Fox River Bolsters Chain Business with Two Promotions



Effective on New Year's Day, Dave Watgen will advance to vice president, national sales, and Colleen Jamison will become vice president, national sales, healthcare.

{mosimage}Watgen has more than 20 years of sales and management experience in the foodservice industry. His most recent position with the UniPro member was national accounts manager. Among his accomplishments, Watgen was recognized by UniPro's Multi Unit Group (MUG) with its Lead Distributor Award four times during the past seven years. In his new position, Watgen will further expand Fox River Foods' national chain account business.

{mosimage}Jamison had been with Fox River Foods, an ID Top 50 company whose revenue grew 15% in 2004, for eight years, leading one of the company's fastest growing market segments as director of specialized sales. Her varied background includes restaurant experience, bakery manager and pastry chef, before transitioning to distributor sales more than 20 years ago. In her new role, Jamison will continue to expand the company's day care, assisted living, acute care and other healthcare accounts.

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