? Job title: foodservice controller
? Date you joined the Company: September 9 2005
? Previous employer: Blakemore Foodservice, Wednesbury, West Midlands
? Responsible for: foodservice development within Landmark Wholesale covering ambient, chilled and frozen; working with our traders to provide an own brand range; working with branded suppliers to offer foodservice solutions and setting up promotions and improving buying terms for our members
? Married: to Kirsten with a daughter, Holly, aged 8
? Offer one piece of advice to help suppliers succeed with you: do not over-complicate offers and set realistic growth targets. Work with us to develop simple but sustainable growth
? The best promotion currently running with our customers is: Kellogg's buy any four cases of Kellogg's Portion Packs and receive one case of Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Portion Pack free
? My vote for best current TV advertising is: Skills advert (hands which turn into flowers) - simple but brilliant
? The best new product launch this year is: Nescafe &Go
? Gripes of the month: our industry thrives on communication. By cutting local contacts companies risk losing wholesaler focus and a decline in sales of their brands. Manufacturers/suppliers offering different terms in the same sector, for example on-trade wholesale versus delivered cash and carry on- trade - why the difference? Manufacturers sharing prices with end-users. This controls wholesaler margins and undermines trust between supplier and wholesaler.
Will Government proposals to ban the display of tobacco in retail premises damage the wholesale sector?
