Getting To Know You: Scott Miller

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…

We Are Houston’s: Michael Kohlmeyer

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…

Our Roots: Warehouse Operations – Part 1: Receiving

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)…

We Are Houston’s: Izzy Ortiz

If you’ve ever had a chance to walk our warehouses, you know you’ll see employees pulling orders and storing excess inventory, among other things. Whenever you come across forklift number twenty-one, Izzy Ortiz is sure to greet you with a smile and a, “Hey, how;s it going?” Izzy works in our Wilsonville warehouse as a…

Our Roots: Information Technology

“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…

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We Are Houston’s: Jose Vasquez

Please join us in congratulating Jose Vasquez, Portland Employee of the Month for May! Jose works as an Order Picker in the warehouse and has been a part of the Houston’s team since August 2013. What he likes most about Houston’s is working with such great people and having a nice place to come to…

Getting To Know You: Angie Buffetta

This month we would like to introduce Angie Buffetta, Cash and Carry Supervisor in our Portland Warehouse! Angie started at Houston’s in August of 2002 as the weekend shift Warehouse Supervisor, and continued in the position for eleven years. Angie now works days, and has been the Cash and Carry Supervisor for the past four…

We Are Houston’s: Say Htun

Congratulations to Say Htun our Kansas City Warehouse Employee of the Month for May! Say first started at Houston’s as a temp and became an official member of the team as of May 2017. His role with Houston’s is an Order Picker primarily but he also works in the Receiving Department, where he processes and…

Getting To Know You: Brandy Schrantz

This month on “Getting to Know You…” I’d like to introduce Houston’s Inside Sales Manager- Brandy Schrantz! March, 2010 – Brandy got her start at Houston’s in Accounts Payable and from there moving to Purchasing before taking her accumulated skills and putting them to great use in our Customer Service department. She then used those…

Golfing for Vets, Supporting Local VFW

Houston’s was happy to be a part of the first annual Golf For Veterans, sponsored by the VFW Post 5290 in Conyers, GA. The post is a non-profit organization which serves veterans and their families. The golf tournament helped them raise funds toward their goal of opening a local food bank. They are also in the…