Fairfield, CA (September 8, 2017) — TricorBraun WinePak, North America’s leading wine bottle distributor, has promoted Michelle Thornburn to Packaging Consultant, according to Andrew Bottene, Senior Vice President at TricorBraun WinePak.
“Michelle has been a valued part of the WinePak team for some time,” said Bottene. “We’re excited to promote her to the next level of growth for our organization.”
Prior to TricorBraun WinePak, Thornburn worked for Columbia Packaging in purchasing where she earned a purchasing certificate. In 2008, the company was acquired by TricorBraun and Thornburn moved to TricorBraun WinePak as an Account Coordinator.
She said she looks forward to continuing customer relationships in an expanded role.
“I love providing quality products to our customers and working with them to help grow their businesses,” said Thornburn. “I enjoy sourcing new packaging, managing current business for our accounts and being able to provide excellent, fast, and on-time service while doing it.”
“We are committed to balancing growth with personalized service,” said Bottene. “Promoting talent like Michelle’s helps sustain our continued success.”
TricorBraun WinePak has sales of more than $150 million and its Fairfield, California, facility features more than 360,000 square feet of warehouse space and a $2-million auto repacking system. The company has additional warehousing space throughout the major wine growing regions in America and Canada.
TricorBraun WinePak is the largest wine bottle distributor in North America and a subsidiary of TricorBraun. With more than 115 years of experience, TricorBraun is one of the world’s leading suppliers of bottles, jars and other rigid packaging components with annual sales approaching $1 billion and more than 41 locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Asia and Europe. For more information, please contact Suzanne Fenton, VP, Brand Marketing at 314-983-2010, or at marketing@tricorbraun.com
