Champions for a Better Tomorrow Awards
Community: Rich Products
Rich Products launched a scalable food donation program that redirects surplus, high-quality food to communities in need through strong nonprofit partnerships and a tech-enabled distribution model. The initiative has delivered 240,000 meals, reduced waste, and created both social and operational value by turning potential landfill-bound products into meaningful community support.
Rich Products launched a scalable food donation program that redirects surplus, high-quality food to communities in need through strong nonprofit partnerships and a tech-enabled distribution model. The initiative has delivered 240,000 meals, reduced waste, and created both social and operational value by turning potential landfill-bound products into meaningful community support.
Community: WorkForge
WorkForge partners with Operation Breakthrough’s high school Ignition Lab to provide free, industry-relevant training for students in workforce development programs. By improving access to technical and career-readiness education, the program helps students build skills, confidence, and pathways into manufacturing and skilled trades careers.
WorkForge partners with Operation Breakthrough’s high school Ignition Lab to provide free, industry-relevant training for students in workforce development programs. By improving access to technical and career-readiness education, the program helps students build skills, confidence, and pathways into manufacturing and skilled trades careers.
Workplace: The Bama Companies
Bama Companies’ “Bama Wellness Program” combines health assessments, personalized care plans, and comprehensive programs to help team members improve health outcomes and reduce risk factors. The program has driven measurable improvements in key health metrics and increased the number of team members moving into lower-risk health categories.
Bama Companies’ “Bama Wellness Program” combines health assessments, personalized care plans, and comprehensive programs to help team members improve health outcomes and reduce risk factors. The program has driven measurable improvements in key health metrics and increased the number of team members moving into lower-risk health categories.
Workplace: Bundy Baking Solutions
Bundy Baking Solutions promotes holistic employee well-being through wellness resources, educational webinars, preventive care, mental health support, and incentive-based engagement. The program has increased participation in health screenings, improved preventive care metrics, and reduced health risks.
Bundy Baking Solutions promotes holistic employee well-being through wellness resources, educational webinars, preventive care, mental health support, and incentive-based engagement. The program has increased participation in health screenings, improved preventive care metrics, and reduced health risks.
Planet: Flowers Foods
Flowers Foods implemented a real-time water metering system that uses advanced sensors and customized alerts to monitor usage, detect leaks, and improve water management across its bakeries. The program has conserved nearly 14 million gallons of water, reduced operating costs, and strengthened the company’s sustainability efforts.
Flowers Foods implemented a real-time water metering system that uses advanced sensors and customized alerts to monitor usage, detect leaks, and improve water management across its bakeries. The program has conserved nearly 14 million gallons of water, reduced operating costs, and strengthened the company’s sustainability efforts.
Planet: PureField Ingredients
PureField Ingredients developed a first-of-its-kind carbon capture system integrated into wheat processing and vital wheat gluten manufacturing, capturing and storing CO₂ from fermentation to reduce emissions. This integrated model delivers a lower carbon footprint, reducing emissions by approximately 40%.
PureField Ingredients developed a first-of-its-kind carbon capture system integrated into wheat processing and vital wheat gluten manufacturing, capturing and storing CO₂ from fermentation to reduce emissions. This integrated model delivers a lower carbon footprint, reducing emissions by approximately 40%.
- ADM Milling Company
- Aigremont
- AMF Bakery Systems
- Ardent Mills
- Aspire Bakeries
- Aunt Millie’s Bakeries
- Benchmark Automation
- BakeFresh Company, LLC
- Bakery de France
- Bake'n Joy Foods, Inc.
- Bimbo Bakeries USA
- Caldic USA Inc.
- Chabaso Bakery
- Craftmark Bakery
- Coperion
- Dawn Foods
- Europastry
- JLS Automation
- Klosterman Baking Company
- Kwik Lok Corporation
- Lallemand
- MECATHERM
- New Horizons Baking Company
- ORBIS Corporation
- Puratos
- Schubert North America
- The Killer Brownie Company
- United States Bakery – Franz Bakery
- Valley Cooperative Association
- Vandemoortele USA
Community:
Bama Companies
Bama sponsors the Food on the Move Community Food and Resource Festival which is dedicated to combating food insecurity by providing immediate access to fresh, nutritious food while connecting individuals with vital community resources. Through a holistic, community-driven approach, the program is reshaping food access, economic empowerment, and community health.
Red Star Yeast
Red Star Yeast by LESAFFRE has partnered with So They Can to help end child hunger through projects such as supporting sustainable school farms in Kenya and Tanzania. Through employee donations and corporate sponsorship, they have worked with nine schools to grow crops that produce school meals for students.
Workplace:
Klosterman Baking Company
Klosterman Baking partnered with Gracepoint Fellowship and their volunteer team to offer educational services for associates at their Springboro bakery. Once a week after their shift, associates participate in educational sessions to grow employee engagement, communication and fellowship.
Puratos
The Puratos Group has created a "Calling for Caring" initiative aimed at enhancing employee health and well-being, fostering a culture of care, and integrating well-being into every aspect of the employee experience. The initiative serves to enhance employee engagement and culture through a comprehensive and holistic approach to health and well-being.
Planet
Ardent Mills
The Stretch Wrap Reduction Program at Ardent Mills is a sustainable initiative designed to reduce their environmental impact while continuing to meet and exceed customer expectations for product delivery. This transition allows Ardent Mills to cut carbon emissions and waste, while also supporting our customers' sustainability goals.
Bimbo Bakeries USA
The Baked for Nature program by Bimbo Bakeries USA is making an impact on the planet through measurable carbon reductions and sustainable practices. This program goal focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions across company operations by implementing renewable energy solutions, optimizing energy efficiency, and advancing low-carbon technologies
- ABI LTD
- Alpha Baking Company
- Aspire Bakeries
- Avant Food Media
- BCW Food Products
- Benchmark
- Blueprint Automation
- Chabaso Bakery
- Crown Bakeries
- Dawn Foods
- Flowers Foods
- Hearthside Food Solutions
- H&S Family of Bakeries
- Lallemand, Inc.
- The Henry Group
- Lessafre
- Mecatherm
- MGP
- New Horizons Baking Company
- Vandemoortele