Mariaelena (Mari) Stetson started with Houston’s in October of 2016, working in the Accounting Department as an Assistant Financial Analyst. She enjoys and embraces the challenges that come with her job, and in doing so has earned her Employee of the Quarter for the fourth quarter of 2017! “Mari is very organized and precise with…
Houston’s was happy to be a sponsor of the 6th Annual Cash&Carry Cup in Aurora, OR! The Cash&Carry Cup is a part of an annual fundraising program held by Cash&Carry Smart Foodservice to help fight hunger in partnership with Feeding America, a nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in…
San Francisco-based David Rio was founded in 1996 by David Scott Lowe and Rio Miura and has grown to become a market leader in premium chai products around the world. With a strong following in Asia, Europe and Mexico David Rio has partnered with Houston’s to increase brand awareness and availability here in the United States.…
Julio Gutierrez flies around Houston’s Wilsonville facility, often under the radar due to his quiet nature, taking care of the day-to-day maintenance and repairs within our Wilsonville facility. Working as part of Houston’s maintenance team since July 2001, Julio is now our Maintenance Lead and enjoys his job because he gets to do a little…
Bryan Bailey prefers to stay busy, and in doing so has earned himself Employee of the Month honors for July 2017. Bryan joined Houston’s at our Kansas City facility in August of 2016 after unexpected circumstances prevented him from finishing his pursuit of an Aerospace Engineering degree. Having previously been a member of the Army…
Cold brew may have been invented as early as the 1600’s in Japan but this refreshing process of brewing coffee has, over the past few years, increased in popularity by leaps and bounds! And as the trend of cold brew continues to grow, the cleanliness of these brewing machines and tools is becoming more and…
As a supervisor, part of your role is working to elevate the employees you over-see. To help them grow in their jobs and as an individual, while helping the company around you grow as well. As the First Shift Supervisor in our Kansas City warehouse, Sherman Dodd does just that. He takes pride in training…
Brenda Finzer first started with Houston’s in July 2015, in the Admin Department. After moving into Purchasing in mid 2016, Brenda seems to have found her niche as a Buyer overseeing inventory control. She works to keep product in stock while balancing inventory between the Wilsonville and Kansas City warehouses. Despite Houston’s Buyers not having…
And then there were seven! Please join us in welcoming the newest member of our Outside Sales Team, Regional Manager, Scott Miller. Scott comes to us from Libbey and will be taking over the South region – Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas. Nineteen of his twenty-one years of foodservice industry experience has been based…
The workday often passes more quickly when you have a coworker who is full of fascinating stories or interesting facts. With an interest in conspiracy theories and six years of service as a Lance Corporal E3 in the Marines, Mike Kohlmeyer, “always has interesting stories to tell,” says Brenda Willet, his supervisor. Mike learns about…