Smucker’s Uncrustables Named Benchmark Sales, Broker of the Year and Melissa DeCoffe Eastern Regional School Specialist of the Year, SY 2007-2008

Smucker’s Uncrustables recently named Benchmark Sales & Marketing as the Eastern Region Broker of the Year, SY 2007-2008, and presented to Benchmark’s Manager of School Foodservice, Melissa DeCoffe, the Eastern Region School Specialist of the Year award.  Bob Palmiere, Regional Manager for Smucker’s Uncrustables, and Joe Rovelli, Director of Sales-Uncrustables, presented the awards to DeCoffe, Dave Gotta, Director of Sales for Benchmark, and John Narkiewicz, President/Partner of Benchmark.  Both Benchmark and Melissa DeCoffe were recognized for their outstanding efforts and sales successes over the 2007-2008 school year selling the Uncrustables line of products.  Melissa’s “high energy” approach to managing the New England school business with Smucker’s “made a difference” generating significant sales growth during the year according to John Narkiewicz.