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Bill Trebilcock Sorry I can't be at the reunion as I will be in Europe at a conference. Graduated from MSU with a BA in Business and then graduated from Western Michigan with an MBA. Was hired by the Coca Cola Company and sent to San Francisco, then to Seattle, then to Milwaukee, then to Michigan where I was President of the Michigan and Ohio Coca Cola Bottling companies. Was hired By Universal Foods and made President of Mid Continent Bottlers in Des Moines Iowa. Merged the company with Brooks Beverages in Holland Michigan and formed the largest Independent Bottling company in the US. In 1999 we sold the entire company to Cadbury in London England. Formed Beverage Associates Co-op in 1985 and continue to be its Chairman. We negotiate and purchase about a billion dollars of raw materials for independent bottlers. Was awarded by the national soft drink association in 1997 beverage executive of the year in the US. Currently Vice Chairman of Whitlock Packaging a major manufacturer of Hot fill Juices and energy drinks and co-owner of Aquvista water company in the Rockies. Married Ann Hoekenga from Muskegon Michigan in 1968, and have three children, two boys and a girl; and 8 grandchildren. We rotate our living between Des Moines Iowa, Bonita Springs, and Land O Lakes Wisconsin depending on the season. Enjoy the reunion wish I could join you! |