EY Announces Cott Corporation CEO Jerry Fowden Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2016 National Category Winner for Retail and Consumer Products
Dec 05, 2016
“Since I became CEO at Cott, we have seen significant changes in the beverage market as consumers have become increasingly health conscious. In response to these changes we developed a strategy to diversify Cott towards a lower risk, higher margin business focused on better for you beverages and healthy hydration,” commented
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Cott is a diversified beverage company with the largest volume-based national presence in the
Website: www.cott.com
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