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November 17, 2008
HappyMonday!

sysco accepts government handout

tough times great for spam

re: USF CORONA - WHAT THE F**K IS GOING ON AT CORONA? How much money did we throw at the idiots we hired from Sysco? Evidently, they interview realy well. They sure fooled Jon and Fred.  Any chance we can correct this mistake before the bosses at KKR/CD&R do it for us?
5844

re:  USF CLEVELAND:  "WOW!  I'm shocked that you're shocked about Mike Eggert being let go in Cleveland. PLEASE, it should have happened long before the Greeniemen came here. Let's take a moment and define talent and dedication:
    Webster describes Talent as: A special often athletic, creative aptitude Webster describes Dedication as: Self-sacrificing devotion  
    Not sure if either of Mr. Webster's descriptions is truly Mike Eggert.  
    Now let's talk about hard-working Mike Eggert (Begin day at 9 am, end day at 2:30 pm, don't answer or respond to phone calls?)  Yep, that's hard working Mike Eggert.   I have worked for Mike for quite a long time, in fact he even hired me, yet I am challenged to defend his firing to my co-workers.  
    As far as Eggert teaming up with Marzich, not sure if Marzich's back is strong enough to carry Mike. After all Marzich did carry Eggert for five years before he left to go to Hillcrest.
SIGNED: Can't defend him anymore "
5843

tootie beats recession!

November 15 & 16, 2008
The Weekend!

re:  BOSTON SYSCO:  "Where is Boston Sysco located....No such thing, Hallsmith-Sysco is what its called, Get it right for our competition will ya ( DER ). Your complaining cause some of you still have a job in todays economy....You don't have a clue on whats going on today do you. ( moron ). Yes, to many over paid clerks....Nevo, wiggie, titus....and so on...and so on. As for Meaghan doing everyone, It wasen't that great. You sound like another sysco scab, who did not want the union in when we had the chance. So stop your Bitch'en & go sweep the floors. "
5842

re:  HALLSMITH:  "Hallsmith-Sysco, V.P. of H.R. Just letting you know my Dear, Just got a promotion where I will be a CEO of my own Sysco house in the Mid-West. Its a Jumbo-Colossal size warehouse. I offer you a Postion here in my back yard, with a large pay increase. Then we can get together at last. I understand it may cause a conflict with what you have now, But if you accept this offer, you will be doing what you have always done....(show me the money) for matrimony. Will be in touch !!!"
5841

lankford changes name

re:  L.A. SALES MEETING:  "Dear Dan and Saul, thanks for the real inspiring “talk” at fridays sales meeting. Your explanaition of why you layed off so many of our “team mates” was so touching. So sorry we only make $1.65 a case and so sorry that we only made $7 million dollars last month, its so obvious why we have to lay people off its just about you bonus isn’t it. For Gods sake can you sleep at night knowing that you have destroyed not only the best food sales company in the industry but have also ruined the lives of so many people that you “had to lay off” because you only made 7 million profit last month. How much of that 7 million came from cutting all our promos and trips. You guys represent everything that is wrong in business today, you are greedy and self serving. Hopefully the axe will fall on you and we will get some real leadership plus cut our expenses by millions . Maybe the “new sysco” will weed out the dinosaurs like you and bring in leaders that really care, lead by example and that can  motivate or inspire people. Please corporate stand behind your new tag line and “make good things come from sysco” Saul your verbal threat that your  “gonna come after” those of us who don’t perform was so motivating, whose “gonna come after you” when you never follow up on your empty promises to our customers? Who is gonna come after you when you never call back? Who is “gonna come after you” when you spend all your time during your dumb one on ones checking your stocks and talking on the phone while not listening to the conversation that YOU  think is going to turn our sales around. Sign me OBAMA’s #1FAN ( yes Dan some of us do support him and your off handed remarks about our newly elected president were in very bad taste.) "
5840

re:  USF ALBANY:  "USF Albany--think about it.  For the last few years, Speed and Dragon Lady have been cutting people when business was pretty good and save his way to GP plan.  Now business is getting bad and he can't cut anymore because everybody is so stretched out.  He's lost at least two great accounts volume wise and profit wise, the Sagamore and Skidmore, and they were very low maintenance accounts.  Now he needs to match that business with lower margins but more man hours.  What are you going to do Bill?  What are you going to do Kim?  What are you going to do Debbie when the DSO's go up, up, and up?"
5839

re:  USF CORONA:  "Dear Tom, Nick, Neil, Mario, Dave and Gomory. Well how did that feel today? Hasta la vista my friends! 6 mill today and I can promise you this we will take 5 times that in the next 60 days. Nick you had better get your face out of the booze bottle and get your resume together, we have you in our cross hairs and your all going to crash and burn real soon. Pay backs baby! we are going to give you guys a good ass kicking, thanks Jon you’re expensive A team has been so easy to dismantle. More to come!"
5838

romaine off the menu

November 13, 2008
Thursday

re:  BOB VASTA:  "Hey, Nick, Bob, Mario or Dave L, shut the F up and go have another Jack and coke. Your stupid attempts to discredit Bob V are so obvious and quite funny. Fact is this guy has done more for SYSCO LA than you guys ever did. Nick you know you made a big mistake so just accept it like a man and spruce up your empty resume. You will be gone the day your guarantee ends. Is the Beer company hiring?  If they are take that blubbering paper pushing idiot Gomery with you. How does it feel to know that your loyalty to that bumbling idiot cost you a lucrative sysco pension plan and all that stock? Fact is Bob Vasta has been kicking the crap out of you guys and your panicking because you guys fell flat on your face, you have done NOTHING! SYSCO Food Services of Los Angeles has never been a better place to work and its because we got rid of the Red Neck Mafia. We will have a nice present for you real soon, Hugs and Kisses
“ A Bob Vasta Fan” "
5837

re:  PURITY BAKING COMPANY:  "Who owns Purity Baking Company?  Where is Tom McMahon now?
JUST  ASKING"
5836

re:  SYSCO BOSTON:  "just an update from sysco of boston: the workers are becoming janitors and the supervisors are over  paid clerks. At least Meaghan  did more than  clerical work, she did everybody. WHAT'S NEXT??????"
5835

re:  HALLSMITH SYSCO:  "Hallsmith-Sysco, V.P. of H.R. Just letting you know my Dear, Just got a promotion where I will be a CEO of my own Sysco house in the Mid-West. Its a Jumbo-Colossal size warehouse. I offer you a Postion here in my back yard, with a large pay increase. Then we can get together at last. I understand it may cause a conflict with what you have now, But if you accept this offer, you will be doing what you have always done....(show me the money) for mat. Will be in touch !!! "
5834

pfs eats dee's

Veteran's Day
2008

olive garden pays up for stiffing waitstaff

murder of waitress (30 years ago) closer to being solved

stop this rogue chef

There's a great new resume on the Resume Page!
Mid-West Territory Sales Manager, everything from chef to sales.  Columbus, Ohio

more on e. coli in America's hat

apparently gum wrappers aren't negotiable currency

re: 5829/BROKERS:  "Evidently you're higher up in the food chain than i am, a mere sales rep.  If I was asked about whether a broker was responsive or not, I would love to be able to voice my opinion.
FSVET"
5833

starbucks smell$ the coffee

re:  CENTRAL COAST FS:  "Yes , What will happen at SYSCO Ventura now they laid off the VP of Purchasing, who thought that one out, probably the Opco president.  The guy is a bozo., and speaking of clowns Resnick has been demoted (about time) Now they the Hobbs running purchasing thats like letting your 5 year old drive your car, they guy does not have  a clue. Is anyone up there awake?. Why is nobody talking about all the nation wide layoffs by SYSCO? They have been laying people off right and left.   SYSCO Ventura "the poor little SYSCO that couldn't"- Please just shut them down and get on with it!"
5832

re:  USF ALBANY:  "This company is facing the long term effect of short term thinking.  Time is running out."
5831

re:  5825/SYSCO SAN DIEGO:  "most of the drivers work about 15 to 25 hours of overtime, but the abc drivers get about 5 to 10 hours a week. Most of the drivers work 5 days a week, but there are some guys who work 4 days a week in a 10 hour shift."
5830

farmer bros. 1st qtr loss

November 10, 2008
HappyMonday!

houston rests tanking

eat a sweet potato

McD profits up on dollar meals

re:  BROKERS:  "The statement was made" the distributors have no influence over whom handles their lines."Are you serious or simply don't know?     I sat in countless meetings with manufacturers and one of the first questions ask is " How satisfied are you with our broker?"If we were to make a change,who would you recommend?"
  Been there,done that"
5829

re:  USF BOSTON:  "Re: USF BOSTON: Hey, SOX FAN, here's a new concept for you. Why don't you grow a pair and just SAY what you want to John to his face? You seem to be someone who would rather just put someone else down in order to make yourself look good.  But you don't make yourself look good. You make yourself look like a pathetic coward. If you want to make a change, say something -- and say it TACTFULLY -- to the person who is in the best position to make the change you're looking for.  Being anonymous and posting on a site he probably doesn't even read (because he's too busy doing his job) does you no good. If it's the trainer's e-mail that is the problem, why aren't you telling the trainer himself to change his wording? And if it's certain TMs' and inside people's Audix messages that are sticking in your craw, why don't you say something to them directly? Do you really think John's going to just going to drop everything he's doing just to walk down the hall and stand there drumming his fingers and waiting for someone to change their Audix message ust because YOU don't like the wording? Not gonna happen. And if he did, I'm sure you'd just complain about how he's too busy micromanaging others to do his own job. Grow up and quit your whining. Or do us all a huge favor and go work for another company that doesn't mind sour grapes and back-stabbing.
-- USF FAN"
5828

re:  CENTAL COAST:  "Central coast will be changing in the very near future!!!!!! Rumor has that ______ is DONE!!!!! fill in the blank. Not very hard to figure out."
5827

November 8 & 9, 2008
The Weekend!

re:  "NEW MAIL:  "Just want too know why you just post on weekends, and not post everything you receive... "
5826
<We post everything we receive unless it is obscene or screws with someone's family.  I post as often as I can, but remember that this site is not a profit center, so I have to have a real job during the week.  I sometimes get home too late and/or too tired to update the site.  We put the message board up to help mitigate the problem.  It's possible that your email got lost in the spam filter.  We get FLOODED with spam every day.  It is not uncommon to get 5,000 emails per day (I now know more about erectile dysfunction than I ever wanted to know.) so it is impossible to check through the spam folder every time.  If you have any suggestions please bring them on!
Steve>

the gordon ramsey of vancouver?

re:  SYSCO SAN DIEGO:  "to the driver at sysco san diego, great hourly rate.  do you guys work 4 or 5 day weeks?  also, how many hours does the average driver put in every week?  thanks and go TEAMSTERS!!!!"
5825

re: BROKERS:  "Distributors have no choice about which brokers handle which lines. If Sara Lee and Advance want to get a bigger bang for their buck, it's up to them. If nothing else, it will put more bodies on the street  to sell their products as well as other lines these brokers represent."
5824

re:  CENTRAL COAST FS:  "I’ve seen Kaney trucks as far North as Monterey,  driving all the way to one restaurant on Cannery Row.  That almost makes as much sense as Birite Foodservice out of San Francisco delivering all the way to Big Sur!"
5823

sara lee profits up

re:  SYSCO METRO:  "does anyone know anything about sysco metro ny?  are the drivers union?  how about pay and benefits?  i'm looking to possibly put an application in for a driving job, and am trying to gather some info."
5822

re:  PFG/TPC:  "Whats with the new DSM-Sysco robot Wiedower snagged from the Chicago OPCO. Do these Sysco guys all come from the same mold? Hey Mike we already have a Sysco house in Iowa and Lincoln we dont need one in Rock Island "
5821

re:  USF PHILLY & ALBANY:  "Is it true that a former Alliant Philly manager that is now a director of sales for USF Philly is going to join his buddy Bill Speed as the VP of sales for USF Albany?  If so good riddance from the Philly sales team and condolences to Albany! "
5820

lettuce may have caused E. coli

re:  USF BOSTON:  "Hey John you want to put forth our name as US Foodservice Boston. Why don't you listen to some of your TMs and inside peoples' Audix message. Your trainer continues to put out emails calling us "US FOODS". I know it sticks in your throat but you and all your Alliant pals have to realize Alliant was BOUGHT OUT by Us Foodservice and that is who pays you now. Not "US FOODS"
SOX FAN "
5819

re:  CENTRAL COAST FS:  "Ok folks. The economy is in the tank and everyone wants to know. Who on the Central Coast is going to survive this mess? Souza Foods has been very quiet lately. Are they putting together a game plan that leaves them the lone standing independent from Santa Maria to Paso Robles? Don’t bet against them, they have been around a long time. What about Kaney Foods? Their leader is a egomaniac with some serious issues, but they have been around a long time and offer products and services others can’t. Can they overcome the lack of sound leadership and dumb decisions? Speaking of dumb and dumber, how about Sysco Ventura? Will Houston let these clowns continue to embarrass a once proud corporation with a history of success being destroyed by one poorly run distribution center? Maybe they’ll send it all back to Walnut and pretend this little experiment never happened. And guess who’s waiting in Santa Barbara for it all to implode right into their lap? We are taking bets and the odds are that somebody will have to go. Who is it going to be? Souza, Kaney, Sysco Ventura? "
5818

re:  BROKERS:  "What's going on with the brokers on the "left" coast?  Heard that MarketSmart & Goodman are teaming up to become a regional broker network. A marriage like this must be driven by Sara Lee or Advance.  It's got to be better than having Key Impact come out west.........but will it be accepted by the distributors? "
5817

McLane swallows McCarty

November 1 & 2, 2008
The Weekend!

Tootie cutie?

Tyson looks for global growth

re:  HALLSMITH HR:  "Hallsmith's V.P. of H.R. I'm writing to you, I am a 64 year old widow looking for a woman such as yourself. I meet all your standards, I have a six figure job, and alot more tuck away, so the two of us can spend quality time together. They call you the '' black widow '' I'm told, Do you go now by J.B. or J.C.  J.G.....You like em old + rich w/a short window of standing up strait. So Julia I hope we can get together soon, when you see my bank account you will say yes, I'm sure "
5816

Happy Birthday
Mike Rains (L & C Meat Kansas City)
from October 10th

re:  SYSCO PHOENIX:  "SyscoPhoenix AZ:  Amazing is it not, Sysco Phoenix was doing so well. J.R was increasing sales, morale was at its finest, sales was up, profit was way up, but the new President had to have his own people imported into the Southwest, well look at it now, they are hurting so badly ( thank God ) they are even trying to buy business with greenbacks( not working) . Well I hear J.R. has moved on, he is smiling, blood pressure has been excellent, and Health is unbelievable at its finest. Made a lot of new friends, and oh yeah, his back, don’t feel sore anymore. "
5815

Happy Birthday
Gwen Moser (The best in the business! Monarch Foods)
from October 7th

re: 5801:  "Thanks for the good words. As of Nov. 2, 2008 top pay will be $ 22.30 an hour with $ 4.07 going into our pension up to 40 hours a week. As for the abc program, yes we have it, but its not to bad. The way it works is you get whatever the larger amount for the week is abc  or overtime so you can't lose. But the management has been screwing with drivers case counts saying premium stops aren't and making them regular stops. Supposedly there is so list that the clerk has that is from 2006. What year is it? Also the letter of agreement is in the contract, so we have it for the next five years. That's it, has anyone heard of any layoffs at Sysco LA and could you tell us about them.
sixty hour man "
5814

slow food at Tableland screening 

October 27, 2008
HappyMonday!

Irv Mills      Longtime Sonoman Irv Mills died last Thursday in Sonoma.      Mills, 88, was well known as an astute board-watcher at the Sonoma City Council meetings and the Board of Supervisors meetings, as well as many other civic gatherings where local issues were always foremost in his mind. He was also an avid letter writer as readers of the Index-Tribune's Pulse of the Public can attest.      "He's been a mentor and friend of mine for 25 years," said 1st District Supervisor Valerie Brown. "Irv was the interim executive director of the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce when I was president of the chamber." She added that Mills was an excellent example of a citizen who got involved in his community. "His strongest message was that people need to have civic responsibility."      Former City Manager Pam Gibson said Mills was very free with his advice and she also looked at him as somewhat of a mentor. "He never cared whether you took his advice or not but he wanted to give his opinion, and generally he had some very sound things to say."      Gibson said Mills was the first person to send her a note of congratulations when she was hired to be Sonoma's city manager. "In spring of 1995, he tracked me down in San Juan Capistrano and somehow got my address. I was astonished!"      Mills was born on April 17, 1920, in Connecticut. At 22, and newly married to his wife, Joan, he joined the United States Air Force in 1942. In 1943, he was a tail-gunner on a bomber sent to destroy a German factory in Schweinfurt when, before the plane released even one bomb, it was hit by enemy fire. Mills bailed out or was thrown out of the plane when it exploded. He parachuted into enemy territory and was captured, seriously injured.      He then spent two years in the prison camp Stalag 17, made famous by the 1953 movie of the same name. While incarcerated, Mills taught American history to his fellow prisoners using a textbook that had been smuggled into the camp. "You have to find ways to amuse yourself so you don't go bonkers," Mills told an I-T reporter in an interview for a story run last June.      Mills was released in May of 1945, when the Germans holding the captives surrendered to the Americans. And to the surprise of no one who knew him, he had written a journal about his time in captivity and titled it simply "My Wartime Log."      Following the war, he ran a successful china manufacturing company as well as a food-service design and engineering firm. He also owned several restaurants and served as a food and hospitality industry consultant. Upon moving to Sonoma in 1976, Mills, a self-described "political junkie" was active in a number of civic committees.      Mills prepared himself for his death by writing his own obituary.    "I would have expected him to do that, he was well prepared and he was absolutely in control," said Brown, who added, sadly, "What a loss of a fine man."

re:  CONFIDENTIAL?:  "Are the emails sent in confidential?"
5813
<From this end they are...the easiest way to get "busted" is to talk to other people and/or use grammatical expressions and/or misspellings that are characteristic of your speech or writing.>

October 25 & 26, 2008
The Weekend!

ex-employee problem?  behead them!

Happy Birthday
Rich Hoadley(Bay Brokerage Co.)
from October 6th

more tacos, please

Happy Birthday
Joe Rubich (USF, La Mirada, California)
from October 5th

illegal Mexicans land restaurateur in jail

re:  IFH FLORENCE:  "IFH Florence - RW, you and DS should be so proud of your selves continuing to sue two old men in the Myrtle Beach Market. On a work agreement that they have already given you 18 months on, when company policy states 12 months. Congratulations one of them has had to take his whole 401k savings to pay attorney fees. Hope that you two fine gentlemen are happy."
5812

McD's angus artery buster on hold

re:  SYSCO RALEIGH GAS ALLOWANCE:  "If the new problem you are referring to is the morale problem then I get it. Sadly"The Kang" doesn't get it. Actually he doesn't care. He is in love with his money. He makes fun of his Marketing Associates and they know it. If he only knew how many of "his" people were looking for other jobs maybe he would treat them better. Gotta go or I'll be late for my second job."
5811

Smithfield beef biz to Brazil

re:  ZARTIC REUNION:  "I am happy to announce the 1st annual reunion of the "Former Zartic Sales Force Association." 
     We will be meeting somewhere in the Atlanta area during that dead week between Christmas and New Years.  We are still looking for a cheap room because, well, that was our reputation.  One suggested sight may be the Holiday Inn at the Cartersville exit.  Many of us old guys have some fond memories about that place.  Especially the dinning experience at the on-sight Denny's. 
    If we are lucky, maybe Big Jim will let us come to Rome and use his barn.  But I'm not counting on it! Just who is invited to this shin-dig?  I will put it this way, if you would consider pulling Ken C. from Rockmart out of a burning building, don't bother showing up!  We don't want any of your kind at this event.
Please RSVP directly to me using the secret "Beef, Pork, Chicken" hot line.  
    See you in December!!!!!!!!!!"
5810

Maines + Boston Market

re:  SMALL DISTRIBUTOR/LEDYARD:  "Their name is Ledyard, not tard. They're a dysfunctional bunch that is for sure but they do function. They're definitely on the fringe of the mainstream distribution community but they can afford to be because of their location. This is and always will be their downfall. Because of their insulated location, management has and most likely will continue to operate contrary to practical business sales operational standards (Lil' Hitler, BTW is very proficient. JC is (very) good at what he does and is fair. You don't have to like him but can not deny the respect he deserves for his job performance. He's good, but takes an abnormal liking to the hatchet man duties the owner gives him, hence the moniker Lil' Hitler) .
    They have systematically pushed out some of the best food service personnel the state of California has seen in years most of which (today, now, or have in the past) work for Birite Foodservice in San Francisco. They once had a Equipment and Design division that was only rivaled by Rykoff in Daly City but pissed that away. They had two very successful "Cash n' Carry" operations but did the same, pissed them away. A lack of vision and short sighted management decisions coupled with a  lack of a sound understanding of current distribution practices is their down fall. During a short time in the mid 1990's the company flourished while direct family involvement was void of their day to day operations. But alas, individual hubris got in the way with the  the passing of the family patriarch. The wake left by his son was one that is still being felt in that pond (as it were) to this day.
    Ledyard, for shiny as a gem it's capable of being, is continually tarnished by the short sightedness and inept temper of its senior management. You know what they say? A family owned and operated business is just as dysfunctional as the family that owns and operates it. Good Luck, Ledyard, but be aware that you have burned way too many people to be seen as a company in our business that can be held in high regard. You need to let go and just finally sell the operation to some one that actually has a true passion for the business and actually cares abouts its employees. You're also the grave yard for those that have a little steam left in their engines but have worn out their welcome among the elite distributors in the Bay Area. "
5809

Sysco East Texas opens doors

re:  USF LA MIRADA:  "The Fred and John Show is no more……They puked on the force once again…"
5808

There's a great new resume posted on the Resume Page!
Aggressive Sales and Management

Happy Birthday
Warren St. Denis (Retired, Sysco San Francisco)
Michelle Victor (Sysco Portland)
from October 4th

October 23, 2008
Thursday

re:  ST. LOUIS BROKERS:  "Word has it that Rich’s is interviewing the market in St. Louis and can Nestle’ be far behind? I hear the ‘brothers’ are trying to make a home for themselves at Thomas Marketing or DBC or in other places. ‘They say’ that the STL market is ripe for consolidation with other ‘mid-central’ markets, such as KC, Omaha and Chicago, but when will GFS make their move in this market from KY? How about Reinhart will they also open up here or can they service it from the ‘former’ Banta Foods location in Springfield, MO? What about Martin Bros.---will they ‘make the move’ from IA into this market also?  
EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW!!"
5807

Happy Birthday
Ruth Barcus (USF/Wixom)
Diane Harris (USF, Raleigh)
from October 3rd

re:  BEST LOOKING REPS:  "Let’s have some fun here! Who are the best looking Broker Babes, Manufacture Reps and DSR’S across the country?   Were tired of hearing about all this union stuff!  
Fude Dude"
5806

Happy Birthday
Rose DeGrazia (Bay Brokerage Co.)
Paul Joyce (Foodservice Legend, Northern California)
from October 2nd

re:  SYSCO RALEIGH GAS ALLOWANCE:  "Dear "mr president"   Congratulations on putting this money back where it belongs. After all, the bottom line is ALL that matters. Good luck with your new problem. Think about it."
5805

Happy Birthday
Joe Valenti (USF, Albany)
from October 1st

October 22, 2008
Wednesday

Happy Birthday
Sandy Thames (formerly with McCabe's Foods Portland, Oregon)
from September 30th

re:  SMALL DISTRIBUTOR:  "their name is something "tard or "tard" something...anyway I just learned they have no sales management. Just s VP of sales and he's the owners nephew whom everyone dislikes and their DP's last job was managing a restaurant who's rumored to be a real loose cannon, power hungry, "I'll make you pay..." type. the bay area broker community says they're the laughing stock of all bay area distributors. WTF happened to independant distributors here in the greater bay area? Seems Birite is the only  professionally run operation of any integrity left out her in NorCal. anyway this "tard" organization is run by their computer guy who also acts as their finacial controller, a Vp of Opps whose nickname I hear is "lil hitler" and this VP of sales....and that's it. WTF has happend to independant distributors here in the BA>>>>we know Ritz is on the outs...any one of the "tard" family want to respond?
5804

Happy Birthday
Ed Carpino (Sysco FS, Half Moon, NY)
Dick Hess (USF, Clifton Park, NY)
from September 29th

October 21, 2008
Tuesday

There's a great new resume on the Resume Page!
Senior Level Logistics-Transportation-Management

re:  SAINT LOUIS BROKERS:  "Does anyone have a clue whats going on with Mid-American Brokerage in St. Lous?  We hear the that a major Regional Broker is planning a merger (K I) And we hear also hear that their top line  is interviewing the market, anyone have any clue?"
5803

Happy Birthday
Susan Hershey (DSR BiRite)
Rob Monroe (Prestige Food Brokers)
Chris Rummrill (USF, Albany)
from September 27th

re:  SYSCO S.D.:  "Most of the warehouse and drivers do a great job and should be applauded.  Here’s to you and your hard work, I for one appreciate it.
Upstairs person."
5802

more e. coli sickened Canadians expected

October 20, 2008
HappyMonday!

re:  SYSCO SAN DIEGO:  "to the driver aka-60 hour man, way to go.  its great to see the backbones of this company speak up.  what is your top rate for drivers?  did you guys fall sucker to the abc program?  go UNION!!!!"
5801

Happy Birthday
Craig Gross (PFG, Florida)
from September 26th

re:  5786:  "Incompetence isn't even the word for it.  What goes thru their mind when they hire and promote?  Saving money?  Maybe hiring someone that will look so bad that they can point to and say that at least there's someone worse than them?  Real nice place to work at.  Speed, Mirarchi, Holcomb, Cooper:  it is time you moved on and contaminated somewhere else."
5800

effectiveness of produce sanitizers

re: UNQUALIFIED PEOPLE AT USF ALBANY:  "After reading this post, why doesn't KKR/CD&R close Albany and cut their losses. This really makes me appreciate Jon and Fred.
FS VET"
5799

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Funny thing about Speed and Dragon Lady and Cooper, etc is that when they are let go, they will be given big severance packages (especially Speed) despite the crappy and stupid job performance.  In fact,  I wouldn't doubt that Speed would be given a bigger, better paying job someplace so he can screw things up worse someplace else.   What a joke.  When does a guy like learn that he is the Problem and not everyone else."
5798

October 18 & 19, 2008
The Weekend!

re:  5783:  "There's a guy that sweeps the floors, empties the trash cans and uses better judgement than Speed.  He gets the job done and does it well.  A role reversal would be nice except that with Speed the trash may never make it to where it needs to go because he's useless and we wouldn't want to lose a good janitor over it. "
5797"

re:  VINCE LICATA:  "Hey, Happy B-day to Vince, but isn’t he Psyscho Sacramento?
GoneCoastal1"
5796

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Bob Aiken, did you ask any tought questions at US Albany?  I mean real tough like, what the hell are you guys doing?  Why is it that good senior people get let go when it's crunch time for numbers?  Why can't procurement get anything right?  Why is it that pads keep going up while we lose more customers and business?  That's like the chicken and the egg question.  How about some of you big shots coming in to Albany and asking the people who actually work what's going on?  What do you think you're going to get from the accomplices in upper management???????????????  It's a country club!!!!!!!!
5795

Happy Birthday
Oscar G. Figari (Foodservice Associates, SoCal)
Don Fleishman (Eastern RSM, Ore-Cal Corp)
Maxine Gries (USF Kearny, NJ)
Barbara Horwath (Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc.)
Natalie Kudrna (Best CS/Inside Sales Rep at FSA/Omaha!)
Susan Orders (USF Fort Mill, SC, "The backbone of the division")
from September 25th

re:  FLORIDA BROKERS:  "As a DSR in the Sunshine State of Florida it is hard to get a broker to follow through with anything.Just want to give props to the exception to the rule, Manny Martinez with C and G Food Brokerage. Manny follows through like a true professional and is a welcome relief from the low level of support that is the norm here.I wish Manny all the best and wish there were more broker reps like him.                                                        
A Happy DSR
5794

Happy Birthday
BBethann Hutchinson (Eurest Dining/Compass Group)
from September 24th

October 16, 2008
Thursday

re:  USF ALBANY:  "I have worked for both companies in the past ten years or so and have found both human resources Managers to be very unethical. Kim Mirachi for US Foods and Lynn Lott for Sysco Albany have violated just about every ethical rule in the hand book. Both have taken confidential information and passed it on to some of the other executive staff members. Anyone who has had passed experiences should forward the information on to this website for starters."
5793

re:  HALLSMITH:  "Top three reasons why hallsmith wouldn't allow chris wiggles join in on the foxwoods trip are
#3 he throws his complimentary beer cups on the floor
#2 he was at a pizza party at mike m house
#1 steve s wasn't around to let him borrow money"
5792

Happy Birthday
Laura Garcia (Old S.E.R., Fresno)
Rodney Holley (Sysco, Memphis)
from September 23rd

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