Jan
Verlinden
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Ritchie, a small local brand in the world of giants.
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The fifties. A time of fun and innocence. Brigitte Bardot, doo-wop, hulahoops and… Ritchie; delicious, home-style lemonade. Happily sold in Belgium till the late 70’s, Ritchie then decided to take a well-earned holiday. Now Ritchie is back! As effervescent as the fabulous 50’s but with a 21st century taste.
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The fifties. A time of fun and innocence. Brigitte Bardot, doo-wop, hulahoops and… Ritchie; delicious, home-style lemonade. Happily sold in Belgium till the late 70’s, Ritchie then decided to take a well-earned holiday. Now Ritchie is back! As effervescent as the fabulous 50’s but with a 21st century taste.
Jan Verlinden is Chief Lemonade Maker @ Ritchie and the driving force of bringing the brand back on the market.
After his studies commercial engineer @ KU Leuven and MBA @ Vlerick school, Gent, he started his career @ Masterfoods as Sales Promotor.
He joined BAT in Belgium in 1993 as junior brand manager. Between 1993 and 2010 Jan held several senior marketing and sales positions @ BAT in Belgium, Portugal, Russia, the United States, South-Korea and the United Kingdom.
Upon his return to Belgium, he became marketing director @ PepsiCo Belux and was promoted to Brand Director Lay’s for Western Europe in 2014.
In 2016, Jan decided to follow his dreams to re-launch his favorite soft drink from his youth : Ritchie.