VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Apr 14, 2016) - Organto Foods Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OGO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Rients van der Wal as the Managing Director of Organto Europa BV, Organto's recently formed European subsidiary based in the Netherlands. Rients brings over 15 years of experience in the produce and organic food industry, having recently been Head of Sales of Total Exotics for Total Produce, one of the largest importers and distributors of fresh produce in Europe. His responsibilities will include building out Organto's distribution efforts in Europe as well as strategic sourcing of additional products.
"The appointment of Mr. van der Wal and the creation of Organto Europa BV are key aspects of our vertical integration strategy of growing organic produce, processing, packaging, importing, and distributing to our customers in Europe. We can more efficiently control quality along the entire logistics chain in order to respond more effectively to our client needs and requests," commented Peter Gianulis, President and CEO of Organto Foods Inc.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,
Peter L Gianulis, President & CEO
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