Robin Barlow Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, United Kingdom

• Southern Alps sell and manufacture a quality range of muesli, granola, snack bars and fruit snacks, selling through UK Speciality Food and the Health Food Trade. Also managing the Export sales through distributors, or direct to retail.• Launched a newly designed range of Muesli and Granola, in the effort to re-gain listings in the Major Supermarkets. Worked with designers, to create a new look and logo for the brand and set up a new website. • Extended distribution into the health food trade and speciality find food trade, through launching into new wholesalers and marketing/promoting through the Price Lists.• Introduced new distributors in Export markets, including Spain and Canada.• On the brink of gaining new distribution in some of the Major Supermarkets.

• Clearspring sells a range of Organic/Premium Japanese and European Foods.• Personally managing all the UK customers ranging from Major Multiples to the Health Food Trade and managing the Export Manager for International markets.• Creating and managing the Marketing Budgets, PR Agency, NPD Process, Sales Forecasting, Sales Analysis and Price Lists. Improving systems to better manage the overall business.

Responsibilities: Handling Tesco, Morrisons and M&S. Managing two NAM’s• Change of accounts, after Associated British Food acquired G.Costa in Dec 2003.• Attending meetings with NAM’s in development and achieved new listing with Lidl.• Developing business strategies, NPD launches and promotion plans with all Accounts, by presenting Brand Plans and category sales data.• Part of Leadership and NPD Teams, to develop strategies & process.• Attended: ABF Leadership Programme – 6 months Development Course 2005.