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October 15, 2008
Wednesday

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"
5791

re:  SYSCO CHARGES:  "Sysco charging ma's reminded me of a time that a Sysco house decided to charge to charge the ma's for late collections.    A very enterprising ma contacted a competitor and explained the situation to them.Net result was when Sysco put the account on stop or charge a late fee he ship the order thru the competition.     Yes,Sysco found out,but the late charges were suspended immediately!"
5790

re:  SYSCO S.D.:  " It sounds like you work upstairs. I'll tell you what, why don't you come see what its like to be a driver or warehouseman. You come in at eight and leave at five, most of us come in between three and five AM and leave between four and seven PM. How many of you upstairs are followed around by supervisors day in and day out, down breathing down your neck until you have a nervous break down ( Temecula Driver ). What happened to the Corporate Roadeo, that not a spelling error, that how they spell it. The sales staff has award dinners at casinos and gets free rooms for the night. We get to tailgate at a Padres game with nose bleed seats. Hope it's not foggy or I won't see the game. Anyways we bust our butts and guilty until proven innocent. Maybe you should call local 542, since local 683 can't organize you do to a contractual agreement. Yes, we follow the contract unlike you guys. By the way, we have an awesome benefit package, we don't pay a single dime for our health insurance, only co-pays for Doctor visits and the drugs. So next time you see a UNION member tell them thanks for all their hard work. If it wasn't for us downstairs, you people upstairs won't have a job!!  
sixty hour man"
5789

re:  WTF?:  "No updates in a while?  Should I not bother?"
5788
<Hopefully you've figured out our dilemma by now...you might try the CONSTANTLY UPDATED bulletin board.>

Happy Birthday
Victorine Gambucci Licata (Vicki) (The Godmother of SYSCO, L.A.)
Larry Tanner (Maximum Quality Foods)
from September 22nd

re:  SYSCO CHARLOTTE:  "Yo Sysco Charlotte.  Hows it going guys?  Bet you all had a super duper surprise at your sales meeting with your return reps.  How can you trust the word of someone who runs off, runs you all down, gives the goods to your competition, then in return work out a deal with your management to bring herself and a "Mr Sysco" back.  She backstabbed you all once, she will do it again once US Ft Mill offers her $$$$ just like SYSCO offered her $$$$ after her three year contract.  How many of you have gotten that?  Amazing how when she worked with you last she could not hack it, leaves and makes a raise.  OH and by the way Mr Sysco is her puppy dog... follow me here... follow me there.  We know where you are going L J and we will see you next Tuesday.  Have fun with your old/new company and your 80 k.   
Signed,   The Eggman Goo Goo Goo Joob"
5787 

Happy Birthday
Bruce Clendenning (USFoods, NorCal)
Jim Rogers (Sales Manager, Garland C. Norris)
from September 21st

October 14, 2008
Tuesday

re:  USF ALBANY:  "LOL:) I've been in various positions here and never surprised with some of the people that are hired and promoted here over the years. The ship started to sink when Jen Brewster who was the Equipment & Supplies Manager and then promoted to Director Of Procurement (Notice no perishable background) and Wayne Durr who was the Logistic Manager and then promoted to Perishable Manager (Notice no perishable background) started calling the shots. The two nut jobs have recently hired a hospital employee to purchase produce (Notice no perishable background) and a Car Salesman to purchase Seafood (Oh he hasnt worked for Price Chopper in 3 years). Its no wonder Sysco and every other distributor are laughing at us. I'll just call one of the specialist, Oh we dont have anyone left. Bill, Kim, Adam and Debbie you need to go!
5786

Happy Birthday
Bob Besore' (Sysco, Modesto)
Bobby Giorgetti (Western Regional, Tulkoff Foods)
Pete Parker (PFG/Northcenter Foodservice, Augusta, Maine)
from September 20th

re:  SYSCO 401K:  "any SYSCO union drivers in the SYSCO 401K????"
5785

Happy Birthday
Phil Anton (Master Food Broker, Inc., Chicago, IL)
Stephen DelGiudice (Ace Endico Foodservice, NY)
from September 19th

October 13, 2008
Friday the 13th Comes on a Monday This Month!

we are definitely getting closer to being back to "normal"...

re:  FONTANINI:  "Hey, what's up with Fontanini? I've heard they have pulled their direct rep's off the street and may be going just broker to try and save money. They built a big new plant and have been having nothing but problems with recalls and quality issues. Are they up for sale? They have been losing business for the last few years.  
Pizza Guy, he delivers! "
5784

Happy Birthday
Steve Forgy (former Sysco, L.A.)
Sheri Visioli (Prestige Foods)
Byron Willford (Columbus Branch Manager, Kohlman Sales Company)
from September 18th

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Working on the sales end for a long time now I had to write in about some of the recent hirings and fireings. I have seen some very talented people in the past lose their jobs and be replaced by misfits. Speed you have surrounded yourself with idiots. Paolini should relocate to Albany now that he is also a president."
5783

Happy Birthday
Rich Carroll (formerly Sysco)
Rodney Marsh (USFoodservice, Allentown, PA, Dedicated Driver)
from September 17th

October 11 & 12, 2008
The Weekend!

re:  OVERTIME:  "Sysco Albany Overtime My boss keeps telling me there is a strict company band on overtime that we have to get our jobs done on time. Last week I heard a rumor that Jim P is allowed ot. They say he works threw lunch. R U kidding me. Just because he doesn’t punch out for lunch he gets ot, He still in the break room, he is not working. We all saw him at the retirement party Friday. Did the company give him a free lunch and paid him overtime to eat it. This is not fair to the hard honest workers. Will he get overtime if he comes to family fun day."
5782

Happy Birthday
Chris Duffy (Sysco Chicago)
Bill Hoff 25 years with Custom Food Products & 20 years buying for Omaha Institutional Service..72 in 2008!)
from September 16th

re:  STOLELN LAPTOP:  "So now we all get hit with a letter from USF that some employees info has been stolen, i.e. a laptop containing sensitive info was stolen out of someone's car.   Security!!! Hah! What was this kind of info doing on a laptop to begin with?  Who is responsible for this? Is customer info treated the same way?   And the LAME apology that USF is sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused - oh spare us the tears! Thanks for making our day! Now if we can only make it through the parking lot without getting run over.... "
5781

Happy Birthday
Vince Licata (USF, San Francisco/NorCal)
from September 15th

I think we're back in business!

Here's what happened, for those of you who haven't kept up on the bulletin board:

My hard drive crashed and the data was NOT recoverable.  Frankly, money prevented me from restoring the site promptly.  The total cost was about $500.00.  Twelve extremely generous readers have contributed around $200.00.  Now to most of you $300 doesn't sound like a lot, but remember, I'm NOT in the fs biz anymore, and as a teacher I take home around $2600 a month.  I put new software on the computer on 30-day trials and will make them permanent after I get paid again (teachers get paid once a month).

There may be a few glitches as I transfer the site from FrontPage to Expressions2 software, but it will work out.

I don't think that the emails were lost, but I'm in the process of that recovery.

For those of you that think we're rolling in cash from the advertising:  the fact of the matter is that this site takes around $200 a month (including the bulletin board and the chat room and the bandwidth and the misc. charges) and the advertising revenue (because of a general decline in web advertising revenues) is down to around $60-$70 a month.

Anyway, those wonderful people who donated the money have made it possible for this site to resume publication, and for that I am eternally grateful.

Steve

September 16, 2008
Tuesday

re:  TEAMSTA4EVA:  "I do not intend to knock any of the Union Brothers of Local 25. Their hard work and sweat for "our" customers is without question one of the best things going on at USF Everett. That being said let's look at some facts. "Management" has raised the quotas so high for night selectors that mistakes are unavoidable. You cannot ask someone to increase their output while at the same time asking for faster times without consequences. They are only human. Sanitation is nonexistent because "management" wants the selectors to only build pallets and go home. They have been told it is not their job to clean up after themselves. The current rodent infestation is a direct result of this policy. "Management" is jamming 12-16 stops per truck. The resulting damage to product, (crushed boxes, frozen produce), has hurt sales. This can only mean late deliveries and disgruntled customers. "Our" customers reward us with smaller orders. The shorthanded day crew is being asked by "management" to put away 1000-1200 pallets per day and get it done before the night crew arrives for work. It would be nice if day "management" came out of their office for something besides the lunch wagon.
    I would agree with your assertion that current "management" is heartless. Their is zero sales management in the building. To combat drooping sales and Gross Profit good people have lost their jobs in order to put their salaries to the bottom line. Dedicated workers that have more than 20 years with the company have been told they are no longer needed. They are walked out by HR and do not get so much as a thank you for all they have done. John Glynn is always out of the building during these RIFs. He has taken to calling in on Friday to see how many TMs have resigned that day. The exodus has only just begun. TMs and inside people have remained through the summer due to their loyalty to "our" customers. Mid October will see many empty cubicles and rookie TMs on the road taking over a veterans' accounts. We will lose two of our islands next year.
    It makes little sense to call the ethics hotline. We are now owned by Wall Street buyout specialists. We will be pared down and the books will be made to look good to prepare us for the next sale. These new owners would not know the difference between a number 10 can and a bag of flour. They dangle big bonuses at our "management" and do not care how they hit their number as long as it gets done. Do not waste your dime on the call.
Keep up the good work for "our" customers but remember to keep your eyes and ears open for any job opportunities.
See you at the World Series. That will be our "management" team sitting in our seats and not one person who puts in a hard days work for "our" customers.
SOX FAN"
5780

re:  STOLEN LAP:  "Laptop stolen back in June and just receiving a letter stating family information was on laptop. That's USF, right on top of things. I guess their offering free credit monitoring for one year. How nice of them. Social Security numbers stick with a person for life. Still dealing with idiots at USF and haven’t received a paycheck from them in years."
5779

September 13 & 14, 2008
The Weekend!

reminder:  I'm teaching full time right now (first grade!), so I'm not able to update the site as often as I'd like...I hope you'll avail yourself of the Message Board.  On any day that I am off I will update the page as usual.  I miss the FS industry tremendously.

re:  5762:  "Not sure what you're talking about. I haven't seen a thing on this web site about Gail Allen. She's well respected, has integrity, and was a real president. Are you sure it wasn't about the loser at US Albany?"
5778

re:  USF TAKES ANOTHER HIT:  "USF-Florida - wave goodbye to Muvico.....and the few remaining good associates.....a 20 year veteran made the move from USF-Boca to Cheney Bros.....more to follow....."
5777

re:  BIZ REVIEW:  "Does anyone know if Jim English is still going to Business Review. I hope so, maybe we could get someone good now. Heard that Phil wanted him and Jim didn't want to work for Phil."
5776

There's another one lost on the Lost & Found page.

re:  SYSCO L.A. BIZ REVIEW:  "what is the matter b. vasta, do not like the idea that c. woolf will be making more then you when that salary goes a way soon. why don't you get off your ass and help your people. that's the real problem. maybe if you treat them like humans you would get respect. you still do not get it, you have been here for over a year now and you still can not stop talking behind peoples back."
5775

Happy Birthday
(USF, Coachella Valley)
View the complete list on the Birthday Page.

re:  5762/ALBANY PREZ:  "As far as Mrs. Allen's health is concerned, it really is not information for this site. Although I agree with your sentiments about wishing her well, there is a place and time, and FSR is not it. I am a huge fan of this site and read it every day, but please leave the personal health issues personal. If she wanted her information this site, I am sure she would have posted it herself. I believe that as of now she is a private citizen and no longer the president of Sysco Albany, so let's let her live her life.
ANON"
5774
<I would much prefer to not see any mention of Ms. Allen other than good wishes and prayers for her recovery.  Show some class.>

Happy Birthday
(Veteran C.S. Rep, USF, Cinci)
  (Prestige Foods)
(Sysco Corporate)
View the complete list on the Birthday Page.

re: PEOPLE LEAVING - "Neither Sysco Corporate in Houston or USF Corporate in Chicago (or wherever they are) care about people leaving. Long term employees (20 years +) eat up benefits and salary that could be spread out over newer, less experienced TMs, MAs and DSMs. In most cases, the accounts that person had will not leave for the competition. If they do, they will come back. One of the long-time TMs in our division left and most of his accounts stayed with our division."
5773

Happy Birthday
(formerly Sysco)
(Sodexho Services)
from the 12th

re:  APPRECIATION:  "We here at the cube on the east coast barely get a pat on the back for working 70 hours a week come Friday night. We wouldn't know what to do with free drinks. Our the drivers' union? We are, that's why we don't get any positive reinforcement."
5772

Happy Birthday
(Hallsmith Sysco)
from the 11th

re:  GC/PFG:  "Last I hear GC was in Alaska selling ice cubes…"
5771

Happy Birthday
(USF, Miami, Driver)
(Monarch Foods)
from the 10th

re:  SYSCO S.D.:  "Hey don’t feel bad. Here in Iowa we cut our rodeo, sales appreciation and our awards banquet. We aren't taking any chances of messing with the higher ups salaries. I'm sure we're not the only house. On a high note we did have another record SALES week. Go figure huh."
5770

salmonella in alfalfa sprouts

re:  USF PHILLY:  "RE : 5753
    This posting is one disgrunteled stupid idiot who just doesn't get it and believes he can say anything he wants. The management of Phila did try to work with Rich Soltysiak. He was given 3 weeks off to get his problems solved. He asked for the time and was given it. He was very happy and complimentary to the management for the time they gave him. I'm a driver for US Philly and I know this for sure. This guy has to stop. This type of posting is a disgrace."
5769

Happy Birthday
(USF Albany)
(Total Source Foodservice, Inc.)
(USF)
from the 9th

September 9, 2008
Tuesday

re:  USF EVERETT:  "Hello fellow "SOX FAN" I to agree with you as to where you point your blame at , but the more they frustrate you it seems the happier they are .I come to you from the bowels of this sinking ship, and can tell you first hand "late trucks" and "mispics" are not out of control. We "UNION BROTHERS" on the floor and on the road are doing what ever it takes to satisfy "OUR" customers. The company and its leaders are making productivity standards difficult for us to maintain on a consistent basis. I believe we can unite to combat this bunch of numbers crunchers, by asking any and all "FOODSERVICE" people to call USF ETHICS HOTLINE (1.888.310.7716) and tell your stories of mis-management, and poor leadership. This heartless crew have people they must answer to also, so let us see if we can come together and put some heat on them.To my fellow 'SOX FAN" keep selling and we will do our job to the highest standard we are allowed. Hope to hear some feedback. Sincerely,
TEAMSTA4EVA"
5768

pre-washed salad isn't

re:  GP:  "As Garry Puscak put on his armor to combat his competitors every morning, is this the day that I will become a regional manager, watch out Sysco, watch out U.S.Foods, I am coming after your business, I am fully armed in my fantasy outfit. I hunger to bite your ass, I am driven to take your business."
5767

September 6 & 7, 2008
The Weekend!

re:  SOUTHERN FOODS:  "Southern Foods in Greensboro, NC is being sold. Does anyone have any information and or history on the new ownership and their plans for this company?"
5766

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Definition of an optimist : Someone in the office who carries their lunch to work after the 3rd quarter results hit the streets, like in October
    When is Speed going to start selling the furniture ? ( left over from the exiting people )
An Albany Guy"
5765

re:  WALMART & SAM'S:  "Prediction:  If there is a Democratic change in President,I believe there is a good chance a new adminstration will push for a breakup of Walmart and Sam's.Why?
    Walmart is a bigger monopoly factor in many cities and towns than Standard Oil,IBM and ATT,all of which were broken up or growth limited.
    Second,it maybe the biggest obstacle to unions growth in this country.
Reading the tea leaves"
5764

re:  CHARLOTTE:  "Sales down, attitudes that suck....Nobody trusts anybody and everybody (More DSM"S are on their way out)is looking elsewhere...Houston there is a problem and doesn't look like it can be fixed with management that's there now...Good luck is right boys, sounds like you're gonna need all you can get! How many good people are you going to allow to leave before somebody figures it out???????"
5763

re:  SYSCO ALBANY PREZ:  "While many of you continue to pound away at Ms. Allen, president of Sysco, Albany, for whatever reason, did you know that she is fighting cancer, and has been for a few years?  Let's just leave her alone.  Everything you say about Sysco, Albany, is a reflection on her.  How about writing to her and putting your name on the correspondence and maybe you will get something done.  Don't be a chicken and hide behind this format; that just says you are a trouble-maker and not serious.
    See ya!"
5762

re:  SYSCO S.D. DRIVER APPRECIATION:  "In response to your ‘just curious’ question… does it matter what others are receiving? You forgot to mention the thousands of dollars in gifts and prizes your Operations team purchased for you and the other Drivers. You also forgot to mention that some of those daily snacks and gifts are from your H.R. team, who aren’t obligated to do ANYTHING for you, but they do because they want you to know you’re appreciated by their team. When is the last time you saw a big sign on the side of building announcing ‘Credit Department Appreciate Day’ or ‘Accounts Payable Appreciation Day’ or ‘Marketing Dept. Appreciation Day’? NEVER. And you’re complaining because your gifts aren’t big enough? Is this how you act at Christmas and on your birthday when someone does something nice for you? You complain because it’s not enough??? Just shut up and be grateful for once."
5761

Happy Birthday
(Marketing Manager - USF/City Meat, AZ)
View the complete list on the Birthday Page.

re:  5746:  "Procurement incompetence is pretty bad. TMs change orders to accept subs which mask the out of stocks and no one cares. It's the same BS answers over and over and over... they play games to make the numbers look "right." Just make it look good and maybe everyone will stop talking about it. The pricing is not all procurement. The pads have to get raised to keep BS's anus and bonus in tact because of a lot of lost cases. Maybe it's time that someone took a very hard look at how the numbers have been met rather than that numbers have been met. It's incompetence through and through out Albany. Not just procurement.
"PLEASE SEND HELP SOON"
5760

re:  SYSCO S.D. DRIVER APPRECIATION:  "Here’s what we got – a job with a paycheck, decent benefits. Quit your whining and be thankful for what you do have. You’re not entitled to your job, you know. It’s an agreement – you give them work, they give you a paycheck. Why the hell does anybody (Drivers, Bosses, Administrative Assistants, etc.) need any “Appreciation Day”? I can’t imagine my Dad ever coming home saying “My boss doesn’t appreciate me.” How embarrassing! Grow up."
5759

re: SYSCO L.A. BIZ REVIEW - "100K a year for basically doing nothing? Where do I sign up for that? Just travel around and browbeat MAs about why they are not selling certain segments. Why do these people get a bonus? They contribute nothing to the process. The DSMs should be the ones doing the reviews. They are the ones who generally know the customers."
5758

Denny's Bloody Slam

re:  ROWE 4 PREZ?:  "The wheels are in motion to replace Bill Speed with Gib Rowe in the near future. Brace yourselves for Rowe II."
5757

re:  5741:  "Just one question from the Deep South. How is it that you can be the number one or two sales writer as well as a PRIME VENDOR? Sounds like you are drinking more than koolaid! Maybe your corporate ethics office should be paying you a visit.
Why do all the posts from USF Albany and Boston sound identical just with different names.
Have a great Labor Day!!!"
5756

re:  FRIDAY REPEAT @ USF BOSTON:  "This Friday we lost a 30 year street veteran to the competition. Querci is already running at the mouth that Fran will be no loss. HUH?? This is the second DSM with more than 30 years experience to leave in the last few weeks. Does anyone see a pattern here? When will corporate wake up to the mess that is now USF Boston? Time to send JG packing. Watch for 4 more good writers, not order takers, to leave by the September 12 sales meeting. Don't buy those 2009 ferry tickets yet!
SOX FAN"
5755

Happy Birthday
(International Pacific Seafoods, Inc.)
from the 4th

September 3, 2008
Wednesday

re:  5728:  "5728 sounds like Garrey to me or maybe even Bob? Brother's I know it's hard but put the past behind you but the fights with the BOZO's in Corona not Walnut. All of you guys are welcome and embraced in your new home and none of you have to work with each other or even see each other beyond once a month. Let's hope for good things for everyone for the better good of Walnut, Houston and our stock values as all of you guys are talented! I assure you that neither one of those guys wrote post 5707 and you should look closer to home!
Let's kick some ass and all be very successful!"
5754

September 2, 2008
Monday comes on Tuesday this week

re:  USF PHILLY:  "to all who don't know but we have have lost a beloved coworker this week. he was having personal problems and needed time to clear things up but usf philly mickey mouse management team refused to help all they did was laugh and threaten to fire him so instead he took his own life. i hope hutter and hetzel get what they deserve professionally from corporate and their creator!
    rich my friend you will be missed professionally and personally you were a funny guy always made me laugh at the stupidest things (i love what you do with the english cucumbers) wish you wouldn't have left us the way you did no job is worth your life. you will be missed my friend !!!!!!!"
5753

re:  5736:  "Hey still struggling in Tampa, You have your story mixed. The writing was on the wall, Cropsey left due to PFG bringing in the retard running the show now and so he could bring in his boy toy who couldn't sell his ass or even manage his way out of a paper bag. Its obvious since you are struggling and the 7 senior staff members left the company when they were turning it around for the better. Eidens three failed presidencies in less than 3 years due to his unethical habits, Manion who puckers and cries to daddy when he doesn't get his way WAHHHH, they cant get their sales force to sell and continue to chop their Operations department to compensate for the lack of management from the sales building. Not to mention they hire a Trans manager as a VP of ops who has no clue and the way he operates will probably turn into an EEOC issue. If you are still struggling then complain to Richmond or even Vistar/Roma since they now own PFG, they can get rid of the real crap in that center and eliminate the garbage.
Good luck
signed Glad to be gone"
5752

re:  USF EVERETT:  "ill agree to everything SOX FAN had to say except that the trucks get out late. even though Everett is the black sheep of the USF divisions, we still take pride in our work and strive to get the trucks out on time. sure, the VP of Ops doesnt really care about our division. he is too busy brown nosing the upper management hoping they will acknowledge his "achievements" and i use that term very loosely. if someone took the time to actually show Everett how to use this new system they threw on us about 6 months ago, i think we could actually show some good numbers. but i think that was part of the plan to make the good management who stood up for themselves to look bad.
Mightymonte4"
5751

August 30, 31, September 1, 2008
Labor Day Weekend

re:  BEK:  "BEK Looking Up? Mr Hallam III is a class act, as well as the rest of BEK corp. You still will not meet market share as needed to be successful. Maybe 5722 is right. Cube is pissed. After your new owners break apart BEK, USF and Cube will rule!!!! Many ex Cube and USF employee's will come full circle... Good luck to all..."
5750

Happy Birthday
(Bunge Foods)
View the complete list on the Birthday Page.

re:  USF ALBANY:  "There really aren't too many people left in Albany. Outside of the skeleton crew in the office you really don't have a lot more to cut back on. Pretty soon the only ones left behind to turn the lights out will be Mirarchi and Speed. All interested: please vote on who will turn the lights out in the end. Will it be Mirarchi or Speed? My vote goes to Speed. Both, Mirarchi and Speed bolt out before sundown, you know vampires, but we know who the real boss is.
    We had the "Fry-on" thing going for a while. How about the Speed/Mirarchi "Last Man Standing" thing? Every vote counts!"
5749

Happy Birthday
(Retired, Sysco Ventura/L.A.)
View the complete list on the Birthday Page.

re:  5739/ALBANY:  "If you don't like the subject, don't read it. Albany and Boston, keep the information coming. It's about time Chicago and hopefully CD&R and KKR heard what's going on. These people run the company like it's their own personal playground."
5748

Happy Birthday
(InsideFood "Man of the Year, 2001")
(Steiner-Wolff Sales and Marketing)
(Sysco, Hampton Roads)
View the complete list on the Birthday Page.

re:  SYSCO S.D. DRIVER APPRECIATION:  "I'm curious, I work for sysco san diego and some of us are wondering what other drivers in the other houses got for driver appreciation week. So far , we have gotten 2 granola bars ( single packages held together with a rubber band ) , an apple, a bag of pretzel, a bag of trail mix and ic cream sandwiches and its only wednesday. Oh I almost forgot the o.j. and sysco brand danishes in the morning. If it was the sales staff they would have a catered breakfast. "
5747

FDA finds more salmonella

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Ive been with the company for sometime now and am ashamed on what is going on in procurement. Pricing, Out-of-stocks, Quality is horrible especially in the perishable arena and when I talk to Durr or Brewster all I get is were working on it. The blind leading the blind"
5746

fs dist calls it quits after 100 years

re:  SYSCO CHARLOTTE:  "Rumor is down here in the Longhorn state that a trip to SYSCO Charlotte is coming up. We hear those hillbillies have been disturbed by a bunch of Idiots from down south of them.....We shall see.....The Local Teamsters talk too much up there and corporate has caught wind. Good luck boys... All Ears Here...."
5745

food co-op rejects produce irradiation

re:  SYSCO SAC:  "To all of you in Sac preparing for retirement ask the several who have been asked to "RETIRE" if their plan worked for them? We are being forced out and asked to retire or we won't get our monies due to us. Delmer you and Brett are the worst management team I have ever worked under. Associates in every department have commented that you and Brett have turned SYSCO Sac into a company that cares only about the numbers. If you start caring more about the people the sales and the MORALE will soar. We are heading to our awards banquet and several of us are going because we feel we HAVE to or else. Please let us have one night of fun and one night of no more Berglund. Use Russ or Mark PLEASE! Brett and others will be heading to Hawaii soon and I wonder what he did to deserve the trip? Houston I wonder how you would like working with the conditions we are under? Delmer was a great CFO and Brett was a lucky DSM and MA but neither are great motivators. Gary we all wish you well and will miss your smile. "
5744

Happy Birthday
  (USF, Livermore)
from the 29th

re:  SHAMROCK:  "Watch out Sysco Denver. Shamrock has their eyes on several more of your your people and potentially one to replace the departing JA.
5743

Food poisoning turns deadly in Oklahoma

re:  SYSCO L.A. BIZ REVIEW:  "Did anyone know that the Business Review(BR) team members make upwards of 100K a year.Yes, 100K. WOW!! All they do is carry in a book and go over numbers. The only people who do anything in that department is the Culinary department and Protein Specialists. We should save SYSCO their salaries and make our DSM do the Biz Revs., they can pull up all that info off of SOLAR,besides they are bonused on it. Why should I respect or do a BR with any BR member who doesn't do squat and then comes into my account and acts like they know everything. Most of the BR members, with the exception of 1 or 2 (maybe) did not grow at dub/dub, make any clubs(torchbearer,Chairman), or have any seniority with SYSCO. They got hired because they were washed up MA's, their DSM wanted to get rid of them or they were Clive's pet.Then they lecture me about not having all the Business. Gimme a BREAK!!!BR got paid on stuff that I sold to my account! and had nothing to do with them or the BR Dept.. Do a BR, they attach their name to it, and they get a bonus, quite a big bonus (whether they helped or not),Now for all u MA's who don't know, watch what you say to a certain someone who works in that department. That BR member is like the Perez Hilton of SYSCO...if u don't want anyone to know.....don't tell them. Quit hiring more BR people, it's not necessary, that's what are DSM should be doing in the first place. Hire some more Drivers or purchase a new truck.~CW, I got news for you... My BR person always wants to end early at 2 or 3 & never wants to book a review on Friday, I wonder why? I wish I could do nothing for a 100K a year.
Signed~
SYSCO Biz Review Insider"
5742

Happy Birthday
(Sysco, L.A.)
from the 28th

re:  DASH OF REALITY/NOT COMMON SENSE:  "bring back DB?? you are definitely drinking the koolaid. CS, class act guy and a great team for JG.
I expect that you are either a recently dismissed or TM order taker. I am number 1 if not number 2 on the Boston streets and I am a PRIME VENDOR. Insulting if you think you are less. No order taking, just a decade in the trenches and making a difference in our street presence. ANYONE can sell chicken, it takes more to be a consultant. Step up or Step out, no room for negativity as it only breeds negativity. Move over Cube."
5741

USF driver shoots friend, kills self

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August 27, 2008
Wednesday

re:  USF EVERETT:  "Another Friday brings another round of resignations. John when are you going to get it? You and your "team" has slashed everything to the bone to make your bonus. You stand in front of us and ask for more GP$ when you are in the mood to attend a sales meeting. Well where is our sales support? Nobody from Peabody returns our calls unless they are from Everett originally. Our produce guy answers his calls late in the day because he spends all day in the coolers since you fired our Produce QA in another budget stretching move. Mis picks are out of control. Trucks are running late out of the barn every day even though your fair haired OPS VP hides it well by fudging his reports. We are the foodservice joke of New England. We once owned the Cape. Now your team only pays attention to Prince Charming on Nantucket. Must be nice to get return phone calls from staff members huh Jay.
    John every department has good people actively seeking employment elsewhere. How do you expect to hit your number when you are replacing veteran TMs lost to the competition with recent college grads? You just don't get this business! If we service the hell out of our customers the GP$ will follow as we will have a happy customer base. Let's face it moving from Buffalo to Boston was like stepping into the deep end of the pool without your swimmies on. Can't wait until they can your butt and we get a real sales oriented President so we can take back our customers.
SOX FAN"
5740

re:  ALBANY & BOSTON USF:  "Someone in Chicago should ask what do both USF Boston and Albany have in common, it is there zone president"
5739

BEK looking up                            

 

 

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August 26, 2008
Tuesday

Scrimp on ingredients = more profit (duh...)

Happy Birthday
(Western Canada Sales Manager, Lamb Weston)
View the complete list on the Birthday Page.

COI shutdown

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Good Lord, you almost need a web site just for the cry babies at USF Albany
Get a life!!!
anon"
5738

re:  SHAMROCK:  "Who will be the new owner? Grapevine is showing Kent M wanting out. Plus a divorce is in the future for Kent. Norm won't let it go but Norm is losing his control. Management has had their range so far but the budget is a farce. Have fun at Scamrock."
5737

Smithfield lo$$

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August 25, 2008
HappyMonday!

Happy Birthday
(Sysco, Sacramento, retired!)
View the complete list on the Birthday Page.

re:  PFG/FLA:  "PFG FLORIDA
    Does anyone know whatever happened to Garrett Cropsy after he was banished to Little Rock and then fired by one of his best friends? I heard he is trying to sell fish. The guy was a complete blithering munchkin who acted like Napolean and destroyed a sales force. He and his fellow idiot Ed Garton. Anyone know where Eddie boy went to?
STILL STRUGGLING IN TAMPA"
5736

There's another one found on the Lost & Found page.

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Speed's P and L ought to look much better next month with the recent layoffs this past week. The exercise Speed found out about years ago is that when you REDUCE COST ( fewer employees ) who happen to be at the top of their pay grade ( 23+ years ) a POSITIVE DROP THRU takes place which then has a dramatic effect on the bottom line.
    In other words, to make more profit ( BONUS ALERT at second quarter results in late July ) you're not going to have to sell additional product ( JUST MANAGE COSTS ) or in other words , have your existing employees work a minimum of two + jobs till they drop.
    Is it possible that by this time next year that 30 people will be working ?
    or, will replacements be coming after the year end BONUS CUTOFF ?
The morale crusader"
5735

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Regarding all the BS about B.S. It's useless. Even IF and after he is dumped, as someone previously said, he will get a big bonus parachute and then another job with a big raise and a guarantee. He should be blackballed after this fiasco just like he should have been after screwing up at several other jobs he had. No one will look at the mess and the carnage that is left. It will be excused and overlooked. This is SAD but TRUE!"
5734

re:  SYSCO:  "is it true that Sysco in implementing a new policy. When an employee is injured and they conclude the fault was employee negligent they will be terminated? is this not against the law?"
5733

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August 23 & 24, 2008
The Weekend!

re:  DASH OF COMMON SENSE:  "Substitute Boston for Albany and Glynn for Speed and you're looking at the same scenario.
Two (Peabody & Everett) once proud barns now combined are only a third or fourth tier player in the New England market. Are we the prime supplier for any street accounts?
    Bring back Craig Smith and Dave Baily and lets move cases and stop firing good people. The only way these people are making their bonuses is cutting expenses without any regard for our customers or long time employees.
SOX FAN"
5732

re:  5720/USF ALBANY:  "It's pathetic. It's obvious to everyone that doesn't have his head in the ground that there's a big problem with no end in sight. Maybe Albany needs a new coach."
5731

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Sounds like "Six Sigma" is alive and well in Albany. But the re.re.re.re. hiring of people (hired for the fourth time) for a management position (DSM) is contrary to good business practices. Where was Human Recourses with all their excellent record keeping? Where is succession planning? Where is the training? Guess the old adage of "the expert is always next door" is well respected at USF Albany. Order takers are always welcome."
5730

re:  6720/ALBANY:  "What's happening at US Albany is cost cutting and ass saving. Can't get it done any other way."
5729

re:  SYSCO L.A.:  "You know the real question at Sysco LA is : How much longer does Sysco keep those nonperforming U.S. Foods sales reps around that they brought over a year ago? I am talking about Gruntz and Thomas. My god how much business can they inherit and still suck? Saul has to realize he was sold a bill of goods by Gruntz who has proven to be one of our worst investments. As a senior MA this truly concerns me, as I know we are paying the salaries of two individuals who are undeserving.
    I hear even drunk Nick won't take them back. How sad! Come on Saul pull the trigger."
5728

Happy Birthday
(Nevada & California Food Legend...to say the least)
(USF, Illlinois)
From the 22nd.

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August 21, 2008
Thursday

Sysco denies online grocery venture

Happy Birthday
(USF, Houston)
(VISTAR, Livermore, Food Legend, Member of the Kleidon Family Singers, Pond Care Expert)
View the complete list on the Birthday Page.

Mars raises candy price$

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Sounds like "Six Sigma" is alive and well in Albany. But the re.re.re.re. hiring of people (hired for the fourth time) for a management position (DSM) is contrary to good business practices. Where was Human Recourses with all their excellent record keeping? Where is succession planning? Where is the training? Guess the old adage of "the expert is always next door" is well respected at USF Albany. Order takers are always welcome."
5727

FDA: don't clean up veggies...irradiate them

re:  ALBANY EXIT INTERVIEWS:  "Good luck on exit interviews. Albany doesn't like incriminating paper trails.
    Speed is Nimble
Speed is Quick
He Cheats & Lies But Nothing Sticks
    Plant his Words & See Them Grow
Then, Watch them Waver So...."
5726

re:  5719/BONUS:  "Just hit the numbers no matter what. It doesn't matter that he gutted Albany and mortgaged the future by cutting payroll and other expenses to hit his bonus. Grow unprofitable sales with smoke and mirrors and then raise the pads to get the GP from the every day customer. Doesn't matter that TMs keep getting the shaft when they can't raise the price. Who cares about the TMs, righ Bill? It's all about the bonus. The funny thing is that even with the smoke and mirrors it's all falling apart. You can only deceive people for so long."
5725

re:  USF ALBANY:  "USF-Albany
    One more great gone today! Mr. Jim Crehan back to the cube. LaMay and Speed should but won't learn something from this. You should encourage employees to challenge the systems. That way you get better and they feel like they have a voice. But your attitude of our way or the highway will hopefully stunt your growth. Lot more people to go cubin soon. How many more will it take? Three more to go soon? Stuck at US for now!"
5724

Heinz $ up

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August 20, 2008
Wednesday

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Albany needs to step back and look at their values. Letting good people go to show numbers doesn't help anything in the end. Who wants to work for a company like US albany? No One! Gib was right about one thing training. Maybee they didn't have the right trainer but that coupled with putting people in the right popsition would give them a fighting chance. Senior Managment needs to pop their bubble they manage from within fast or John C should clean house! That would be better."
5723

re:  BEK:  "BEK: Ouch ,, Looks like Heads are rolling at the CORP.Does Rycoff Sexton ring a bell for your OVER PRICED ASS!!! WELCOME TO Houston. The Cube will rule!!!"
5722

re:  WHAT'S GOING ON IN CHARLOTTE:  "Two veteran DSM's (PW and PN) and a Business Review Manager (CM) that had a total of over 30 years of service at the cube have left in the last month????? Whats going on at Sysco Charlotte??? Veteran MA's,DSM's and Review guys leaving ???? Can somebody let us know whats going on in Charlotte?"
5721

re:  5713:  "I have been out of the Albany market for a while but keep track on FSR. What happened to Germain, Berube, and Crandall? Were they "let go" or did they leave. I am shocked by the mass exit from US Albany. Man...you guys are a mess. Good luck turning that around. You would think someone would start taking a hard look at what's going on up there.
ANON"
5720

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August 19, 2008
Tuesday

Food broker bribery

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Here's a dash of common sense
    Why is it that Speed always reduces employees( quit or fired ) in mid-year ?
    Why is it that Speed mostly goes after tenured , high paid individuals ?
    Why is it that Speed is MORE concerned about his BONUS than his people ?
    Why is it that the remaining support group now has more than one job ?
    Why is it that Speed isn't concerned about next year only 12-31-08 ?
    Why is it that Speed will replace those "terminated " next year ( after year end close ) ?
    Get it ?
    IT'S ABOUT HIM....NOT US.AT ALBANY
The few and proud."
5719

re:  NO EXIT INTERVIEWS:  "US Albany-They barely do an exit interview, what an earful you would get from the bodies they’ve walked all over the last five years. That includes those still there in body only, who’ve compromised every ounce of morality they have to keep food on their families table."
5718

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Wayne Durr gets hired as a Logistic's Manager and gets promoted to Perishable Manager, Jen Brewster goes from Equipment & Supplies Manager to Director Of Procurement, Rob Tys responsible for Inventory Control is now also responsible for Quality Assurance. If your a competitor who sells perishables it should be like shooting fish in a barrel."
5717

There's another one found on the Lost & Found page.

re:  FUTUREMAN:  "Get Real! The future is that there will be no commissioned DSR's among major broadliners. Any profit in foodservice distribution is being sucked out by merchadising departments, layers of incompetant management , and unnecessary employees and expenditures. Second tier independant distributors, Restaurant Depot, and Warehouse clubs are gaining market share every day because the"big boys" forgot what business we are in. Customers want honest value ( Price, Quality, and Service) like Walmart provides in retail . Eliminate the "value added services " of no value. Stop being "Marketers" and get back to the basics of establishing long term relationships with customers, understanding their needs and go back to selling food and moving cases. Profitability will follow based on larger drops that will result. I have to laugh at all the people who post how one large broadliner is better than the other. The truth is that they are all the same. The fact that hedge funds bought up two major players at bargain-basement prices shows that their business models are inflated . These hedge fund boys will be "trimming the fat" at management level when they discover the truth about the current state of the industry. If you really believe you are a "foodservice professional" and you have the balls to back it up , then look for an up and coming independant who is strong in the areas you are proficient in and sell on a straight -comission basis based on "real cost" and grow with them. If not , then drink the Kool Aid the "Big Boys" give you and lull yourself into thinking they actually care about you.
Signed,
Once A Great Business"
5716

re:  5707/SYSCO L.A.:  "Remember that there is and has always been an open door policy. If there's a problem speak up and talk to some one. It can't be fixed if it's not known about. Don't just assume that Senior Management knows your pain! I'll bet that you'll be pleased with the outcome if you work hard and produce.
Good luck!"
5715

re:  USF ALBANY:  "USF Albany...finally Speed and Mirachi are going to get what is coming to them. Mirachi is like a Svengali in that place. Unlike the usual HR people, she gets involved in everything that goes on in the place included job performance, goals, routine scheduling and so on. It's an amazing mystery. Unfortunately, punishment for their performance will probably be a very fat severance package and a job in some location that pays more."
5714

Happy Birthday
(Foodservice Legend (certified), Northern California)
View the complete list on the Birthday Page.

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August 16 & 17, 2008
The Weekend!

Chick O.C. 11's

FS Dists $pend on lobbying

Happy Birthday
(Regional Manager, Pate Dawson Company)
View the complete list on the Birthday Page.

Tootie Pie on a roll

Happy Birthday
(PFG/Springfield)
View the complete list on the Birthday Page.

re:  USF ALBANY:  "Jamie Bouchard. Another one bites the dust among Jim Germain, Diane Berube and Patty Crandell. At least Jamie got to resign. The best guess is that he saw how Albany operates and he said see yah. Somebody should ask to see the exit interviews for every employee that has left in the last 5 years."
5713

re:  HALLSMITH:  "Hallsmith has its on rendition of a Brett Michaels in Rob Lach. Chris W has the same head piece as lach when the twins visit foxwoods."
5712

re:  USF ALBANY:  "USF-Albany:The light at the end of the tunnel is going out at US Albany. Now Rose gave his notice. It's to bad because he is capable of turning s_it around. He was one of the cubes best. He built a team at Sysco that makes it virtually impossible for a competitor to penetrate an account that he had worked with. He should have been at the helm. Who's next where does it stop?"

 

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August 15, 2008
Friday

There's a new arrival on the Birthday Page!  Add a friend's name (or your own) and see them honored on their special day.

re:  DEAR GIB:  "Re: Dear Gib/USF Albany
    Did something happen to the little emperor of USF Albany?
The MN Big Shooter"
5710

re:  IFH/5701:  "Sounds like to me you were some of the rift-raft that just got fired. If you were on the street giving it away, then that is why you are where you are........sitting at home on the web all day. Too bad you are not like the upper 85% of our reps that average between 15-18% margins. So when you want to bash this great company that Mr. George has built.......take look in the mirror you piece of garbage that could not hack it here. Go sell cars. It is right up your alley moron.
Loving IFH!"
5709

re:  USF ALBANY:  "More lies from procurement.  We get the daily fill rate BS that don't show how many times we change orders to accept the sub because product is out of stock and buyers call the TM's to delete and change orders.  How can we keep running out of random chicken breasts every week?  Chicken wings?  Come on!  Every week??????  Yeah don't worry about fixing the problem and just keep wasting time sending out the daily BS update that means nothing.   Just fix it and stop the***."
5708

Happy Birthday
(FSP, Sysco, L.A.)