2016 Supplier of the Year SupplyWorks (Gary Wilhem) by Matt Richardson Crest Foods held its 27th annual Supplier of The Year Banquet on September 9th at Prairie View Golf Course. To date this is one of the biggest Supplier of the Year events with close to 90 people in attendance including vendors and Crest employees. This year Gary Whilhem with SupplyWorks was announced as the winner of the Supplier of the Year award. He supplies us with cleaning chemicals, jani- torial supplies and HVAC filters just to name a few items. Gary has been a salesman to Crest for over 20 years under 4 different company names! He started out with Total Line who then sold to Vonachen, then to AmSan and now SupplyWorks. This is just a testament to how valuable of a salesman Gary is to Crest Foods. To this day Gary continues to bring new ideas and solutions to Crest Foods. After 20 years not only can you call Gary but you can even send a text and expect a same or next day visit! Most times you don’t even have to get ahold of him because Gary will jump on an issue even before it becomes an issue.
Matt Richardson & Gary Wilhem
Gary is still very active in his hometown community of Amboy, IL. His activities include the Knights of Columbus, Amboy Park Board and Depot Days committee. Did you know Gary won this award almost exacty 6 years ago to the day under AmSan? We challenge Gary to win this award in another 6 years under a new company name! Congratulations Chuck Reynolds & Terry Anderson!
On June 28, Bench Technician Chuck Reynolds retired following a 27 year career at Crest Foods. Chuck worked in a variety of departments during his time with Crest, most recently in the Dairy Ingredient Lab. Chuck was well-known for his dependability, at- tention to detail and his love of NASCAR. He is greatly missed by his Crest Foods family, but we wish him a long and happy retirement! On July 29, District Sales Manager Terry Anderson retired following a 16 year sales career at Crest Foods. Dedicated to his company and to his customers, Terry was a knowledgeable and well-respected partner to all. He will always be a part of the Crest Foods family, and we wish him the best in his retirement!
Chuck Reynolds
Terry Anderson
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