Gills Onions promotes whole peeled onions with new sales support team
Gills Onions promotes whole peeled onions with new sales support team
Produce industry veteran Andy Siegel has teamed with Oxnard, CA-based Gills Onions to support the company's growing product lines. Mr. Siegel and his national sales team of Chicago-based Fresh Connect will support Gills Onions on a national level with sales training, sales meetings and trade show support.
Mr. Siegel and the Fresh Connect team will work closely with Gills Onions on the promotion of its whole peeled onion program. The whole peeled onion was introduced as a way for foodservice operators to save on freight and prep costs by offering 30-pound cartons of fresh-peeled jumbo yellow onions and 20-pound fresh-peeled jumbo red onions with 100 percent yield. With skyrocketing freight costs and food safety at the forefront of foodservice operators' concerns, the whole peeled onion is a logical solution.
"Once you've adjusted for freight and labor savings, these onions actually cost less than sacked onions," stated Mr. Siegel. "And the removal of the peels before entering the kitchen eliminates contamination issues from dirty peels. This is truly the item the foodservice industry has been crying for.
"Whole peeled onions are an outstanding way to add convenience and value to a customer's operation, said Nelia Alamo, Gills Onions director of sales and marketing. "They are 100 percent usable and hassle-free. Washed and ready for prep, the whole peeled onions are kosher and have an 18-day shelf life."
"I've always admired Gills Onions as the best quality player with a focus on innovation and a commitment to superb customer service, added Mr. Siegel. "I look forward to helping them communicate the ways they can help their customers' operations become more efficient with products such as the whole peeled onions.
Mr. Siegel and the Fresh Connect team will work closely with Gills Onions on the promotion of its whole peeled onion program. The whole peeled onion was introduced as a way for foodservice operators to save on freight and prep costs by offering 30-pound cartons of fresh-peeled jumbo yellow onions and 20-pound fresh-peeled jumbo red onions with 100 percent yield. With skyrocketing freight costs and food safety at the forefront of foodservice operators' concerns, the whole peeled onion is a logical solution.
"Once you've adjusted for freight and labor savings, these onions actually cost less than sacked onions," stated Mr. Siegel. "And the removal of the peels before entering the kitchen eliminates contamination issues from dirty peels. This is truly the item the foodservice industry has been crying for.
"Whole peeled onions are an outstanding way to add convenience and value to a customer's operation, said Nelia Alamo, Gills Onions director of sales and marketing. "They are 100 percent usable and hassle-free. Washed and ready for prep, the whole peeled onions are kosher and have an 18-day shelf life."
"I've always admired Gills Onions as the best quality player with a focus on innovation and a commitment to superb customer service, added Mr. Siegel. "I look forward to helping them communicate the ways they can help their customers' operations become more efficient with products such as the whole peeled onions.
