Application for 2ndNational Symposium-cum-Awards on “Nutraceuticals, Herbals, & Functional Foods 2016
Take the appropriate Industry where your company goes down?
NutraceuticalsHerbals
Functional Foods
Dietary Supplement & Sports Nutrition
Others if yes specify______
Select the appropriate award category where your company falls?
Nutraceuticals Company of the Year
Herbal/ Cosmeceutical Company of the Year
Dietary Supplement Company of the Year
Functional Food Company of the Year
Sports Nutrition Company of the Year
Nutraceuticals Research Company/Institute of the Year
Herbal Research Company/Institute of the Year
Academic Institute of the Year for Promotion of Functional Foods
Academic Institute of the Year for Promotion of Herbal Medicines
Spa & Wellness Centre of the Year
Best CSR initiative company of the year
Best Quality Management Company of the year
Best Energy conservation company of the year
Best Product Innovation company of the year
Start-up Company of the Year
International Recognitions
Herbal/ Nutraceutical Export company of the year
General information
A. Award Assessment Process:
The ASSOCHAM NUTRACEUTICALS, HERBALS, & FUNCTIONAL FOODS AWARDS 2016 assessment process comprises of two-staged selection process in which the first section would be based on questionnaire assessment, and the second division would be grounded on the evaluation by jury members for final choice.
Questionnaire assessment:
An assessment on how the society has integrated innovation policy, technical advancement, product improvement, cost effectiveness, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, employee wellbeing and quality management
Jury assessment:
The Jury’s decision would be terminal and no alteration would be produced after the last conclusion and further reasoning would also not be thrown in the judgment. The Jury would have its own approach which would be treated as confidential.
B. Instructions for filling the Questionnaire
Categories for ASSOCHAM NUTRACEUTICALS, HERBALS, & FUNCTIONAL FOODS AWARDS 2016
The ASSOCHAM NUTRACEUTICALS, HERBALS, & FUNCTIONAL FOODS AWARDS 2016 has the following 18 categories so as to distinguish oneself from peers, co level and other competitors
Category / Basis of Evaluation / Who Can ApplyNutraceuticals/ Dietary Supplement/ Herbal/ Cosmeceutical/ Functional Food/ Sports NutritionCompany of the Year / · Innovation and Research
· Patentability
· Growth Percentage
· Marketing Techniques
· Employee Benefits
· Corporate Social Responsibility
· Quality Management / Companies
Nutraceuticals Research/Herbal ResearchCompany/Institute of the Year / · Training and Development facility
· Quality Management System
· Research & Development support facilities
· Accreditations/Certifications / Companies/ Institutes
Academic Institute of the Year for Promotion of Functional Foods/ Herbal Medicines / · Faculty – student ratio
· No of Courses Offered
· Super Speciality courses
· Support in Career development
· Research & Development support facilities
· Accreditations/Certifications / Institutes
Spa & Wellness Centre of the Year / · Type of Services
· Growth Percentage
· No. of Spa & Wellness centers
· Customer Retention / Companies
Best CSR initiative company of the year / · Education enhancement
· Community health
· Environment protection / Companies
Best Quality Management Company of the year / · Quality standards and certifications
· Quality assurance
· Quality improvement
· Regulatory compliance / Companies
Best Energy conservation company of the year / · Green practices
· Cost effectiveness of the project implemented
· Energy conservation (level of CO2 foot prints reduced)
· Energy efficiency / Companies
Best Product Innovation company of the year / · New product development
· Patentability
· New innovative approaches in any category / Companies/ Research Institutes
Start-up Company of the Year / · Uniqueness of the Idea
· Product Type
· Patentability
· Growth Percentage
· New Marketing Strategies
· Market penetration and market share captured / Companies established after the year 1st January 2014
International Recognitions / · Growth Percentage in foreign country. (company must be of Indian origin and not a foreign based MNC operating in India)
· Technological Advancements
· Quality Management
· Use of Export Assistance Schemes and FTAs
· International tie-ups and the international business brought into the country (For the benefit of the country) / Companies/ Research Institutes
Herbal/ Nutraceutical Export company of the year / · Percentage revenue from exports
· Growth Percentage
· Innovation
· Technological Development
· Quality Management
· Use of Export Assistance Schemes and FTAs / Companies
Application filling Process
· The form needs to be filled in English language only
· The applicants can select others option if the available options do not seem appropriate
· The others option should be explained in detail with not more than 100 words in any case
· The completed questionnaire should be signed and stamped by the concerned authority in the organization
· The questionnaire can be downloaded from the website and applicant should share a scanned version of the duly filled application form with supporting documents and Financial statements of last 3 year
· The supporting documents must be titled clearly in the given format in both the soft copy and the hard copy and needs to be submitted along with the main application form.
· The hard copy needs to be sent to the below address before the last date through courier or registered post with the copies of the supporting documents.
· The entire set of information should also be included on a CD. The last date for submission of application form is June 27, 2016 and sent to the following Corporate Office:
ATTN: Mr. Anshul Gupta
ASSOCHAM HOUSE
5 Sardar Patel Marg
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi, 110021
In case of any queries, please contact
Mr. Anshul Gupta – 7838242822
· For more details, log onto www.assocham.org
C. Eligibility Criteria
· The awards process is open to all Indian registered companies
· The proof of registration has to be submitted to the company failing under which the company will be disqualified from the competition
· Company can undergo multiple entries for each of the award category and each category needs to be supported by individual relevant supportive documents
· For the “Start-up Company of the Year” award, the companies which have been registered in last 3 years from date the date of application, can only be considered for nomination
· All the registrations must be done through the country head office. In case the company is making a nomination from the branch office, the branch office would need a prior approval and necessary documents from the head office
D. Terms & Conditions:
· ASSOCHAM will not be responsible for loss of money or time on cancellation or delay of the awards due to some unavoidable serious reason.
· Incomplete application details will not be entertained and will directly attract disqualification
· Any misleading information and inaccurate entry found in the form at any point of time, organization would be considered as disqualified. If organization is found guilty of sharing wrong information after award ceremony, the organization might be asked by ASSOCHAM to return the award at any point of time.
· The organizer will maintain all reasonable precautions but it will not be responsible for disclosure of information concerned with the entry in form.
· The Jury has the sole right and discretion for the rejection of entries for the one who is not meeting the criteria as per mentioned by the organizer.
· The award committee has the right to deny and dismiss any contestant, if it tries to influence the expert panel or any other member of the award committee.
E. Application Processing Fees
Category: INR 10,000/- (Per Entry)
Ø Payment of the processing fee could be done either through online electronic transfer or by Cheque in favor of ASSOCHAM and accompany the application
Ø Kindly note that separate fees will be charged while applying for multiple categories.
F. General Information about the Company
F.1 Particulars of Organization
S.No / Item / Particularsi. / Full name of the Company/ Enterprise
ii. / Address of the Registered Office
iii / Name of the CEO/ Proprietor/ chief functionary with address
Iv / Type of Company (Ownership)
V / Industry classification
vi / Nature of business (Manufacturing, Marketing, Distributor, Other)
vii / Year of incorporation
viii / Annual turnover (as per last audited financial statements) Kindly attach annual report
ix / Employee strength (current)
a) Managerial
b) Non Managerial
c) Workmen
d) Percentage of women employees
e) Percentage of differently-abled personnel
X / Locations of operations
a) Head Office
b) Branch Offices/Regional Offices
c) Factory/Manufacturing Units
F.2 Details of the Healthcare excellence in project you wish to highlight for consideration by the jury. (200 words)
F.3 Details of Products / Businesses of the Company
S. No. / Nature of Business/Product / Year / LocationI.
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F.4 Details of Contact Person
NameDesignation
Address
Pin
Telephone No
Fax
Website/ Email Id
Declaration:The information given above is accurate and I / We/ company am/are willing to provide the required proof with the supporting documents to verify the information provided.
We agree to abide by the decision of ASOCHAM in all matters relating to the Award.
Authorized Signatory:
Name & Designation:
Company Seal:
Date:
Place: