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Hello Having worked as a supervisor for Corona in the 60's @ Tyseley B.ham All of a sudden on all our door to door rounds the sight of the Alpine canvassing team then meant that we would not be able to sell the Corona Pop... in some cases the customers returned to Corona...however Alpine found many new customers that enjoyed the cheaper large litre bottles of Alpine....this was the end of Corona enjoying being the sole trader of door to door pop sales Personally the taste of Corona was a great deal better, that is why a large number returned to corona , however when asked the parents who bought Alpine it was always based on cheap for the kids !!! The final end of all door to door sales was the success of the large supermarkets who again managed to sell even cheaper with the move to throw-away-plastic bottles.... Hope this may help............Colin Reynolds - Alpine Soft Drinks
Hello I remember the name of Stan? Crewe he was a senior manager @ Corona in the 60's....he indeed recruited My Manager A great guy Malcolm Lees and also Alan Taylor for the Retail side when they opened the Facility @ Chelmsley Wood Birmingham Door to Door salesman / supervisor @ Corona Tyseley B.ham. Colin Reynolds .... - Alpine Soft Drinks
Hello Many of my friends and work mates from Corona Tyseley B.ham Went over to Alpine based @ Chelmsley Wood Birmingham... Alan Taylor.....Malcolm Lees was the Area Manager and may have become a Director in the later years... Colin Reynolds......60's door to door saleman / supervisor... - Corona soft drinks
hello, Any one reading the story of the Corona Soft Drinks....door to door I have for many years been looking for the original 60's 12 bottle wooden Corona Crate ? Also the original 4 bottle door to door Wooden Corona Domestic Crate... If any one has or knows of these please let me know.. From a Door to Door Salesman in the 60's based at Tyseley Birmingham..... Thanks.....Colin Reynolds... - Corona soft drinks
hello, Although a good number of years ago ? would you still have the original Corona 12 bottle crates Hope you can help a Late 60's door to door salesman Thanks ..Colin - Corona soft drinks
hello, Although not based @ Tamworth, I was a supervisor of the door to door sales team @ Tyseley.. Just before the opening, our management team went to visit the future of Soft Drinks Production....at the time it was both huge and amazing !!! My brother Robert Reynolds was one of the first door to door salesmen operating from Tamworth Plant. One of our supervisors Ray Froggett also went to start the door to door salesmen....hope this helps Colin... - Corona soft drinks
Hello, I worked as a rounds supervisor @ Tyseley B.ham We that is the Management Team had a opening visit to the Tamworth facility...the main part of the plant was to manufacture all Corona Soft Drinks plus others belonging to the Beecham Group. Within the facility it also had a office for the door to door / retail sales people One of our supervisor Ray Froggett then went to Tamworth to organize / manage the new facility...also my brother Robert Reynolds was also in the first door to door sales team possibly about 1968 /70 Tamworth manufacturing unit then made all local depots that made on the premises the soft drinks redundant, but the sales continued for a few more years before the giant supermakets took a grip to stop virtually all door to door sales all over the UK Hope this helps....Colin