KeHE Distributors® Announces Membership with Second Chance Business Coalition
KeHE believes in transforming lives by creating employment opportunities that foster a culture of growth, resilience, and hope.
Naperville, IL. – October 9, 2024 – KeHE Distributors, a leading distributor of natural organic, specialty, and fresh products in North America, announced its official membership with Second Chance Business Coalition (SCBC) to create equitable opportunities for individuals with criminal records.
KeHE’s commitment to fair chance hiring aligns with its broader hidden talent strategy, focused on identifying and recruiting candidates from diverse backgrounds. KeHE is proud to join SCBC alongside other large companies and partners such as Deloitte, Indeed, Kroger, Target, and Walmart to champion hiring practices and greater upward mobility for people with criminal records. By providing opportunities for individuals with past convictions, KeHE is committed to helping transform lives and enriching its workforce with diverse perspectives and experiences.
“At KeHE Distributors, we believe that great talent can and should come from anywhere, and true potential knows no barriers. Investing in fair chance hiring and our Hidden Talent initiatives reflects our commitment to providing employees a true sense of belonging and seamlessly aligns with our values as a Company,” said Jennifer Ricks, Chief Human Resources Officer at KeHE.
KeHE’s SCBC membership will foster connections, support its Hidden Talent initiative, and advance Second Chance hiring practices within the business community.
“Jobs can change lives. KeHE is uniquely positioned to be a leader in the fair chance hiring community as an employee-owned business that can impact multiple generations. Joining the SCBC is another step in our journey of investing in Hidden Talent and we couldn’t be more excited to learn from our peers in this space,” Harris Rollinger, Senior Program Manager of Hidden Talent at KeHE.
For more about careers and culture at KeHE, visit careers.kehe.com.
About KeHE
KeHE Distributors, LLC (KeHE) is the largest distributor of natural & organic, specialty, and fresh products to more than 31,000 natural food stores, chain and independent grocery stores, e-commerce retailers, and other specialty products retailers throughout North America. With over 6,800 employee-owners, KeHE, a Certified B Corporation, drives its mission of serving to make lives better, throughout all aspects of its operation. For more about KeHE, visit KeHE.com or check out its social media channels: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and X.
About SCBC
The Second Chance Business Coalition (SCBC) is a cross-sector coalition of large, private-sector firms committed to expanding second chance hiring and advancement practices within their companies. Leveraging the support and expertise of our four partner organizations — Business Roundtable, the Society for Human Resource Management, Stand Together and the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business Pivot Program — we equip our coalition member companies with best practices, technical assistance and support to increase the number of people with criminal records they hire and put on a path to greater upward mobility. Learn more at www.secondchancebusinesscoalition.org.
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