Mike Meiners , VP Manufacturing Years at Crest Foods: 37. Interests: Family, golfing, landscaping, outdoors in general, eating good food. What most people don’t know about me? When I was 3, with a babysitter watching us, my brothers convinced me to stick a toy bullet up my nose and it got stuck. They also convinced me that it would go off. Scarred me - and the babysitter for life. First job at Crest? In high school I was painting the outside of the buildings. Favorite Food? Grilled Ahi Tuna. Best Crest Memory? Three of them and they all start with a bad memory. That is, how Crest Foods and its people responded to the great flood of 1987, the tornado of 2015 and continue to respond to the pandemic of 20/21. Tough times bring out the character in people and we certainly passed those challenges thanks to our great people. Garett Meiners, Compliance Years at Crest Foods: 17. Interests: Nature photography and family time. What most people don’t know about me? Brandon, Erika, Gaven & myself were in Time magazine in 1991. First job at Crest? B-Shift Sanita- tion Ingredient Division. Favorite Food? Fish tacos and ribs. Best Crest Memory? Walking into the new ware- house (1991) as a kid and just seeing how big it was. Gaven Meiners, Consumer Products Years at Crest Foods: 13. Interests: LOL Surprise dolls, Smokin’ Meat, hunting, fishing, golf, AND spending time with my amazing wife Tracy. What most people don’t know about me? I was a 7th grade B-Team Basket- ball MVP. First job at Crest? Stacker on Brownie Line, 2001. Favorite food? BBQ Pulled Pork. Best Crest memory? Making my first Sale, Ham Glaze! Gusto Packing. Brandon Meiners, Ingredient Division Operations Years at Crest Foods: 13. Interests: Hunting, fishing, and anything that finds me outside with my kiddos. What most people don’t know about me? I shared a very small part of the spotlight with Jodie Foster in the October 14, 1991 issue of Time Magazine. I would like to think more people were interested in the five year old boy spread- ing prairie seeds on the Nachusa Grasslands instead of Jodie’s directing and acting career! Fist job at Crest? Pull- ing weeds in front of the visitors entrance at the age of 10. Favorite Food? Fish Tacos. Best Crest Memory? The tornado we experienced back in 2015. While this was an extremely stressful situation for all involved, it showed how strong we are as company thanks to all of our dedicated employees and suppliers who had us back no normal op- erations in no time. Andra Tremble, Customer Service Years at Crest Foods: 10. Interests: Hiking, Traveling, Spending time with my Family. What most people don’t know about me? My husband and I are hobby “farmers”; over the past decade we have had cattle, goats, and min- iature donkeys. First job at Crest? 2004 “Lucy Crew” putting together display cases. Favorite Food? Wood Fire Pizza. Best Crest Memory: Best and Worst Memory at Crest was when the tornado hit our West Warehouse in 2015. It was so heartwarming to see everyone at Crest and the community come together to help either clean up cornfields, take inventory or even bring in lunch. It was really special to see. We were so lucky no one was hurt! Erika Meiners, Administrative Operations Years at Crest Foods: 10. Interests: Walking my dog, kayaking, reading, the Cubs. Favorite Foods: Mashed potatoes, chocolate milkshakes, Cheese-Its. First job at Crest: Season salt production line when I was 16. What most people don’t know about me? Jeff and I got to go watch Saturday Night Live LIVE a few years ago by winning tickets after 10 years of entering the lottery. Best Crest Memory? I have a lot of fun memories from new employee orientations over the years. I’ll never forget having to explain that due to GMP’s, someone couldn’t wear their horns in the production area. It took me a while to understand that they had their head pierced, and orientation really got side-tracked..
April, May & June 2021 Crest Ink 17
Made with FlippingBook flipbook maker