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Allen Wine Group Expands Firm Wine industry advisor and CPA firm Allen Wine Group LLP of Calistoga, Calif., has appointed Jennifer Schiavone as accounting manager. With her appointment, Allen Wine Group has expanded its capacity to offer contract CFO, controller and business advisory services to new winery clients. TricorBraun Launches E-Store St. Louis, Mo.-based TricorBraun has launched Packaging Options Direct, an online store that allows customers to buy rigid packaging via the Internet. The site, www.packagingoptionsdirect. com, serves small and home-based businesses. Avery Dennison Debuts Designer Showcase The Label and Packaging Materials division of Avery Dennison Corp. in Mentor, Ohio, has launched an online global Designer Showcase that offers insights, examples and personal stories about packaging and design from some of the world's leading designers and design-school students. Each month, a different designer, design firm and set of students will be showcased. See www.designershowcase.averydennison.com. Amcor Wins Sustainability Award Amcor Ltd. of Ann Arbor, Mich., has been awarded a 2012 Supplier Sustainability Award from Johnson & Johnson (J&J). Amcor Rigid Plastics and Amcor Flexibles were jointly recognized for their overall sustainability efforts as a leading supplier to J&J. Nominees in the worldwide competition were evaluated on a range of criteria, including energy and water use, waste reduction, workforce wellness and community/ human rights investment. PEOPLE New Vice President for Saxco David Schwandt has been promoted to vice president of the wine category for Saxco International in Oakland, Calif. Previously he was director of sales and marketing. Schwandt will be responsible for the management, sales, marketing and profitability w w w. v w m media.com M a r - A p r 2 0 13 | V I N E YA R D & W I N E RY M A N A G E M E N T 113