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File #: 0221X-2007    Version: 1
Type: Ceremonial Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 12/4/2007 In control: Tavares
On agenda: 12/10/2007 Final action: 12/13/2007
Title: To recognize the contributions of Glory Foods Inc. to the Columbus community and to congratulate Ms. Jacqueline Neal on her recent appointment as Glory Foods first female President.
Sponsors: Charleta B. Tavares

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To recognize the contributions of Glory Foods Inc. to the Columbus community and to congratulate Ms. Jacqueline Neal on her recent appointment as Glory Foods first female President.

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WHEREAS, Glory Foods, Inc., founded and based out of Columbus, Ohio, manufactures and distributes a comprehensive line of traditional Southern food products to grocery stores nationwide, and

WHEREAS, in 2006, Glory Foods answered the community's call to combine health and convenience by launching a new line of products with 50 percent lower sodium levels, and

WHEREAS, Glory Foods has actively pursued its interests in food preparation through scholarships to minorities at The Ohio State University and through several other initiatives and programs around the country, and

WHEREAS, Ms. Jacqueline Neal, Glory Foods' first female President, is a committed leader dedicated to food excellence and to giving back to the community that has made Glory Foods a national leader in the Southern-style, heat-and-serve market, and

WHEREAS, prior to joining Glory Foods, Jacqueline Neal was a part of a number of Fortune 100 companies such as M&M/Mars, Quaker Oats, Heinz, Nabisco, and Kraft. As President of Glory Foods, Jacqueline Neal oversees every aspect of the business, including the expansion of products into new markets and the development and launch of new product lines; now, therefore

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

That this Council does hereby recognize Glory Foods Inc. for the contribution it has made to the Columbus community.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Council does hereby congratulate Ms. Jacqueline Neal on her recent appointment as the first female President of Glory Foods.