Last Valentine’s Day, we shared with you delicious cocktail recipes to try with your loved one. This year, we thought we’d carry on the tradition. Capture your Valentine’s heart with these lovely cocktails! Torani® Raspberry Mimosa Ingredients: Torani® Raspberry Syrup ½ Cup Champagne 2 Tbsp. Fresh Orange Juice Preparation: Combine ingredients in a fluted glass…
The season of Foodservice Shows is about to begin as The NAFEM Show 2017 is set to open its doors from February 9 – 11! What is NAFEM? “Every other year, The NAFEM Show attracts thousands of qualified foodservice equipment and supplies buyers – a powerful marketing opportunity for all of our exhibiting members. With…
What is affordable, values quality, and has an elegant look to it? Ceramic ware by International Tableware Inc. (ITI)! This past Wednesday ITI rep Antoinette came in and dished out a fresh take on traditional dinnerware. Have you ever wondered how ceramic ware is hardened? It goes through a vitrifying process which entails heating up…
We are proud to announce the January Employee of the Month for the Kansas City warehouse. Jacob Dick joined Houston’s in June 2016 as the Lead over the shipping departments, which includes FedEx, Will Call and freight shipping operations. “This has been a great opportunity to utilize my previous experience, continuing in a leadership role”…
Jose Valdez joined Houston’s in July 2015 as an order picker in the Wilsonville Warehouse, and was recently chosen at the January 2017 Employee of the Month! Jose is a member of the swing shift team in the warehouse and really enjoys working with his coworkers. He says, “we have a good crew and try…
Our Wilsonville Warehouse played host to the Café de Crepe food truck on Thursday, January 26th. The food truck/catering company recently reached out to Houston’s about the opportunity to offer our employees an escape from the usual, local lunch offering. For two hours, Café de Crepe offered a wide variety of specialty crepes…
On January 4th, Geoy Hayashi from American Beverage Marketers came by Houston’s to bring our Sales, Marketing, Returns, and Purchasing teams up to date with American Beverage’s (ABM) most popular brands – Master of Mixes®, Finest Call®, and REÀL®. All three contain a variety of mixes that go hand-in-hand with your spirits and a variety…
Meet Kristin Gatto. She worked for Houston’s initially from 2000 to 2003, and returned to us in August of 2015 after a stint with Sysco. We’re so glad to have Kristin back with us and more proud to announce she has been selected as 2017’s first quarter Employee of the Quarter. Kristin works in our…
Christmas 2016 Toy Drive: The Beginning of a New Houston’s Tradition Guest Writers: Annette Kramer and Jenny Johnston We’ve embarked on what we hope is the beginning of a new holiday tradition here at Houston’s. This year, we wanted to find a fun and worthwhile way to give back to our local community during this…
Houston’s is sad to share that we have recently lost of two members of our family. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family members and loved ones of Bob Schock and Dorothy Plum. Robert “Bob” Schock September 6, 1959 – November 30, 2016 Our KC family has been grieving the sudden loss of Bob…