Stretar is recognized for his achievements, hard work and vision, which have helped to shape global cold food supply chains
INDIANAPOLIS (February 12, 2023) – enVista, a leading supply chain and enterprise solutions provider, today announces that Food Logistics has named enVista’s Vice President of Technology and Labor Practice Leader, Thomas Stretar, a 2024 Rock Star of the Supply Chain in the Lifetime Achievement category. Stretar is recognized for his outstanding contributions in the supply chain space over his 30-year tenure in the industry.
In his role, Stretar manages a team of technology consultants, leading the team in completing critical labor and warehouse-related projects for clients across all industries, including the cold food chain. Among Stretar’s clients are U.S.-based multinational food, snack and beverage corporations, U.S.-based multinational food manufacturing companies and more. Stretar’s team recently completed a labor management system implementation for The Golf Warehouse, resulting in a 33 percent decrease in cost-per-unit, a 7.5 hour increase in production for receiving per day, a 28 percent decrease in headcount and a 9.3 percent increase in lines per head.
enVista’s CEO, John Stitz, said, “It brings me great pleasure to see Tom receive this award for the second time in recognition of his immeasurable impact on enVista and his supply chain clients over his 15 years with enVista. Tom has proven to be not only a trusted advisor for his clients, but a valued mentor for his team. To work with Tom is to see first-hand true passion for growing and improving the future of the supply chain. Congratulations, Tom!”
Editor-in-Chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive, Marina Mayer, said, “Supply chain rock stars are the backbone of the cold food chain. The words used to describe many of this year’s winners range from collaborative, passionate, innovative and forward-thinking to inspired, driven and dependable. These winners continue to go above and beyond to improve food safety, enhance efficiency and overcome supply chain disruptions.”
Recipients of this year’s award will be profiled in Food Logistics’ Jan/Feb 2024 print issue. View the full list of winners and learn more about other Food Logistics’ awards.
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