We were voted a Five-Star Workplace by Small Business Monthly for having a Family-First Environment. Read what they had to say below:
“When Butler’s Pantry catered the grand opening of the Nordstrom in the Galleria, 215 of its employees worked the event. “Everyone knew one another, our company’s systems and what our clients expect,” says Richard Nix, the second-generation owner of Butler’s Pantry. “Our No. 1 benefit is the quality of individuals we have on our team. We have very low turnover.”
Recognizing the importance of his team, Nix continues what his parents started 45 years ago by breaking the mold of catering companies. “We try to build careers in our company,” he says. “To do this, we offer competitive salaries because we want to treat our employees as the professionals they are. Our employees are creative, dynamic and important to the economy.”
Despite the demands and odd hours of the industry, Butler’s Pantry makes sure it maintains a family atmosphere. “We make sure our employees know that they can take a day off on the weekends and enjoy life or take time off to travel,” Nix says. “Going back, people were expected to work seven days a week in this industry, but we make sure to provide solid vacation time and flexibility.”
Greg Ziegenfuss, vice president of operations and executive chef, says the family-first environment makes Butler’s Pantry a standout company. “The owner of Butler’s knows the employees’ wives and children – everyone from the top down,” says Ziegenfuss. “If there is a team member with a financial, health or personal problem, we work together to fix it.”
On on everyday basis, Ziegenfuss says, the flexible hours and vacation time are great compared with the industry norm. “There are days that I work from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and others I come in at 11 a.m. and leave at 2 p.m.,” he says. “We all make sure to get the job done. For this reason, no one ever asks why you weren’t there for eight hours one day.”
-written by Julia Paulus