<p><strong>Lodi, CA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">WESPAK Sales has merged its sales and marketing activities with Rivermaid Trading Company, following a ten-year working relationship between the two.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"We believe WESPAK's leadership in the international marketplace will perfectly complement Rivermaid's strength in domestic sales," says Patrick Archibeque, CEO of Rivermaid Trading Company. "The merger will expand both companies' product offerings, and give buyers a single trusted source to simplify their buying practices."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Rivermaid Trading Company and WESPAK Sales will continue to operate as separate entities under mutual leadership, ownership and marketing strategies. Sales representatives from Rivermaid and WESPAK will work together to sell both companies' products with an emphasis on enhancing value to customers and returning a greater profit to the farm. Ultimately, sales will be consolidated.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Blair Richardson, CEO of WESPAK Sales says, "By combining our global expertise with Rivermaid's proven domestic leadership, the strength and capabilities of both companies will be greatly enhanced."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">According to a press release, the decision to merge the two companies began over three years ago as both companies recognized the benefits of coming together.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"The merger makes our organizations a $100 million operation, enabling us to serve retailers in ways we couldn't as individual companies," Richardson says. "We're looking forward to getting customer feedback as this new chapter in our story unfolds."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><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">
