Handtmann honored by Best and Brightest

LAKE FOREST - The National Association for Business Resources named Handtmann Inc. of Lake Forest as one of its Top 100 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation.

Handtmann sells and services Handtmann mixing, emulsifying, portioning, depositing, forming, filling, extruding and co-extruding equipment solutions to artisan and industrial food processors in the United States.

The Best and Brightest honored companies were assessed from employee surveys by an independent research firm that reviewed key measures that contribute to "exceptional innovative human resource practices and setting high standards for all businesses."

Specific areas of evaluation included compensation, benefits and employee solutions; employee enrichment, engagement and retention; employee education and development; recruitment, selection and orientation; and employee achievement and recognition. In addition, the quality and clarity of communication, the strength and sharing of the company's vision and the diversity and inclusiveness of the organization were also judged.

"Handtmann is a family company with roots back to 1873. Appropriately, this human resource honor really belongs to our close-knit team members who work for our customers every day - and many nights and weekends - from their locations throughout the country and here at Lake Forest," Tom Kittle, Handtmann president.