Kenneth Cohen

• Area customer and distributor pioneering of new products to Denver and Colorado markets.
• Cold calling of operators and securing new distribution avenues against major competitors and increased sales revenue 150% 5 months.
• Conducted product demonstrations to educate customers on features, benefits, and competitive advantages.

• Foodservice Distributor focused representation in metro Denver and front range area.
• Operator calls and sales and manufacturer support.
• Organized food shows and events to showcase product offerings, raising brand awareness among prospective clients.

• Supplying truck load sales of commodities to commercial manufacturing facilities.
• Working with independent, chain and national accounts throughout Wyoming and Colorado front range.
• Responsible for driving new and existing accounts with daily calls and prospecting.
• Booking over four million dollars in annual sales with over ninety operators weekly ordering and supporting 30% growth.
• Enhanced client satisfaction by addressing concerns promptly and providing exceptional service.

• Assisting team in many facets of Audio- Visual ,equipping events, meetings, concerts, staging and productions all over Front Range of Colorado.

• Set high standards for food service, recipes, preparation, purchasing and production of menu and operation of kitchen.
• Partnering with owner to set objectives on back and front of house success.
• Opening and closing responsibilities to ensure safety and profitability.

* Specialty food broker for over 25 artisanal family farms, cheeses, charcuterie, organic dairy and GMO and gluten free products

• Responsible for operator sales, distributor product placement, food shows and business development.
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• Responsible for developing key operator accounts in all segments (regional chains, restaurants, lodging, healthcare, college and universities, non-commercial)
• Delivered profitable growth of area by obtaining new business through operator sales
• Worked with CO distributors and their sales representatives to facilitate opportunities and new placements.
• Continually increased sales 25%.

• Researched, planned and executed sales in 13 distributors to increase sales in a growing region with over $6 MM in total sales
• Promoted brand with a rich history within a vast market of Pizza, Italian and ethnic protein category of foods
• Increased 11% from prior year in 2017 in total region sales
• Pioneered SKUs into Colorado Distribution
• Introduced many new products into market region while maintaining sales in a highly competitive product category
• Researched, planned and executed sales strategies to increase sales in a growing region with over $6 MM in total sales
• Promoted brand.

• Marketed over 30 food manufacturers in 3 states for foodservice broker
• Represented companies such as Armour-Eckrich, Advance-Pierre, John Morrell, Barber Chicken and Maple Leaf Duck
• Secured new Patrick Cudahy pork items into tier one distributor and increased sales by over 15,000 lbs
• That drove annual sales totals to over $2 MM
• Contributed to team that raised Armour-Eckrich market share to over 900,000 lbs
• Annually into tier two distribution.

• Independent distributor of high-volume R.L Schreiber specialty food service products.
• Took a startup business from zero to $560,000 in sales and sold over 90,000 lbs of product annually.
• Responsible for quantity ordering, receiving , storage and distribution route sales .
• Met or exceeded monthly and quarterly sales goals.
• Increased sales revenue by consistently following up with leads and cultivating long-term relationships.
• Maintained accurate records of all transactions, ensuring compliance with company policies and relevant regulations.
• Named Top Sales Distributor for 8 consecutive years among over 58 peers.