Many of you will be aware of the recall of Blue Bell ice cream due to some deaths and illnesses resulting from their product.
Blue Bell is headquartered in my community, and a number of their top executives attend my Church, or the Lutheran Church with whom we share our building. I know these guys.
I have been amazed with the manner in which they are handling this crisis. Initially, they recalled some products from specific production lines where the presence of listeria was detected. Last week, they made the decision to recall all products out of an abundance of caution.
To me, it's weird not to see Blue Bell trucks zipping around town, and on and off the highways around us.
What's amazing, though, is how these guys are handling this crisis - no blame game, no excuses - and, as far as I can tell - they're keeping employees on the payroll for the duration of the shutdowns, and doing everything they can to protect their company's image and prove their commitment to the safety of their customers and the livelihood of their employees.
One of the top executives had just recently retired, but was called back full time to head up the handling of this crisis. He is an outstanding Christian, and is acting accordingly.
In a world where it's so easy to slam "corporate" - here is, in my opinion, an excellent exception.
Blue Bell is headquartered in my community, and a number of their top executives attend my Church, or the Lutheran Church with whom we share our building. I know these guys.
I have been amazed with the manner in which they are handling this crisis. Initially, they recalled some products from specific production lines where the presence of listeria was detected. Last week, they made the decision to recall all products out of an abundance of caution.
To me, it's weird not to see Blue Bell trucks zipping around town, and on and off the highways around us.
What's amazing, though, is how these guys are handling this crisis - no blame game, no excuses - and, as far as I can tell - they're keeping employees on the payroll for the duration of the shutdowns, and doing everything they can to protect their company's image and prove their commitment to the safety of their customers and the livelihood of their employees.
One of the top executives had just recently retired, but was called back full time to head up the handling of this crisis. He is an outstanding Christian, and is acting accordingly.
In a world where it's so easy to slam "corporate" - here is, in my opinion, an excellent exception.
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