SACRAMENTO, California,
September 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/
--
RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ:
RIBT and RIBTW) (the "Company" or "RBT"), a global leader in the
production and marketing of value added products derived from rice
bran, announced today the appointment of Mark Ritter as Eastern Region Director of Sales.
Mr. Ritter will report directly to Kevin
Mosley, RBT's Senior Vice President of Sales.
Michael Goose, RBT's President of
Ingredient Sales and Marketing, commented, "We are excited to have
Mark join our growing sales team at RBT. Mark has a long history of
successfully marketing specialty and bran ingredients to the food
and animal nutrition industries. He brings numerous long
standing account relationships with some of the most well
recognized food industry companies in the world and we look forward
to his contribution in helping us build a strong Eastern Region
sales presence for our proprietary, value-added ingredients."
Mr. Ritter brings over twenty years of sales management
experience in the food and animal nutrition industry to the
marketing team at RBT including his service as Vice President of
Sales and Marketing at SunOpta Ingredients, a manufacturer of
fibers, brans and specialty food ingredients based in Minnesota. During his tenure at SunOpta he
spearheaded a U.S.-Canada sales
program and was responsible for managing a 30 person global
agent-distributor network. In addition to his work at SunOpta, Mr.
Ritter has held several prominent executive level sales positions
for food ingredient companies including Processor's Choice, SPI
Polyols (a division of Associated British Foods, Ltd.), Nutrinova
(a wholly-owned division of Celanese Americas), and the GS
Companies division of Conagra Brands. Mr. Ritter received an
M.B.A. in International Business from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an M.S. in Food
Science and Technology from Clemson
University and a B.S. in Food Science and Technology from
Virginia Tech.
About RiceBran Technologies
RiceBran Technologies is a food, animal nutrition, and specialty
ingredient company focused on the procurement, bio-refining and
marketing of numerous products derived from rice bran. RiceBran
Technologies has proprietary and patented intellectual property
that allows us to convert rice bran, one of the world's most
underutilized food sources, into a number of highly nutritious
food, animal nutrition and specialty ingredient products. Our
global target markets are food and animal nutrition manufacturers
and retailers, as well as specialty food, functional food and
nutritional supplement manufacturers and retailers. More
information can be found in the Company's filings with the SEC and
by visiting our website at http://www.ricebrantech.com .
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, including, but
not limited to, statements about RiceBran Technologies'
expectations regarding building a strong Eastern Region sales
presence. These statements are made based upon current expectations
that are subject to known and unknown risks and
uncertainties. RiceBran Technologies does not undertake to
update forward-looking statements in this news release to reflect
actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors
affecting such forward-looking information. Assumptions and other
information that could cause results to differ from those set forth
in the forward-looking information can be found in RiceBran
Technologies' filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its most recent periodic reports.
Investor Contact:
Ascendant Partners, LLC
Richard Galterio
+1(732)410-9810
rich@ascendantpartnersllc.com
SOURCE RiceBran Technologies