“I would like to congratulate these suppliers on this special recognition,” said Bryan D. Farnsworth, senior vice president of supply chain at Â鶹ӳ». “Thank you all for the outstanding contributions you make to our company in respect to the goods and services you provide us.”
In order for a supplier to qualify for the Hormel No. 1 Award, supplier partners must:
– Have a supplier rating index of 96 percent or better in the fourth calendar quarter of the reporting year. The average of the five-year supplier rating index must be equal to or greater than 96 percent;
– Be a recipient of the Spirit of Excellence Award (an annual award given by Â鶹ӳ») for a minimum of four times throughout the last five consecutive years; and
– Meet additional requirements in the areas of: number of products sold by the supplier to Â鶹ӳ»; dollars of exposure and deliveries to Â鶹ӳ»; number of Â鶹ӳ» locations serviced; and participation in continuous improvement processes.
The recipients of the Hormel No. 1 Award are:
– A.J. Lysne Contracting Corporation
– Allweather Roof
– Bemis North America
– Dickey Transport, Inc.
– East Penn Manufacturing
– Fehr Solutions, LLC
– Fox Electric
– Gleeson Constructors & Engineers, LLC
– Holiday Express Corporation
– Honeysuckle Farms, LLC
– Josie’s Pork Farm Inc.
– K & B Transportation, Inc.
– Kestner Electric
– KOFAB
– Lou Rich, Inc.
– New Fashion Pork, LLP
– Newly Weds Foods
– Red Arrow Products
– Rockwell Automation
– Silgan Containers LLC
– Smyth Companies, LLC
– Spronk Bros. III, LLP
– The Joseph Company, Inc.
– The Meyers Printing Companies, Inc.
– Walter G. Anderson Inc.
– Werner Electric