2020 Manufacturing Innovation Awards–Submissions Open

ProFood World set to honor outstanding food and beverage processing and packaging plant innovations.

Nov 6th, 2019

Now accepting submissions for MIA 2020

Now accepting submissions for MIA 2020

ProFood World, a publication of PMMI Media Group, a division of PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is pleased to announce submissions for the fourth annual Manufacturing Innovation Awards are now open. All submissions are due January 17, 2020. To nominate a company, visit ProFoodWorld.com/mia-awards-details.

Projects must be completed between June 2018 and December 2019. Types of projects eligible for the award include:

Major plant expansion
Major plant renovation
Greenfield facility
Brownfield facility
Major line expansion incorporating ground-breaking technology
Major automation upgrades
Major food safety upgrades
Major sustainability upgrades
Overall plant efficiency upgrades

“Our 2019 awards ceremony, held at ProFood Tech, had record-breaking attendance. The ProFood World team is excited about the 2020 awards and ceremony, to be held in Chicago this summer. We’re looking forward to receiving award-worthy plant innovation entries,” says Joyce Fassl, Editor in Chief of ProFood World.

The winning manufacturing plants will be honored at ProFood Live, June 9-10, 2020 in Chicago. Past winners include: Royal Cup Coffee and Tea, Just Born, Dairy Farmers of America, Clemens Food Group and HP Hood. Learn more about ProFood World’s Manufacturing Innovation Awards.

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