BENCHMARK DRINKS LIMITED - Key Persons
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- Finance Manager
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- Senior National Account Manager
Alan Neil Senior National Account Manager email : alan.neil@benchmarkdrinks.com [trx_icon...
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- Business Development Director
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- Operations Executive
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Kylie Minogue Wines has sold over 7 million bottles (that's over 35 million glasses of Kylie Minogue Wine poured) and are available to purchase in 31 countries in well-known stores such as Tesco, Sainsbury's and Harvey Nichols.
Kylie Minogue Wines' Prosecco Rosé is the number one selling branded Prosecco Rosé in the UK, with £8.9 million of sales, 46% bigger than its nearest competitor. [source: Nielsen EPOS sales in Total UK Off Trade 52 weeks ending 27th August 2022]
On June 6th 2022, Kylie Minogue Wines officially launched in the USA on wine.com with a very special performance at The Café Carlyle.
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- Digital & Events Director
Paul Schaafsma - Founder, Managing Director
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- Buyer
- Founder
- Managing Director
- Managing Director & Founder Paul Schaafsma Has Enjoyed a Career in the Wine.
Paul Schaafsma has enjoyed a career in the wine industry spanning over 25 years. His passion, enthusiasm and ability to innovate have ensured the success and relevance of the wine companies he has been associated with.
Prior to establishing Benchmark Drinks, Paul was CEO of Accolade Wines, the fifth largest wine company in the world.
Under Paul's leadership Accolade's global revenue exceeded AUD$1billion driven by his team of 1700 employees working across Australia, New Zealand (NZ), UK, China, Japan, South East Asia, USA, Chile, Canada and South Africa.
Prior his appointment as CEO, Paul was General Manager of Accolade UK and Ireland, the largest wine company in that region.
During this time, he become one of the leading spokesmen for the Australian wine industry in the UK. This culminated in being awarded "Man of the Year" by Drinks Business magazine in 2015.
Before joining Accolade Wines, Paul was the entrepreneurial driving force behind McGuigan Wines in the UK. Relocating from Australia in 2005, Paul launched McGuigan from the basement of his home in Clapham. Taking it to a market leader in the UK and Ireland by 2012.
Born in Australia, Paul has extensive experience of the Australian domestic market as well as the UK, Europe, Asia and the Sub Continent.
Financial Times August 2020 - Pretty in pink: the rise of rosé