Welcome New Team Members! April 2008

We welcome new folks to our management team since wintertime. Annie Lovato says, "As the new Front End Manager I am happy to say that our staff has been working hard at providing helpful and positive customer service. Our business has increased wonderfully so plan on seeing a staffed 3rd checker express lane on the weekends and also extra help with bagging. Thank you for your patience and loyalty."

The Grocery Department has expanded with the promotion of Kelsi Swanson to Merchandising Manager and Pam Hetrick to Purchasing Manager. Christophe Bossaert is now the Stock Manager. Mike Meile is still our freezer buyer. The staff meets the evening trucks and stocks late night for better efficiency. The Gluten-Free section has been integrated into the rest of the store. Gluten Free items can be identified by purple shelf tags that label them as so. Kelsi says, "We are continually striving to meet our customer requests as they come to us. Customer suggestions are always welcome and we hope to continually bring in newer and better selections to our customers. As our team settles into our new positions our goal is to better our communication and keep the shelves full."

Alex Wolfe is the new Meat and Seafood Manager in as of February. After much effort to source local natural packaged beef, Alex recently picked up NaturAll beef from David City, Nebraska. NaturAll is calf raised Angus from the Metzner Cattle Company. At this time we carry steaks, BBQ and original Beef Jerky. Open Harvest sources local beef, bison, lamb, chicken, trout, and ostrich. Look for more local meat in the coming months.

Our dairy department has experienced rapid growth and we have create a new Dairy and Cheese Manager position. Jim Larsen has been promoted to fill this role. Jim will be offering a Cheese Sampler class in May. Don’t miss this delicious chance!