WASHINGTON, DC – The Meat Institute today awarded Fresh Mark, Marcus Technologies, Tyson Foods, and SugarCreek Packing with the Meat Institute’s Health and Wellness Awards at the 2024 Environmental, Labor and Safety+ Conference in New Orleans. The winners are posted on the Meat Institute website.

“Meat Institute members have always made significant contributions to the communities where they operate and beyond,” said Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts. “Whether member companies are expanding childcare options, improving healthcare services or donating meat and poultry products, we are grateful for the leadership shown by these award winners.”

The Health and Wellness Awards, which were given out in four categories this year, were developed to recognize companies that have made tangible efforts to improve health and wellness in their local and corporate communities. The four categories, their descriptions, and the winners are as follows:

1. Community Wellness (Tyson Foods)
   • This category recognizes Tyson Foods for its contribution to community building and reducing the protein gap.
2. Corporate Wellness (Fresh Mark)
   • This category recognizes Fresh Mark for its contribution to Healthy Lifestyle Programs and internal commitments. Watch what Fresh Mark accomplished this year to earn this award.
3. Innovation (Marcus Technologies)
   • This category recognizes Marcus Technologies for its contribution to advancing Nutrition Science through nutrition research and education. Watch what Marcus Technologies accomplished this year to earn this award.
4. Nutrition Science (SugarCreek Packing)
   • This category recognizes SugarCreek Packing for innovating and advancing the industry’s health and wellness priorities. Watch what SugarCreek accomplished this year to earn this award.

These companies were all eligible for NAMI awards because they reported data in 2023 for The Protein PACT, which is uniting the largest-ever industry effort to strengthen animal protein’s contributions to healthy people, healthy animals, healthy communities, and a healthy environment.

About the Meat Institute:

The Meat Institute is the United States’ oldest and largest trade association representing packers and processors of beef, pork, lamb, veal, turkey, and processed meat products. Meat Institute members include over 350 meat packing and processing companies, the majority of which have fewer than 100 employees, and account for over 95 percent of the United States’ output of meat and 70 percent of turkey production.