Richard Mueller Email & Phone Number

United States

Responsible for introducing and developing the Bridgford Meat Snack line of products into the Convenience Store channel of trade.

United States Eastern Region

• Responsible for the development and retention of retail grocers and wholesalers east of the Mississippi River for the Bridgford Frozen Bread, Roll and Biscuit Division. • Managed world-wide U.S. Military Commissary sales for the Bridgford Frozen and Meat Snack Divisions. • Assisted in the development, and pioneered the introduction of a new and unique food solution for the Camping section in the Sporting Goods channel of trade. Secured new business with various big box and independent retailers.• Trained and lead nineteen Business Managers in the retail channel of trade and represented all three Bridgford divisions in various channels of trade.• Work extensively with Senior Management and Production in the development of new products and packaging for the Retail Grocery and Sporting Goods channel of trade.

Managed the sale of all PepsiCo brands which included Pepsi-Cola, Frito-Lay, Quaker Foods, Tropicana and Gatorade to the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.

Melville, Ny

Established solid relationships in the Long Island market with food service distributors through successful operator calls and distributor sales meetings resulting in a 10% increase in territorial sales during my tenure.

Rutherford, Nj

Administered the daily supervision and motivation of eight route distributors accountable for total sales and distribution of beverage products in twenty eight retail supermarkets in Bayonne and Jersey City, New Jersey as well as all non-retail outlets which resulted in a 10% increase in sales during my tenure.