Beverage Distribution/New distributor

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Expert: - 5/9/2010


Question
I am in the beginning phases of starting a micro brew distribution and cold storage company similar to the person in the Boston area. I already have 3 breweries that want to use my service. I am determining the licenses and registrations required, and am looking for any other information available. I see you offered this type of information to the other person and am wondering/ hoping if you would extend the same to me.

Answer
Jack, Hello...

I can be of some assistance, but as I'm not local nor a lawyer, I'm not qualified to advise on legal matters.

My main areas of expertise are in logistics, modelling, managing the sales team and order-to-settlement (back office).  Set yourself up with skype and contact me on eric.hofer.  I'm also in LinkedIn if you want to connect that way.

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Eric Hofer

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Over 27 years experience, with 17 in international FMCG in back office operations and in field sales and data collection, including design, development and deployment of Handhelds, Marketing Equipment (Service, Tracking and Return on Investment), reporting and Vending management. Have participated on the launch of operations in new markets, and re-engineered the back office in several countries.

Experience

Designed and led the development and deployment internal ERP system for Pepsi used in On-Premise/Vending in 13 markets. Designed 2 handheld systems, the latest is now deployed in 4 markets internationally. Re-engineered the back office functions (settlements, despatch, invoicing, credit control, etc) for over 20 snack, confectionary and beverage operators. Developing software: Progress, VB, Access, C, Sybase, SA

Organizations
Innovative-Selling Solutions; SalesSuite

Publications
BudapestSun

Education/Credentials
State University of New York - BA Economics NYU - Courant - Graduate work - Computing

Awards and Honors
Moderator of LinkedIn CEE Group

Past/Present Clients
PepsiAmericas PepsiCola International PepsiCola Company British Steel British Telecom Britvic (Pepsi's bottler in the UK) AT&T BellSouth Mars Overseas Bottling Pepsi France Matutano (Frito-Lay Spain) Frito-Lay Pepsi Foods International Chase Manhattan Bank Kidder Peabody National Power SmithKline Beecham Mars Overseas Bottling (Pepsi Azerbaijan) A&P Bottling (Pepsi Serbia & Montenegro) Iberia Bottlers (Pepsi Georgia)

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