Local Flavor: Kaleel’s Clothing & Printing by Savannah Fagan Every work day Crest employees are wearing the product of and support- ing a local business that has been around for over 115 years, originating when one man, Nemer Kaleel, ventured from Lebanon to America in 1905 and bought a horse and buggy which was used to peddle merchandise. The first storefront was opened in Earlville, IL, which Nemer’s wife ran while he continued to peddle across the countryside. In 2013, Nemer’s grandson Mark and his wife Renee made the decision to start screen printing. Their first shop was set up in the basement of their home in Amboy but shortly after that bought a storefront in Dixon, until 5 years ago when they bought and remodeled their current location on Galena Ave. Mark, Renee and their daughter Keira clearly take pride in the
Keira, Mark & Renee Kaleel
wonderful service they provide to their customers for the multiple services they offer, which includes screen print- ing, embroidery and custom web stores. Kaleel’s also has retail side of the store that has great products, including tux rentals. We started using Kaleel’s as our uniform supplier last year and immediately gave them some unusual challenges with the Crest Christmas Sweater and Saturday Overtime shirts in addition to our Crest uniform shirts. They didn’t waiv- er and proved to be just the kind of business we wanted to partner with. We can’t thank the Kaleel’s and their staff enough for the quality work and excellent service. (Shout-out to Monica, who has printed every single shirt that Crest has ordered!) We look forward to working with them for many years!
Welcome Village of Progress! This June, Crest Foods and the Village of Progress from Oregon, Illinois started a new partnership! We are happy to have this wonder- ful group working with us as a part of our Production Assembly group at the Karlin Warehouse. Welcome to the team!
April, May & June 2021 Crest Ink 5
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