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Ruiz Food Products, Inc.
Contact: Pat Summers
559-285-1100
For Release: Immediate
Management Science Associates, Inc.
Contact: Colleen Kimberlin
412.924.3900
[email protected]
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. Names MSA as Exclusive Distributor-Shipments Vendor
Pittsburgh, PA and Dinuba, CA – June 16, 2015 – Ruiz Food Products, Inc., and Management
Science Associates, Inc. (MSA), a leader in big data and analytics, today announced an agreement
naming MSA as Ruiz’s exclusive distributor-shipments data management vendor.
Ruiz Foods manufactures the El Monterey brand – the #1 selling frozen Mexican food products in
the U.S. The company is also the manufacturer of the Tornados brand -- one of the top selling
roller grill products sold in convenience stores in the U.S.
“We are proud to partner with Ruiz Food Products,” said Suzy Silliman, Managing Director for
MSA’s Information Management Solutions (IMS) division. “Food service continues to gain
momentum as an emerging growth category in the convenience channel. Ruiz Foods maintains a
leadership position both in sales and in leveraging data-oriented insights to drive category growth.
Through our expanded relationship, we will deliver a broader range of actionable information to
support the incremental growth of Ruiz Food’s strong product portfolio.”
About Ruiz Food Products, Inc.
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. is a privately-owned corporation with corporate offices in Dinuba, Calif.
Ruiz Foods is dedicated to premium quality, authentically prepared frozen foods selling to all
channels of distribution: retail, convenience store, and clubs, vending, industrial and foodservice.
The Tornados® brand has revolutionized the use of the roller grill in convenience stores. The El
Monterey® brand is the market leader within the frozen Mexican food category and the No. 1
brand of frozen Mexican food in the U.S. Ruiz Foods employs over 2,600 Team Members in four
facilities located in the U.S. For more information regarding Ruiz Foods, please visit
www.ElMonterey.com. For more information about Tornados, please visit
www.MyTornados.com.
About MSA
Established in 1963, Management Science Associates, Inc. is a leader in data integration and
analysis. Its Information Management Solutions Division (IMS) gives Consumer Packaged
Goods channel partners a competitive edge by providing data integration, trade program
management and retail execution solutions paired with strategic insights and analytics.
Authorized manufacturers use MSA-managed distributor data to make over $1 billion in annual
trade program payments to wholesalers and their customers.
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