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EXECUTIVE MOVES
New Sun Nutrition has named Maigread Eichten as
Chief Operating Officer.
Kevin Self has joined Miller Brewing as Senior Vice
President of Strategy and Planning.
Steven C. Anderson has been named President &
CEO of the National Council of Chain Drug Stores
(NACDS).
Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. appointed John Walter to
the post of Director of International Corporate Affairs.
Thomas W. Lance has joined the Boston Beer Company
as Vice President of Operations.
The Cott Corporation has appointed Thomas J. (TJ)
Aruffo as Chief Information and Shared Services Officer.
Sidney Frank Importing made three major staffing
changes: Stuart Moselman has been named Chief Operating
Officer, Matthew Frank has been named Corporate
Vice President – Strategic Planning and Thomas Bruno,
Jr. has been named Executive Vice President – Sales.
The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA)
named Jesse McCollum as Director, Congressional Affairs.
Soyuz Victan USA hired David Stringfellow as divisional
VP of sales for the central region.
DRINKABLE YOGURT SALES
ARE MULTIPLYING (but not really)
Drinkable Yogurt is taking off around the world – but it’s still a bit behind when it comes to the
U.S., according to AC Nielsen polling.
In a recently-released report, “What’s Hot Around the Globe,” the company noted that while
drinkable yogurt grew nearly 20 percent worldwide, in the U.S., the growth rate was much slower
from mid 2005 to 2006 – just five percent. While that kind of growth is nothing to sneer at, it’s
not a bonanza, either.
What’s hanging for retailers are questions about the U.S. market – will it continue to adopt this
major global beverage trend, or has yogurt burned itself out? Here’s a clue: Americans also ignored
a global dairy boom, while continuing to pump up two other fast-growing categories – bottled
water and sports drinks.
Of course, maybe if they’re not drinking it, maybe U.S. consumers will pick up another yogurt
trend being championed by Gruppo Danone. A new line of European beauty products, Essensis,
touts yogurt as its chief ingredient. Way to push the functional drink envelope, guys – right out
of the bottle.