Our Awards

 

 
 

We are humbled and inspired to continuously uphold and advance best in class practices, corporate governance, innovation and excellent service.

 
 
 

DMPL was one of the winners in the Singapore Corporate Awards

 

GOVERNANCE-RELATED

  • DMPL received a total of 17 awards between 2010-2023 from the Singapore Corporate Awards:
    • Best Managed Board (Gold - 2010, 2015 and 2023; Silver - 2022)
    • Best Chief Financial Officer (2010 and 2023)
    • Best Investor Relations (Gold - 2011 and 2017; Bronze - 2014)
    • Best Annual Report (Gold - 2019; Silver - 2013 and 2018; Bronze - 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017)
  • Received a total of 9 awards between 2001-2022 from the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) or SIAS
    • Corporate Governance Award (2014, 2019, 2021 and 2022)
    • Shareholder Communication Excellence Award (2018 and 2019)
    • Transparent Company Award (2001, 2013 and 2017)
  • Ranked #8 or Top 1.7% among 474 Singapore-listed companies evaluated in the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index in August 2023
  • Ranked #23 among Top 100 largest Singapore-listed companies in the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard in April 2018
  • Won the best IR website from EQS-Investor Relations Professionals Association (Singapore) among 700 Singapore-listed companies evaluated in October 2017 
 

DMPL’s Chairman, Rolando C Gapud, receiving the Best Managed Board Award from Singapore President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam

 

PEOPLE

  • DMPL's Independent Director, Dr Emil Javier, has been declared a National Scientist, the highest honour conferred by the President of the Philippines to a Filipino in the field of science and technology
  • DMPL’s CEO, Mr Joselito D Campos, Jr, bagged the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards in Singapore
  • DMPL’s Chief Corporate Officer, Mr Ignacio C O Sison, won Best Chief Financial Officer from the Singapore Corporate Awards when he was the CFO of DMPL
  • Del Monte Foods, Inc’s Jennifer Reiner, Director of Marketing Activation and Shopper Marketing, was recognised as one of the Women of Excellence by Path to Purchase Institute and Who's Who in Shopper Marketing in the USA
  • Del Monte Philippines, Inc’s (DMPI) Justine Ferrer and Angeline Go bagged Gold in the Young Marketers Competition in Cannes France 
  • DMPI’s Paolo Gonzales, then Product Manager of Del Monte Fit ‘n Right, won the 3rd Young Market Masters Awards for New Product Marketing in the Philippines  
  • DMPI’s Arthur Quiblat, then Cannery Safety, Environment, Compliance and Teams Development Manager, received the Gawad Kaligtasan at Kalusugan Award (the National Award for Excellence in the Practice of Occupational Safety and Health) from the Department of Labor and Employment
  • DMPI’s Jaime Ong, then Human Resource Head, won Outstanding Personnel Manager of the Year from the Personnel Management Association of the Philippines

 

DMPL’s CEO, Joselito D Campos, Jr, bagged the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards in Singapore

 

COMMERCIAL

  • Our products in the United States won Product of the Year based on a TNS consumer survey of product innovation by 40,000 consumers in the USA:
    • Del Monte Fruit & Oats in the Breakfast category in 2018
    • Del Monte Fruit Refreshers in the Healthy Snacking category in 2019
    • Del Monte Veggieful Veggie Bowls in the Convenience Meals category in 2020
    • Del Monte Fruit Crunch Parfait in the Snack Cups category in 2020
    • Contadina Pizzettas in the Frozen Snack category in 2020
    • Del Monte Deluxe Gold Pineapple in the Fruit category in 2021
    • Del Monte Veggieful Pocket Pies in the Convenience Meal category in 2021  
  • Del Monte Foods recognised as Food Processing Magazine's R&D Team of the Year in the large company category for innovative product development
  • Pineapples in Clear Can won Innovation and Packaging Awards in France, Shanghai and Philippines. S&W developed a major innovation—a clear can package with a breakthrough fruit processing which allows consumers to see the product inside and be assured of its premium quality
  • S&W Heart Smart Pineapple Juice won the Food & Beverage Award in the Singapore Business Review Listed Companies Awards for Best Innovation  
  • Del Monte Kitchenomics, the biggest culinary club in the Philippines, has won numerous awards over the years:
    • PANAta (Philippine Association of National Advertisers) Marketing Effectiveness Award for Branded Content
    • Spark Awards for Media Excellence:  Gold for Best App, Gold for Best Use of Branded Content, Silver for Best Media Solution
    • Anak TV Seal, a national award on TV programs which are child-sensitive and family-friendly
    • Boomerang (Silver) Award for Digital Effectiveness and Boomerang (Bronze) Award for Digital Programs within Food & Beverages
  • Tomato Sauce’s Come Home Campaign won the Tambuli Award in the Philippines
  • Bagged 7-Eleven's Best Supplier of the Year Award, Most Innovative Supplier and Best in Account Management in the Philippines
  • Bagged Robinsons’ Gold Apple Award (Food Division) in the Philippines
  • Bagged Yum!'s Supplier and Innovation Excellence Awards in India

 

 

S&W Heart Smart Pineapple Juice won the Food & Beverage Award in the Singapore Business Review Listed Companies Awards for Best Innovation

 

SUSTAINABILITY

  • DMPL's Philippine subsidiary was honoured with a Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Award by GLOBALGAP
  • Del Monte Pacific Ltd was honoured as one of eight finalists among 14 countries for “Asia’s Best First Time Sustainability Report” at the 4th Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards in Singapore

  • Recognised for the 8th time as a Fruits & Veggies—More Matters® Role Model by Produce for Better Health Foundation in the USA 
  • Awarded the Mission Partner status by Feeding America for donating over 5M lbs of food
  • Awarded a B rating by the Carbon Disclosure Project in the USA
  • Headquarter and Research Center in the USA are certified Bay Area Green Business while headquarter in the Philippines has an LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification from the US Green Building Council
  • Walnut Creek Research Center in California won:
    • Bronze Excellence Award for the Recycle Smart Food Recovery Project
    • Wastewater Excellence from Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, California
  • Plover, Wisconsin plant and Wisconsin Farms Shop got the Safety Award from the Midwest Food Processor Association
  • Industrias Citricolas de Montemorelos SA DE CV, which operates our Mexico facilities, was awarded one of the most responsible companies in Mexico from the Employees Federal Housing Fund INFONAVIT
  • Won the Don Emilio Abello Energy Conservation Award from the Department of Energy in the Philippines
  • Best Industry Partner in Northern Mindanao, Philippines from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
  • Bagged the Salamat Po (Thank You) Award for sustainable livelihood programmes from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Philippines
  • Del Monte Philippines, Inc (DMPI) was among 12 pioneering groups in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines honoured with the Pahinungod (Honours) Awards, during the City’s 65th Charter Day. The award was given by the City to honour key contributors to its growth
  • Champion of Biodiversity and Watershed Conservation from the Enterprise Works Worldwide Philippines
  • Gawad Kaligtasan at Kalusugan (the National Award for Excellence in the Practice of Occupational Safety and Health) was awarded to our manufacturing facility in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines by the Department of Labor and Employment. This is the first award given to an agro-industrial plant and the second award given to a manufacturing facility in Mindanao in GKK’s history
  • National Kabalikat Awards for our workers teams development programme that incorporates a national competency certification, unique to the Philippines by TESDA
  • DMPI recognised by LinkedIn as a company with the "Most Inspirational Team" as it has maximised talent attraction through effective employer branding presence and strong recruiter capability
  • Hall of Fame Award and SSS Kabalikat ng Bayan Top Employer of the Year Award from the Social Security System in the Philippines
  • Hall of Fame for winning the Employer of the Year Award three times (maximum allowed) from the People Management Association of the Philippines
  • Certified as a Great Place to Work in India by the namesake organisation
 
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