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To develop partnerships with certified M/WBE suppliers that bring value-added and measurable performance to the Tropicana supplier development environment in order to provide the highest quality of goods and service to our consumers in the most efficient and effective manner. To make a strong, positive effort to effect growth of certified M/WBE suppliers doing business with Tropicana in areas that include Ingredients, Other Goods & Services, Packaging (film, bottle labels), Potatoes, Transportation, Marketing and Engineering and every facet of our operations.

Definition of Minority-Owned Business
A minority-owned business is a for-profit enterprise, regardless of size, physically located in the United States or its trust territories, which is owned, operated and controlled by minority group members. "Minority group members" are United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American. Ownership by minority individuals means the business is at least 51% owned by such individuals or, in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51% of the stock is owned by one or more such individuals. Further, the management and daily operations are controlled by those minority group members.

• Asian-American
  A U.S. citizen whose origins are from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific or the Northern Marianas.
• African-American
  A U.S. citizen having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
• Hispanic-American
  A U.S. citizen of true-born Hispanic heritage, from any of the Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America or the following regions: Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean Basin only.
• Native-American
  A person who is an American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut or Native Hawaiian, and regarded as such by the community of which the person claims to be a part. Native Americans must be documented members of a North American tribe, band or otherwise organized group of native people who are indigenous to the continental United States and proof can be provided through a Native American Blood Degree Certificate (i.e., tribal registry letter, tribal roll register number).

 

Women-Owned Business Description

• Non-Ethnic-Female: A U.S. citizen who is female with 51% ownership by a woman or women. Owner must have proof of effective management of the business (operating position, by-laws, hire-fire and other decision-making role). A woman with control of the business as evidenced by signature role on loans, leases and contracts and possessing U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Resident Alien Status.
  
  
• Ethnic Minority and Women-Owned Business Certifications
  It is Tropicana's policy that all applicants be certified as minority or women-owned business. For those suppliers needing to obtain certification, we ask that the companies be certified by one of the following: National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) at (212) 944-2430 www.nmsdc.org, Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) at (202) 872-5515 ext. 20 www.wbenc.org, or your local state & certifying agencies.