CHICAGO, Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Diageo North
America, a global leader in beverage alcohol, announced its 2017
Supplier Awards during a gala celebration held at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium on November 1. In its seventh year, Diageo's
Supplier Awards recognize supplier partners that have driven value
for Diageo by delivering outstanding quality, partnership and
performance.
"These awards demonstrate our gratitude and commitment to many
of our valued suppliers," said Erik
Snyder, President, Diageo North America Supply &
Procurement. "Our supply and demand partners' contributions of
world-class quality, innovation and service across the entire value
chain are critical to the overall success of our business."
Awards are given in nine categories, each representing specific
supply and procurement criteria that positively impacted the
company's success in the past year and demonstrate the strength of
commitment to the business.
Categories and Winners:
- Supplier of the Year: MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Atchison, KS)
- Quality Excellence: Pratt Industries (Conyers, Georgia)
- Service Excellence: Atlantic Container Line (ACL) (Westfield, New Jersey) and CCL Industries Inc.
(Toronto, ON)
- Innovation Excellence: MW Luxury Packaging (Hertfordshire, UK)
- Diversity Excellence: Encore Event Management LLC (Dallas, TX)
- Value Creation: JLL (Jones Lang La
Salle) Incorporated (Chicago,
IL)
- Breakthrough Collaboration: Pneumatic Scale Angelus
(Stow, OH)
- Distinguished Honors - Special Projects: Creamy Creations
(Pittsburgh, PA)
- Breakthrough Performance: MKTG (New
York, NY)
Category Descriptions:
Supplier of the Year: This supplier has delivered overall
stellar performance and played a key role in helping to make Diageo
one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer
products companies in the world. Collaborative and proactive, this
partner has driven value for Diageo by providing superior quality,
service, innovation, and value. Award criteria includes outstanding
industry performance, social responsibility, and commitment to
safety, environmental awareness and sustainability.
Quality Excellence: This supplier has demonstrated outstanding
quality of the goods and/or services to Diageo. Award criteria
includes the supplier's contributions to capability improvements,
root cause problem solving, and Six Sigma methodology to create and
sustain zero-defect processes and supply chains.
Service Excellence: This supplier has exceeded expectations in
flexibility and responsiveness to meet changing supply chain
requirements. This partner has also demonstrated a firm
understanding of Diageo business needs and successfully delivered
finished goods and/or services on time, in full, and as
ordered.
Innovation Excellence: This partner has demonstrated brilliant
execution with new Diageo innovations and product offerings.
Partnering closely with Diageo on special projects, this supplier
has provided breakthrough performance and speed to market despite
demanding timelines and changing requirements. Award criteria
includes the supplier's impact on Diageo's ability to achieve sales
growth and market share gain.
Diversity Excellence: This supplier is a diverse enterprise that
has exemplified outstanding performance in execution and value
creation. This supply partner has demonstrated flexibility to align
with continuously changing requirements and exemplifies Diageo's
mission to expand opportunities for diverse supplier
enterprises.
Value Creation: This supplier has demonstrated the deepest
commitment to Diageo's continuous improvement culture while driving
year over year cost reductions and overall value. This partner also
helps Diageo create and maintain value creation through reliable
performance, understanding of business needs and dedication to
driving joint value.
Breakthrough Collaboration: This supplier has demonstrated a
deep commitment to proactively identifying risks and opportunities
in collaboration with key stakeholders across the business, while
exhibiting exceptional communications capabilities and fostering an
environment of teamwork.
Distinguished Honors – Special Projects: This supply partner has
made a substantial, positive impact on one or more Diageo brands or
critical projects, and demonstrated leadership by initiating and
propelling new and creative project ideas on time, on budget, and
through proactive risk and opportunity identification.
Breakthrough Performance: This supplier has successfully
overcome challenging performance goals by delivering outstanding
and measureable improvements in service, quality, and value.
About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an
outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and
Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff,
Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO)
and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and our products are sold
in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information
about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at
www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking
resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways
to share best practice. Follow us on Twitter for news and
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