Breakthrough Fuel: Procter & Gamble recognizes top performing global partners

Awards acknowledge performance, collaboration and partnership

CINCINNATI, Oct. 8, 2010 — The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) recognized its top performing external business partners during an awards ceremony last night as the conclusion of the P&G Supplier and Agency Summit. The objective of the annual summit is to recognize and celebrate those key contributors who have demonstrated partner excellence. This year more than 350 companies and agencies partners were represented at the awards dinner.

“We need partnerships with retail customers, investors, business partners, agencies and suppliers that are built upon the fundamental idea of improving lives,” said Bob McDonald, P&G’s chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer.

Among P&G’s more than 80,000 suppliers, 6 received the honor of being named “Supplier of the Year.”

“We view our suppliers, agencies and external business partners as an extension of our Company and critical to helping us achieve our Company’s Purpose of touching and improving the lives of the world’s consumers,” said Rick Hughes, chief purchasing officer. “We expect the best from our business partners, and we are focused on growing long-term relationships that are sustainable, innovative and create joint value.”

In addition to the select few “Supplier of the Year” awards, all companies performing consistently at high levels within P&G’s internal performance management system earned Excellence Awards. 76 external business partners from around the world received this distinction, including Breakthrough(r)Fuel from Green Bay, Wis.

“Our external business partners bring ideas, technology, creativity, diversity and innovation to our business.I am truly grateful for their commitment and dedication to helping P&G fulfill its Purpose of touching and improving the lives of the world’s consumers, now and for generations to come,” said McDonald.

About Procter & Gamble

Four billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers(r), Tide(r), Ariel(r), Always(r), Whisper(r), Pantene(r), Mach3(r), Bounty(r), Dawn(r), Gain(r), Pringles(r), Charmin(r), Downy(r), Lenor(r), Iams(r), Crest(r), Oral-B(r), Duracell(r), Olay(r), Head & Shoulders(r), Wella(r), Gillette(r), Braun(r) and Fusion(r). The P&G community includes approximately 127,000 employees working in about 80 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.

About Breakthrough(r)Fuel

Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Breakthrough(r)Fuel works with shippers nationally to transform their approach to fuel management through a customized, collaborative strategic approach.The company offers shippers a holistic solution and executes programs to better manage their clients’ fuel consumption and fuel costs for increased revenue and improved environmental impact. For more information about Breakthrough(r)Fuel, visit http://www.breakthroughfuel.com.