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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate NOW Foods on being
4chosen as one of the National Best and Brightest Companies to
5Work For in 2013; and
 
6    WHEREAS, NOW Foods has received the Chicago area's 101 Best
7and Brightest Companies to Work For award several times, but
8this is its first national award; and
 
9    WHEREAS, NOW Foods remains a family-owned business and many
10generations have contributed to its success; it was founded by
11El Richard in 1968 under the belief that good health was not a
12luxury available only to the wealthy, and for the past 40 years
13its mission has been to offer health food and nutritional
14supplements of the highest quality at prices that are fair and
15affordable to all who seek them; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Today, NOW Foods is one of the top-selling brands
17in health food stores; it is an award-winning manufacturer, a
18respected advocate of the natural product industry, and a
19leader in the fields of nutritional science and methods
20development; its core values are (1)customer-focused,
21(2)employee safety and wellness, (3)information driven,
22(4)quality and value oriented, (5)natural is better, and

 

 

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1(6)honesty, integrity, and respect; and
 
2    WHEREAS, NOW Foods has grown considerably over the past 4
3decades, but one thing has never changed, its commitment to
4providing products and services that empower people to lead
5healthier lives; and
 
6    WHEREAS, NOW Foods President Jim Emme guides the company as
7it reflects and amplifies the mission and guiding principles of
8the award, "Better Business. Richer Lives. Stronger
9Communities"; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we congratulate NOW Foods on being chosen as one of the
13National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in 2013; and
14be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to NOW Foods as an expression of our esteem and
17respect.