recent presentations and meetings of PMMI members and their customers have reinforced the need for collaborative approaches to problem solving, particularly as OEMs [...]]]></description>
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