Kevin Baliles joined B.I.N. on August 25th as the Mid-Atlantic Supermarket Key Account Rep. Kevin comes to B.I.N. with 21 years of supermarket industry experience, having worked for Cooks Supermarkets, Colorado Supers and DPI Mid-Atlantic Distributing. Kevin brings a wealth of supermarket and distributor knowledge to B.I.N.

Jorge Sanchez joined B.I.N. on August 18th as the South Florida NBC Sales Rep. Jorge comes to B.I.N. after working as an Independent Sales Rep where he was responsible for selling and merchandising product to Whole Foods Markets, Wild Oats and independent retail locations in the South Florida Area. In addition, Jorge had owned his own retail business for 6 years. Jorge comes to B.I.N. with 6 years of industry experience and 19 years of sales experience. Jorge brings a wealth of NBC product and retail knowledge to B.I.N.

Meagan Kessel joined B.I.N. on August 12th, 2003, as a Marketing Support Coordinator. Based in our Scituate, Rhode Island office. Prior to joining BIN, Meagan was completing a Bachelor's degree in Advertising and Brand Management at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst). She has previous experience with advertising, marketing and merchandising in the retail toy industry. Meagan brings a ton of energy and enthusiasm to B.I.N.

Casey Levine had done some temporary Payroll work for BIN in early 2003 and is now contributing about ten hours a week helping Linda Mueller. Casey is currently working on an accounting degree and has been a merchandiser for both Eastern Sales and MAI.

Rocco Monaco will be joining B.I.N. on September 22nd as the Central/North Florida Retail Sales Rep. Rocco comes to B.I.N. after working as a Food & Beverage Manager for the past 3 Years. He has also worked as an Nutritional Supplement Sales Rep calling on natural stores in Florida. Rocco comes to B.I.N. with 5 years of natural industry and sales experience. 

Irene Yovu will be joining B.I.N. on September 29th as the Florida Retail Sales Manager. In this position, Irene will also ultimately take responsibility for making the Grocery and NBC headquarter call at Whole Foods Florida. Irene comes to B.I.N. with 12 years of years of natural industry sales and management experience. She has a successful record of managing key accounts and building strong relationships in the Southeast. Irene brings a total of 16 years of industry experiene, retail knowledge and nutritional experience to B.I.N.

GREAT NEWS FROM B.I.N!

BIN Sales and Marketing is significantly fortifying our selling efforts in the Southern Market. Effective this month, we will institute the following changes:

BIN is excited to announce that Irene Yuvo will join our team on September 29th , as Florida Sales Manager, responsible for managing all BIN Reps in the state. Irene comes to BIN with over a dozen years experience in the Florida natural market. She will also handle Whole Foods Florida headquarter work for NBC and Grocery.

Brian Otis will continue as Sales Manager for North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, and will maintain headquarter responsibilities for Earth Fare. Lesley Daily and Barbie Walls will also continue to report to Brian.

BIN is also pleased to announce that Barbie Walls will be taking over the Whole Foods South (Atlanta) headquarter calls for Grocery and NBC.

We also welcome Rocco Monaco as North Florida Sales Representative, and Jorge Sanchez as South Florida Nutrition and NBC Sales Representative, to our team.

If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact Bill O'Connell at 1-413-625-0270.

CONGRATULATIONS!

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Millbrook has appointed Donna Riley to one of their two natural foods buyer positions reporting to Ken McLaughlin, category manager/natural foods.

Tree of Life, Inc has achieved "certified organic" status under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program. Certification verified by Quality Assurance International.

United Natural Foods, Inc has made the following organizational changes:

Dan Atwood, senior vice president, has been appointed interim President of UNFI’s Hershey division replacing Eric Zitelli.

Amie Thayer has been appointed to the position of supplement buyer. She was formerly employed by Stow Mills as key account rep for Fresh Fields.

Allison Coleman has been promoted to the position of perishable buyer. She has developed a strong background in the field as an assistant.