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Other CSR initiatives included Cooking for the
Homeless, Blood donation drives within their com-
plex, donations towards Puttinu Cares and a breast
cancer awareness drive where the company sponsored
breast imaging and screening for all female staff mem-
bers, and visiting the elderly at Christmas time.
We nurture human resource into a
solid passionate team, whose objective
is to grow the company to superior
levels. When we adhere to this maxim,
PROFITABLE YET SUSTAINABLE
Pierre was, in a recent interview, quoted as saying
that the company’s objective is to be profitable yet
sustainable. Can one safely say that this has been
achieved by AppleCore?
Pierre nods in agreement. He is convinced that this
is achieved by working smarter and not necessarily
harder and also by being ahead of the game. This is
something that Pierre keeps trying to instil amongst
his team. Pierre is certain that one does not need to
burn oneself out to achieve goals – you just need to
make sure that a good team is in place.
Despite having nearly four decades in quite a cut-
everything else will fall into place
throat industry, Pierre remains humble. He is ful-
ly cognisant of the pitfalls any brazen attitudes from
his and his team’s part could cause. He feels blessed
at having a team which is loyal and in synch with the
company’s objectives. And having worked with many
of them for decades, Pierre knows what makes each
other tick. Mutual respect, treating each other well
and all working hard towards a common goal have cre-
ated a natural flow, which is, as Pierre confirms, “our
secret to having achieved this sustainability.”
“ The key to our success is to meet and
exceed the clients’ needs in terms of
quality of products supplied by our trusted
partners, and excellence of service.
AppleCore Foods means excellence and
integrity ”
Pierre Mattocks
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