2024 KeHE Goodness Report | Page 4

A Letter from Deb

As I turn the page on my first full year of leading this great company , I am so proud of the entire KeHE ® team and what we accomplished this past year . Fiscal year 2024 will be remembered as a year of spectacular results and , even more significantly , as a year we began the initiatives that will generate greater success for KeHE and our partners in the years to come .
Here are just a few examples of how the KeHE Team is Building on Goodness to reach new heights for our people , our partners , and the communities we serve .
Deb Conklin President & Chief Executive Officer
We are building a more focused company through the launch and cascade of our new Food First Strategic Plan . KeHE now has a roadmap for significantly growing our impact and financial results over the next five years .
We are building a more capable company , through the purchase of several companies that advance our strategy — DPI Specialty Foods , Trademark Transportation and Legacy Distributors in Canada .
We are building a stronger company where our employee-owners have greater control over our future , with another record high in our ESOP stock price .
We are building a company where today ’ s leaders help develop the next generation of leaders , focused on the six keystone habits that underpin the new KeHE Leadership Model .
We are building a more operationally excellent company through our commitment to Lean operating principles . We are on a continuous improvement journey to eliminate waste , make KeHE easier to do business with , and deliver greater value to our supplier and retail partners .
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All that we are building is grounded in Goodness , and designed to expand our ability to grow and create a positive impact . I hope you will join us in building a company of which we can all be proud !