The 180-person staff at your Franktin Street plant in Vancouver is non-union. What is your staff philosophy?: ‘*We see ourselves as a family. We value each employee highly for being a contributing member of the team. Everybody gets recognition for their good work, We share the good times, and we share the hardships. If there is a problem, we put it on the table and work it out. And we / / From page 22 “ _ “We have to develop consumer / 3 . NEWS photo Neil Lucente education, something 1 never fo, DETERMINATION, STAMINA, a good staff, and stick- [roveht,t Moule ect into. My pet soe ing to one’s guns on quality constitute Henning down processed meats. {| have aoe Freybe’s formula for success in the competitive pro- become fascinated by the changing cessed meat business. The fluently bilingual Freybe | ‘ends in peoples’ eating habits. and his company have won more than 400 medals in wh. , the European food competitions they enter regularly fe a in order to keep testing themselves against world ‘ standards. % a \ — Rosenthal e Thonias , O Pp CIx Dansk * Fitz & Floyd, 925-1522 C4348 marine drive Windsong. west vancouver GIFT STUDIOS © “= . 982 ‘Marine Drie . One block weet of Seare Palking in Rea ; °°980-1293 *, BRIDAL REGISTRY => t. ; * 3 bedrooms mo, Recreation room « Double garage e Patio entrance. i sytvan Learning Centre. . / child picks up. Helping kids do better” ' RICHMOND 273-3266 _ COQUITLAM 941-9166 NORTH SHORE 985-6811 READING - MATH : WRITING + STUDY SKILLS + SCHIOOL READINESS UNIVERSITY PREPARATION + ALGEBRA + BEGINNING READING #6 — Sing! #8 — Duplex at ome #19 — Duple Sunday, September 23, 1990 - North Shore News - 23 oe AFFLUENCE & INFLUENCE IN HIS OWN WORDS Freybe tells the secret of his success What would you say is the Freybe formula for success?: “Determination and stamina. Sticking to your guns when it comes to quality, rather than just going for lower quality in order to have more volume. The good fortune of having a good staff. You have to have a good team."* have a profit-sharing plan.’* How do you know when you and Freybe Sausages are doing well?: **We keep entering the European competitions. On three occasions, involving three countries — Ger- many, Austria and Holland — we were the best of all the partici- pants. To me, this is a tremendous vote of confidence.** What experiences have you had in “The concerns about cholesterol have been blown totally out of Proportion. Pork is lower in cholesterol than chicken with the - skin on. And salmonella is no problem if you prepare food pro- perly.” ‘*We're looking at publishing J Executive Townnenies NOW READY FOR OCCUPANCY = jetted tus e Gas furnace 6 appliances e 3 fireplaces © 2 wet bars e 2% bathrooms * Large sundeck Over 2600 sq.ft. Fuliy fenced —- Natural setting — Adult oriented with electronic security gate at Priced to sell from $285,000 ed home Open Saturday & Sunday 1-5 p.m. fat 1900 Indian River Crescent, North Vancouver REDEKOP PROPERTIES INC. 662-8144 ome (view) ob breaking into the U.S. market?: “Free Trade hus opened up the market, and we have started to get involved with food shows in the States. The Free Trade Agreement has made things easier at the border. The duty was never the problem, but the red tape, and there will be less of that.” Who has inspired you, and what do you like to read?: **My father Ulrich has always been my great role model. {’ve been very inspired by Tom Peters’ Search for Ex- cellence. I've just finished Firing On All Cylinders, by the Cana- dian writer Jim Clemmer, on how lo motivate employees to be good team players.”” Freybe battles cholesterol! myths pamphlets of information on cholesterol and sodium and put- ting that information into proper perspective, citing federal gov- ernment information sources. “If you want a healthy meal, you can’t do better than a ham sandwich."”