Steve Meiners recently ran across Jim Spangler, former Crest Foods Engineering Manager. Jim was out in the yard calmly watering the grass. He says, these days he hangs around home and “piddles around” a lot. His home in Franklin Grove looks great. You can tell he dedicated plenty of time to upkeep! Yardwork and home […]
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Congratulations to our Recent Retirees! Mark Hussey (12/4/24) Al Duthie (12/27/24) Peggy Reineke (12/31/24) Marc Smith (1/31/24) Jeff Capes (1/13/25) Chris Pfoutz(4/1/25)
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By: Amanda Hering, Benefits Manager I am pleased to share that our health plan scored an A+ rating for overall performance and expectation for the 2024 calendar year. In fact, we are trending at the same level and rate as we approach the half-way point of 2025! Many factors are analyzed when calculating a performance
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Just a few miles from Ashton lies Franklin Creek State Natural Area, which offers 1,025 acres of forests, rocky bluffs, wetlands and prairie, all threaded together by Franklin Creek. Not too long ago, Crest Foods partnered with Franklin Creek Conservation Association to help continue their ADA accessible path all the way to Mill Spring. In
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Congratulations to the employee winners of our second annual March Madness competition! All employees were randomly assigned an NCAA Men’s Basketball Team to follow, and when the Florida Gators claimed victory, so did these employees! Crest Winners received a prize pack of assorted Crest Foods swag along with their bragging rights.
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The hourly employee safety team has been hard at work (and having some fun!) putting together some electric handlift safety “plays” in Redzone! We used our monthly meeting time in April to gather at the Main Plant Equipment Storage Area where we able to safely mock up common situations employees might encounter while using handlifts
