ST. LOUIS – Deli Star Corporation, producer of high-quality cooked meats, sauces and fudge, has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by Energage (formerly WorkplaceDynamics), a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. The anonymous survey provided to all Deli Star employees measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution and connection.
“Top Workplaces is more than just recognition,” said Doug Claffey, CEO of Energage. “Our research shows organizations that earn the award attract better talent, experience lower turnover, and are better equipped to deliver bottom-line results. Their leaders prioritize and carefully craft a healthy workplace culture that supports employee engagement.”
Deli Star employs 84 people at its Fayetteville, Illinois, headquarters, Belleville, Illinois, production facility and St. Louis Innovation Center. The company’s employee benefits include competitive pay, medical/dental/vision insurance coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match, biannual bonuses and paid maternity leave/PTO.
“My father, Dan Siegel, started Deli Star in a small shop with the goal of producing high-quality products in a fun and collaborative atmosphere,” said Deli Star president Justin Siegel. “Thirty-one years later, the enviroment he created continues across our three locations. It’s an honor to be recognized by our team members, and I’m happy to know they enjoy coming to work.”
Deli Star has grown substantially since it was founded in 1987. Today the company produces fresh, never-frozen premium meats for foodservice customers under the Deli Star Classic, Chef’s Edge, Gaucho, and Simple Promise brand names. Deli Star recently merged with sister-company King’s Food Products, a producer of confectionary fudge and a co-packer of several brands of sauces, dressings and salsas. The company collaborates with customers in the company’s new St. Louis Innovation Center (SLIC), a state-of-the-art, restaurant-style kitchen and research and development facility and creative home base for Deli Star’s culinary innovation team.
“Our team members are the heart and soul of Deli Star,” said Siegel. “They are a part of our family, and we look forward to growing together.”
About Deli Star Corporation
Based in Fayetteville, Illinois, with an additional production facility in Belleville, Illinois, and an Innovation Center in St. Louis, Deli Star Corporation is a valued resource for the diverse needs of the food industry and a producer of premium meats under various brands for manufacturers of sandwich, salad, soup, and meal entrees. They develop and produce products for further processors and national restaurant chains. Recently, Deli Star expanded their product offerings by merging with their sister company, King’s Food. Product offerings now include deli meats and rotisserie chicken through its Deli Star Classic & Chef's Edge brands, seared and sous-vide, clean-label meats, through its Simple Promise brand, slow cooked and braised meats and sauces through its Gaucho brand, and gourmet fudge through its King's brand.
Deli Star takes pride in its values, vision and purpose to discover new and better ways to produce health, happiness, and the joy of food with a strong focus on food safety, customer service and research and development. Deli Star brings chefs, scientists and customers together to drive innovation by creating a fun and exciting atmosphere to produce superior products and custom menu concepts that its customers demand. They continue their mission to extend the refrigerated shelf life of food while promising consumers fresh, never frozen products. Centrally located in the United States, Deli Star is a trusted partner of global food organizations and is revolutionizing the food industry, one collaboration at a time. More information is available at www.delistarcorp.com.
About Energage, LLC
Headquartered in Exton, Pa., Energage (formerly known as WorkplaceDynamics) is a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools that help leaders to unlock potential, inspire performance, and achieve amazing results within their organizations. The research partner behind the Top Workplaces program, Energage has surveyed more than 47,000 organizations representing well over 16 million employees in the United States.
Source: Deli Star Corporation
