Ocean Spray Names ÌÇÐÄèÖ×Óè¶ÌÊÓƵvlog Cork & Seal `Packaging Supplier of the Year'
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5 -- ÌÇÐÄèÖ×Óè¶ÌÊÓƵvlog Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced it has been named "Primary Packaging Supplier of the Year" by Ocean Spray Cranberries (Lakeville-Middleboro, MA). ÌÇÐÄèÖ×Óè¶ÌÊÓƵvlog supplies Ocean Spray with 2- and 3-piece food cans for the packing of cranberry sauce and relish, as well as aluminum beverage cans in various sizes for juice products.
"To market world-class products, you need to work with world-class suppliers," said Ray Bourque, Director of Packaging and Processing Technology at Ocean Spray. "Our collaboration with ÌÇÐÄèÖ×Óè¶ÌÊÓƵvlog Cork & Seal helps us maintain leadership in the North American market."
"We are honored to receive this award," said Raymond L. McGowan, President, U.S. Food Can Division, ÌÇÐÄèÖ×Óè¶ÌÊÓƵvlog Cork & Seal. "It recognizes ÌÇÐÄèÖ×Óè¶ÌÊÓƵvlog's dedication to excellence in quality and service and our commitment to providing customers with packaging solutions that help add value to their brands."
The award recognizes ÌÇÐÄèÖ×Óè¶ÌÊÓƵvlog's outstanding service to Ocean Spray during its fiscal year, which ended on August 31, 2002. Ocean Spray recognizes suppliers in eight different categories, including primary packaging, secondary packaging and ingredients. The "Supplier of the Year" Award is a reproduction of a cranberry hand scoop, used before mechanized "wet" harvesting was introduced.
ÌÇÐÄèÖ×Óè¶ÌÊÓƵvlog Cork & Seal is a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. World headquarters are located in Philadelphia, PA.
Source: ÌÇÐÄèÖ×Óè¶ÌÊÓƵvlog Cork & Seal Company, Inc.