A Year of Miles, Smiles, and Meaning What a phenomenal year it’s been for the Crest Walking Club! Our members laced up, pedaled hard, and made every mile count—logging an incredible 20,358.43 miles walking/running and 6,325.6 miles biking. That’s not just movement—it’s momentum with purpose. Thanks to all that activity, we raised a whopping $30,159 […]
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On July 15, 2025, Crest proudly hosted a life-saving blood drive with a goal of collecting 32 donations—and our incredible community went above and beyond! With 39 registered donors, we collected 34 successful blood products during a time of critical need. These donations will help save an estimated 102 lives. That’s impact you can feel.
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Crest operates on a fiscal year basis to avoid having everything happen at once at the end of the calendar year. As a result, our New Year’s Eve is on July 31st with August 1 being the start of our new year. Most people probably missed the count down, but year-end is always a good
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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My husband, Adriane, and I spent 9 days traveling through Colorado and South Dakota. We took the Cog Railway to the top of Pikes Peak and enjoyed the beautiful scenery along the Spearfish Canyon Byway. In Colorado, we were able to visit the gravesite of Buffalo Bill, Garden of the Gods, Rocky Mountain National Park,
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Congrats to our 1st Place Continuous Improvement Winners, Jerry Maronde & Rick Cox (Maintenance B-Shift)! Jerry and Rick’s idea was to retro-fit an old rotary pick on a clyborne cartoner to help with the draw in on the horizontal cartoner. This has been a major improvement for this cartoner and has lead to significant improvements
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On July 11, Crest Foods teamed up with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive yesterday in Ashton, IL. Over 30 donors participated in the 5 hour blood drive, saving an estimated 100 lives! We couldn’t have done this without the incredible volunteers, donors, American Red Cross staff, and our community who shared
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My husband and I traveled to Grand Cayman in January for a late 10 year trip. Two babies and a pandemic caused us to postpone the trip a little. After a white knuckled drive from the airport on the wrong side of the road we arrived to paradise. Our house was on the non touristy
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The Crest Foods 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt was held on Saturday, April 6 at the Crest West campus. Over 450 adults and children registered to attend the free employee event. 40 Crest volunteers organized the day, which included the hunt itself along with raffle prizes and lunch. Over 2,000 eggs were filled and hidden,
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