Portola International

Portola Packaging Named McKesson Water Products Company Supplier of the Year

Aug 26, 1999 - Portola Packaging recently received McKesson Water Products Company's (MWPC's) Supplier of the Year Award.

To be eligible for the award, a supplier must have achieved MWPC Supplier Certification status. Portola Packaging was selected from MWPC's more than 3,000 suppliers. MWPC developed the Supplier Certification program was developed six years ago to promote continuous improvement in the quality of suppliers' products, services, and value. The goal of the program is to recognize high levels of supplier quality and service that are important to MWPC and its customers. Tom Van Dixhorn, vice-president, Technical Support Operations, said that, "Portola Packaging demonstrated excellence in every part of the customer/supplier relationship".

Last year was the first year that MWPC presented awards for the achievement. One of the key considerations for receiving this award is that the supplier be ISO certified or the equivalent, a qualification that Portola fulfilled in the past year. Other criteria the supplier is rated on include: plant audits, product or part performance, quality assurance programs as well as customer satisfaction, on-time delivery, rejections, vendor safety and environmental considerations.

Portola Packaging, with headquarters in San Jose, CA, designs, manufactures, and markets proprietary tamper-evident plastic closures and equipment for the bottled-water, dairy, juice, and food industries.

Based in Pasadena, CA, MWPC, a division of McKesson HBOC, Inc., is the largest American-owned bottled water company and a member of the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA). MWPC bottles and distributes drinking-water products under the familiar brand names of Sparkletts in Southern California, Nevada, Washington, Pennsylvania, Texas, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Tijuana, Mexico; Alhambra in Northern California; and Crystal in Arizona.