Hillebrand flexes in changing market
By just-drinks.com editorial team | 4 November 2003
From supplier to retailer the wine industry has altered at an astonishing pace in the last decade. Pushed and pulled by these two protagonists the shippers have had to be at their most flexible to maintain their position as the central link in the chain. Chris Brook-Carter spoke to Gerard Desbois CEO of industry number one JF Hillebrand to understand the nature of this challenge.
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From supplier to retailer the wine industry has altered at an astonishing pace in the last decade. Pushed and pulled by these two protagonists the shippers have had to be at their most flexible to maintain their position as the central link in the chain. Chris Brook-Carter spoke to Gerard Desbois CEO of industry number one JF Hillebrand to understand the nature of this challenge.
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