Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Celebrates its Warehouse Employees and Professional Truck Drivers with Appreciation Weeks

- Company Thanks its Frontline Heroes with Warehouse Employee Appreciation and National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Festivities -

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—is recognizing National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, created by the American Trucking Associations, from September 11 – 17, 2023. In addition to showing appreciation for its professional truck drivers, Southern Glazer’s celebrated its annual Warehouse Employee Appreciation Week, a week-long celebration of the Company’s warehouse personnel, from August 7 –11. These frontline employees operate 15.8 million square feet of warehouse space and make 6.7 million customer deliveries possible each year.

“Southern Glazer’s wouldn’t exist without our truck drivers and warehouse employees,” said Bobby Burg, Senior Vice President, Operations & Chief Supply Chain Officer, Southern Glazer’s. “They are the backbone of our Company and allow us to successfully serve our suppliers and customers every day. We are thankful for their hard work year-round and look forward to recognizing them on a large scale during these special week-long celebrations.”

This National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, we are recognizing the professionals who not only deliver our goods safely, securely, and on time, but also keep our highways safe. Their dedication and hard work are essential for keeping our economy moving forward.

As part of the week-long celebration, Southern Glazer’s will gift polo shirts and hats to its professional drivers, as well as host various festivities throughout the week, from catered breakfasts and lunches, to raffles and prizes.

Southern Glazer’s warehouse employees were also celebrated over the summer, with teams enjoying food trucks, music, appreciation gifts, and more. Southern Glazer’s warehouse staff enable the Company to safely deliver thousands of world-class wine and spirits brands to customers every day.

“We truly have some of the most skilled, passionate, best-in-class warehouse employees and drivers in the country on our team,” said Ron Flanary, Senior Vice President of National Operations, Southern Glazer’s. “Their day-to-day contributions are critical to the success and growth of Southern Glazer’s. Our warehouse teams and professional drivers are the heartbeat of our business. I look forward to raising a glass to them every year.”

Programs are in place for both professional drivers and warehouse employees to reinforce Southern Glazer’s unwavering commitment to safety. For example, the Elite Safe Driver Recognition Program is available to all drivers who qualify based on having 20 consecutive quarters, or five years, of safe driving without a preventable collision. Rewards include a gold ring set and monetary bonuses.

“Safety is the top priority in everything we do and the individuals who make up Southern Glazer’s team of professional drivers and warehouse employees embody and sustain this commitment every day,” said Kay Yoder, Vice President of Environmental, Health, Safety & Business Continuity, Southern Glazer’s. “We’re honored to extend a special thank you to our Southern Glazer’s warehouse and driver FAMILY for their invaluable work.”

To learn more about careers in trucking or warehousing at Southern Glazer’s, click here.

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About Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol, and proud to be a multi-generational, family-owned company. The Company has operations in 44 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, as well as brokerage operations through its WEBB Banks division in the Caribbean, Central and South America. In 2022, Southern Glazer’s was listed as one of Forbes Best Employers for Diversity. In 2021, Southern Glazer’s was selected as a U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, as well as named by Newsweek as a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace. Southern Glazer’s urges all retail customers and adult consumers to market, sell, serve, and enjoy its products responsibly. For more information visit www.southernglazers.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @sgwinespirits.

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