LEBANON, Pa., June 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- For its
impressive performance in ensuring world class workplace safety,
Dean Foods' Swiss Premium Dairy plant in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was awarded the 2014
Dean Foods Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Award for fluid
milk. The award is the company's top honor and the plant was
selected over nearly 70 other Dean Foods dairy plants after a
rigorous, one-year judging process.
Dean Foods CEO Gregg Tanner
presented the award to John Wengert,
Plant Manager, Swiss Premium Dairy on June
5.
"At Dean Foods, we're committed to our employees and their
safety, which is why this award is so important," said Tanner.
"We're excited with the level of excellence in safety our
Lebanon employees have
exemplified, and we're thrilled to recognize them for this
achievement."
The Dean Foods CEO EHS Award is the culmination of an intensive
assessment process. This year, two ice cream plants, three
logistics locations, and three fluid milk plants including the
Lebanon plant, received the
Excellence in EHS Award. The awards are based on multiple criteria
including: injury rates, workers compensation statistics,
behavior-based safety elements like observation and coaching,
internal audit scores and employee training.
Next, these eight locations were scrutinized further by Dean
Foods' senior leadership who took into account employee engagement,
best practices and the 'safety culture' within the location. The
Swiss Premium plant in Lebanon
emerged as the cream of the crop for the fluid milk category.
"At Swiss Premium Dairy in Lebanon, we take great pride in working safe
each and every day, and it's an honor to celebrate this achievement
with all of our employees who made this happen," said Wengert.
About Dean Foods
Dean Foods® is a leading food and beverage company in
the United States and is the
nation's largest processor and direct-to-store distributor of fluid
milk. Headquartered in Dallas,
Texas, the Dean Foods portfolio includes TruMoo®, the
leading national flavored milk brand, and DairyPure®, the first and
largest fresh white milk national brand, along with well-known
regional dairy brands such as Alta Dena®, Berkeley Farms®, Country
Fresh®, Dean's®, Garelick Farms®, LAND O LAKES® milk and cultured
products*, Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms®, Mayfield®, McArthur®, Meadow
Gold®, Oak Farms®, PET®**, T.G. Lee®, Tuscan® and more. In all,
Dean Foods has more than 50 local and regional dairy brands and
private labels. Dean Foods also makes and distributes ice cream,
cultured products, juices, teas, and bottled water. Approximately
17,000 employees across the country work every day to make Dean
Foods the most admired and trusted provider of wholesome,
great-tasting dairy products at every occasion. For more
information about Dean Foods and its brands, visit
www.deanfoods.com.
*The LAND O LAKES brand is owned by Land O'Lakes, Inc. and is
used by license.
**PET is a trademark of The J.M. Smucker Company and is used by
license.
CONTACT: Dustin Cox, 214-721-7766
or media@deanfoods.com
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