Who’s your favorite red meat industry executive? You might want to nominate him/her for the 8th annual Richard L. Knowlton Innovation Award. This award is given by Meatingplace and honors executives of the red meat industry who demonstrate exceptional business leadership, product or process innovation and overall exemplary corporate citizenship.

The award honors the legacy of the former Hormel Foods chairman, whose vision led Hormel into the then-emerging category of value-added foods to satisfy changing consumer needs. Knowlton changed Hormel’s corporate structure, reorganized its marketing and business functions, incorporated new technologies into production and launched the company on a program of product diversification. Eligible nominees include processors in upper management positions who have been affiliated with their company for a minimum of two years. The nomination process is open to anyone in or affiliated with the U.S. red meat processing industry.

The deadline for nominations is June 13, 2006. You can find out more about the award and how to nominates someone here.

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