SUPPLIER DIVERSITY

NMSDC To Celebrate Business Trio For Long-Standing Achievements In Minority Business Development

Wal-Mart holds Minority Construc-

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he National Minority Supplier De- velopment Council will honor Mi-

chael Duke, president and chief execu- tive officer of Wal-Mart Stores; Ralph G. Moore, president of Ralph G. Moore & Associates; and Frederick Ruiz, chair- man emeritus of Ruiz Foods, for their significant long-term achievements in minority business development at its Minority Business Leadership Awards Dinner-Dance on May 19th, at the Hilton New York and Towers in New York.

More than 1,200 guests are expected

to attend, including CEOs and execu- tives of Fortune 500 corporations and minority business owners from across the nation. “For decades, our honorees have maintained their steadfast commit- ment to minority business develop- ment,” said NMSDC President Harriet R. Michel. “The strength, innovation and resilience of minority businesses are relied upon for high quality prod- ucts and services by growing numbers of corporations.” Michael Duke is president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s No. 1 retailer. The com- pany has sales of $408 billion, more than 8,000 stores in 15 countries and employs more than 2.1 million associ- ates worldwide. In its fiscal year end- ed January 2010, Wal-Mart spent $2.75 billion with 325 Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American businesses. Wal- Mart’s minority suppliers include ASW Global, Fair Oaks Farms, Fideli- ty Print Communications, GlobalHue, Glory Foods, Mega Toys, Ruiz Foods, Shore Acres Plant Farm and Vizio. Wal-Mart also encourages its major suppliers to join NMSDC and to in- crease their supplier diversity oppor- tunities. Last year, Wal-Mart reported $1.3 billion through Second Tier spend with Asian, Black, Hispanic and Na- tive American suppliers.

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tion Summits for firms interested in working on constructions of new stores, the remodeling of existing stores ad conducting facility mainte- nance program. The corporation also held a Carrier Relations Minority Sum- mit, Business-to-Business Seminars and other supplier events across the country, giving diverse suppliers the opportunity to meet with Wal-Mart and Sam’s club buyers. Wal-Mart has given $3 million in

grants to the Business Consortium Fund, providing access to capital for NMSDC-certified suppliers. In addi- tion, Wal-Mart has invested $25 mil- lion in the Pinnacle Minority Supplier Development Fund, a private equity co-investment fund that invests solely in minority- and women-owned busi- nesses.

Ralph G. Moore is president of

Ralph G. Moore & Associates, a Chi- cago-based consulting firm that he founded in 1979. A recognized leader in the field of supplier diversity, RGMA has successfully developed and evalu- ated supplier diversity programs for both public and private-sector entities. Through NMSDC seminars and other RGMA training events, thousands of supplier diversity professionals and buyers have learned new tools and effective processes to improve minor- ity supplier development as well as to increase spend with Asian, Black, His- panic and Native American suppliers. The national impact of the company’s work spans three decades. Its clients have included Archer Daniels Mid- land, BP, The Boeing Company, Bristol- Myers Squibb, Chicago Public Schools, Harley-Davidson, IBM, Illinois Depart- ment of Transportation, Major League Baseball, Prudential Financial, Sprint, Time Warner, United Airlines and Wal- Mart Stores. Mr. Moore is a director of several

Celebrating 18 Years of Diversity

emerging firms and provides active leadership in several business devel- opment and civic organizations, in- cluding Junior Achievement of Chi- cago. In addition, Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed Mr. Moore to serve as a trustee to the City Colleges of Chica- go in 1994. Mr. Moore is also a trustee of the University of Chicago Hospitals and Health Systems. Frederick Ruiz is the chairman

emeritus of Ruiz Foods Products in Dinuba, California, the largest manu- facturer of frozen Mexican food in the United States. The company has annual sales of $453 million and 2,500 employ- ees (80% are minorities). Ruiz Food is the second largest Hispanic-owned manufacturing company in the United States, according to Hispanic Business magazine. Under the El Monterey and Torna-

dos brand names, Ruiz Food now of- fers more than 200 different products including burritos, taquitos, enchila- das and tamales. Ruiz Food sells in all channels of distribution: retail, conve- nience store, clubs, vending, industrial and foodservice. In addition to nation- wide distribution in the U.S., Ruiz Food also sells its products in 20 countries, including Canada, Costa Rica, Japan and Panama.

Mr. Ruiz serves as a director of Gottschalk’s and The McClatchy Company. He is chairman of the California Chamber of Commerce and vice chairman of the Board of the University of California, Merced. He is a director of the Hispanic College Fund, the Institute for Family Business and the Merced Founda- tion. Mr. Ruiz helped his employees establish Ruiz 4 Kids, a non-profit employee volunteer organization designed to help children in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Ruiz Foods also provides contributions and sponsorships for organizations such as Arte America, Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Hispanic Business Student Association, Norteno Festival and the United Way.

For more information about NMSDC, call (212) 944- 2430 or visit the Web site at www.nmsdc.org.

Source: National Minority Supplier Development Council

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