retail merchandiser

retail sales associate

grocery merchandiser

account manager

category analyst

C.A. Fortune

The leadership team prioritizes their own bonuses and personal expenses over hiring an adequate headcount and ensuring their employees have necessary resources. All constructive feedback is viewed as negative, so there is nowhere for their employees to turn to.
Additionally, the entire leadership team are all personal friends so there isn’t much opportunity for growth unless you have a personal history with one of the executives. 
Proper system use and company-wide processes are not in place and communication continues to suffer with each new acquisition as companies are absorbed and their existing employees are left without training or direction.
Clients are leaving constantly as well as experienced and hard-working employees due to how poorly the company is run. Don’t be fooled by the “best place to work” awards featured on their website as those are simply purchased.
A major overhaul is needed, however it will never happen due to denial, fragile egos, and moral bankruptcy.

CA Fortune is a really great company to work for. We are growing very quickly and our management has a lot of drive to turn the company into something completely different than the rest of the industry. We work mostly within the grocery channel, but veer more towards clients with a focus on being healthy, natural, organic, innovative, and trendy, which in my opinion are the "cool" clients of the food world. Because we are growing so quickly there's tons of opportunity to grow both from a learning and career standpoint, especially if you have a entrepreneurial mind-set. Thought, with any company there's always room for improvement. Compensation is pretty good, but benefits are lacking. I think they are trying to improve this piece of it by building out their HR department, but I'm sure we won't see any major improvements for the next 2-3 years, but I think you'd see that at any company that's in the middle of growing from small to midsize.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good pay good people and they truly care about the employees 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing if your a team player and work well alone as well like meetings and have excellent time management skills

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very calm and inclusive a place where being yourself is not only encouraged but also celebrated 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Work on purchase orders communicate with the vendors and customers to make sure they are all supported

There is a lot flexibility with PTO and it is amazing to have the time off during the Holidays that CAF offers. The work is fulfilling if you enjoy food. Management is tough because every department fends for themselves and there is barely any team work. My team and most of the individuals within the company are like family. Open positions are rarely announced and interested individuals are often not asked/considered.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The benefits

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working for managers who have no experience in natural.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Cliquey and millennial run. Nothing wrong with millenniums in general, but they should hire a few people with experience in the field. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Answering about 400 emails a day. Many repeat the same thing, written by different people.

C.A. Fortune continues to evolved year after year for the better. They're expanding their capabilities and most importantly focusing on their employees - their biggest asset. Benefits and opportunities for advancement get better and better. They're are on the right track and I'm fully committed to the journey. Now is the time to join if you want to be apart of something amazing!

I learned more about my bosses headaches and personal problems then the company. Management hang up the phone on you, are rude and disrespectful. They welcome questions but judge you if you question them. They call you slow but tell you to take your time and do not give deadlines nor realize that the work is based on other teams responses. One minute they tell you they are happy you are with the team and the next they want to let you go. 

Too many managers, not enough individuals on each team to accomplish tasks. While they have summer hours, difficult to actually utilize with extremely large client base. Not enough time to complete work within 40 hour work week. Management does not listen to constructive criticism and only views it as "negative talk".  Very good employees leaving left and right because of management and lousy benefits.

This job does not require a lot of merchandising.  What it does require is your relationship building skills at the various stores you visit.  At least in this area it also requires you to have mapping skills to figure out your best route.  Both my manager and team lead have been very supportive and helpful whenever I needed support or questions answered.  

Our team was laid off when King's Hawaiian cancelled the contract, 6 months later, I still miss my job.  I had an amazing manager, got bonuses, was able to make my own schedule, had great relationships with store employees.  Our team was paid exceptionally well for what we did.  Received severance when we were laid off.  Excellent car allowance.

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