Black Pearl Award

Award Showcasing the Black Pearl. Presented in recognition of a company's outstanding achievement in corporate excellence in food safety and quality.

  • Sponsored by: F&H Food Equipment Company
  • 2024 Recipient(s): Walmart Inc.

Past Awardees

  • 2023 Compass Group North America
  • 2022 HelloFresh
  • 2021 Mondelēz International
  • 2020 Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc, Ontario, California
  • 2019 General Mills, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 2018 Eurofins Scientific, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa
  • 2017 Panda Restaurant Group, Inc., Rosemead, California
  • 2016 Meijer, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • 2015 Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Arkansas
  • 2014 Sodexo, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland
  • 2013 Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lakeland, Florida
  • 2012 The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 2011 bioMerieux, Hazelwood, Missouri
  • 2010 Fresh Express, Salinas, California
  • 2009 Schnuck Markets, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri
  • 2008 3M Food Safety, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • 2007 Beef Products, Inc., Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
  • 2006 Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota
  • 2005 DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware
  • 2004 Jack in the Box, Inc., San Diego, California
  • 2003 Wegmans Food Markets Inc., Rochester, New York
  • 2002 Darden Restaurants, Orlando, Florida
  • 2001 Walt Disney World Company, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
  • 2000 Zep Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1999 Caravelle Foods, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
  • 1998 Kraft Foods, Inc., Northfield, Illinois
  • 1997 Papetti’s of Iowa Food Products, Inc., Lenox, Iowa
  • 1996 Silliker Laboratories Group, Inc., Homewood, Illinois
  • 1995 Albertson’s Inc., Boise, Idaho
  • 1994 HEB, Co., San Antonio, Texas