Who will be the Exporter of the Year? Dairy Foods is accepting nominations

This is the 10th year that Dairy Foods and the U.S. Dairy Export Council have cooperated in the award program.

Glanbia Nutritionals president and CEO Jerry O'Dea holds the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award which was presented to Glanbia USA at the annual meeting of the U.S. Dairy Export Council in Washington, D.C. He was joined by (from left): Jim Carper, Dairy Foods editor-in-chief; Wilf Costello, executive vice president, Glanbia Foods; Paul Rovey. USDEC acting chairman; and Tom Suber, USDEC president.

Dairy Foods is looking for the 2015 Exporter of the Year. U.S.-based dairy companies that export dairy foods, beverages or ingredients are eligible to enter the annual awards program. Companies may nominate themselves or other companies. Additionally, nominations can be made by suppliers, consultants, association executives and others allied with the dairy industry. The deadline is Aug. 5. Complete the Exporter of the Year nomination form here.Or, mail a nomination form and supporting documents to: Exporter of the Year, Dairy Foods, Suite 205, 155 N. Pfingsten Road, Deerfield IL 60015.

The recipient receives the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award from Dairy Foods. The award is sponsored by the U.S. Dairy Export Council and is named for the former chairman of USDEC. The Exporter of the Year will be the subject of a feature article in the November Dairy Foods magazine. Dairy Foods will present the award to the winning dairy processor during the annual business meeting of USDEC in Chicago on Oct. 15 and again during USDEC’s global dairy outlook webinar on Dec. 1.

Previous recipients of the Exporter of the Year award