May 2010 Entries
by Greg Hilton
Each May, professionals from all around the food industry make the annual pilgrimage to the National Restaurant Association show in Chicago. I have attended on and off for around 15 years or so and each year, I meet an incredibly fascinating group of individuals and learn a tremendous amount. I am also in awe of the shear magnitude of the planning process and what must go into putting on a show of that size. Kudos to all of the individuals involved.
by Greg Hilton
At Answers Systems, we take quality, audit compliance and process controls very seriously. To that end, each year, our team goes through a rigorous independent audit by an certified public accounting operating under the guidance of the American Institute of CPAs. The outcome of this audit is our annual SAS 70...
As I was working on a list of things to get prepared for our team attending this month's National Restaurant Show in Chicago, I happened to start humming "Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music for no particular reason. It inspired me to write some alternative lyrics. Go ahead . . . close your office door and sing along with me:
Verse 1
Coffee and soda, some samples for sipping,
Delicious salsas wait for chips to come dipping,
Neat little trinkets in bags with pull strings,
These a