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Sunny Delight Beverages Co. (South Brunswick, New Jersey) received first-place honors in the
Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards “Projects” category, with the Musco Family Olive Co.
(Tracy, California) and Keystone Foods (Camilla, Georgia) taking second and third place, respectively.
The Guragon, India, facility of Agro Tech Foods Ltd. received first place in the “Programs” category, while
the Snyder’s Lance, Inc. facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, took second in that category.
The awards presentation took place on April 15, during Food Engineering’s Food Automation &
Manufacturing Conference in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
“We were thrilled with the amount of companies that participated in the inaugural awards program, and
we were highly impressed with each facility’s dedication to innovation, quality and environmental
sustainability,” says Bill Gill, assistant vice president, Environmental Affairs, Smithfield Foods, who led the
program for the OpX Leadership Network.
“We are excited that the Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards program has resonated
globally, and look forward to seeing further improvements to sustainability in food, beverage and
consumer products operations next year,” he adds.
OpX Leadership Network is the new name of the former Alliance for Innovation and Operational
Excellence (AIOE), founded by PMMI in 2011 to help CPGs and original equipment manufacturers solve
common operational challenges, make smarter decisions and achieve operational excellence.
“First and foremost, the Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards are a means to recognize
CPGs for creativity and innovation. We hold these companies and their work up as examples of best
practices. Hopefully, they’ll inspire other manufacturers’ pursuits of sustainable manufacturing goals,”
says Steve Schlegel, co-managing director, OpX Leadership Network.
About PMMI
OpX Leadership Network (formerly the Alliance for Innovation and Operational Excellence), is a dynamic
community of manufacturing, engineering and operations professionals dedicated to operational
excellence. Through open dialogue between CPG manufacturers and OEMs, OpX Leadership Network
provides an exceptional forum where the best minds come together to identify and solve common
operational challenges, and apply best practices and innovative solutions to the real-world context of
manufacturing. Learn more at​ OpXLeadershipNetwork.org.
OpX Leadership Network is convened by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing
Technologies, a trade association representing more than 700 companies that provide a full range of
processing and packaging machinery, materials, componen ts and containers. PMMI actively brings
buyers and sellers together through initiatives such as packexpo.com, educational programs and
world-class events, connecting participants in the processing and packaging supply chain with their
customers around the world. PMMI produces the PACK EXPO portfolio of trade shows and owns the
PMMI Media Group. Learn more at ​ PMMI.org​ and ​ Packexpo.com​ and​ pmmimediagroup.com​ .
Food Safety Summit Resource Center Returns to PACK EXPO Las Vegas
Reston, Va.; May 11, 2015 — The Food Safety Summit Resource Center (Booth S-7632),
organized and brought to you by the Food Safety Summit, will return to PACK EXPO Las Vegas
and Pharma EXPO (Sept. 28–30, 2015; Las Vegas Convention Center), according to show
owner and producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, and
the Food Safety Summit.