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Global Berry expands marketing department

Global Berry Farms, based in Naples, FL, announced the hiring of Janis McIntosh as associate marketing manager, a new position.

She will be located in Salinas, CA, and will be responsible for coordinating packaging, trade show, and consumer and trade marketing efforts.

Prior to joining Global Berry Farms, Ms. McIntosh worked at Coastal Berry in Watsonville, CA, for nine years, where she was responsible for the company?s marketing projects. Among her accomplishments at Coastal were transitioning the company to a new corporate identity and logo, and the planning and development of the Strawberry University program for retailers.

?Janis brings fantastic experience and great enthusiasm for the berry business to Global," said Chris Mayhew, vice president of marketing for Global. "With her knowledge of the industry, Janis will be a great asset to the company as we continue to increase our marketing programs."

?I'm excited to be joining the Global team, and to be part of such a great group of people who are so committed to building the berry business," said Ms. McIntosh.
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