Apothecary Products

This week our CEO Darran Spence presented Nikki Hunsader (Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain Planning) and Jeff Adams (VP, Strategic Sourcing Inbound Logistics) with the Meritorious Service and Achievement Award. This is the highest honor awarded at APL and recognizes individuals for meritorious service and achievement in furthering and supporting APL’s vision, mission, Board, Executive Leadership, and APL team members as a whole. Recipients of this award receive a framed embossed certificate of merit and a monetary reward. Nikki and Jeff distinguished themselves through remarkable leadership qualities, astute judgment, and unwavering dedication to all team members of Apothecary Products. Their expertise in negotiation, supplier management, and problem-solving have been nothing short of exemplary. Please join us in congratulating Nikki and Jeff for their exceptional service! You have both truly made a difference.

Headed to National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo next month??? Visit our booth #2609 to say hello and see our latest item launches. We look forward to meeting you in Boston!! 🙂

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We are ADDING a highly collaborative role on our Supply Chain Planning team in Burnsville!!

This week, Apothecary Products (APL) hosted a special event at our Burnsville, MN location that brought together two important June observances: Father's Day and Men's Health Month. Our team enjoyed a delicious grill-out from a local food truck, and we distributed APL can koozies for our team members to gift to the father figures in their lives. We also took this opportunity to emphasize the importance of Men's Health Month by providing resources and tips to promote wellness among our male colleagues and family members. We're proud to foster a workplace culture at APL that recognizes and supports the diverse needs of our team members, from celebrating important occasions to promoting health awareness. Thank you to our Wellbeing Team - Anna Delis, Austin Cunnien, Melissa Meier, Pauline Reller, Laurel W., Kristine Clausen and Connie Jeurissen for putting together this great event!

Each month we look forward to our Core Onsite Day events when all APL team members who live within a reasonable driving distance join us at our Burnsville, MN facility for fun team-building activities and to encourage in-person collaboration. During this month's Core Onsite Day, we celebrated Earth Day and Mother's Day. A group of APL team members volunteered to clean-up trash outside our Burnsville facility and flowers were provided for the team to share with the mother figures in their lives. 💐 We're excited for the upcoming month of June Core Day events which will include a food truck, a celebration of Father's Day and a financial wellness event!

We'd like to congratulate the members of our Accounting Team for recently being selected as recipients of The Noble award program! Apothecary Products (APL) launched The Noble program in early 2024 to recognize the contributions of teams who through their work activities: -Demonstrated superior performance and/or contribution which positively impacted APL -Exemplified outstanding collaboration inspiring to others -Showcased APL’s WE CARE value system and business core competencies in a matter that is admirable to others APL's Executive Team is responsible for the nomination and selection of this award. They selected the Accounting Team to recognize their outstanding contribution and collaboration on 2023 year-end close and financial audit activities. "The year-end close process is the culmination of a year long focus on complete and accurate financial reporting, covering tens of thousands of transactions which cross these individuals’ desks annually. The Accounting Team, with cross-functional support across the organization, navigated this process flawlessly, achieving all key deadlines. Not only did this group of individuals complete all requests on time, but they finished the audit without any audit findings for the 9th consecutive year. The team’s diligence allowed the auditors to complete the audit weeks before we typically do." Pictured from left to right: Thung Xiong (Staff Accountant), Justin Willey (Accounts Receivable Specialist), Jake Townsend (Accounting Supervisor), Denny Young (Controller), Sherri Knutson (Accounting/Payables Specialist), Darran Spence (CEO) and David Neiss, (SVP, Finance). Congratulations and thank you for your outstanding teamwork!

Apothecary Products is excited to share that Karina Ramos Hernandez (Sr. Production Assembler) has been named the April 2024 recipient of our One APL Award! This award is the highest level of peer-nominated recognition at APL. It honors outstanding team members who demonstrate a sense of team and show exemplary performance in their day-to-day activities to help APL deliver business results. Karina was nominated for this award by several production team members who work closely with her daily. Her co-workers appreciate her positive leadership style that helps the team work together more efficiently to meet production goals. "Karina's positive attitude helps keep our spirits up when the workday gets long. She's always willing to stop what she’s doing to assist us with questions or concerns. Karina is an expert on APL's day-to-day production assembly processes and the go-to person for special orders. Her vast knowledge is a valuable resource for other APL team members as well as production leadership. Our managers will often go to Karina to brainstorm how to efficiently meet new customer requirements or jobs. Her close attention to detail helps avoid costly mistakes to save APL time and money." Please join us in congratulating Karina (pictured on the left with Darran Spence, APL CEO)!

Apothecary Products is thrilled to share Amira Mohamed and Gayle Cederberg have been named 2024 recipients of its $2500 Continuous Giving Scholarship program, a scholarship awarded based on students exhibiting exemplary community stewardship. Amira, relative of Aisha Ali, Warehouse Specialist for Apothecary Products, is a senior at Lakeville South High School who will be pursuing an undecided major at a local university this fall. Amira’s commitment to supporting her community has occurred throughout high school career where she has actively leveraged her multilanguage skills as a bridge to link people from different areas, backgrounds, and cultures. Fluent in six languages (Spanish, Arabic, Urdu, Somali, Swahili, and English), she has actively promoted community-based initiatives that promote linguistic diversity furthering the voice and perspectives of non-native English speakers by serving as an interpreter and translator. In her essay submission, Amiar shared “I’m dedicated to using my language abilities and cultural awareness to advance inclusivity, empathy, and teamwork, whether it be through fostering communication, providing direction and support, or actively participating in community groups. As I pursue my academic and personal goals, I’ll always be committed to creating welcoming environments where a range of viewpoints are acknowledged and celebrated in order to strengthen the bonds that bind the world’s communities together.” Gayle, relative of Lynn Cederberg, Quality Manager for Injection Molding Solutions (Wisconsin based manufacturing location of Apothecary Products), will be a first-year student at Century College this coming fall pursuing advanced education in Radiology. Gayle too began her commitment to supporting her community in high school as a member of the National Honor Society, which enabled her ability to volunteer at numerous community events. Gayle had a leadership role in the execution of three Red Cross Blood drives over the past year and her volunteerism extended further including traveling to Anchorage, Alaska, where she brought much need attention and care for a local houseless community. Gayle shared in her essay submission, “My community has done so much for me, my school, and many of the school’s programs. Service gives me the ability to help others and possibly even change lives.” We wish Amira, Gayle, and all the applicants success in their academic endeavors and thank all applicants for their role in building a better community. 🙌

We had a great time celebrating St. Patrick's Day at our Burnsville facility this past week with an ice cream social and lucky shamrock prize drawing! Thank you to our awesome Wellbeing Team Members - Anna Delis, Connie Jeurissen, Laurel W., Melissa Meier, Pauline Reller and Kristine Clausen for coordinating another fun event for the APL Team!