Successful companies are usually the result of having competent people with a genuine concern for consumer satisfaction and product quality, in key positions. Key people in the Bickford's organisation include:
   
 
Rocco Polimeni
General Manager, Sales
George Kotses
Consultant Operations Manager
 
  Rocco Polimeni: General Manager, Sales
 
phone: + 61 3 8588 6588
fax: + 61 3 8588 6599
email:
 


Rocco Polimeni has been with Bickford's since 1993 and is the executive with overall responsibility for the sales activities of Retail, Route and Export Divisions.

The Retail Division is headquartered in Melbourne, the hub of the Australian retail sector and has resident staff in Sydney and Adelaide together with a comprehensive network of agents that service all capital cities.

The Bickford's Export Division markets a range of quality products to New Zealand, Japan, Europe and all major Asian centres. There are dedicated distributors in each country and Food Adelaide provides valuable assistance in Japan and Taiwan.

Bickford's Route Division has staff in all mainland states and continues to expand the distribution network for its own products and those of associated producers who use its distribution network.
The route distribution cycle is 10 days, with a 48 hour 'book and deliver' capability.

The Division is assisted through purpose-designed central computing facilities and a network of 'state of the art' palm computers for each sales representative.

 
  George Kotses: Consultant Operations Manager
 
phone: + 61 8 8182 1888
fax: + 61 8 8182 1899
email:
 


George Kotses, an external operations consultant, is contracted to Bickford's to develop and maintain the production facilities used by the company, and to control the logistics of producing Bickford's products.

In this capacity George has advised Bickford's and related companies on the selection of production equipment and has acted as project manager during the equipment's implementation phase.

Bickford's runs a hot fill/still product line that is capable of bottling pasteurised juices or any of the non-carbonated range of products marketed by Bickford's.

The carbonated line is highly automated and maintains a production rate of 45,000 bottles per hour.

Bickford's has a stretch blow moulding facility for bottle production and is able to apply a range of shrink sleeve labels to glass or PET bottles.