VOLUME 13, ISSUE 1 | SUMMER 2019 News and Notes About and From the Hall’s Companies Est. 1965 ■ 22nd Annual President’s Club Celebration ■ Driver Safety Recognition ■ New Employees And more... “ One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter. ” ~Henry David Thoreau What’s Inside Under the guidance of Hall’s new Quality & Com- pliance Manager Luis (Gabe) Bohorquez, 5 Access Road in Piscataway underwent its BRC audit in May. Thanks to the team at the 275,000 square foot, ambi- ent and temperature controlled space, it became the third Hall’s facility to earn certification. BRC stands for British Retail Consortium. They de- veloped the standards for best practices in the food and manufacturing industries. The BRC Global Stan- dard for Storage and Distribution, originally introduced in 2006, insures that product integrity during storage and distribution is maintained, and that customer con- fidence is upheld through audit and certification. According to Bohorquez, they were able to estab- lish the BRC culture at 5 Access Road from the very beginning because so many of the employees were new. With the support of Edison Warehouse Manager, now Access Road Facility Manager Fred Diem, who had successfully completed the process once before, and contractor Mark Ogonowski from the office of Compliance, things went smoothly. Bohorquez, who started at Halls as a security offi- cer in 2002, earned a degree in Supply Chain Manage- ment at Rutgers while getting hands-on experience at Hall’s. When the opportunity came last December to replace James Downey, who had served in the same role, Luis was ready. He’d worked with Downey on the Edison and Bridgewater certifications. With BRC, uniformity is paramount. Standard op- erating procedures and document control are critical. So much so, that when forms are updated, all ver- sions must be changed and records kept about what Third Hallʼs Facility Obtains BRC Certification 5 Access Road is the newest Hall’s Facility and the latest to become certified. Continued on page 2.
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VOLUME 13, ISSUE 1 | SUMMER 2019
News and Notes About and From the Hall’s CompaniesEst. 1965
■ 22nd Annual President’s Club Celebration ■ Driver Safety Recognition■ New Employees
And more...
“One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.” ~Henry David Thoreau
What’s Inside
Under the guidance of Hall’s new Quality & Com-pliance Manager Luis (Gabe) Bohorquez, 5 Access Road in Piscataway underwent its BRC audit in May. Thanks to the team at the 275,000 square foot, ambi-ent and temperature controlled space, it became the third Hall’s facility to earn certifi cation.
BRC stands for British Retail Consortium. They de-veloped the standards for best practices in the food and manufacturing industries. The BRC Global Stan-dard for Storage and Distribution, originally introduced in 2006, insures that product integrity during storage and distribution is maintained, and that customer con-fi dence is upheld through audit and certifi cation.
According to Bohorquez, they were able to estab-lish the BRC culture at 5 Access Road from the very beginning because so many of the employees were
new. With the support of Edison Warehouse Manager, now Access Road Facility Manager Fred Diem, who had successfully completed the process once before, and contractor Mark Ogonowski from the offi ce of Compliance, things went smoothly.
Bohorquez, who started at Halls as a security offi -cer in 2002, earned a degree in Supply Chain Manage-ment at Rutgers while getting hands-on experience at Hall’s. When the opportunity came last December to replace James Downey, who had served in the same role, Luis was ready. He’d worked with Downey on the Edison and Bridgewater certifi cations.
With BRC, uniformity is paramount. Standard op-erating procedures and document control are critical. So much so, that when forms are updated, all ver-sions must be changed and records kept about what
Third Hallʼs Facility Obtains BRC Certifi cation5 Access Road is the newest Hall’s Facility and the latest to become certifi ed.
Continued on page 2.
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the changes were, why and who approved them. This is just one way BRC procedures ensure that everyone is referring to and using the exact same information.
Something else Bohorquez has noticed is how taking the time to explain the reasons behind cer-tain requests provides clarity, while also demon-strating the importance behind different tasks. For example, rather than just telling them to inspect a truck, they’re told that dirt in the trailer could lead
to food contamination, or a hole in the roof might allow water to drop in and contaminate food in transit. As a result, employees are now bringing up issues and offering solutions on their own. Bo-horquez believes that no one has better solutions than the people doing the job all day.
The goal is to eventurally have all eight Hall’s facilities certifi ed. Meanwhile, they already share the same BRC standard documents and process-es. All that remains is their BRC audit.
Pictured l-r: Hall’s Facility Manager Fred Diem & Quality and Compliance Manager Luis (Gabe) Bohorquez
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“Some old-fashioned
things like fresh airand sunshine are hard to beat.”~Laura Ingalls Wilder
Celebrations & Honors
On May 16th, drivers gathered at Pines Manor in Edison, NJ to celebrate and be honored for their thousands of hours spent on the road and stellar safety records.
Members of Our Driver Safety Bonus ProgramCongratulations to these professional drivers who have operated accident free. We’d like to thank
the following drivers for their outstanding performance.
Annual Driverʼs Appreciation EventCelebrates Another Great Year
Safe Driving YearsJeffrey Lang 27 John Kukuch 17William Devardi 14Walter Wojciechowski 14James Ziegler 14 Aaron Coley 12Dennis Lowe 12Franklin Villavicencio 12 Michael Dzema 10
Safe Driving YearsCharles Miller 10Alfredo Santiago 10Guillermo Rodriguez 10Fredy Rojas Betancourth 10Peter Wagner 10Adi Lazarovich 8Stanislaw Kapolka 8Rafael Borrero 7 Tom Baker 5
Safe Driving YearsPrzemyslaw Bienias 5Peter Lawrence 5 Cesar Escudero 5Gary Nagel 4Philip Wojtaszek 4Douglas Galan 3Derrick Elam 2William Arias 1David Rayhon 1
Hallʼs Celebrates Long-Time Employees at 22nd Annual Presidentʼs Club Celebration
President’s Club
This year’s President’s Club celebration took place on April 6th at the Neshanic Valley Golf Club in Neshanic Station, NJ. Ninety Hall’s employees and guests enjoyed dinner and a show featuring Illusionist Jay Mattioli, the youngest magician in history to be recognized by his international peers as a two-time champion of stage magic.
Mattioli, who has performed around the world and on America’s Got Talent and Showtime at the Apollo, wowed the audience with his innovative tricks and stage antics. He even made Hall’s employees part of the show.
The President’s Club dinner honors Hall’s employees who’ve been with the company 15 years or more. As of the end of 2018, there were 102 members of this distinguished group. Forty-fi ve (45) members have been with Hall’s between 15 and 19 years. Forty (40) people have worked at Halls between 20 and 29 years. Thirteen (13) have been with the company for 30 to 39 years, and four have been with Hall’s for over 40 years. Thank you to all who continue to drive the company’s success.
(Left) Dinner / Appetizers served on the deck overlooking the golf course and groungs. (Center) Illusionist Jay Mattioli with Hall’s Luis Bohorquez, who became part of this interactive performance. (Right) Bill Jayne, Dale Jayne, Jay Mattioli, Warren Tamaroff and Tom Brennan.
Donʼt Misss Your 401K Account Check-UpSeptember 24-26
Wondering how your 401K account is performing? Have questions or recieved retirement information you’re uncertain about? Our Milliman team will be here to answer your individual questions and help you maximize your retirement planning. Mark your calendar!
You can also go to MillimanBenefi ts.com to check your 401K account 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Or call 866-767-1212.
Training & Certifi cations
On April 13, nearly 3 dozen Hall’s employees from seven facilities devoted their saturday to Multi-Modal Dan-gerous Goods Transportation Compliance Training as required by Department of Transportation, International Air Transport Association and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods code. We’d like to thank Quality and Com-pliance Manager Luis Bohorquez for coordinating the training, and the following people who gave up half of their weekend to ensure that Hall’s remains up to date with the requirements of these three important industry regulators.
33 Hallʼs Team Members Trained In Dangerous Goods Handling & Compliance
Dangerous Goods Training Session conducted by Barbara Konrad from Custom Compliance, LLC.
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If you press the Print Screen (PrtScr) key on your keyboard, your PC will make a copy of the screenshot so you may use it to paste into a document, email, etc. That’s a very handy and simple way to document a screenshot. Of course, that image will contain the entire contents of your screen including your taskbar as well as every window that’s open at the time you press the Print Screen key. But what if you only want to capture a portion of your screen or only the active window? Did you know there are some alternatives available?
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