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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.47
March 12, 2003


Donald F. Wiseman
[Home address]


Re:      Revised Offer Letter

Dear Don:

         This offer letter will replace in all aspects the offer letter dated
February 17, 2003 that you signed February 18, 2003. Your effective date of
employment will remain March 3, 2003.

The compensation, benefits and other principal terms of your employment will be
as follows:

TITLE:              Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary reporting to
                    the President and Chief Executive Office of Swift & Company.

SALARY:             Your annual base salary will be $275,000 which will be paid
                    in accordance with the usual customary payroll practices and
                    annual merit review cycle of the Company.

BONUS:              You will be eligible to receive an annual performance bonus
                    of 50% of your annual base salary.

SIGNING BONUS:      The Company will pay you a signing bonus in the amount of
                    $100,500 within 15 days after the date of your acceptance of
                    this agreement; provided, however, that such payment shall
                    be fully repayable by you to the Company if you voluntarily
                    terminate your employment with the Company within the
                    twenty-four months following the date of your acceptance of
                    this agreement.

EQUITY:             You will be granted options to acquire 625,000 shares of
                    common stock of Swift Foods Company ("Swift Foods") at an
                    exercise price of $1.00 per share. One quarter of the shares
                    shall vest immediately on the date of your option grant (the
                    "Grant Date"). Thereafter, beginning on the last day of the
                    month following the month in which the first annual
                    anniversary of the Grant Date occurs, 1/36th of the
                    remaining shares shall vest such that, upon the fourth
                    annual anniversary of the Grant Date, all shares will be
                    fully vested. Attached is the form of Swift Foods' stock
                    option agreement that details these and the additional terms
                    of your stock option grant.

SEVERANCE:          While either party may terminate the employment relationship
                    at their discretion and at any time, should you be
                    involuntarily


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                    terminated from the Company (other than for cause) at any
                    time within the thirty-six month period following the date
                    of your acceptance of this agreement, you will be entitled
                    to receive cash severance payments in accordance with the
                    attached Severance Agreement to be executed in connection
                    with your acceptance of this agreement.

VACATION:           You will be entitled to four weeks of paid vacation time
                    each year in addition to those days designated as paid
                    holidays or personal days in accordance with the plans,
                    policies, programs and practices of the Company for its
                    executive officers. Unused vacation time will carry over to
                    the next year and any unused vacation time will be paid to
                    you in a cash lump sum payment promptly after any
                    termination of your employment with the Company.

BENEFITS:           You will be eligible for participation in and will receive
                    all benefits under welfare benefit plans, practices,
                    policies and programs provided by the Company to the extent
                    applicable generally to other executives of the Company.

We are hopeful you will join the Company team as Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary. Your signature below will confirm your acceptance and this
agreement shall become effective as of the date of such signature.


Sincerely,

/s/  John Simons

John Simons
President and Chief Executive Officer



                                              AGREED AND ACCEPTED:


                                              /s/  Donald F. Wiseman
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                                              Donald F. Wiseman

                                              3-12-03
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