Hormel Foods Corporation recently awarded 71 suppliers with a 2018 Spirit of Excellence Award.
The Austin, Minn.-based company’s brands include SKIPPY, SPAM, Hormel Natural Choice, Applegate, Justin’s, Wholly, Hormel Black Label, Columbus and more.
These award recognizes these suppliers’ roles in the company’s continuous improvement process throughout the year. These suppliers are from a variety of areas including contractors, pork procurement, provisions, ingredients, packaging and transportation.
“Congratulations to our suppliers who have achieved this distinguished honor from our company,” said Curtis Southard, director of purchasing for Hormel Foods. “We are proud to partner with these suppliers. They play a key role in helping us deliver inspired food to people around the world and in achieving our key results.”
Suppliers that qualified for the Spirit of Excellence Award maintained a minimum supplier rating index score of 92 throughout a 12-month period. This score is determined by a universal measurement system that began in 1990 to ensure each supplier is held to the same standards. Award criteria include meeting performance requirements, making on-time deliveries and providing high-level customer support.
The suppliers receiving a 2018 Spirit of Excellence Award are listed below:
Contractors
A.J. Lysne Contracting Corporation
Allweather Roof
Avure Technologies Inc.
Bush, LLC
Cybertrol Engineering
East Penn Manufacturing Inc.
Eaton Corporation
Environmental Land Management LLC
Fehr Solutions LLC
Fox Electric
Harty Mechanical Inc.
Hybrid Mechanical LLC
Hyster-Yale Group
Jasper Engineering
Kestner Electric
Lou Rich Inc.
Nikkel & Associates Inc.
PFI
Preston Refrigeration
Rockwell Automation
The Joseph Company Inc.
Weber Inc.
Werner Electric Ventures LLC
Provisions
Mountaire Farms
Nebraska Beef
Taurus Food Products
Procurement
Daryl Muilenburg
Dean Thate
Donley Farms Inc.
Eric Ruen
Highland Family Farms
Hitterdal Hogs LLC
John and Amy Regier
Josie’s Pork Farm Inc.
K B Q Inc.
LBH Partners LLP
Lenort Pork
Mike Brandts
New Fashion Pork LLP
Proline Protein Inc.
R C Family Farms Inc.
Roe Farms Inc.
Sayon Inc.
Spring Valley Farms LLP
Thome Family Farms Inc.
Purchasing
Birdsong Peanuts
Bemis North America
Bunzl Processor Division
Dickson Industries Inc.
DXP Enterprises Inc.
Ecolab Inc.
Gamer Packaging Inc.
Menasha Packaging Company LLC
Minnesota Corrugated Box Inc.
MPI Label Systems
Phoenix Closures Inc.
ProAmpac
Ring Container Technologies LLC
RR Donnelley
Sealed Air Corporation
Silgan Containers LLC
Silgan Plastic Food Containers
Smyth Companies LLC
The Meyers Printing Companies Inc.
Veritiv Corporation
Viskoteepak
Zip-Pak, An ITW Company
Transportation
Don Hummer Trucking
Holiday Express Corporation
K&B Transportation
McFarland Truck Lines
