| 词条 | David Prior (entrepreneur) |
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Before that, he partnered with his father in 1997 to create the sustainable packaging company Baroda, running it successfully for ten years, and then selling it to packaging giant Visy.[3]
In January 2015 Prior bought the mothballed Scotch distillery Bladnoch and said he plans to resume production from the 200-year-old establishment.[4] Background and educationDavid Prior was born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria. David attended Haileybury College and went on to complete a Bachelor of Business degree from Monash University.[5] David completed his MBA from Melbourne Business School in 1999.[6] Early career – Baroda PackagingIn 1997, Prior and his father, Malcolm, built the sustainable packaging company, Baroda.[7] The company grew to large success over the next 10 years and was listed as one of BRW’s Fastest Growing Companies.[8] In 2007 Baroda was sold to packaging giant, Visy. five:AMWith some money from the Baroda sale and his own personal savings, Prior founded organic yoghurt brand five:AM in 2009. Prior is quoted as saying "There was no way that the banks were going to get involved unless they could see that the founder had put everything on the line."[9] five:AM became a market leader in the Australian organic food category since its launch in 2011. Products were stocked in Australian supermarket giants, Woolworths and Coles, as well as internationally to South-East Asia, the Middle East and China. In 2013, five:AM won the 2013 ‘Company to Watch’ award. In 2014 Prior sold five:AM to UK company, PZ Cussons for $80m.[10] Bladnoch DistillerySoon after the sale of five:AM, Prior purchased Bladnoch Distillery, a 200-year-old Scotch Whisky distillery located in the Scottish Lowlands.[11] Bladnoch Distillery is the fourth oldest distillery in Scotland and the oldest independently owned distillery in Scotland. Bladnoch Distillery is located in the small town of Bladnoch, roughly 140 km south-west of Glasgow. Prior is considered to be the first Australian to own a Scotch Whisky distillery.[12] After purchasing the distillery in 2015, Prior began the extensive £5m refurbishment, installing brand new distilling equipment and two additional stills.[13] Prior also hired awarded Master Distiller, Ian MacMillan, and the distillery began producing liquid again in 2017. Prior has launched two brands under Bladnoch Distillery. [https://bladnoch.com/discover/bladnoch-single-malt/ Bladnoch], the namesake brand, is a line of rare Single Malt Scotch Whiskies, and Pure Scot, a premium Blended Scotch Whisky brand that is highly awarded by international spirits competitions. PhilanthropyPrior founded not-for-profit organisation, Culture Is Life, in 2015 which aims to prevent youth suicide in Indigenous communities by strengthening Aboriginal culture. Prior also founded the [https://priorfoundation.org/ Prior Family Foundation] with his wife, Sallie, which supports projects that work to preserve culture, wildlife, the environment and assist in disaster relief. Awards and recognition
References1. ^{{cite|url=http://www.brw.com.au/p/entrepreneurs/how_david_prior_grew_yoghurt_brand_QmmDkCGV8mDC1sRE6E2lLN|first=Caitlin|last=Fitzsimmons|publisher=Business Review Weekly|title=How David Prior grew yoghurt brand five:am to an $80m company in five years|date=8 August 2014|accessdate=28 July 2015}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Prior, David}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sparke.com.au/our-firm/initiatives/australian-growth-company-awards/2013-winner-fiveam/|title=2013 Company to Watch Award|accessdate=28 July 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wellbeing.com.au/article/Features/Wisdom/Rise-and-shine_1229|title=Rise and shine|publisher=Wellbeing|first=Danielle|last=Kirk|date=11 March 2013|accessdate=28 July 2015}} 4. ^{{cite|url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/fiveam-yoghurt-founder-david-prior-buys-scottish-distillery-20150727-gil6z0.html|title=five:am yoghurt founder David Prior buys Scottish distillery|first=Jared|last=Lynch|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=28 July 2015|accessdate=28 July 2015}} 5. ^https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-prior-6b879315/?originalSubdomain=au 6. ^https://mbs.edu/news/david-priors-journey-from-five-am-yogurt 7. ^https://www.wellbeing.com.au/community/holistic-q-a/rise-and-shine.html 8. ^http://www.baroda.com.au/fs_home.asp 9. ^https://www.afr.com/leadership/entrepreneur/how-david-prior-grew-yoghurt-brand-fiveam-to-an-80m-company-in-five-years-20140808-jyt3b 10. ^https://www.smartcompany.com.au/growth/five-am-yoghurt-milks-an-80-million-pay-day-out-of-uk-based-giant-pz-cussons/ 11. ^https://bladnoch.com/ 12. ^http://www.executivestyle.com.au/bladnoch-whisky-distillery-produces-first-release-for-australian-businessman-david-prior-gl44qu 13. ^https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/latest-news/15263/bladnoch-distillery-restarts-in-lowlands/ 14. ^https://mbs.edu/news/david-priors-journey-from-five-am-yogurt 4 : Living people|Australian businesspeople|Businesspeople from Melbourne|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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