Throughout our safety program’s almost 7 year history, there have been many nominees and many of those have even received multiple nominations. Such is the case for this year’s Safety Person of the Year winner.
National Truck Drivers Appreciation Week 2018
September 13, 2018This week, September 9-15, 2018 the nation takes time to recognize and thank the men and women who conquer our roads every day, rain or shine. If it wasn’t for their hard work in all manner of weather and conditions, our businesses simply wouldn’t run the same. At Dennis alone, our drivers are on the road 6 days a week; up before dawn transporting food to New England’s favorite places to dine! Our fleet travels over 1 million miles per year delivering millions of cases. “Thank You!” We couldn’t do what we do without our amazing team of drivers!
June 14th is Flag Day
June 13, 2018In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. The United States Army also celebrates the U.S. Army Birthdays on this date; Congress adopted “the American continental army” after reaching a consensus position in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775.
2017 Safety Person of the Year
June 4, 2018One of the best things I get to do as the Safety Guy at Dennis Paper & Food Service is recognize exceptional employees who work hard and do it safely. I’m proud to say that a culture of safety exists among our team, something that shows with our safety record and the fact that (as of today) we are 1035 days without a lost-time accident or injury. Employees who show up every day and do their job well, and do it safely, help make my job a lot easier…
2018 Dennis Difference Award
May 30, 2018The Dennis Difference Award is presented to one deserving employee each year. This person is nominated by their peers. Among several considerations, the award is voted on and honors the employee’s distinguished commitment to upholding our company values.
Webinar: Plat-Based Nutrition
February 19, 2018Making Plant-Based Eating Doable and Desirable in K-12 and Healthcare Webinar: Thursday, March 8, 2018: 2-3 PM Eastern. Attend this webinar to explore the growing trend of plant based diets and examine their nutritional adequacy in K-12 and Healthcare as well as visualize enticing ways to prepare veggie cuisine.
Dennis named MERA 2018 Allied Member of the Year
February 5, 2018“From the finest meats and cheeses, to compostable cups, to fried clams, Dennis Paper & Food Service plays a key role in the restaurant biz. Employee owned since 2015, the Hampden-based food service company has its heart in the right place.”
2017 Festival of Lights Parade
December 4, 2017Last year we took home a trophy for Best in Show for a corporate entry. This year we said that we were defending our title and we meant it! The 2017 Dennis Paper & Food Service float took home the gold for Best Commercial Entry and Best Overall Entry! An impressive feat, as our float beat out over 80 other entries.
800 Days of Safety First!
September 26, 2017From our drivers who deal with all sorts of weather conditions, ramps and heavy freight, and are in and out of the trucks all day; to our Account Executives with slippery sidewalks and long hours spent driving throughout their territories; to our operations team working with heavy machinery and heavy freight in their work areas; to all the office staff that deal with repetitive motion all day long.
2017 Dennis Difference Award
May 22, 2017The Dennis Difference Award is presented to one deserving employee each year. This person is nominated by their peers. Among several considerations, the award is voted on and honors the employee’s distinguished commitment to upholding our company values.
2nd Major Expansion in 5 Years Draws to a Close
May 19, 2017As the 2017 summer season approaches, we are only weeks away from finishing our eight month expansion project. Construction is complete and the refrigeration has been turned on. It’s now only a matter of a few finishing touches.
Dennis P&FS Honored by Business Community at Annual Dinner
January 30, 2017This past Friday (1-27-17) over eleven hundred people from twenty one surrounding communities eagerly joined together to honor area businesses and individuals at the the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, for the 2017 BRCC Awards Dinner. As part of the award presentation, the fine folks at Rudman Winchell, Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce and […]
Lending a Helping Hand at Bangor’s Hope House
January 26, 2017Some of Team Dennis’ employee-owners were out making a difference in our community this week, providing and serving lunch at the Hope House.
Time Lapse – 2017 Expansion, First Steel Beams
January 20, 2017Our extensive construction project includes new frozen, refrigerated and dry storage as well as office space for additional staff, conference center and test kitchen.
Our new website aims to put the “foodie” back in foodservice!
January 19, 2017Our first goal was to not simply make our existing content “look prettier” – we wanted to start from scratch. The second goal was to provide our customers more…
MEMIC $20 Million Tour
January 4, 2017MEMIC delivers a check to Dennis Paper & Food Service
2016 Business of the Year
January 4, 2017The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce has named Dennis Paper & Food Service the 2016 Business of the Year. The company will be honored at the BRCC Annual Awards Dinner on January 27, 2017.
Here we grow again – Second Expansion in 4 years!
September 6, 2016Dennis Paper & Food Service, an Employee Owned Company, is breaking ground on a 30,000 square foot warehouse expansion at their Hampden, Maine, location. The new space will accommodate Dennis Paper & Food Service’s continued growth. This is the second expansion in nearly 4 years. A 20,000 square foot expansion was completed in 2012. Ron […]
New Online Ordering
July 20, 2016We’ve been hard at work on an improved online ordering experience for our customers, and now the wait is over. The new Dennis Express 3.0 Online Ordering website is now live and ready to use. What are some of the new features? Updated User Interface designed with speed and efficiency in mind Faster Searches Easier […]
2015 Key Distributor of the Year
April 11, 2016Dennis Paper & Food Service, Hampden, Maine, received the UniPro Foodservice 2015 Key Distributor Award at UniPro’s Spring Purchasing Conference in Tampa, Florida (March 21-24, 2016). UniPro CEO Bob Stewart presented the award at UniPro’s annual Awards Luncheon held this year in the Tampa Convention Center. The UniPro Key Distributor Award recognizes UniPro member companies […]
100% Employee Owned
November 24, 2014Ron Dennis, President and owner of Dennis Paper and Food Service, a family owned and operated food service business since 1908, is proud to announce that effective January 1st, 2015 he is selling the company to its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. From its humble beginnings 106 years ago, Dennis Paper & Food […]