<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"> Lodi, CA-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">02.12.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/rivermaid_new_hires_BANNER_2.jpg" alt="Tuesday Images 021113" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Rivermaid Trading Company has added a veteran "super group" to the company's sales team. Rivermaid is welcoming Brad Gostanian, a veteran of 21 years and most recently at Wawona Fruit Company; Mike Isola, most recently at Grower Direct and an industry veteran of 20 years, and Dave Parker, a marketing and merchandising veteran of over 30 years and most recently the Director of Marketing for Scattaglia Growers and Shippers.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/rivermaid_new_hires_Body01.jpg" alt="Tuesday Images 021113" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Ken Carter, Rivermaid Chief Marketing Officer, says, "Our operational philosophies are focused on delivering expertise — to function as a team of experts from field to fork. With our growing stone fruit volume we needed to bring the best performers in the industry on board. With Gostanian, Isola and Parker, our customers will continue to be served and supported by experts."</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/rivermaid_new_hires_Body02.jpg" alt="Tuesday Images 021113" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>These recent additions help to support the company's recent growth. The company has evolved from two years ago when Rivermaid Trading Company was known for its expertise and leadership in the California pear and cherry categories. With its recent growth, including the 2012 purchase of WESPAK Sales, the company owned and represented fruit sales volume now exceeds $100MM, including pears, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, apples, table grapes and kiwis.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/rivermaid_new_hires_Body03.jpg" alt="Tuesday Images 021113 2" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Carter, notes, "This is a team of veterans, certainly. But what I get from them is a youthful exuberance, and clearly a passion for quality. They have spent their entire careers building their skills and we will be giving them an environment to advance yet again".</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.rivermaid.com" target="_new">Rivermaid Trading Company</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
