Copyright TransCold Distribution LTD. 2011
John Coughlan - President & CEO
Melissa Coughlan - Vice President
John loves ice cream, plain and simple. His history with the cold stuff goes back many years, to when he operated a Dickie Dee Ice Cream vending business. Seeing the friendly ice cream tricycles putting smiles on the faces of kids on a hot summer day was one of the things John loved about the business.
Years later, John served with excellence as the Distribution Manager for Western Canada for Unilever. In 2002, when Unilever made the decision to contract it's distribution services, they turned to John to handle distribution for Western Canada, forming TransCold Distribution.
Since forming TransCold Distribution, John hasn't sat still. Rapidly expanding throughout Western Canada and into the United States, John has kept TransCold moving onwards and upwards. Since launching in 2002, TransCold has grown by over 1500%.
However, even after expanding into several countries and growing rapidly, if you asked John today what motivates him, it's still his love for the fun and simple joy of ice cream.
Melissa's entrepreneurial spirit and love for ice cream were in full force even at a young age; while still in high school, Melissa operated a Dickee Dee ice cream franchise.
After excelling as an Outside Sales Rep with Good Humor Breyers Ice Cream, Melissa made the move to TransCold Distribution. Her leadership excellence led to a move to the Vice President at TransCold Distribution.
As with most at TransCold Distribution Melissa is a die hard ice cream fanatic.
Melissa's hardwork, dedication and industry expertise led to her being named as one of Business in Vancouver's "2010 Top Forty Under 40". Congratulations Melissa!
