Puri Oil Mills Limited, manufactures of P Mark, one of northern india’s leading mustard oil brands, has received the highly prestigious international Star of Quality Award Geneva 2006 from Business Initiative Directions (BID) at the 31st International WQC Convention at Geneva. The Award marks and extremely significant milestone for the company as it symbolises international recognition for the company’s unflinching commitment to quality, leadership, technology and innovation spanning a period of more than seven decades.

The presentation of the award took place on 30th October 2006 at a glittering ceremony held at the Geneve Convention Hall in the Inter-Continental Hotel, Geneva. Presided over by jose E. Prieto, President BID, the ceremony was attended by delegates from 47 countries across the world, along with prominent business leaders and members of the diplomatic corps.

For Puri Oil Mills, the award constitutes a continuum of recognition and appreciation for its ongoing quality initiatives. Earlier, the Government of India had conferred its prestigious National Award for Quality in recognition of the consistency of the company’s quality endeavour in the mustard oil domain.

At a broader level, the international Star of Quality award is a reflection of the contemporary and highly visible phenomenon of India Inc being recognized globally for its sharp focus on quality and innovation. In fact, Puri Oils Mills has always maintained an international perspective in its quest for quality, as underlined by its move to go beyond the AGMARK Grade I seal and become an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.