Procter & Gamble Recognizes Top Performing Global Partners

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Oct 08, 2010, 08:00 ET

CINCINNATI, Oct. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) recognized its top performing external business partners during an awards ceremony last night as the conclusion of the P&G Supplier and Agency Summit. The objective of the annual summit is to recognize and celebrate those key contributors who have demonstrated partner excellence. This year more than 350 companies and agencies partners were represented at the awards dinner.

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"We need partnerships with retail customers, investors, business partners, agencies and suppliers that are built upon the fundamental idea of improving lives," said Bob McDonald, P&G's chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer.

Among P&G's more than 80,000 suppliers, 6 received the honor of being named "Supplier of the Year" including:

Havpak, Inc.
HAYCO LTD.
NELSON PACKAGING COMPANY, INC.
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
Novozymes
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"We view our suppliers, agencies and external business partners as an extension of our Company and critical to helping us achieve our Company's Purpose of touching and improving the lives of the world's consumers," said Rick Hughes, chief purchasing officer. "We expect the best from our business partners, and we are focused on growing long-term relationships that are sustainable, innovative and create joint value."

In addition to the select few "Supplier of the Year" awards, all companies performing consistently at high levels within P&G's internal performance management system earned Excellence Awards. The 76 external business partners receiving this distinction were:

Albany International
American Dehydrated Foods, Inc. (ADF)
International Dehydrated Foods, Inc. (IDF)
Archer Corporate Services
Bonsey Design
Breakthrough Fuel
Carat USA
CCG Marketing Solutions
Columbia Machine, Inc.
Design Productions, Inc.
Diamond Packaging
DYNACAST
ECB Company Srl
Emerson Process Management
Ernst & Young LLP
EVONIK INDUSTRIES
Farm Frites International B.V.
GOINDUSTRY DOVEBID
Havpak, Inc.
HAYCO LTD.
HPV Engineering, s.r.o.
HUANGSHAN NOVEL CO., LTD.
Interbrand
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
Interscope Manufacturing, Inc.
Ipsos Understanding UnLtd.
Jack Morton Worldwide
Jones Lang LaSalle
KDC
Ketchum Inc.
Mabuchi Motor
Marina Maher Communications
MAYR-MELNHOF PACKAGING
MediaCom
MINERA DE SANTA MARTA, S.A.
MULTI-COLOR CORPORATION
NELSON PACKAGING COMPANY, INC.
Nicosia Creative Expresso Ltd.
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
Novozymes
ODTH nv
Oregon Potato Company
P&O Ferrymasters Ltd.
PAX AUSTRALIA / ONE ASIA
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Pep
Pilot 1.0
Premiere Packaging
Publicis
Quality Packaging Specialist International
Quigley-Simpson
RB Tool & Mfg. Co.
Response Media
Rising Display Products (ZhongShan) Co., Ltd.
RKW SE
Ronchi Mario S.p.a.
Shanghai Morimatsu Pharmaceutical Equipment Engineering Co., Ltd.
SILSA
SMG / Starcom
Southern Graphic Systems, Intl.
Tanax
Tapestry Partners
Technimark LLC
Tessy Plastics Corporation
The Cly-Del Manufacturing Company
THE SHIBUSAWA WAREHOUSE CO., LTD.
Transportadora Jolivan
TRS Packaging
TSS Technologies
Umiplast S.A.
VWR International, LLC
Wieden + Kennedy
Woodstone Energy, LLC.
Xerox Corporation
X-label GmbH & Co. KG
ZAHORANSKY-Group
Ziba

"Our external business partners bring ideas, technology, creativity, diversity and innovation to our business. I am truly grateful for their commitment and dedication to helping P&G fulfill its Purpose of touching and improving the lives of the world's consumers, now and for generations to come," said McDonald.

About Procter & Gamble

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