Name: Kaela Bokus Title: Corporate Accountant Briefly share your work experience/background: I spent several years working as a tax accountant preparing income taxes. Then a few years ago, I made a switch to working as an accountant in a manufacturing plant and found I really enjoyed it! What are your hobbies/interests? I love to read and travel. I enjoy […]
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Name: Jeff Ifkovits Title: Programmer Analysts Briefly share your work experience/background: I have many years of IBM-I series experience along with many different types of ERP system on the I-Series. I’ve also spent many years in a wide variety of business applications on the I-Series. I have also spent multiple years on the I-Series internationally across Asia and
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Two Crest Foods employees hit all 5 numbers on the Illinois Lucky Day Lotto recently. April Fichter – Shuttle Driver A Shift Main Plant and Randy Otten – Sanitation – A Shift had been playing various lotto games for nearly 7 years. They have had some small wins but nothing like the recent jackpot when they matched all 5
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Raymelyne previously lived in Chicago and said that living in the Ashton/Franklin Grove area is a nice change of pace. Her family is Haitian, making her Haitian-American and she tries to stay in touch with that side of her heritage by listening to her favorite Haitian music. Raymelyne started at Crest when she was 18 and
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What an amazing day! Our 3rd annual Trunk or Treat was a huge success thanks to 32 decorated cars and 37 incredible volunteers who brought the magic to life. Families and friends gathered on Sunday, October 26th from 12–2 PM. While we didn’t count the trick or treaters let’s just say there were a lot of them! Every
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Written by Steve Meiners Where in the world is Lloyd Droege? I caught up with Lloyd at a local café for lunch recently. Lloyd retired from his position in the Blending Operation of the Ingredient Division. He had been with Crest for many years and was well known by all who worked with him. Today Lloyd is
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Once again this year, the Crest Foods Hourly Employee Safety Team (S.A.F.E. ), sponsored a Summer Safety Poster Contest. All children and grandchildren of Crest Foods employees, full time or temporary, were eligible to participate. The goal of the contest is to help promote safety at home and at work and to show off the
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When you picture Customer Service, you probably think of entering orders and confirming them with the customer. While that is a big part of this team’s day, there is much more to Ingredient Division Customer Service then you may expect. This team is the primary point of contact for our external customers and each Coordinator
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In late August, early September we hosted two sessions of First Aid/CPR/AED Training here at Crest. This course teaches you how to provide high-quality CPR on an adult, use an AED, and learn basic first-aid skills. It also builds teamwork skills and shows how vital the use of effective communication is in an emergency. Stephanie
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Crest Foods has had a long run of surrounding ourselves with amazing suppliers, which means each year it becomes more and more difficult to choose a “Supplier of the Year.” With that being said, this year we had a stand out; a company whose time and dedication touched all three of our divisions. St. Charles
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