Snack Alliance Expands riceworks® into the Vend Channel with new broker relationships

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Snack Alliance Expands riceworks® into the Vend Channel with new broker relationships
September 09, 2008
Snack Alliance Inc. (SAI) is pleased to announce several new, vital partnerships with recognized brokers within the Vend community to introduce riceworks® Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps to the Vend channel. With these new broker relationships, riceworks® will now be available to the Vend channel nationally in the U.S.

G&J Marketing, owned and operated by Greg Sidwell will represent riceworks® in the Southeast Vend market covering Maryland to Florida in the south and as far west as Arkansas and Mississippi. G&J has been in operation since 1984 and is one of the most successful vend brokerages in the U.S., winning the 2007 NAMA Allied Member of the Year Award.

Harold W Young Inc., owned and operated by Andrew Young and in operation since 1927 will represent riceworks® in the New England market including Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and upper New York.

Truman Dobbins, owned and operated by Mike Burkett, a veteran of the Vend industry who was named NAMA 2004 Broker of the Year will represent riceworks® in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.

Saverino and Associates Inc., longtime professionals in the vend trade, established in 1982, will represent riceworks® in the Midwest market including Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Minnesota and North and South Dakota.

Tischler and Associates, owned and operated by Rick Tischler will provide brokerage services in the Pacific Northwest including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.

BBI-Pacific, in the vend business since 1992(as Pacific Brokerage Co. operated by partners Bob Mattias, Tom Scherrer &Stu Case)in July, 2008 merged with Burdette Beckmann-Hollywood, Florida. BBI-Pacific will represent Riceworks in the Pacific/Southwest territories including California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming &Hawaii.

Chase Sales Company, owned and operated by Doug Chase and with 29 years of service to the vend industry, will provide brokerage services to riceworks® in the Mid-Atlantic geography including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

“We are pleased to announce the formation of these relationships as we feel we have identified and partnered with the strongest vend broker in each market. We look forward to working with our partners to provide a high value product to vend operators everywhere,” stated Pat Lindenbach, Chairman of Snack Alliance Inc.
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