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Natures Menu employ extra staff to cope with growing demand
Georgina Child
Raw pet food manufacturer Natures Menu is growing at such a rate that it's having to employ extra sales staff to cope with demand.
Georgina Child has been appointed account manager for the Northern region. Moving into the industry from a strong career in retail under brands such as Whitbread, Georgina’s passion for creating simple retail solutions and excellent customer service shines through.
Coupled with Natures Menu's tried and tested new retail strategies Georgina’s appointment will ensure both customers and retailers in the North of England can make the most of raw natural pet foods. "I have known about the company for a number years now and I feel very passionately about raw and natural feeding," said Georgina.
"My beloved cat Jazz has always been fed on the Natures Menu steamed pouches and she can’t wait to try the new raw cat food when it becomes available next month."
Other key appointments at Natures Menu include Keith Gullis (above left), who will manage the South West and Midlands area as account manager. His background is in the car sales industry, followed by pet behaviour consultancy, and more recently customer service for a growing raw pet food manufacturer in the South West.
Keith has fed his own Akita show dogs on a raw diet for over nine years. He is also a qualified hypnotherapist, but he says dogs do not need hypnotising to enjoy a portion of raw meat.
Meanwhile, the company's customer service team manager Martin Monkhouse (above right) has accepted a role as Southern and Eastern Regional account manager. He is the proud owner of a West Highland Terrier and a Labrador, who have both made the transition onto raw foods.
Martin understands the process and questions retailers will be asked on the choice of raw feeding.
