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Campbell Company of Canada
- John van Heck
John Van Heck has extensive work experience in the sales industry, primarily in the foodservice sector. John held various positions within different companies, including Campbell Company of Canada, Waltec Forging and Engineering, H.J. Heinz Company of Canada, and Marsh Food Services - a division of Argcen.
At Campbell Company of Canada, John Van Heck served as the Director of Sales for Eastern Canada, overseeing sales operations and providing leadership to a team of 13 sales professionals. Prior to this role, they worked as the Regional Sales Manager for Ontario, where they led a team of 12 sales professionals responsible for managing all food service operators and distributors in the region. John also held the position of Business Development Manager, leading the sales strategy for direct distribution in the Ontario region and managing a team of three sales professionals.
Before joining Campbell Company of Canada, John Van Heck worked at Waltec Forging and Engineering as a Key Account Manager, responsible for managing major customers and securing new sales in various regions.
Earlier in their career, John Van Heck spent 11 years at H.J. Heinz Company of Canada, where they held multiple sales positions, eventually becoming the District Sales Manager for Western Ontario. In this role, they managed a team of six sales professionals and focused on successfully managing foodservice operators and distributors.
Prior to their time at H.J. Heinz Company, John Van Heck worked as a Buyer at Marsh Food Services - a division of Argcen.
Overall, John Van Heck has a strong background in sales, with extensive experience in the foodservice industry, including managing sales teams, developing sales strategies, and forging relationships with major customers.
In 1986-1987, John Van Heck studied in the School of Hotel and Food Administration at the University of Guelph.
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Campbell Company of Canada
Campbell is driven and inspired by our Purpose, “Real food that matters for life’s moments.” We make a range of high-quality soups and simple meals, beverages, snacks and packaged fresh foods. For generations, people have trusted Campbell to provide authentic, flavourful and readily available foods and beverages that connect them to each other, to warm memories and to what’s important today. Led by our iconic Campbell’s brand, our portfolio includes Pepperidge Farm, Bolthouse Farms, Arnott’s, V8, Swanson, Pace, Prego, Plum, Royal Dansk, Kjeldsens and Garden Fresh Gourmet. Founded in 1869, Campbell Soup Company has a heritage of giving back and acting as a good steward of the planet’s natural resources. On November 28, 1930, the wholesome, convenient goodness of the famous “red and white label” came to Canada. Still located at our original address in Toronto, we have grown as a company from producing Campbell’s iconic vegetable condensed soup to producing over 225 different products and exporting to countries all over the world including the US, Australia, Hong Kong and the Philippines. Campbell Canada sources 70 per cent of the vegetable ingredients used it its soups (by weight) from local farms from within 300 km of our Toronto plant. Living into our purpose of Real Food that matters for Life's Moments, we are committed to delivering real food with no artificial colours and flavours, eliminating the use of high fructose corn syrup and we make sure to provide a host of choices for consumers with different dietary needs. Campbell Canada is proud to have been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for the past two years, fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. Many of our 700 member workforce are long-serving employees – some with multi-generational histories in their families. For more information, visit www.campbellsoup.ca To learn more about how we make our food and the choices behind the ingredients we use, visit www.whatsinmyfood.ca
