Blue Gem Hires Veteran Beverage Distributor to Head Up Sales, Deploy Growth Strategy
November 18 2009 - 6:23PM
Marketwired
Blue Gem Enterprise (OTCBB: BGEM) is pleased to announce it has
hired veteran beverage Industry executive Bob Friedopfer to head up
its sales and expansion plan. Mr. Friedopfer will officially begin
today and is charged with implementing a growth strategy, adding
new products to distribute throughout South Florida independent and
larger chain stores. South Florida has a heavy concentration of
underserved small mom and pop stores, creating an opportunity for
which Blue Gem intends to exploit.
"I have personally known Robert for over 30 years, and he is an
extraordinary asset to Blue Gem," says CEO Allan J Sepe. "His
combination of industry experience and relationships should bode
very well for us in this ripe market."
Mr. Friedopfer's career spans 30 years in managing end-to-end
operations encompassing product development, sales and marketing,
brand management, domestic and off-shore logistics along with
specializing in enterprise-wide system design & management
solutions for a variety of industries. He has successfully launched
numerous beverage brands for both start up and established
companies throughout the US. As a successful professional and
entrepreneur, he represents the power of leveraging relationships
and networking to achieve results; Friedopfer worked for National
Dairy Holdings, one of the largest dairy and beverages companies in
the US as Vice President for their SE region. At NDH, Mr.
Friedopfer directed an 800 million dollar division responsible for
33 manufacturing plants, multiple sales teams and hundreds of DSD
routes; distributing beverages to regional and national accounts
including; Walmart, Food Lion, Walgreens, 7-11, Hess, Race Track,
Mobile, Dunkin Donuts, Disney, Whole Foods, Cruise Industry, School
Systems, Hospital Groups and many others. During his tenure at NDH,
Mr. Friedopfer developed, manufactured and launched new brands of
nutritional beverages. He was one of the first executives in the
beverage industry to recognize and develop "healthy" alternatives
for the school systems.
About Blue Gem Enterprise
Blue Gem Enterprise is an emerging beverage distribution company
headquartered in South Florida and serves the area from Southern
Georgia through the Florida keys, including major chains,
independent stores, hospitals, Gyms, Hotels and other retailers. It
is the mission of Blue Gem to become one of the leading
distributors of non alcoholic beverages and foods in the state of
Florida.
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For additional information contact: Investor Relations Mark
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