Patrick Bleck
Product | Placement | Passion
Product | Placement | Passion
Patrick Bleck is the founder of Specialty Foods Sherpa and formerly the Senior Account Manager of DPI Specialty Foods, a premium food distributor from Oregon, California, and the mid west owned by the Irish Dairy Board, which specialized in identifying emerging food brands and selling them into specialty stores, grocery stores, major retailers, hotels, and catalog companies.
206.409.1410
Product | Placement | Passion
Product | Placement | Passion
Product | Placement | Passion
Product
is really the expression of the people behind the product, their values and care in the way in which they support their families and connect with broader communities. We enjoy the very good fortune ourselves in working with clients whose aspirations include not only producing standout specialty foods, but also a commitment to doing so in a meticulous, thoughtful and sustainable fashion for themselves, their communities and their retail and food service partners.
Placement
Placement is all about finding the right venues to bring the greatest level of exposure and value, enhancing long term growth for our clients, locally, regionally and nationally. This requires strategic thinking, opting sometimes for the less immediate return in favor of a longer term trajectory worthy of legacy brand building.
Passion
Passion speaks not just to the enthusiasm we share for the premium quality brands we represent, but equally to the commitment to transfer that same level of committed brand ambassadorship all the way down the line to the consumer. This effort requires putting together solid marketing programs with creative force and vision, refreshing them and always looking for new evangelistic opportunities to share our passion.
Janie Duncan
Product | Placement | Passion
Janie Duncan
Janie Duncan is our Senior Sales Consultant, bringing years of experience from her time as an Account Manager for KeHe Distributors, as well as Gourmet Foods International. Her ability to connect brands with the right channels is driven by strong relationships with distributors, retailers and foodservice partners, along with a talent for storytelling and customer engagement.
206.234.5235
