Agribusiness Talent Council
Agribusiness includes everything from growing crops and raising animals to processing food and making products you see in stores. In Michigan, it’s one of the top five industries and plays a big role in feeding our communities and supporting local jobs. From hands-on work outdoors to high-tech roles in labs and production facilities, there’s something for everyone. You might be surprised at how many different careers are part of agribusiness!
Riveridge Produce Marketing
Riveridge Produce Marketing, Inc. is a vertically-integrated apple grower/packer/shipper/marketer/processor headquartered in Sparta, Michigan.
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Twenty-five years ago, Riveridge was founded by three partners who shared a background in Michigan produce and the grocery industry – and a vision for a different way of doing business.
“Our defining quality is that we understood how customers judged performance, as we had been on that side. And we also understood the needs of the grower and packing facility side of the business,” says PresidentDon Armock.
“When we started out, we basically tried to match very progressive, top-drawer growers who were often introducing premium varieties, with customers who wanted that level of apple,” he says.
In 1990, the founding partners – Don Armock, Roger Geers and the late Dan Rock, Sr. – began Riveridge Produce in a three-room rented office in Grant, Michigan, 10 miles north of current corporate headquarters.
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Riveridge Packing, LLC
7777 Venture Avenue, Sparta, MI 49345
Phone: (616) 887-6136
E-mail: info@riveridgepacking.com