The Romarkable
2nd Edition—2013
For internal distribution only.
Message from the Family
2013 has come and gone so fast
and while it moved quickly we
still managed some truly
Romarkable achievements.
In Texas we brought both the
Lancaster and the Waco operations to new heights of efficiency
and customer service which was
noticed by our customer and as
important, it was noticed by
Mars key customers like Wal
Mart & McLane. Texas also
faced some complicated circumstances as a very Confused &
Mighty Mother Nature brought
freezing temperatures and Ice
for an extended period recently.
Thanks to quick thinking and
attention to detail we safely navigated this situation all while
staying focused on service. It
was truly amazing.
In Pennsylvania we implemented
a brand new warehouse management system called Red Prairie which will be the new operating system to our customer
worldwide. We were not only
the first in the network to go
live, we were the first 3PL on the
planet to install this latest version of the Red Prairie system.
We managed this transfor-
mation with very little disruption to service and all of our Romark people made the ultimate
difference. Next we will be installing this system in Lancaster
& Waco in 2014.
The collaboration between our
sites has really grown and continues to be impressive as the
company becomes more connected in not only associate relationships but adding greater
consistency to how we operate
around the country. This teamwork also showed up at ICW
(our coffee commodity operations in NJ & FL) where we grew
the business by 2X since 2012,
which in this very competitive
business is no easy feat.
In addition to our current
growth we had the opportunity
to respond to requests for proposals from Starbucks, Green
Mountain Coffee Roasters and
many other large scale Importers. Our internal and external
Co-Pack operations have hit
new levels of growth and efficiency and we are expecting
even more growth in 2014 as
we add more equipment and
projects to all locations. Our
real estate group has also done
some creative and valuable
things such as transforming a
former warehouse into a manufacturing plant for a new customer in Texas. Additionally we
will be gearing up for some
more Real Estate development
in 2014.
All of the above is not possible
without all of our Romark Associates working together with
purpose and passion day in and
day out. It is all of you who truly
make the difference in whether
we have good outcomes or
great outcomes and we are very
grateful for all of you. Our focus
on Safety, Quality, Productivity
and Sustainability are our guiding principles and you all focus
on these so naturally.
Thank you, enjoy your Holidays
and a Happy Healthy New Years
to all. Looking forward to more
great outcomes together in
2014.
Marc & Amy Lebovitz
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The Romarkable
Safety Success in Texas
In 2013 our Lancaster facility
focused on improving safety.
Our new fleet of stand-up
forklifts increases driver’s
visibility while decreasing
ergonomics related issues that
the previous sit-down forklifts
posed.
Our safety committee brain-
stormed on many ideas to promote safety in the facility. We
challenged and competed
against each other to set and
meet facility record goals. Our
entire facility went incident and
accident free for several periods
throughout the year. By the end
of the year our efforts were
successful and we decreased our
incidents and accidents by “Stay Focused, Save A Life”.
40% of what they were in
2012.
We wanted to carry on the
same focus and success for
safety into 2014. We ended
the year with a safety slogan
contest. Our winner is Tedrick
Rowe and our safety slogan is
Aerial Lift Safety
Here are a few safe operating guidelines to consider when operating an aerial lift:

Lift controls are to be tested each day prior to use to determine controls and equipment operate properly and are in safe working condition.

Only trained/authorized persons are to operate aerial lifts.

Belting off to adjacent poles, structures, or equipment while working from the lift is not permitted.

Employees must always stand firmly on the floor of the basket and never sit or climb on the edge of the basket, use planks, ladders, or other devices to elevate or extend the working area.

Use the safety chains to block off the area where you will be working at height. (i.e. repairing dumped product, cleaning racks
above level one.) Chains must be stretched across the entire aisle to prevent traffic from passing under or around the lift truck.
David Lewandowski
David has been a member of
the Romark family for 13
years. He was hired as our
First Shift RDC Manager in
2000. Within the first year,
he was given the opportunity
to oversee the Waco CoPack operations and then
was promoted to Operations
Manager in 2009. During
this time he has formed great
relationships with our customer. He is a primary contact
for them due to his extensive
knowledge of our business.
Interestingly, his history with
our customer actually dates
back much further.
David’s grandparents
worked at customer’s plant in
Newark, NJ when it first
opened after World War II
and carpooled from Hackettstown. His grandfather
was called “The Utility Man”
because he could work on
anything and everything in
the plant. His grandmother,
Zita, first worked in the plant
on the line and then worked
in the office completing various tasks such as accounts
payable. Both retired in the
1980’s.
Two of David’s great aunts
also worked on the line for
the customer. In addition, his
Aunt Marijo worked at the
plant in the summers while
going to college.
David’s parents also worked
for our customer at Hackettstown. His mother worked in
the keypunch department.
After Vietnam, David’s dad
attended engineering school
and then was a contract engineer at the plant. In 1972
he was offered a full-time
engineering job in Texas to
build the new plant in Waco.
They moved in August of
1973. Thus, David’s family
was one of the original nine
families that moved to Texas.
His father later transferred to
a shift manager role before
retiring in 1998. During his
time there, he actually helped
design machinery to imprint
product with the letter S and
traveled to plants in England
and the Netherlands.
David has a true sense of loyalty and appreciation for our
customer like none other.
The Romarkable
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Oh the Places They Have Been! The Red Prairie Adventure
Author: Randal Bolen
We started the journey in
Hazleton, PA where we went
live with Red Prairie, our new
warehouse management system on Mar. 24th. It was a bit
of a challenge in the beginning
and needless to say we
learned a lot. Once Hazleton
was stabilized we began our
testing for the next site which
was Victorville, CA. We started training and testing for
Victorville as some of our three
Amigos (JR, Fernando and
Randal) were also getting
involved with the set-up, training and testing of the first pet
site in Redlands, CA. During
this time Randal went to Victorville to conduct user training
and to Romeoville, IL to conduct some refresher training on
TME. On Oct. 5th the three
amigos paired up and helped
with the go-live in Victorville
while working nights for 2
weeks. We had a lot of fun
working together with the site
and made frequent trips to the
local convenience store for
coffee, diet coke, and beef
jerky and breakfast every
morning at IHOP. After finishing the work in Victorville we
immediately returned the following week to Redlands,
CA on Oct 20th to assist with
this go-live. It was still the 3
Amigos (JR, Randal, and Kevin
Gamber) because we picked
up another fellow Romark
Associate, but one had to stay
back and assist his site. We
stayed a week and one half
in Redlands to assist and also
went back to Victorville a
couple of days to assist with
issues and then headed to
the next site which was
Greenville, MS. Again the 3
Amigos (JR, Randal and Fernando) were on the night
shift for 2 weeks to support
the operations. The Greenville site went live on Nov.
3rd and the support was
completed on Nov.
15th. Now we begin preparations for the Red Prairie
transition at the 2 Texas sites
of Waco and Lancaster these will be coming up at
the first of the year.
Fernando Gomes, Jose Rodrigues and Randal Bolen–
“Red Prairie Bound”.
Welcome Wes Miller to Romark
We are pleased to welcome
Wes Miller our new Facility
Manager of Hazelton, PA.
Wes has served in the Air
Force for what he says was
“twenty years, three days
and twenty seconds”. He
joined the air force in December of 1985 and retired
in January of 2006. He
completed his training at the
University of Illinois for aero-
space engineering and then
in Montgomery, Alabama for
civil engineering. He served
in Desert Storm and is fluent
in Arabic. Wes’s most recent
position with the Air Force
was the Senior Maintenance
Manager in which he oversaw and coordinated the
activities of 75 teams that
were involved in the repair,
maintenance and service of
the 54 F-15 aircrafts.
Wes most recently has
worked in the private industry with another 3PL warehousing provider as well as
most recently with a multimedia production facility. In his
spare time Wes enjoys working on cars and woodworking as well as construction.
He most enjoys mentoring his
daughter Dana.
Jobs for You Expo
Romark Logistics of PA participated in the “Jobs for
You” expo at the Hazleton
Area High School on Friday,
November 8, 2013.
“Jobs for You” offered students the chance to learn
more about the businesses in
our area and the potential
career paths students can
pursue.
We were able to provide
the students with information
on how we operate, the requirements for employment
and what type of employee
training is needed.
Nearly 1,700 students attended the expo. Events like
this are important to us, as it
allows for connection with
potential future employees
and allows for us to share
information on careers in
logistics.
Wes Miller, Facility Manager
The Romarkable
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Family Fun Events
Waco Family Event
2013—Hawaiian
Falls Water Park
Waco celebrated a
family fun event at
Hawaiian Falls Waterpark in Waco, TX
on August 3, 2013. It
was a typical hot
Texas day so hanging out in the water
was the perfect plan!
Andrew Rodriquez and Family
Robert Hodgkins, Tommy Barron,
and Robert Nolan
Chris Adams and Family
Tim Rodriquez and Family
Lancaster
Family
Event 2013—USA
BOWL
Lancaster celebrated
a family fun event at
USA BOWL in Dallas, TX on June 13th.
It was lots of fun for
all!
James Williams &
Daughter
Taylor & Tedrick Rowe
Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Arthur
Hazleton
Family
Event
2013—
Knoebels
Hazleton celebrated
a family fun event at
Knoebels in Elysburg,
PA on May 11th. It
was quite the chilly
day but lots of fun!
Janice Washington
& Son
Edwina Wren
Nestor Marquez ‘s son
John Sirkot & Family
Erick Mejia & Family
Jose Reyes & Family
Alfred Njie’s Family
Mr. & Mrs. Berald Hill
The Romarkable
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Associate News
Welcome to our new additions!
Kenny Wood, Co-Pack (PA),
welcomed Sophia Wood on
June 20, 2013.
Kevin Gamber, Inventory
(Lancaster) welcomed Aubrie
Monroe was born on November
25, 2013.
Celeste Alvarado, ICW
(Miami) welcomed her granddaughter Lexi Mari on November 9, 2013.
Alysia & Tim White, HR
(Lancaster) welcomed their new
daughter Olivia Riley on December 14, 2013.
Introducing Kannon Spence,
son of Kayla HR (Waco) &
Shane Spence born on
September 18, 2013.
Jose Burgos, Warehouse (PA),
welcomed son Jaiel on November 13, 2013.
Beth Lebovitz welcomed Royce
Anna on December 18, 2013.
Royce is Barbara Lebovitz’ s
granddaughter and Marc &
Amy Lebovitz’ s niece.
Cindy Olivo, Co-Pack (PA), welcomed Leandro Duran on December
12, 2013. Leandro’s grandmother is
Dinora Rodriguez Co-Pack (PA).
Mike Kidwell, Warehouse
(Waco), welcomed Isabella
Michelle Kidwell on December
10, 2013.
Do you have family news you
would like to share? Please
visit your Human Resources
Department to share or email
your photo and stories to:
Wedding Bells
ICW:
edinardo@romarklogistics.com
Hazleton:
hazletonhr@romarklogistics.com
Lancaster:
lancasterhr@romarklogistics.com
Congratulations to Diane Catalano, Accounting (NJ ) & Don Domanoski on their
wedding October 5, 2013 .
Shanna Martinez, Pack & Raw (Waco),
married Alan Kirkland on July 18,
2013.
Waco:
wacohr@romarklogistics.com
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Thank you for your service!
Thank you to all Romark associates and loved ones for serving our country!
“ A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains,
rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty
to that principle” - George William Curtis
Roy Lebovitz U.S.
Russell Eichlin (Holly
Army . Roy Served
Miller’s Grandfather (HR,
from 1955-1962
PA)) served in the
U.S .Army . Russell was
the recipient of the silver star for
Wes Miller ( Facility Manager, PA)
gallantry and the purple heart
U.S. Air Force. Wes served from
for wounds incurred in Sicily in
1995-2006
WWII.
Tommy Barron (Maintenance,
Waco) Air Force— U.S. Air Rescue.
Bryanna M. Kane-Smith,
daughter of Jennifer Throne
(Cust Serv, PA), is an enlisted SPC (E-4) in the U.S.
Army. She serves as a 68K;
medical laboratory technician and belongs to the
279th Blood Support Detachment in the 420th Medical Brigade. She has trained
in Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Sam Houston and Fort
Bragg. She is being deployed to Kandahar Afghanistan
January 19th, 2014 (her 21st birthday). She is continuing her education to obtain a higher degree in medicine.
________________________________
Kevin C. Smith, son-in-law of
Jennifer Throne (Cust Serv, PA),
is an enlisted PV2 (E-2) in the
U.S. Army. He serves as an AIT
soldier training at Fort Eustis as a
15D; Aircraft Powertrain Repairer
in the 1-122D company of the
128th Aviation Battalion. Kevin
looks forward to advancing his
training in the Army to become an EOD specialists
(89D) next year at Fort Lee, VA.
They were high school sweethearts and were married
June 23, 2012 and have a dog named Trooper.
“To the world you may be one person, but to one
person you may be the world.” - Unknown
Congratulations to All
Ed Whitesell’ s daughter Sara is a member of the
All-Star Softball Team “Luzerne County 12U Chaos”. They recently won the Babe Ruth Pa State
and Mid-Atlantic Regional championships and
placed 4th in the World Series.
Alexander Gonzalez (center), was named “Elizabeth Police
Officer of the Year” by the Rotary Club of Elizabeth . Alexander is the son of Lourdes Castro of our ICW- Edison.
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Waco Happenings
In Memory of Roy
In May our Texas facility planted a tree in
memory of our beloved founder, Roy Lebovitz.
Along with the tree is a beautiful stoned path that
features red bricks in the shape of a heart. A
bench is also placed in this area so associates and
visitors can take time to reflect. A special thank
you to Debbie Irwin for all of her handwork on
this project.
Compliments from Waco customer —
“My team and I were discussing
warehouse cuts and delivery failures
yesterday. Everyone commented on how
great Waco is doing!”
Waco associates were rewarded with an
appreciation luncheon on July 24 and 25.
Associates were served steaks, baked potatoes, and salad.
Hazleton Celebrates 10 Years in Business
The Hazleton facility celebrated ten years of operation with a company-wide event on October 3-4. A lunch was
provided for all associates and during this time we reviewed the strides we have made in safety, quality and
productivity over the past ten years. In celebration of the event and Breast Cancer Awareness month each shift had
a photo taken. Thanks to all of our associates who have made everything we do possible. We owe it all to you!
Human Resources Corner
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Is your
Do you look at your paycheck?
information
It is important you closely review your paycheck each week to ensure it is correct. Please
ensure you are looking closely at your rate of pay and deductions that are being made.
Any problems—come visit your HR Department!
correct?
Moved?
2014 Romark Holidays
New phone number?
New beneficiary?
Please stop in Human Resources and update your personal information.
Your HR staff is always here to help
you out! Stop in and say hi!
New Year’s Day—1/1/14
Labor Day—9/1/14
Good Friday—4/18/14
Thanksgiving Day—11/27/14
Memorial Day—5/26/14
Christmas Day—12/25/14
Independence Day—7/4/14
“Teen Bowlers Circuit”.. A reward in many ways
Author: Brad Ellis
I grew up with an interest in
baseball and bowling. At
the age of 8, I started bowling and developed my skills
throughout the years. I attribute my youth development in bowling to participating in youth leagues and
youth tournaments.
In February 2013, I started
the Teen Bowlers Circuit, a
youth scholarship bowling
tournament. This is a scratch
(non-handicap) tournament
open to youth girls and boys
who are not yet collegiate
eligible. This is a traveling
tournament that goes to a
different bowling center
around the Dallas/Ft. Worth
area each month.
In October 2013, it was in
north of Austin, TX in
Georgetown. I currently have
youth bowlers that come
from all over the state of
Texas as well as Oklahoma
and Louisiana. On tournament weekends, boys and
girls complete on similar
lanes conditions and after
qualifying, the top 8 from
each division are back on for
8 more games of head-tohead match play.
After match play, the top 4
boys and girls head up a 4
game stair step ladder final
to determine the winner. All
top 4 finalists are then eligible for scholarship money
that is placed in a college
fund account to use once
they graduate high school.
The winners of both divisions
received championship jackets and a plaque. An average of about 50 participants
a month and my highest entry number so far was July in
Denton, TX at 83 bowlers.
Health Matters
Our companies were proud to honor
Breast Cancer Awareness month in October and also shared information on Prostate Cancer Awareness with our associates in September. In addition to sharing health information on screenings,
warning signs and resources, October
saw all of our associates wearing pink
safety shirts each Friday of the month.
In Hazleton, we had occasion to share
this effort with the celebration of our 10
year anniversary at that location. It was
truly meaningful for me to stand in a
room honoring Roy, thanking our associates - several of whose lives have been
impacted by cancer - for their dedicated service, and connecting a personal
story to our reflective day.
I want to share that story with you in the
hope that the messages of early detection, proactive treatment and support
can be shared with your loved ones. In
2012 I went for a routine mammogram,
something I have been doing annually
since age 40 with no family history of
breast cancer. I was called back for a
follow-up mammogram as an irregular
growth was observed. I reached out to
cousins who are doctors and had been
instrumental in guiding Roy to early detection, treatment and cure of colon cancer. They recommended a radiologist
specializing in breast imaging who was
able to verify a small growth through
ultrasound and multiple needle biopsies.
My greatest fear was the unknown. Following a confirming diagnosis, MRI and
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visit to a surgical oncologist (all within 24
hours), I invited my children and then future
son-in-law to dinner and told them that I
had Stage 1A invasive ductal carcinoma –
a type of breast cancer. I also told them
that it was found early and that I would
do everything possible to get healthy. I
was not going to let breast cancer define
me and I was determined to own and
overcome it. My kids were both worried
and relieved that I had shared my diagnosis with them honestly and clearly.
Based on further diagnostic testing – the
BRCA tests confirming no other clinical evidence of breast or ovarian cancer. I was
able to schedule a lumpectomy (a procedure to surgically remove the tumor and
check lymph nodes) four weeks after my
initial mammogram. Surgery was successful
and fortunately the cancer had not spread
to my lymph nodes. I had to miss 3 days of
work following surgery and my mother
and children were with me for surgery. My
brother not only went to the radiologist
with me, but was the first person to visit
post-surgery.
The tumor was sent for lab and ONCA
genetic testing to measure the likelihood of
recurrence and determine the course of my
follow-up treatment. I was able to qualify
for the minimum course of radiation therapy without the need for chemotherapy. I
scheduled 16 days of radiation and with
the help of rides, a water bottle, iPod of
favorite music from my sister-in-law, therapy, and men’s white t-shirts to wear fol-
lowing radiation, I was able to be at
work every day. This, and the care and
love that I received, turned out to be the
best medicine in my cure. I will continue
to take one pill a day for five years and
follow-up with my surgeon, oncologist and
breast imaging doctor as well as maintaining my day to day focus on wellness,
including exercise, good nutrition, sleep
and lots of water :).
While I was VERY lucky with my “five
minutes of breast cancer” as I now refer
to it, there are others that we know who
weren’t as lucky and my heart goes out to
you. Please know that I consider myself
blessed to have had early detection, the
support of my Romark (and Lebovitz)
family and friends, and the ability to proactively find a great team of providers
(all but 2 in our health insurance plan)
who helped me to manage my care.
Please share a reminder with your loved
ones to go for preventive health screenings. I am available to provide encouragement, hold hands, find resources or
say a prayer. We are a FAMILY business
and our people come first.
Warmly,
Amy S. Lebovitz
October- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Senovia participates in the
Susan S. Koman “Walk for the
Cure”, every year. She walks
in memory of her Aunt Mercedes who passed away from
Breast Cancer and her friends
who have struggled with
Breast Cancer.
Thank you Senovia for supporting such a worthwhile
cause!
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Senovia Fonseca– Lancaster
Top photo: ICW- Edison, NJ
photo: ICW - Miami, FL
Bottom
Top photos: Romark –Lancaster, TX & Andre Oliver &
Dwight; Bottom photo: Romark– Westfield, NJ
Thank you associates for all
you do each day to make
Romark a great place to work!
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Tommy Barron
Vicente Berra
James Brennan
Brian Burns
Elizabeth Dinardo
Nelson Dorville
Jeyson Gonzalez
2013 Anniversaries
Color Code: Hazleton,
ICW, Lancaster, NJ, Waco
Wayne Grigas
Raymond Schimscat
Scott Mangan
Brenda Hess
Neil Skripnek
Francis McGlinchey
Michael Kidwell
Lukasz Skros
John Moran
Ronald Mickalowski
James Strauss
Sherrylea Ramirez
Holly Miller
Geovanny Taylor
Gregorio Rojas
Alfred Njie
Oscar Watkins
John Sabo
Flor Pichardo
Fred Williams
Murray Schuster
David Ramos
10 Years
Ann Supon
Jose Reyes
John Bolish
Valerie Sutton
Dinora Rodriguez
Harry Bowers
Edward Whitesell
Christopher Rospendowski
Stephanie Evancho
Ryan Ziegler
Thomas Filiziani
15 Years
Michael Gabriel
Howard Berlly
Jennifer Jones
30 Years
Theodore Salazar
Felix Santiago
Mike Uptmore
Coloring Contest & Halloween Fun
Coloring Contest Winners
During our peak season in Waco
& Hazleton we held a coloring
contest for associate’s children.
The following were our winners.
Hazleton
1 – 3 years : Damien Miller
4 – 6 years : Olivia Duran
Waco
1 – 3 years : Brody Bradshaw
4 – 6 years : Elizabeth
Greener
7 – 9 Years : Hannah Lewandowski
7 – 9 Years : Lydia Sutton
10 – 11 Years : Mercedez
Luna
10 – 11 Years : Emma Gomes
12 Years : Sabrina Garcia
12 Years: Sammy Segeda
Halloween Fun in LancasterBart Gamber and his look
alike (Preston Wagoner)
Halloween Fun in Lancaster–
Tedrick & Taylor Rowe (twins
to Tedrick Rowe)