The flow of material for any warehouse begins with Receiving. What sets Houston’s Receiving Department apart from similar warehouses is that not only do we schedule regular daily deliveries, but we also have the flexibility to accept unscheduled deliveries. Product delivered is a combination of goods for resale, samples and internal usage. Purchase Orders (PO’s)…
“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.” – Bill Gates Houston’s IT department is inextricably interwoven with everything that Houston’s does as a business. Where other foodservice operators generally outsource to contractors for programming services, Houston’s does…
HTrans trucks can be seen on the road in more than 500 towns and cities nationwide. Deliveries are made coast to coast, 52 weeks a year and in the most hazardous of weather conditions. You may even recognize some familiar faces of Houston’s employees on the side of the trucks and what is referred to as…
Northwest Grocery was an early customer of Houston’s who distributed their product to local grocery stores that belonged to their co-op. They also owned and operated numerous Cash and Carry stores. Northwest Grocery later changed their name to United Grocers. The Merchandising Division began in 1984 as a direct result of Relationship Selling. Greg Dann,…
Kansas City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in 1920’s costumes…in the air there’s a feeling of… MURDER! Big Daddy Rob Jones hosted the event in the Embassy Suites Hotel. The evening’s main event was an interactive murder mystery set in an early 1900’s Speak Easy. Many of the employee’s attending took the theme to heart and…
The Houston’s Executive team recently turned to its employees looking for name suggestions for the Wilsonville office’s three conference rooms. The turn out and variety of suggestions were impressive, but one thing was clear–employees wanted to stay true to Houston’s roots. Numerous suggestions were made for both the John Houston and Esther Houston conference rooms…
Wilsonville’s Christmas Party Returns to the Holiday Inn After a two-year hiatus, the Wilsonville holiday party returned to the local Holiday Inn. Holiday parties are often the highlight of the year, as they allow employees to mix and mingle leisurely without thinking about work, and this year’s affair did not disappoint. The doors opened at…
The week of the annual Christmas party typically coincides with the annual meeting for our Outside Sales and Merchandising teams and this year was no different. Houston’s flew in all six of the Regional Managers for a week of getting-to-know the office staff, vendor training, and learning of new goals and procedures for the upcoming…
Do you have old electronics lying around you want to get rid? If you answered yes, then follow our lead! Houston’s is donating a large amount of computers, keyboards and computer mouses in all different shapes and sizes! Old and new, we have so many we didn’t know what to do! With electronics from various…
June 2016 marks the commencement of another exciting transition within Houston’s, as our current executive team will begin to step away from day-to-day operations while continuing to provide support to incoming President Jennifer Vigil and Executive Vice President Rebecca Phillips. Jennifer has worked for Houston’s since 2010 and has more than 15 years distribution experience,…