Business View Magazine Feb 2023

158 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2 ESOP companies operate within unique regulatory and challenging risk exposure environments. That’s why we work diligently to protect your biggest asset — your employee-owners. As active members and advisors in the ESOP community, our dedicated ESOP practice tailors bespoke coverage and risk management solutions to protect your bottom line. Because at Holmes Murphy, we believe it’s our purpose and professional responsibility to help you achieve your full potential. See what we offer in full: (800) 247-7756 holmesmurphy.com Protect.Fully. months, to determine if there’s capacity in our plants, and see how we could pivot to help them more.” Pittard, also added that “one of our best partners has always been AAA Cooper. For more than 16 years they have provided us with quality dedicated transportation services while keeping freight costs as low as possible.” On the employee side, AlaTrade Foods is putting a focus on staff retention in 2023.With an effort to reduce turnover and hire the best people, Elrod acknowledges,“We want our employees to say that AlaTrade is the best place they’ve ever worked. The ESOP goes a long way in creating the type of environment where people want to work and want to stay.“We always want it to work better, I mean, part of our core values is to be continuously improving, and we want to do that. But we honestly feel like the ESOP was just a home run,” she asserts. Along with that, the company offers competitive benefits, on-the-job training opportunities, and a culture where everyone feels valued. As for the future, AlaTrade Foods will continue to honor the legacy