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KRAFT PRESENTS
EXCELLENCE AWARD TO NINE SUPPLIER PARTNERS
Northfield, IL, June 25, 2004 -
Kraft Foods – a global leader in branded foods and
beverages – announced that nine suppliers have been
named recipients of the company’s 2003 Award for
Supplier Excellence. They are:
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Baker Associates, Wayzata, MN
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The
Bravo Group, New York, NY
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Leo
Burnett, Chicago, IL
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F&H
Food Equipment Co., Springfield, MO (Recipient in 1996
and 2003)
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Hobson Associates, Inc., Kenosha, WI
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Meetings & Incentives, Caledonia, WI
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Metro Packaging and Imaging, Wayne, NJ
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Pliant Corporation, Media, PA
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Redwood Custom Communications, Toronto, Ontario
Kraft
honors a select group of suppliers with this award each
year. While the 2003 nominations considered suppliers to
Kraft’s North American business, 2004 nominations will
be open to Kraft suppliers worldwide, to reflect the
company’s new global focus. This year’s winners were
selected based on performance in six key areas - growth
and innovation, quality, speed to market, total cost
efficiency, partnership and sustainability of
performance – the same criteria Kraft uses to evaluate
the company’s own performance.
“At
Kraft, we are committed to building strong, productive
partnerships with our suppliers because we see this as
essential to our performance,” said Betsy Holden,
President, Global Marketing and Category Development.
“We’re proud to celebrate these nine companies and thank
them for their contributions to Kraft’s success. Of the
thousands of suppliers we work with, these are the very
best of the best.”
Named
“The Spiral,” the award is comprised of a series of
10-inch beveled emerald glass panels rotated on an axis
to form a circle. It is meant to illustrate the integral
relationship Kraft has with its suppliers and was
created by Chicago artist Jeph Bilsky.
Kraft
Foods markets many of the world's leading food brands,
including Kraft cheese, Maxwell House and
Jacobs coffees, Nabisco cookies and
crackers, Philadelphia cream cheese, Oscar
Mayer meats, Post cereals and Milka
chocolates, in more than 150 countries.
For more
information, please visit our website at
www.kraft.com.
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