Hormel Foods Honors Multivac With Spirit Of Excellence Award
Packaging equipment leader Multivac, Inc. recently announced that it has again been honored with the Hormel Foods Spirit of Excellence Award. Hormel Foods executives traveled to Kansas City, Missouri to present the award to Multivac staff and management in recognition of their supportive role in a highly successful year for Hormel Foods. Multivac supplies Hormel Foods with an array of packaging solutions and support services for a wide range of its product lines.
Hormel Foods suppliers are given the award each year in recognition of taking a proactive role in meeting or surpassing specific requirements established by the company's supplier quality management committee. Eligible companies were selected based on delivery performance, product quality, customer service, administration and plant quality audits. Nominations were made throughout the year by the Hormel Foods purchasing, provisions, procurement, logistics and engineering departments.
The award was officially presented at Multivac's North American headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri on April 14.
"Every member of the Multivac organization is proud to have contributed to the great success of Hormel Foods over this past year," says Jan Erik Kuhlmann, president and CEO of Multivac, Inc. "Once again, our business relationship with Hormel Foods has proven to be one of exceptional partnership, cooperation and communication -- along with a shared commitment to achieving outstanding results the first time around with each and every project. We look forward to many more successes with the team at Hormel Foods for years to come."
For more information about Multivac's value-added packaging systems and services is available by e-mail at muinc@multivac.com.
About Multivac, Inc.
Multivac Inc. is the leading manufacturer of thermoform fill-seal rollstock packaging solutions, chamber vacuum pouch sealers, traysealers, shrink tanks, and both cross-web and inline labelers for food, medical and consumer product applications. From its North American headquarters, located in Kansas City, Mo., the company provides strategic consultation, technical design, sales, distribution, and service of Multivac's complete line of packaging systems. Multivac maintains a comprehensive, on-site parts inventory, and offers technical assistance and certified training for its entire line of equipment. To date, the company has designed and implemented over 100,000 packaging solutions. Multivac Inc. is accessible via the Internet at www.multivac.com
About Hormel Foods
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, many of which are among the best known and trusted in the food industry. The company leverages its extensive expertise, innovation and high competencies in pork and turkey processing and marketing to bring quality, value-added brands to the global marketplace. The company is a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, and in each of the past 10 years, Hormel Foods was named one of "The 400 Best Big Companies in America" by Forbes magazine. The company enjoys a strong reputation among consumers, retail grocers, foodservice and industrial customers for products highly regarded for quality, taste, nutrition, convenience and value. For more information, visit http://www.hormelfoods.com.
SOURCE: Packaging equipmentleader Multivac, Inc.