To receive the Gold Award, Willow Brook's plant is in complete compliance with all wastewater discharge and reporting requirements, has an industrial wastewater treatment facility or pollution prevention program and has a history of good relations with the city of Springfield and its sewer district.

The Missouri Water Environment Association is an organization dedicated to the advancement of practical knowledge in the technology, design, construction, safe operation and management of water quality control systems and facilities.

Willow Brook Foods is a producer and world-wide marketer of further processed meat and poultry products for the Supermarket and Foodservice industries with processing facilities in Springfield, Mo., and Albert Lea, Minn. Its popular brands include Lifestyle Premium Deli, Schweigert Foods, Gourmet Recipe, and Willow Brook products.

For more information about this release or Willow Brook Foods, contact Tom Collins at 417-862-3612 or visit their website at willowbrooksfoods.com