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Kerwin L Brown, CAE, MBA and Clay Miller were able to visit BEMA member company Reiser and chat with John McIsaac, Cesar Zelaya and Jeff Zeak as they toured the campus. Then it was off to Gold Medal Bakery to spend to with BEMA's new board member Brian LeComte. Check out Kerwin's post to get more insight into each of these visits, plus some fun BEMA history along the way!
BEMA President/CEO, International Bakery Industry Exposition (IBIE) Leadership team. Let’s talk baking, manufacturing, guitars, or Colorado 14er’s. Pursuing 100 straight in skeet and one more peak! Take time to be kind!
#TourdeBEMA day 4 - The morning started with Reiser in Canton, MA. We walked and talked with John McIsaac, Cesar Zelaya, and Jeff Zeak as they toured us around the Reiser campus. The size, scope, variety, and number of sister companies was impressive. Then, it was off to Gold Medal Bakery and some time with Brian and Matt Lecomte. Brian recently joined the BEMA board, so we wanted time to discuss the industry, BEMA, and ABA. Brian and Matt represent the fourth generation of the family to run the business. The plant is sizeable, as is the number of SKU's it produces. After the tour, we ate lunch with some of their seasoned staff. Jackie, Ryan, and Roger's front-line perspectives were refreshing and inspiring. They are passionate about the company, baked goods, and hard work. I forgot to get a picture at the plant but did get one of Matt, Brian, Clay, and me grabbing some food in Newport, RI. Before dinner, Clay and I walked over to The Viking, where BEMA held a convention in 2008.