Rhino Foods

Edit links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Rhino Foods Inc.
IndustryFood Manufacturing
FoundedBurlington, Vermont, U.S. (1981; 43 years ago (1981))
FounderTed Castle
Headquarters79 Industrial Parkway
Burlington, VT, US 05401
Number of locations
2
Area served
United States, Canada, Europe
Key people
Ted Castle, Owner & President; Gene Steinfeld, Director of Operations; Jayne Magnant, Finance & Admin Director; Dan Kiniry, Marketing Director
ProductsCookie Dough and Cake pieces for frozen dessets, Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches
RevenueNot available
OwnerTed Castle
Number of employees
100
Websitewww.rhinofoods.com

Rhino Foods Incorporated, founded in 1981 by Anne and Ted Castle, is a specialty

which?
].

Employee Exchange program

Rhino Foods operates the Employee Exchange Program (EEP) as a way to manage seasonal staffing demands to the benefit of employees and the company. The company sent 15 factory workers as temporary staff to the lip balm manufacturer Autumn Harp for a week to deal with the holiday rush.[2]

The Employee Exchange Program was developed in 1993 when a group of Rhino employees held brainstorming sessions on how to respond to a drop in staffing needs during the winter months.

Income Advance Program

In 2007, Rhino Foods started a new employee program to support short-term and long-term financial stability. Any employee that has worked at the company for 12 months can get a same day loan up to a $1000 from Rhino's credit union partner. The loan is paid off with automatic weekly payroll deductions. When the loan is repaid the deduction rolls into a savings account in the employee's name unless the employee cancels it. This helps employees build a relationship with a bank and improve their credit rating.[3]

Ted Castle

Ted Castle is the founder, owner, and CEO of Rhino Foods. He is a former All-American hockey player at the

United Way, and Vermont Special Olympics.[4]

The Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) presented Castle with the 2009 Terry Ehrich Award for Socially Responsible Business Practices.[4] He has been an advocate of the hiring and retention of refugees, and developed a Wellness and Health Awareness Team with the United Way, known as HELP (Helping Employees Live Productively).[4] He adopted open-book management in the early days of the company to provide financial information and share company priorities.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Rhino Foods - B Corporation". www.bcorporation.net.
  2. BusinessWeek. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original
    on August 18, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2009.
  3. ^ "Video: Need to Know: April 5, 2013: Working bridges from Africa to america- Need to Know - PBS". www.pbs.org.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Ted Castle of Rhino Foods wins VBSR award - Vermont Business Magazine". www.vermontbiz.com.

Bibliography

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhino_Foods&oldid=1191136124"