Hormel Honors Multivac With Spirit of Excellence Award

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  – Packaging equipment company Multivac,  Inc.  today announced that it has again been  honored  with  the  Hormel Foods Spirit of Excellence Award.  

Hormel  Foods  executives traveled to Kansas City, Mo., to  present  the  award  to  Multivac  staff  and management  in  recognition  of  their supportive role in a 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.”