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Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award

Call for entries is now open for the 2019 Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards!

ProFood World is honoring exceptional sustainability achievements within food and beverage manufacturing operations. These annual peer-reviewed awards will recognize manufacturing plants for their efforts in driving improved performance through sustainability, honoring those companies and individuals that seek to go beyond environmental compliance. Specifically, the awards focus on pollution prevention, enhanced environmental protection and stewardship, as well as compliance assurance. The submission deadline is January 24, 2020.

Learn why this Campbell Snacks environmental engineer supports the Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards. 

Eligibility: Programs and projects must be completed and operational between November 2018 and December 2019.

Please be sure to submit your entry into the correct category and download the correct corresponding submission form.

The Program Category is defined as on-going program, company-wide or multi-facility program.

The Project Category is defined one-time project. (It may later be rolled out to other facilities after completion of project as one facility.)

Examples:
A Program Category entry could be zero waste to landfill. (This takes ongoing effort to keep it in place.)

A Project Category entry could be installing solar panels. (This requires normal maintenance.)

 

» Download the Program Category Submission Form

View an example of a previous first-place program submission

 

» Download the Project Category Submission Form

View an example of a previous first-place project submission

Multiple awards will be named in the Program and Project categories, including reduction in water and energy, waste conservation, pollution prevention, packaging materials reductions and more.

The 2019 Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award winners will be honored June 10, 2020 at ProFood Live!, Chicago, IL.

 

Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards Past Winners

2018

Project Category
  • Keystone Foods
  • Campbell Soup Company
  • Smithfield Packaged Meats
  • McCormick and Company
Program Category
  • Smithfield Packaged Meats
  • Land O'Lakes

2017

Project Category
  • Smithfield
  • Hiland Dairy Foods
  • Keystone Foods
  • Smithfield Packaged Food Group
  • Land O'Lakes
Program Category
  • Snyder's-Lance
  • Conagra Brands
  • Hormel Foods
  • Smithfield

2016

Project Category
  • Snyder's-Lance, Inc.
  • Pepperidge Farm
  • Keystone Foods
Program Category
  • Smithfield Foods
  • Smithfield Packaged Food Group
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

2015

Project Category
  • McCormick & Co.
  • Smithfield Foods
  • Sunny Delight Beverages Co.
Program Category
  • Olam Spices and Vegetable Ingredients
  • Musco Family Olive Co.
  • Big Heart Pet Brands
  • Sunny Delight Beverages Co.

2014

Project Category
  • Sunny Delight Beverages Co.
  • Musco Family Olive Co.
  • Keystone Foods
Program Category
  • Agro Tech Foods Ltd.
  • Snyder's-Lance, Inc.

For more information, please contact:

Joyce Fassl, Editor in Chief of ProFood World
Phone: 610-547-9814
[email protected]

 

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