Burris GazetteFALL 2007

“Make it Happen” and Get it Right” in FY-2008

After a long and difficult permitting process, we are very pleased to have started construction on our new facility in Rocky Hill, CT. This facil-

ity is for distribution to BJ’s Wholesale Clubs located in the northeast. The facility will be 250,000 sq. ft. and we can expand it to 800,000 sq. ft. This facility will add approximately 200 new members to the Burris Logistics family. The gentleman in the pho-tograph is Bill Charleton. He is the construction Superintendent for Stel-lar - he also built our facility inElkton, MD and did a fantastic job.

INBOUND LOGISTICS: Burris Logistics is expanding our scope of logistical services to the management

of our inbound freight. As we move forward with this new venture, we are pleased to announce the promotion of Maria Wittmeyer to the position of Vice-

President of Transporta-tion. Maria joined the Burris Team in September of 2003 as a Transporta-tion Supervi-sor in our New Castle facility, and

was promoted to Transportation Manager in August, 2004. Maria’s leadership has been instrumental in building the strong team of drivers, dispatchers, and supervi-sors in our Elkton facility where the team enjoyed a 98.85% on time delivery per-formance to the BJ’s stores in FY 2007.Maria has guided the department to significant improvements in driver reten-tion, expense management, training, and safety. Maria also took over the Pony Express program in August 2005, and quickly transformed the program into a profit center. Maria has consistently displayed the “I Am Burris” commitment which we are confident will carry over to her new role. Please join me in congratulating and welcoming Maria to her new position.

Donnan R (Donnie) BurrisPresident

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WE HAVE ALL BEEN PROMOTED TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE!

HEALTHY DIVIDENDS!!

BURRIS HAS GIVEN US

AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A POSITIVE

STEP TO MANAGING OUR HEALTH.

Burris has recently added the HEALTHY DIVIDENDS PROGRAM to our health plan with Blue Cross/Blue Shield at no cost to you. The program is designed to help you and your dependents live a healthy life style and includes Weight Watchers, Smoking Cessation and Fit-ness Club incentives.

Blue Cross has partnered with Weight Watch-ers...Blue Cross will pay your registration fee—and reimburse your entire program cost after you (or any of your covered dependents) reach Weight Watcher’s goal and maintain that goal for 6 months!! I checked...there is no time limit on how long it takes you. They are that confi-dent that it will make a positive change in your health!! That is exciting! Weight Watchers is an amazing program that allows you to eat healthy, satisfying “regular” food! There’s no “magic”, no prepackaged foods...no forbidden foods. Just a healthy weight loss.

Blue Cross will reimburse 100% of the program fee of an American Lung Association’s Freedom from Smoking Program!! It would be super to get rid of that smoking habit, wouldn’t it?? Former smokers will attest how their breath-ing and even sleeping has improved! Won’t you consider taking this important step?

You can also get fit through HEALTHY DIVI-DENDS! By participating in 120, thirty minute

sessions at your fitness club can reap not only better health...you can be reimbursed for your membership, up to $200.00. You are allowed 365 days to accomplish your 120 sessions. 3 times a week is all it takes.

Healthy living will not only benefit you, it helps your family! It will also help control our medical costs. Burris provides us with excellent benefits. We are fortunate to work with a Company that genuinely cares about our health. I have made a commitment to Weight Watchers. I know it will benefit me greatly by making me feel my best. Since the program started in July, I have lost 25 pounds. Do you have some pounds you need to lose? Join me in taking a commitment. Even 5 or 10 pounds will make a big difference in how you feel. Eating properly will make a tremendous difference in your health. Exercise is important, as well. It can make a huge difference in the way you feel. I’ll keep you posted on my progress in upcoming Gazettes. These programs are in full swing and will continue to be available when you make that first step to your healthy, new lifestyle!!

Check out this program online @ www.bcbsde.com, or contact your HR Representative. You can also contact Corporate Human Resources with questions. It would be great to work together toward our goals!!

Sign up for one or all of the programs...prepare to feel better!!

Barbara Smith, Milford

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It’s one thing to talk about a family’s leadershipand legacy but can you really prove it?Actually, Burris Logistics has done just that.

It was in 1998 when this Milford, Del.-basedcompany first spoke to BJ’s Wholesale Club aboutproviding the retailer with custom public refriger-ated warehousing services. When BJ’s officialsarrived at Burris’ Newcastle, Del., facility for ameeting that year, they were greeted by four gen-erations of Burris family members in one room.“There was my grandfather, my father, me andmy three-year-old son,” says Donnie Burris, presi-dent of Burris Refrigerated Logistics. “With all thebuy-outs and transition in the wider public refrig-erated warehouse industry, we wanted to showBJ’s our company’s continuity and stability inleadership.”Indeed. Burris has a story tracing back to 1925when John W. Burris and his father, Edward,worked together shipping refrigerated tomatoesfrom the Delmarva Peninsula into Philadelphia.On the return trip, they carried Acme Markets'bread to its Delmarva region stores. Throughoutits 82-year history, Burris has branched into food-service redistribution, public refrigerated ware-housing and even custom and retail specialtywork.Speaking of custom capabilities, that four-genera-tion family member meeting in 1998 did con-vince BJ’s (like several other major retailers) topartner with Burris.“Today we even work 365 days a year for someaccounts,” notes Donnie Burris. “There’s not a sin-gle day – including major holidays – when we’renot picking orders.”He continues, “We like to solve our customers’problems. And with that, we empower andencourage our people to think and act in keepingwith our saying, ‘I am Burris.’ That’s the cultureand atmosphere we want to project because – nomatter who the customer is dealing with – theyview our people as representative of our compa-ny.“In every managers’ meeting, we stress that weare a family business that’s not just in this for themoney. We are equally concerned about our peo-ple, our customers and the reputation Burris hasfor integrity and superior customer service.”That said, Burris notes that his job descriptioninvolves raising a good sixth generation that willkeep this Delaware family’s legacy rolling on.

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CUSTOM & RETAIL SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTIONHave it your way!Burris custom and retail-specialtygroups provide dedicated service, tothe smallest detail.

Whereas Burger King’s famous “Have ityour way!” jingle was popular forabout five years in the mid-‘70s, Burris

Logistics can point to several decades of puttingthat same passion for customer service into prac-tice. Moreover, it’s proven that it can exceed itscustomers’ expectations – regardless of whetherthose clients are food processors or retailers of anysize and orientation.Two of Burris’ fastest growing businesses are its customwarehousing business with four operations in Georgia,Florida, Connecticut and Maryland; and its retail-special-ty business with two affiliated sites in Delaware andMaryland.Custom locations – working both for food processors andretailers – act just like a customer’s warehousing andlogistics arm with dedicated, custom services. For a customer such as Dreyer’s /Edy’s Grand Ice Cream,for example, Burris’ Orlando, Fla., warehouse selectsorders by the case and arranges product on racks sup-plied by Edy’s. These racks are either loaded directlyonto route trucks for direct-store delivery (DSD) to theCentral Florida market, or they are placed on 53-footshuttle trailers for shipping to outlying areas. Even in out-lying locations, Burris provides cross-dock service sothese shuttle trucks can transfer product onto Edy’s routetrucks for DSD service.Last but not least, Burris Orlando even selects Edy’sexport orders and loads these containers for shipping tothe Caribbean and South America.Mike Takas is Edy’s Southeast product supply manager.“Burris (Orlando) is a full-service provider that has a con-centrated strength in order selection,” he says. “Otherproviders in the region were not able to deliver consis-tently accurate and on-time daily order selection to ourdynamic marketplace. In addition, their in-house freightservices also are a leading reason why we chose to part-ner with Burris.”Meanwhile, Burris performs an even wider array of serv-ices for such multi-unit retailers as BJ’s Wholesale ClubInc. and The Fresh Market Inc. (TFM). In both cases,Burris buys product directly from the processor and thenreplenishes area stores as needed. For BJ’s club stores, an established client, Burris is incharge of purchasing and distributing all types of prod-ucts. Working on behalf of TFM (a new client), Burris’Atlanta facility buys and distributes meat, seafood, deliitems, dairy, frozen foods, candy and dry grocery prod-ucts to 71 Fresh Market stores all east of the Mississippi.Deliveries are scheduled three times a week.Both old and new accounts love Burris’ “WOW” service.Scott Murphy is BJ’s vice president of logistics operations.“BJ’s Wholesale Club partnered with Burris in June 1999

to consolidate our frozen and bakery business in ourMid-Atlantic region,” he says. “Our relationship hasgrown immensely over the years due to their tremendousgrasp of customer service. … They provide an invalu-able service in [areas of] purchasing, order processing,quality control and transportation to our selling clubs.”Says Marius Andersen, The Fresh Market’s senior vicepresident of marketing and merchandising, “Burris com-bines a culture of customer service with deep technicalexpertise in the logistics business. … Whereas othercompanies try to build relationships during the salesprocess, Burris understands that day-to-day performanceand delivery of results matters most to TFM. Only overtime and through consistent delivery of results can therelationship develop into a true partnership. Burris hasshown an ongoing commitment to delivering the rightsolutions for TFM’s business model.”No less important are Burris’ retail-specialty warehousesand personnel, who effectively partner with such retail-ers as Acme Markets, based in Malvern, Pa., and GiantFood LLC, based in Landover, Md. In these and othercases, Burris acts as a full-service supply and salesorganization.Besides handling all purchasing, storage and transporta-tion functions, Burris personnel also serve as categorymanagement consultants and in-store merchandising spe-cialists. Behind the scenes, they meet directly withprocessors and broker representatives to learn aboutnew and unique products and promotions for frozenfoods as well as refrigerated specialty meats, cheeses,deli salads and much more. Burris personnel are in the field as well using the latestportable technologies to monitor store promotions, cate-gory activity, inventory levels and more. Tarzwell notesthat Burris representatives likewise issue store credit forguaranteed merchandise, printed directly from a hand-held computer.Brian Haley is Burris Retail’s vice president of sales“Rather than a [product inventory] maintenance provider– we’re an aggressive selling organization,” he notes.“We understand that retailers need to distinguish them-selves from competition and we’re dedicated to provid-ing them with the value-added products, information andservices to do so.”

Burris Orlando, FL

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PUBLIC REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSING

Custom CareEach of Burris Logistics’ unique refrigeratedwarehouses strives to make customers feelthe same way: unique.

If they were children, Burris Logistics’ eight East Coastpublic refrigerated warehouses (PRWs) would repre-sent quite a family for John Hochmuth. Then again,

Burris’ vice president of sales says he regards eachoperation as an only child. “Each facility has a unique personality. No two arealike,” he says. “We have operations centered in theprotein market where we blast freeze products and per-form activities associated with importing and exporting(through ports of Norfolk, Va., Charleston, S.C., andMorehead City, N.C.). Meanwhile, we have Floridaoperations receiving import containers and distributingeverything from seafood to frozen vegetables. And yetanother operation provides national distribution forrefrigerated cookie dough products.”North to south, Burris Logistics’ PRWs are located inDelaware, Virginia (2), North Carolina, South Carolinaand Florida (3). While they collectively handle thou-sands of products and service more than 50 foodprocessor customers, all those numbers still boil downto just one important point: each customer should feelas though they’re the only one in the facility.And that’s just how Daniel DiGrazio feels as director oflogistics services for poultry giant Perdue FarmsIncorporated, Salisbury, Md. For more than a decade,Burris has managed customer order processing, orderfulfillment, inventory replenishment and delivery servic-es for Perdue.“We selected Burris for its complete folio of services,”he notes. “Their strategic locations enable [us to pro-vide] overnight service to Perdue customers. Burris’technology enhances order management, inventorymanagement, high levels of order pick accuracy andefficiency and – most importantly – supply chain visibil-

ity. … During a recent out-of-stock situation, Burris ded-icated a truck off the regular sailing schedule to assurethat the customer’s inventory was replenished. This‘can-do’ response is refreshing.”A former customer himself (with Carolina Turkey),Hochmuth says he’s now quite proud to work for Burris. “Having been a recipient [of Burris’ service] and nowa provider, I can speak from a unique vantage point,”he says. “There truly is a passion within this family forproviding our customers ‘WOW’ service. And the def-inition of that, is that we don’t tell a customer, ‘no.’Rather, we’ll tell them how we’ll find a solution. And it’sso gratifying to talk with one of our retail customers andlearn that they’ve recommended us to their other ven-dors.”Hochmuth’s group continues to press forward with newinitiatives. This fall saw Burris’ PRW group assume man-agement of a former dedicated cold storage ware-house in Benson, N.C., located near Raleigh, at theintersection of Interstate 95 and Interstate 40.With blast freezing capacity, convertible rooms andstorage down to –18°F, Benson can handle a widerange of refrigerated and frozen products, from freshmeat to ice cream, says Hochmuth. The plan, mean-while, is to transform this 15,000-pallet operation intoa consolidation distribution center that will store, pickand ship less-than-truckload orders to many of the arearetailers.Burris’ Jacksonville, Fla., warehouse performs similarservices for retailers in that market.“The industry’s hottest topics are cross-docking and con-solidation as logistics managers look to take cost out ofthe supply chain,” Hochmuth notes. “The idea of just-in-time inventory has become [a matter of] just-in-timepositioning. It is the right products, in the right locationat the right time. The results are reduced inventory costsand reduced transportation costs. We’re doing whatwe can to provide the desired results by streamliningthe process.”

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Foodservice

Listen closely enough and you’ll hear sales andmarketing executives talk about identifying unmetneeds or “white spaces” in a market.

And the food distribution market is no different.That’s why this summer saw Burris Logistics acquireHonor Foods, a Philadelphia-based foodserviceredistributor.“It fits our [business] model, which is to not just storepallets but solve more problems and connect morelinks in the supply chain,” says Donnie Burris, presi-dent of Burris Refrigerated Logistics. “Foodserviceredistribution is one way for us to do that. We’realways looking to diversify our operations and we’requite comfortable handling foodservice accounts.”A fifth generation family member, Burris notes thathis family once operated a foodservice distributioncompany from the 1950’s to the 1980’s. Burris’ newest division, Honor, is centrally located inthe New York-Philadelphia-Washington, D.C., corri-dor and services all four tiers of foodservice distribu-tors – from large distributors to small regional opera-tors – in six states. Honor’s multi-temp warehousespans 120,000 square feet and is equipped witheverything from radio frequency controls (to aideorder picking) to a transportation routing system toefficiently supplying more than 500 customers.Since its start in the late 1940’s, Honor has distin-guished itself by redistributing quality products.Today, the company also offers everything from salesconsulting and promotional support to customizedsales reporting and detailed order processing. Thecompany likewise offers customer pick-up and a host

of value-added services through its own fleet. A 30-year plus veteran in the food industry, MarkTarzwell is president of Burris Retail Logistics, of whichHonor Foods is a division. “Although the [foodservice] business is supplied by dif-ferent distributors and the packaging is different, Burrisdeals with many of the same food processor vendors– from poultry to potatoes – and we hope to leverageour relationships to gain strategic partnerships andimprove our purchasing position,” he says.“Meanwhile, we can help our foodservice distributorcustomers in four key areas: by eliminating inventorycosts, reducing out-of-stocks, improving product offer-ings and by reducing lead-time issues to improve serv-ice to their customers.”Because it operates its own refrigerated trailer fleetand because of its extensive ties with other truckers,Burris has developed an extensive LTL (less-than-truck-load) shipping program. Combined with its provenskills in case and order picking, Tarzwell says thatHonor can ship customers just the right products, in justthe right quantities (down to the box level), with justone day’s notice.No less important: Honor Foods is increasing its capa-bilities at just the right time – given rising fuel costs anda critical shortage of LTL truck drivers.“Not only will we expand Honor’s sales territory butwe also can draw upon Burris’ size and expertise inperishable foods,” says Tarzwell. “That ultimatelymeans Honor now can compete in the fast-growingmarket for center-of-the-plate perishable entrees andother fresh meal solutions.”

White space, right timeBurris acquires Honor Foods, plans to expand foodservice redistribution.

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Burris Serving the East Coast

Burris Logistics public refrigerated warehousingSales/service profile: Traditional public refrigerated warehouse operations andservices, customized for area processors and retail cus-tomers. Services range from blast freezing and import-export shipping and receiving to freight management andconsolidated LTL distribution. Warehouse location(s): Eight sites in Delaware, Virginia (2), North Carolina,South Carolina and Florida (3)

Burris Refrigerated Logistics custom distributionSales/service profile: Custom locations – for both food processors and retailers– serve as a customer’s warehousing and logistics armwith dedicated, tailored services. Warehouse location(s): Four sites in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut and Maryland

Burris Retail Logistics retail-specialty businessSales/service profile: Retail-specialty warehouses and personnel serve retail customersin every facet of sourcing, storage and transportation. They alsoprovide a host of value-added sales and merchandising services.Warehouse location(s): Two sites in Delaware and Maryland

Honor Foods, division of Burris LogisticsSales/service profile: Represents more than 200 processors’ products to all four tiers offoodservice distributors. Honor will expand distribution to marketsadjacent to the Mid-Atlantic region and will increase its perishableinventory and services.Warehouse location(s): Philadelphia

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Quality, from the ground upBurris readily invests in facilities and technologies that bringtrue customer benefits.

They say the small details make all the difference. Although there’s seeming-ly nothing small about the warehouse Burris Logistics will soon constructnear Hartford, Conn. – everything about this 250,000-square-foot project

indeed speaks volumes about the company’s commitment to industry-leadingsuppliers, practices, equipment and technologies.Burris expects by next August 2008 to open its 17th warehouse, a refrigeratedand frozen food distribution facility serving BJ’s Wholesale Club and theNortheast public refrigerated warehouse market. Of course, what happensbetween now and then might be considered a case study in quality, from theground up.“What sets us apart is our people and our passion for service excellence,” saysDonnie Burris, president of Burris Refrigerated Logistics. “We take the sameapproach in a commitment to state-of-the-art [warehouse] facilities and distribu-tion centers.” Burris’ sentiments will literally come together this fall when Stellar, one of thenation’s top refrigerated warehouse builders, prepares the 92-acre Connecticutsite. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based company provides design, engineering, con-struction and mechanical services on design/build, general contracting and con-struction management projects. “We’ve used Stellar exclusively in nine projects out of 10 since 1987,” saysBurris. “We’re looking for a good quality building that will last for the long haul.We’re comfortable with them because – even with tight timelines – Stellar willget the job done. They also take care of everything from real estate to refriger-ation planning, design and construction.”Another long-time facility partner is Jamison Door Co., Hagerstown, Md., aswell as its HCR Inc. air door division. Says Burris, “We first tested an air door opening in 1997, where a conveyorentered a blast freezer. Since then, they’ve proven their return on investment andwe love them. They’re not expensive when you see that the maintenance is min-imal, safety is greatly enhanced and energy efficiency is improved.”Just as it invests in quality construction, Burris Logistics invests in what it believesare the best technologies to benefit the company’s customers. One importanttechnology slated for Hartford – and used elsewhere in the Burris network – isVocollect Inc.’s voice-directed warehouse picking program. Burris already uti-lizes the technology in five case-pick warehouses dedicated to retail customers. Here’s how the system works. Assignments for selection, replenishment, put-away, etc. are generated by the host system (WMS, ERP, etc.) and are transmit-ted via a wireless network to an employee’s wearable device. Vocollect Voicetranslates the assignment into speech commands that direct a person to an aisle,section and slot location. Team members confirm the location by speaking anumeric identifier into their speech recognition headsets. Vocollect Voiceresponds, “Pick three” or “Confirm quantity replenished.” When the task is com-plete, the team member replies, “three” to confirm quantity and the systemresponds with the next assignment.“We invest in [voice-directed technology] because the return on investment isthere, not only in terms of the accuracy of our picking but also in regard to theinventory control and the accuracy in the data we collect,” says Ed Krupka, pres-ident of Burris Information Technology.“Our people are simply more efficient and effective when they’re able to focuson listening and executing pick moves in a hands-free environment (not involv-ing a computer screen). We can collect more detailed information – down todate codes or catch weights – and in the end, it’s a win-win for our customersbecause we give them more options in terms of the accurate, real-time data weprovide.”

BURRIS BEHIND THE SCENES:A PASSION FOR QUALITY

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Federalsburg, Maryland

Federalsburg Celebrates One Year No Lost Time Congratulations to Burris of Federalsburg for hitting the ONE-YEAR with No Lost-time Injuries mark on August 23, 2007. To commemorate the celebration the employees were treated to lunch, a safety drawing and jackets. It was a group effort. The safety committee has worked in great detail to put together new policies and procedures, implementing a new training program, writ-ing and establishing an on-site SHE plan, enlisting out-side agencies for additional training and making safety a priority. The supervisors and management are to be commended for their efforts in enforcing the policies and creating awareness of safety. The daily start-up begins with “Ladies and Gentlemen, Let’s Be Safe”! It has carried over in to every aspect of the facility. “We really had to take a new approach to safety”, said Human Resource and Safety Coordinator, Vanessa Adams. “It was a lot of trial and error, we didn’t have to start from the ground up, but we had to rethink our thought process. With advanced tech-nology comes changes and we had to embrace the changes and bring more awareness to the forefront . That was the goal.” Federalsburg implemented a quarterly drawing as part of their plan. 24 people were awarded gift certificates to local shops and restaurants during the 3rd quarter.

Federalsburg Bids Farewell to Long Time Friend and Mentor

Mr. Richard Black, longtime GM of the Federalsburg facility was recently treated to a luncheon and presented a picture (signed by all of Federals-burg) in recogni-tion of his recent promotion. Rich-ard left to oversee the Burris transi-tion with Honor Foods. He was a great leader, man-ager, co-worker

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Federalsburg Star of Quarter

Congratulations to Amanda Quidas on her recent promotion to lead Customer Service and for being

selected as Federalsburg’s Star of the Quarter. Amanda joined Burris while in her senior year of high school. She worked through the work-study program and quickly learned her way around the office. Once graduating, she became a fulltime employee and was crossed trained in different aspects of the office. Her ability to adapt to dif-ferent situations and her quick wit made her a prime candidate for the promotion. Amanda has really risen to the challenge and has been a great asset to the team.

Ed Givens proudly displays an award

given in recognition of service for being an Angus Beef Distributor.

A new face on the Federalsburg Specialty Manage-ment Team…

Wayne

Couts has been pro-moted to the position of Sales Supervi-sor for the Northern

Sales Team. Most recently Wayne was an Account Representative on the North Sales Team. As an account representa-tive Wayne demonstrated a true Burris Make it Happen – Get it Right attitude. Wayne consistently delivered his sales plan, despite the somewhat difficult variances that come along with manag-ing the seasonally challenged NJ shore locations, by building strong customer relationships. Wayne began his retail career with DL Matthews in 2000 as a sales mer-chandiser. Wayne also gained valu-able experience while working in the warehouse at DL Matthews. He was promoted to the sales team in 2002. Wayne joined Burris Logistics as a Sales Representative with the DL Matthews acquisition. Wayne’s outstanding work ethic, customer first mentality, and strong knowledge of the specialty business will assist him in being an excellent leader for the retail specialty business. Wayne resides in Drexel Hill with his fiancé Katie, and their new born daughter Ryleigh. We welcome Wayne to the man-agement team and look forward to his leadership in driving our business and providing “WOW” service to all of our customers.

Amber Larimore joined the Burris

Logistics Retail Specialty sales team as a Sales Represen-tative / Merchan-diser in October.Amber joins Burris Logistics out of the University of Delaware where she graduated with a B.S. Health Behavior Management.While in school, Amber worked as a personal trainer and a fitness center specialist at the Hockessin Athletic Club and University of Delaware Fitness Centers. Amber gained valuable customer relationship and management skills while working in this field. We look forward to Amber applying her skills to grow her career, and our business, at Burris Logistics.Amber resides in the Newark Dela-ware area.

Anniversaries:Leslie Pyfer (Transportation Director) recently celebrated 20 years.Keith Hubbard (Sanitation) celebrated 10 yearsJohn Wilt (Driver) 10 yearsEric Torres (Warehouse Shipping) recently celebrated 5 yearsHector Castellanos-Cruz (Driver) 5 yearsSteve Clarkson (Shipping Clerk) 5-years

and friend to the employees of Fed-eralsburg. We were truly blessed to have served under his leadership and wish him great success in his new endeavors within the Company.

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Burris Logistics - Welcomes Honor Foods to the Burris Family. Dani-elle Lynch, Chenoa Freeman and Nathan Hill arrived at Burris bright and early to prepare the Welcom-ing Packets for our new family members.

It’s clear that everyone loves a barbeque. On Wednesday, October 10th, Honor Foods employ-ees were treated to some great food and a visit from Bob Burris and Mark Tarzwell to help cel-

ebrate the recent acquisition of Honor Foods by Burris Logistics in August. Asked afterwards what they thought about the event, everyone decided that every week they should have a BBQ!

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“Success from St. Joe’s

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generation!” The summer of 2007 is coming to a conclusion which also means my internship with Burris Logistics has also reached its end. However, the summer did not pass without gaining a wealth of invaluable knowledge as well as experience in the food industry. Before I share my experiences of the “WOW” service that Burris provides its customers with, I would first like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to spend the summer with Burris and I am looking forward to a future working relationship. To succeed in such a dynamic industry, it takes an aggressive company that is always willing to stay “ahead of the curve” and realize that the customer’s needs should become the ultimate top priority. Throughout the duration of the summer, I have witnessed and provided such service to all of my customers. The majority of my summer was spent on the front line of sales and merchandising. One thing I learned was that preparation and effective communication was the key to every success. Having a plan and a detailed list of contacts before entering every store was paramount to capitalizing on every networking opportunity with the end goal being not just taking an order but soliciting orders. Management stresses at the sales meeting every Thursday to not just be “order-takers,” but to actively pursue those five, ten, or fifteen extra cases. Whether I was in the North region covering Acme’s,

Redner’s, or SuperFresh’s or I was in the Baltimore area responsible for Giant’s, the same concept was always prevalent- opportunity combined with preparation equals success. Relating this concept with Burris’ theme of WOW service, it is clear that if you provide your customer with enough value-added services you are not only improving your business but you are also creating relationships. Building relationships was another important facet during the length of my internship. A good or bad relationship with a customer is the difference between just meeting budgets and exceeding them. I was exposed to a lot of situations this summer while traveling with several different sales representatives that illustrated great working relationships. For example, Bobby DiLorenzo was the first person that trained me in the sales field. Seeing how the department managers, as well as store directors, reacted to his presence in the store showed me why he is successful in his field and why he could extract those extra cases during his sales calls. Another example of good client relationships was when Carol Pagle returned to work after her maternity leave. I cannot recall one client who did not ask to see pictures of her baby and who genuinely cared about her return. Another person I worked closely with was Ray Accardo who is another sales representative for Burris that implements the goals and themes set forth by the Burris family and President Mark Tarzwell. I point out these three people because I worked directly with them and I have seen the WOW service they provide their accounts with because they not only care

about numbers but they also care about the relationships they develop with current and future customers. In conclusion, I have gained a lot of experience during this education-filled summer with Burris Logistics. Whether I was making sales calls, merchandising product, or cutting-in new product, not a day went by without me having to adapt to a new situation. These situations have allowed me to improve my communication skills as well as develop a deeper networking channel. Burris Logistics is an aggressive and expanding company that I would like to continue to be a part of in the future. Our goals of “WOW” Service, in my opinion, are being achieved from the management level to the sales level. I look forward to continuing my working relationship with Burris and am eager to help in the expansion to this already successful company. Again, I want to thank Mark Tarzwell, Brian Haley, Robert Marston, and Bill Kurdyla for the opportunity to learn from you and develop my career in the food industry.

Joseph Sanford

Senior St. Joseph’s UniversityFood Marketing Institute

Burris LogisticsSales and Merchandising Intern

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Harrington, Delaware

In the last couple of years, Harrington Transportation has celebrated some important milestones. Four of our drivers, Jim Boone (34 years), Eugene Donald (32 years), Artie Bunting (30 years) and Matt Ivory (30 years) surpassed the thirty year mark with our great company. We also have several drivers who eclipsed the 20 and 25 year milestones: Toby Schrock (27 years), Jerry Collins (26 years), Ron Hughes (26 years), Jim Smith (22 years), Walt Showell (21 years), Leonard Russell (20 years), and Frank Plummer (10 years in the warehouse and 18 years driving). The balance of our driver team in Harrington has an aver-age of 10 years of service.

We take this opportunity to salute the driv-ing team in Harrington. They have a collective 500+ years of experience in our industry. They have been through “thick and thin” with our organization and are instrumental every day in protecting our integrity with our long term customers. For all that you have done over the years and for all you continue to do to “Make it Happen” every day, we offer a sincere thank you and say well done. We are proud to say “you are Burris”.

Originally submitted by: John Bunting and Kris Bruno

Harrington Dispatch Office

Please join me in welcoming Herman Littleton and Randy Clayville to the supervisory team in Harrington. Herman and Randy have taken over the Crane Operations and Conventional operations respectively. They bring with them a combined 15 years of experience. Randy started with us in 1997 and Herman is on his second tour of duty since he first joined us in 2002. These two gentlemen will be a compliment to the current operations team headed by Tony Legates and Charles Browne. Together, they believe in the teamwork concept and the Burris ideals of Discipline, Focus and Com-mitment. Congratula- tions to these gentlemen and continued success to their mentors.

Also in the pho- tograph is Craig Barner. Once Randy got a foothold in the conventional operation he was quick to notice that one person was always there with a helping hand and a positive attitude. Craig is always willing to help out where needed and was just the “shot in the arm” that Randy needed as a new supervisor. Because of his work ethic and continued positive sup-port, through Randy, we are recognizing Craig Barner as our Star of the Quarter. Well done Craig.

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It is with regret that we announce Dale Brenneman has resigned from his position as a truck driver with Burris Logis-tics. Dale has been with the Burris team since 1988. Although Dale’s decision was no surprise

his departure is a huge loss to us. Dale con-tributed significantly to effective operations, safe driving and excellent service. His focus on quality customer service has been invaluable to us and we thank him for everything he has done. There have been countless times that Dale has gone above and beyond the call of duty to ensure great customer service to both his customers and his co-workers. Dale is well liked by every-

one and we will surely miss his presence around here. Please join me in wishing Dale and his family the very best in their move to Western Maryland. We are sad to see him go and will miss him. Lets hope he stays in touch with his friends here at Burris. Thank you, Kris and John

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October 10, 2007Chesapeake, Virginia

Deborah L. Stitzer-Brame, EdmarcMargie Robinson, United Way

Sylvia Williams, Burris Chesapeake UW Chairperson

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Michael Downes has been pro-moted to the position of Lead

Warehouseman of the New Castle

facility. Mike began his career with Burris Logistics on December 27, 2004 as a warehouseman. Since this time Mike has shown hard work, dedication, and is devoted to being a team player and “Making It Happen”. Congratulations Mike on your promotion!

Josh Armstrong has re-joined Burris Logistics as the Plant Engi-

neer. Josh brings with him 12 years of experience in Industrial Mainte-

nance, Electricity, & Refrigeration. Josh is the former Vice President of the Delaware Chapter of Refrig-erating Engineers and Technicians Association. Josh also has RETA 1,2,3 & 4 and CIRO certifications along with several other trade cer-tifications. Josh is an avid sports fisherman and enjoys going to the Indian River Inlet to boogie board and swim with his 10 year old son on weekends.

United Way was a great success for all employees that attended the

meeting. Everyone enjoyed the wonderful cooking of the Omelette King.

Retail – Specialty Group

Crystal Woodward

Sherri Maneval, Jennifer Iglesias and Rito Causing along with Omelette King, owner & chef, Jim Spicer.

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Congratulations to Joe Ringgold who is a warehouseman at New Castle. Joe has just celebrated his one year anniversary on 10/2/2007 with the company. Joe has also become a member of New Castle’s Emergency Response Team.

MISCELLANEOUS HOUSEKEEPING

Jason James and James Fox from Milford made a visit to New Castle for an Annual Audit… Just wanted to say thanks for the hard work and dedication of the New Castle Team who put their time and effort into our Audit.. Results are in…And we passed with flying colors… GREAT JOB !

N E W C A S T L E , D E L A W A R E

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S

May 3, 2008 is the wedding date set for our own Erin Calvert, Assis-tant Office Manager, New Castle Facility.

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Orlando, Florida

JUNe eMpLOYee OF The MONTh Hermes Bonilla has been selected as our June 2007 Employee Of The Month! Hermes was hired just over a year ago! His hard work and conscientious attitude have contributed

greatly to the outstanding results of our sanitation department and the overall appearance of our warehouse. Hermes makin’ it happen attitude coupled with his great work ethic are a couple of the reasons why we selected Hermes as our employee of the month for June 2007. Congratulations Hermes Bonilla!

JULY eMpLOYee OF The MONTh Orlando’s employee of the month for July is Kennedy Brown! Kenny will commemo-rate his five-year anniversary on August 25, 2007. Kennedy was hired onto our night receiv-ing department

as a lumper and has graduated over the last five years into one of our best receiving checkers. Kenny’s tenacity and attention to detail has earned him praise and recogni-tion over the years and we couldn’t think of a more deserving employee to be named as our employee of the month for July 2007.

Congratulations Kenny Brown!

AUGUST eMpLOYee OF The MONTh Domingo Gon-zalez is our employee of the month for August 2007. Domingo was hired as a security guard fifteen months ago, and he still holds this posi-tion today! As a guard, Domingo has many important responsibilities. In addition to his general security duties, he checks in inbound carriers, assists visitors to our facility, ensures outbound load paperwork matches outbound trailer numbers and checks to see if reefer temperatures match commodities on board these trailers. Domingo has demonstrated an outstanding ability to juggle these numerous responsi-bilities while ensuring we maintain a secure facility. Congratulations Domingo on being selected as our employee of the month for August 2007.

SepTeMBeR eMpLOYee OF The MONTh Orlando’s employee of the month for September 2007 is Tanny Oquendo. Tanny was hired as an order selector in our Edy’s Ice Cream program almost six months ago. According to Tanny’s supervisor, Eric Pepper, Tanny is one of our

top selectors! He maintains a positive atti-tude and does whatever he can to help his department. Additionally, Tanny is a very accurate selector, making few errors, and

OCTOBeR eMpLOYee OF The MONTh Our October Employee of the Month is Sean Butler. Two and a half years ago we hired Sean as a loader in our Bj’s program. Sean’s contribution to our Ship-ping department has been significant! Sean is required to ensure our trailers are loaded in the correct sequence, stops are marked clearly, and the product is loaded in good condi-tion. Sean’s dedication and expertise are some of the reasons why our customers, have become accustom to receiving prop-erly loaded and perfectly selected orders. Congratulations Sean on being selected as Orlando’s Employee of the Month for Octo-ber, 2007.

STAR OF The QUARTeR (SepTeM-BeR 2007 QUARTeR) Mike Holley has been selected as our Star of the Quarter for September 2007. Mike Holley is our

Transportation Supervisor, and he was hired six years ago when Orlando was just

he also maintains a great attendance record. For all of these reasons and more we selected Tanny Oquendo as our employee of the month for September 2007. Congratula-tions Tanny.

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“GeT IT RIGhT” AwARd ReCIpIeNT

Carlos Santana received our first ever “Get it Right” award. We felt that Carlos demon-strated compas-sion,

leadership and good decision-making capabilities in dealing with an emergency situation that occurred with one of his coworkers. When things went wrong, Carlos stepped up and took the appropriate steps to help “Get it Right”. Congratulations Carlos on receiving our “Get it Right” award.

ReCeNT pROMOTIONSScott Giacobbe has been promoted to the position of Plant Engineer for the Orlando

Safety Incentive Awards

On September 6, 2007, Orlando awarded the prizes for the first quar-

ter of 08’ that are associated with our new safety incentive program that began June 1, 2006. This new program has proved to be extremely successful since it was imple-mented over a year ago!. Orlando worked 129,121 hours (92 days) in the quarter with 0 injuries. Additionally, Orlando has worked over 300,000 man hours since our last recordable injury. These milestone were commemorated with a cookout and a drawing for Gift Cards, Burris Jackets, Hoodies, lunchboxes and hats. A total of 50 prizes were awarded to our employees. Con-gratulations to everyone in Orlando and for making Safety our top priority everyday.

starting up! In the last six years Mike has overseen the incredible growth of our trans-portation department here in Orlando. Six years ago we had about a dozen trailers and nine tractors and the office staff numbered about three, including Mike. Today, we have increased our fleet size considerably to around seventy trailers and 45 tractors. Additionally, with Mike’s expertise, he has helped us utilize our fleet more efficiently by pursuing backhaul opportunities and by analyzing the routing of our fleet. For all of these reasons and many more we have selected Mike Holley as our Star of the Quarter for September 2007. Congratulations Mike!

facility. Scott started his career with Burris nearly three years ago as an assistant to Mike Sullivan. After training under Mike for the last three years and attending numerous classes Scott has gathered the knowledge and expertise needed to run a large plant such as Orlando. Scott will now be respon-sible for managing and maintaining our refrigeration systems, a large fleet of MHE, and general building maintenance. Congratulations Scott on your promotion!

From: Benedict, Philip

Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 10:31 AM

To: ORLANDO

Subject: Safety Update

To All,

The Orlando distribution Center hits an important milestone today! August 28, 2007 marks day 500 since our last lost time accident! Although the goal of beat-ing our previous record of 1,229 days is still almost two years in the future, the 500 day threshold is still a remarkable achievement for all of us! Orlando has worked approxi-mately 592,112 man hours since our last lost time accident! Additionally, Orlando has recorded just one (1) recordable injury year to date. This accident occurred Feb-ruary 16, 2007, and was a very minor incident involving foreign debris in the eye. Not only does Orlando have the 500 day milestone, we have also attained 194 days (219,248 man hours) since our last recordable accident giving us a Overall Incident Rate (OIR) of 1.0 YTD!

Congratulations to everybody in Orlando, these major accomplish-ments are things in which we can take pride.

Please remember, the end of the Safety Incen-tive Quarter is only three days away! All departments are still eligible for prizes this quarter!

The safety incentive cookout will take place September 6, 2007! Prizes will be awarded at this time also!

Philip Benedict

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John R. SmithOrlando Transportation - DriverMay 9, 2004 - May 9, 2007

Kennedy BrownReceiving CheckerAugust 25, 2002 - August 25, 2007

Rocio SuarezEdy’s Ice Cream AuditorSeptember 3, 2002 - September 3, 2007

Atila SueroReceiving CheckerSeptember 1, 2002 - September 1, 2007

Ramon FelicianoReach Truck DriverSeptember 1, 2002 - September 1, 2007

Nancy SpidelOrlando Transportation - DriverMay 19, 2004 - May 19, 2007

Donald GreeneProduce ManagerJune 1, 2004 - June 1, 2007

Alexander EscobarReach Truck DriverJune 9, 2004 - June 9, 2007

Roberto RamosLoader - BJ’s ProgramJune 30, 2004 - June 30, 2007

Rene PinterOrlando Transportation - DriverJuly 7, 2004 - July 7, 2007

Leon BarfieldReach Truck DriverJuly 13, 2004 - July 13, 2007

Thomas LaCroneOrlando Transportation - DriverJuly 15, 2004 - July 15, 2007

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Juan RomanoSelector BJ’s ProgramJuly 18, 2004 - July 18, 2007

Juan AgudeloSupervisor BJ’s ProgramJuly 21, 2004 - July 21, 2007

Jose TorresNight Shift ReceivingJuly 28, 2004 - July 28, 2007

Dinko ZovkoSelector BJ’s ProgramAugust 1, 2004 - August 1, 2007

Valarie BarnesCustomer Service Disney AccountAugust 2, 2004 - August 2, 2007

James KennedyLoader BJ’s ProgramAugust 25, 2004 - August 25, 2007

Saul OsorioReceiving DepartmentSeptember 27, 2004 - 9/27/2007

Kevin WebbReceiving SupervisorOctober 10, 2004 - 10/10/2007

Carlos GomezOrlando Transportation - DriverOctober 17, 2004 - 10/17/2007

Jorge MontalvoSelector Carvel Ice CreamOctober 17, 2004 - 10/17/2007

Danny Downes, Jr.BJ’s Shipping SupervisorOctober 18, 2004 - 10/18/2007

Alba DuqueSanitation SupervisorOctober 19, 2004 - 10/19/2007

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Maria CarvajalAuditor BJ’s ProgramNovember 16, 2004 - 11/16/2007

Charles HollowellTransportation ManagerNovember 16, 2004 - 11/16/2007

Miguel BarreraReceiving DepartmentNovember 29, 2004 - 11/29/2007

Joe Valenti 5Ivan Cardenas 8CharlesHollowell 7Scott Giacobbe 1Eric Pepper 3Julio Rivera 4Roberto Tejada 9Carlos Rosado 10AlfamiaNewson 6Angel Rivera 12BennyGermosen 14Danny Downes 18Joe Townsend 11

ORLANDO’S 2006 DRIVER OF THE YEAR RENE PINTER IS SELECTED AS ORLANDO’S DRIVER OF THE YEAR!

Rene Pinter won driver of the year for his excellent work according to customer feedback, his attention to details, and his pride in work equipment. Pinter went home with an all-expense paid seven day cruise to 5 Hawaiian Islands, $1,000.00 spending cash, one weeks’ paid vacation, and his own personalized leather coat. The afternoon banquet was a success and we look forward to a safe and productive year in 2007.

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BURRIS LOGISTICS SAFETY AWARD PROGRAMJUNE 1ST 2007 – JUNE 1ST 2008

ANNUAL AWARD: NEW 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK UP TRUCK

(2007 SHOWN)

QUARTERLY AWARDS OF MERCHANDISE OR OTHER ARTICLES VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $500.00.

Quarterly Winner: Bryan Brown

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Jacksonville, Florida

Q u i c k T i m e ™ a n d a d e c o m p r e s s o r

a r e n e e d e d t o s e e t h i s p i c t u r e .

Maurice Grier – Maurice comes to Burris from Atlas in Cartersville with 20 + years

experience in the refrigerated logistics business. Maurice is a native of Atlanta, Georgia and attended Southern Polytechnic State University where he graduated with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He has five children; three boys and two girls. Maurice and his family will be relocating to Jacksonville very soon! Please join us in welcoming Maurice as the new General Manager of the Burris Jacksonville facility.

Robert Miller – Rob comes to us from Atlas in Plant City, FL with 10 years of refrigerated

warehouse experience. Rob served 4 years in the Air Force at Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix Ari-zona. Rob, his wife, and his 7 month old daughter will be relocating to Jacksonville real soon and are excited about being a part of the Burris Family. Please join us in welcoming Rob as the new Opera-tions Manager of the Burris Jacksonville Facility.

BuRRIS JACKSOnvILLE WAnTS yOu TO HELP uS WELCOME OuR nEWEST TEAM MEMBERS!

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Jacksonville’s 4th annual picnic held October 6, 2007We had a great turn out this year! Thanks to all those who attended!!

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(Bottom Left) Receiving Crew member Paul Green, his wife Shantae’ and Andranna (niece) attend the Family Outing Cook Out and Braves Baseball game. (Top Right) Paul Green

(Middle) VP Frank Nardi and GM Danny Downes enjoy the Braves Baseball Family Outing day

(Bottom Right) Operations Manager Russell Winder and Transportation Manager Zach Flug enjoy a moment at the Atlanta Braves Family Outing Day

BRAVES BASEBALL FAMILY OUTING DAY

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Drivers, Transporta-tion and Warehouse personnel learn about the 20 New Multi-Tempera-ture Trailers for The Fresh Market (TFM) Account in Atlanta

Employee of the Month July 07Receiver Tran Dung Van

W/ GM Danny Downes and Oper-ations Manager Russell Winder

“Star of the Summer Quarter 07” Plant Engineer Guy Ploeckelmann

w/ HR Manager Mike Faklaris

Employee of the month August 07 Selector Alfredo Buckley

w/Administration Manager Tom Sewell

Employee of the Month September 07 Selector Binh Ngo Ngoc

W/Administration Manager Tom Sewell

GM Danny Downs presents the “Star of the Quarter “

to Beth Bryan, HR Coordinator

HR Mike Faklaris Presents “Employee of the Month” October

2007 to Shipping Department’s Anthony Sessions

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Roses for our Debbie Cart-er’s hard work to make our United Way Kick Off Lun-cheon a success!

GM Danny Downs tells the Burris

United Way Story to the employees

HR Mike Faklaris presents the IPOD NANO, the United Way Kick-off Grand Prize to the winnerCSR Luz Nieves

The United Way Kick Off Luncheon Cakes donated by Express Per-sonnel Services said it best,“A Great Partnership Burris and The United Way”

GM Danny Downs and United Way Representative Katy Ficke stop for a photo opportunity!

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Lakeland, Florida

From: Cotnoir, Sandy [mailto:SCotnoir@tampamaid.com] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 4:19 PMTo: Browning, RandallCc: Nestle, JimSubject: Cindy WyattImportance: High Randall, I would like to compliment Cindy Wyatt for a “job well done” as usual. Cindy is always very pleasant, courteous and effi-cient. Today someone released some product which was desig-nated on FDA HOLD. The request made its way thru several people at Tampa Maid but fortunately Cindy raised the flag and advised the product was on HOLD. The consequences of moving this product from Burris would have been disastrous. On numerous occasions Cindy has tried to contact one of us only to find us out of the office or not at our desk; fortunately she does not leave it there. She will continue trying to reach one of us until she does. Her consistent validation of product codes and pack sizes exhibits her willingness and ambition to fulfill her responsibilities. Her persistence and efficiency is admirable and professional. Once again, please convey our gratitude to Cindy and we all look forward to working with her. Regards, Sandra M. CotnoirProcurementTAMPA MAID FOODS, INC.800-237-7637 EXT. 1260FAX: 863-688-4552scotnoir@tampamaid.com

“I am BURRIS”is our Commitment!

L-R Chet Miller (Will), Tim Preston (Moses), Justin (J-man)

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Elkton, Maryland

Safety Awards

Miguel Bernal, Becky Kore-newsky, and Reggie Thompson are employees who have achieved 3 or more years of safe acci-dent free service at Burris Logistics.. They are 3 of the 12 award winners that represent Burris Elkton’s dedication to improving our safety awareness and have it proactive throughout our facility. Other award winners were Bill Floyd, James Smalls, Colby Sewell, Tangy Walker, Israel Monroy, Juan Ayon, Martin Villalobos, Isaias Avila, and Nate Ivey.

The elkton facility held an employee Appreciation event on halloween which included a hal-loween costume parade and a deli-cious dessert party catered by a local bakery. The event was a huge success with a high turnout of employees dressed in their favorite creative costumes. we had a vampire, a mad man, a demon leprechaun, the planter’s peanut guy, a doctor, Jail Birds, a Red hat Lady, estaban, a hippie, and impersonations of Man-agers Galen hopkins, Bob Lewis and heath davis! The hR staff even joined in the fun dressing as a medi-cal team. peggy Maher-daniels, the hR Manager, dressed as “Slumber

Girl” this year! everyone had a lot of fun and the sweets were a very yummy way to end the day! everyone is already looking forward to next year!

prizes were awarded to the following employees:

1st place: Sergio Cruz - Vampire

2nd place: Justin Bye –

demon Leprechaun

3rd place: Tina Johnson – Split per-sonality of Galen hopkins and Bob Lewis

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A “WOW” from Maple Leaf Bakery!

----Original Message-----From: Knaggs, Bill [mailto:KnaggsBI@Mapleleaf.Ca]

Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 7:39 AM

Subject: Wal-Mart Shipments

Hi All,

Just a word of thanks for the awe-some job all of you did in getting theWal-Mart product produced to getting it delivered. In all my years of working in Supply Chain I have never seen such a dedicated team of individuals. Now, all we have to do is get by this weeks shipments.

Thanks once again,

Bill

John Johnson (left) 10 years Shane Chandler (right) supervisor

presenting award!

STAR OF THE QUARTER Troy (Mike) Dameron

Mike is our Inventory Control Supervisor and has been at Burris for 11 years. He has done a great job implementing our Incentive Pro-gram. He created the spreadsheets to accurately track the incentives.

Mike is a guitar player in a metal band called Property. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force. He also has a wonderful 4 year old son whom he loves spending time with. His hobbies include NASCAR, UFC and motor cross.

He is an important part of our operation in Lyndhurst, VA.

Luis Huerta (left) 10 yrs Shane Chandler (Center) supervisor,

presenting awards Scott Bell (right) 15 years!

JUSTIN KISLeK, SeCONd ShIFT SUpeRVISOR JUST COMpLeTed

10 YeARS AT BURRIS.

Elkton, Maryland

“GOOD SaMaritan” FunD

Emergency: An unexpected, serious occurrence or situation urgently requiring prompt action.Parameters:1. Must be an active Burris Associate with at least one year service.2. The maximum amount awarded will be $2,500 per request.3. Grant requests can be communicated via e-mail.

Your grant request will be confidentially reviewed and processed by the “Good Samaritan” Fund Committee Members Lori Metz, Barbara Smith and Maggie Owens.

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annOunCEMEntSBirtHS BirtHS

Chad Carroll from Harrington facil-ity and his girlfriend Jennifer are the proud parents of a baby girl born on August 24, 2007, her name is Avianna Marie Carroll. Congratula-tions to all!!!!

Harrington, DE

Bill Adkins and wife Doris are the proud grandparents of a baby boy, born to Austin and Jamie Adkins on Friday 10-19-07, 6 lbs and 1 oz, Ethan Dallas Adkins. Congratula-tions to ALL!!

Harrington, DE

Congratulations to Ghama Joseph (HR Assistant) and her husband Edy on the birth of their second son Ean Gavin Joseph. Ean was welcomed home by big brother Elijah.

Federalsburg, MD

Chad Payne (Inventory) and Lisa Broyles are the proud parents of a daughter born on July 18, 2007. Her name is Alayna Grace and she weighed 6 lbs 2 ozs.

Lyndhurst, VAEric Lang (Warehouse) and Alyssa Toney are the proud parents of a daughter born on June 30, 2007. Her name is Alexis Michelle Lang and she weighed 8 lbs 3 ozs.

Lyndhurst, VAJason Davis (Warehouse) and Candace Via are the proud parents of a son born on Sep-tember 30, 2007. He weighed 7 lbs 12 ozs and his name is Andrew James.

Lyndhurst, VAKatrina Antoni (warehouse) and Richard Greenwood are the proud parents of a son born on October 8, 2007. His name is Tucker Richard Greenwood and he weighs 8 lbs. 8 ozs.

Lyndhurst, VAJames Drumheller (warehouse) is the proud parent of a son, Keagan Isaiah born on August 6, 2007.

Lyndhurst, VA

Shaun Cook (warehouse) and Angel Coff-man are the proud parents of a daughter, Hannah, born on September 4, 2007. She weighed 5 lbs 12 ozs.

Lyndhurst, VA

Chris Harris (warehouse) and Heather Desper are the proud parents of a daughter, Jaelynn Neveah, born on May 18, 2007

Lyndhurst, VA

BirtHSHamlet Herrera is a proud new daddy of a baby boy named Duval A. Herrera. He was born April 19, 2007 @ 9:30 PM at Osceola Regional Medical Center Kissimmee, Flor-ida. Duval weighed in at 7 lbs 8ozs and was 19 inches long. Congratulations Illian and Hamlet.

Orlando, FL

Carlos Rodriguez is a proud new daddy of a baby boy named Daniel Rodriguez. He was born July 4,2007 @ 11:00 AM at Winnie Palmer hospital Orlando, Florida. Daniel weighed in at 7 lbs 1oz and was 22 inches long. Congratulations Carlos and Lilia.

Orlando, FL

Tiffany Gates is a proud new Mother of a baby girl named Rylie Elizabeth Gates. She was born on July 31, 2007 at 8:15 AM at The Medical Center of Arlington in Arling-ton, Texas. She weighed 7 Lbs. and 7 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. Congratula-tions Tiffany and Ryan and also Grandma Stacey Hayes.

Orlando, FL

Mauricio Jaramillo is a proud new daddy of a baby girl named Suzanna Jaramillo. She was born August 8, 2007 @ 5:02 PM at Winnie Palmer hospital Orlando, Florida. Suzanna weighed 6 lbs 7oz and was 19 inches long. Congratulations Mauricio and Claudia.

Orlando, FLBrandon Connett is a proud new daddy of a baby girl named Mackenzie Ann Connett. She was born August 29, 2007 @ 7:07 AM at South Seminole Hospital Orlando, Florida. Mackenzie weighed in at 6 lbs 5oz and was 19 inches long. Congratu-lations Brandon and Melissa.

Orlando, FLHali Nardi is a proud new Mother of a baby Girl named Audrey Kay. She was born September 9, 2007 @ 11:20 am at Winnie Palmer Hospital Orlando,

Florida. Audrey weighed 6 lbs 6 oz and was 19” inches long. Congratulations Hali and congratulations also to Grandpa Frank Nardi.

Orlando, FLBryan Ranson is a proud new Daddy of twins! Bryan had a baby boy named Teryn J. Teryn was born September 12, 2007 @ 3:42 pm at Health Central Hospital Orlando, Florida. He was 5 lbs 4 ozs and 18 ½’ long. Bryan also had a baby girl named Bryana. Bryana was born September 12, 2007 @ 3:40 pm. She was 4 lbs 15 ozs and 18 ½’ long also. Congratulations to Bryan and Lutteria on the birth of their newborn twins. Orlando,FL

Joseph Greenlief is a proud new daddy of a baby boy named Jayden Amir Greenlief. Jayden was born September 23, 2007 @ 11:07pm at Winnie Palmer Hospital Orlando, Florida. He weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 20” long. Congratu-lations Joseph and Jessica.

Orlando, FL