GVH Family of Companies Newsletter July 2016 New Team Member Spotlight: Kyle Karnes Kyle Karnes has been hired as our National Account Manager for GVH Distribution. Kyle comes to us from an extensive background in the grocery packaging world. Kyle worked for Bunzl in California and Dallas and then with Huhtamaki in the Midwest before recently accepting a position with GVH Distribution. His experience includes background in the manufacturing, distribution, and sales side of the grocery business. Kyle will be located in Dallas, Texas for the next year and then he will relocate to Southern California to better serve our customer needs in that region. He will manage the West Coast growth and new GVH growth. We are so excited to have Kyle on our team and look forward to his successes with GVH Distribution! We re EXPECTING!!!! The GVH Family of Companies is proud to announce that we will be opening a new GVH location in September 2016 in Seattle, Washington! We are so excited to have Ashley Griffith as the new General Manager of our Seattle branch. Please help me in congratulating and wish Ashley good luck with our newest GVH Distribution branch! Stay tuned to future newsletters for more updates on this exciting development!
One Showroom, One Team Oaks Distributing and Corley Paper & Packaging have taken up shop together at the bigger and better (and newer) showroom and warehouse in Midland, Texas! Oaks Distributing finalized their move in May 2016 and is officially with their sister company, Corley Paper & Packaging. We are excited to have the broad knowledge of Corley products from Rachel Vandergriff and the broad knowledge of automotive care and janitorial supplies from Kelsey Smith! The Winning Team Sean Wright was recently able to participate in the annual AFS Golf Tournament! He had the privilege of playing with a few of Associated Food Store executives as well as a few Professional Golfers! They were very close to winning, only losing by 1 shot! Pictured Below: Joe Tappan (Genpak), Neal Berube (CEO of Associated Food Stores), Johnny Miller (US Open Champion & Commentator), Sean Wright, and Steve Johnson (Associated Foods Category Manager).
Upcoming Important Dates & Events Payday Friday, July 15 th Payday Friday, July 29 th Opening of GVH Seattle September 2016 Annual GM Meeting in Seattle, WA September 18 th - 24 th Welcome New Hires! Kourtney Bowden GVH Utah Warehouse Zade Child GVH Utah Warehouse Carlton Garner GVH Chicago Warehouse Ryan Webster GVH Amarillo Warehouse Jerrod Weatherholt GVH Amarillo Warehouse Gerod DeLeon GVH Lubbock Warehouse Greene Forte GVH Utah Warehouse Happy Birthday, July! Dale Schriber Miller Paper Showroom Sales July 3 rd Sean Skoglund GVH Distribution Southeast GM July 6 th Jade Huerta Blaine Industrial Showroom Sales July 8 th Bryan Dawson Miller Paper Service & Repairs July 9 th Ryan Webster GVH Distribution Amarillo Warehouse July 9 th Roger Villarreal Miller Paper Delivery Driver July 11 th Rosie Perez GVH Chicago Administrative Assistant July 19 th Alyssa Longoria GVH Distribution Procurement Specialist July 21 st Jeff Roe Miller Paper Account Manager July 23 rd Manny Sanchez GVH Chicago Warehouse July 30 th
July is a month jam packed full of summer fun! Celebrate these silly holidays to keep you going at the office! July 1 st International Joke Day July 14 th National Nude Day (just kidding, please stick to the dress code!) July 21 st National Junk Food Day July 23 rd National Hot Dog Day July 30 th National Cheesecake Day Back Row: Jim Chase (GM), Anthony Velasquez, Matt Gibson, & David Ferrell Bottom Row: Rachel Vandergriff, Kelsey Smith, Victor Armendariz, & Ray Martinez Looks like our Oaks Distributing and Corley Paper & Packaging teams are getting along just fine! Top Pullers June 2016 GVH Lubbock s TOP PULLER in June was Sergio Cervantez! Sergio pulled 10,195 cases. Congrats, Sergio! GVH Utah s TOP PULLER in June was Joseph Hernandez! Joseph pulled 12,603 cases. Congrats, Joseph! GVH Chicago s TOP PULLER in June was Luz Vargas! Luz pulled 22,416 cases. Congrats, Luz! GVH Amarillo s TOP PULLER in June was Roy Estrada! Roy pulled 19,998 cases. Congrats, Roy!
Without ice cream, there would be darkness & chaos Don Kardong GVH Lubbock and Gage Van Horn staff members enjoyed an ice cream float in honor of National Ice Cream Soda Day on June 20 th! A few minutes of refreshing Blue Bell ice cream and relaxing company on a hectic Monday! Alex Ramirez, Ryan Martinez, & Dodrick Ranson LeeAnn Zeman Alyssa Longoria Jennifer Sisson Stephanie McKee
Sparkling 4th July Sangria (Alcohol Free) This is a delicious punch recipe that all of your guests will love! Using a star shaped cookie cutter to cut the fruit adds a cute touch. Ingredients: 3 cups sparkling water 4 cups cranberry juice 1 cup orange juice ¼ cup fresh lemon juice 1 punnet strawberries, cut in half 1 punnet blueberries 1 apple, cut into star shapes using a small cookie cutter 1 pineapple, cut into star shapes using a small cookie cutter 1 cup of ice 1 lemon, juiced Directions 1. In a large jug or punch bowl combine all ingredients except the sparkling water and ice. Refrigerate for a few hours to let the flavors soak in. 2. Just before serving stir in the sparkling water and ice. http://www.kaylaitsines.com/blogs/news/42347331-healthy-4th-july-recipes