g'day Imports, LLC Owns & Imports Bombora &Cooranbong Vodkas

g'day Imports, LLC Owns Bombora & Cooranbong Australian vodkas distilled from grapes. They are award-winning and gluten-free.

  • Stage $500K in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Food and Beverage
  • Location Leawood, KS, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2006
  • Employees 5
  • Website bomboravodka.com

Company Summary

g'day Imports, launched the brands in the US in 2007, and they have become the #1 selling Premium and Ultra Premium vodkas distilled from grapes grown in Australia. Over the last seven months, g'day has gained distribution in more than 2000 chains as well as thousands of other outlets throughout the US. g'day products are distributed in CA, AZ, IL, FL, TX, HI, CO, NV, GA, TN, KS, MO, MN, WI and NE at the present time.

Team

  • Dave Freyder
    CEO - Founder

    At 22, Dave co-founded FreyBel, Inc, a Property Tax Consulting firm specializing in consulting services to Fortune 500 companies. FreyBel sold to Ernst & Young. Next, KPMG hired him as Natl. Dir. to build their Natl. Property Tax Division. He went on to co-found energyOn.com- providing online access for natural gas & electric consumers in deregulated states. American Power Conversion acquired energyOn.com in 2000. Dave began Gday Imports in 2006.

  • Laura Rueter
    Executive Vice President Sales

    Laura began with g'day in 2007 and was originally hired as a regional brand manager for g'day. After successfully growing the midwest region, she was promoted to National Distribution Director and recently further promoted as a result of her success in the chains to Executive Vice President, Sales. Prior to joining g'day, Laura worked for Fosters in Melbourne Australia where she was born.

  • Steve C.

    Steve has more than 25 years of proven expertise of driving sales and building brand equity with some of the top spirits companies in the world. He has been highly effective at analyzing customer and marketplace needs while developing brand strategies that deliver added value and increased sales. He has relationships with many of the major national wine and spirits distributors (RNDC, SWS, Wirtz Beverage, Glazer’s, Charmer Sunbelt) as well as man

  • Jon Cook
    Board of Director

    Jon, VML CEO and President, has been with the agency for more than 16 years. During that time, VML has grown from 30 employees in Kansas City to 1,200. Jon has been a driving force behind VML’s digital and mobile capabilities, and has transformed the agency into a global digital powerhouse. VML client partners include American Century Inv, Gatorade, Kellogg’s, Microsoft, Colgate-Palmolive, U.S. Bank, Ford, SAP, Southwest Airlines, Vanguard.

  • Matt Anthony
    Board of Director

    Matt Anthony is the driving force behind VML’s growth & success which now has 750 employees on 3 continents, the VML Digital Network includes Carlson Hotels Worldwide, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, ESPN, Ford, Gatorade, Hershey’s, Microsoft, Sam’s Club, SAP, Southwest Airlines, Waste Management, Western Union & Xerox. In March 2013, Matt accepted a new position as CEO of Y & R North America.

  • Joseph Jedlicka
    Board of Director

    Joseph was Vice President, Legal and State Affairs, for Anheuser-Busch Incorporated where he managed all in-house and outside counsel relating to marketing, sales, distribution, franchise, transactions, litigation, antitrust compliance, regulatory compliance and licensing. He worked at Anheuser-Busch for 15 years. Mr Jedlicka is currently President of a start-up company B & W Sensors LLC.

  • Nancy Palmer

    Nancy is a diversified accounting professional experienced with corporate accounting, auditing, and financial analysis background. Nancy is a Certified Public Accountant, and is responsible for all aspects of the accounting function, financial statement preparation, budgeting, and bank relationships. Previous Experience .... Payless Cashways was a Fortune 500 retailer specializing in Building Materials to the DIY market segment.

Advisors

  • Rob Golterman, Lewis Rice St. Louis, MO
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed
    Marks Nelson, CPA Kansas City, MO
    Accountant
    Unconfirmed

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