BALTIMORE, Nov. 13, 2018
/PRNewswire/ -- Diageo North America, a global leader in
beverage alcohol, announced its 2018 Supplier Awards during a gala
celebration held at Diageo's newly opened Guinness Open Gate
Brewery and Barrel House on November
12. In its eighth year, Diageo's Supplier Awards recognize
supplier partners that have driven value for Diageo by delivering
outstanding quality, partnership and performance.
"We established these awards nearly a decade ago as a way to
demonstrate our appreciation to several of our valued suppliers,"
said Erik Snyder, President, Diageo
North America Supply & Procurement. "Our success relies on
critical contributions our supply and demand partners deliver
across our entire value chain, including exceptional quality,
innovation and service."
Awards were presented in nine categories, each representing
specific supply and procurement criteria that positively impacted
the company's success in the past year and demonstrate strong
commitment to Diageo's business.
Categories and Winners:
- Supplier of the Year: City Brewing Company (La Crosse, WI)
- Quality Excellence: HUB FOLDING BOX COMPANY
(Mansfield, MA)
- Service Excellence: Berry Global, Inc. (Evansville, IN) and Travel Leaders Corporate
(New York, NY)
- Innovation Excellence: Flavor Producers, Inc.
(West Hills, CA)
- Diversity Excellence: Axium Plastics (New Albany, OH)
- Value Creation: Gain Theory (London, England)
- Breakthrough Collaboration: CCL Industries, Inc.
(Toronto, ON)
- Distinguished Honors - Special Projects: Ardagh Group,
Metal – Beverage North America (Fishers,
IN)
- Breakthrough Performance: Schawk, an SGK Group Company
(Des Plaines, IL)
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 measurable 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, DrinkIQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to
share best practice. Follow us on Twitter for news and information
about Diageo North America: @Diageo_NA.
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Caroline Dennis, Diageo
203.247.3598
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