RonProCon, a produce consulting service headquartered in Reno, NV, announced that due to increased client demand, it will open a second operating office located in Portland, ME, effective January 2015.

"We have experienced remarkable growth over the years and especially during the past six months, which has greatly increased our customer base," Ron Pelger, president and chief executive officer of RonProCon, said in a press release.Ron Pelger "To meet the growing demand for our services, we decided it was practical and timely to open a second operating office in Portland, Maine. This will now give us an eastern and western office."

The Portland office will be headed by Dick DelGizzi, a longtime business partner of Pelger at RonProCon, who will assume the position of senior vice president of operations for the company.

"[DelGizzi] has been my right-hand associate for many years and is well-skilled in produce merchandising and operations," Pelger added in the press release.Dick DelGizzi "He has a wealth of knowledge and is very well liked by store employees and management due to his energized motivation. DelGizzi will cover the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada and I will cover the western half. There may be times that we will both be working alongside each other in the same stores with our customers when necessary."

"It gives me a pleasure to oversee the new RonProCon operating office in Portland," DelGizzi said in the press release. "I worked alongside Ron Pelger for many years and am well aware of his business techniques, methods and high quality standards for positive results. This will be a great opportunity for us to move forward, which will allow an even larger selection of services for our customers."

RonProCon offers professional services to retailers, growers and shippers. Its specializes in produce merchandising at store level, teaching and training seminars, shrink recovery and control, product growth, sales and profit increase, and other branches of the industry.

"Even though we are primarily produce-oriented, our company has the capability to assist in other levels of the business," Pelger added in the press release. "We have an enormous outreach of professional experts ready to assist in even meat, deli, bakery and groceries if needed. We often spread our overall supermarket experiences with other departments while working in the stores with our client owners and management. Eating and shopping habits change overnight in this business. We stay on course with new ideas and trends that are in demand by today's consumers."

For further information, contact Pelger or DelGizzi at 775/853-7056 or by email at [email protected].