USA: Hopunion Craft Brewing Sales LLC to officially merge August 01 with Yakima Chief Inc.
Specialty hops supplier Hopunion Craft Brewing Sales, LLC, has released the merger with Yakima Chief, Inc.'s craft brewing division.
Even if companies are formally to unite August the first, it is already known that the name of the emerging company is Hopunion LLC.
"We believe this merger will help provide more selection of hop varieties as well as better stability in the supply and demand chain," co-owner and general manager of Hopunion Craft Brewing Sales, LLC, Ralph Olson, said. "Our ability to take care of the needs and desires of the customer will be greatly enhanced," he continued.
Olson has commented that the merger will entail the Hopunion LLC to obtain improved production efficiencies and to enlarge production volumes.
Ralph Woodall, Jim Boyd and David Edgar with an aggregate 60 years experience in hop industry will join Olson in the new company. Support staffs from Yakima Chief, Inc. and Hopunion Craft Brewing Sales, LLC will be located at the Hopunion Craft Brewing Sales, LLC office in Yakima. Several Northwest premier aroma hops growers are also included in the ownership of Hopunion LLC.
Commenting the merger, Olson said: "We will now be able to provide greater coverage in North America for the craft brewing industry and it will allow us to help nurture craft and specialty brewing internationally, a growing segment of the industry."
Despite merging with a company which shares a different business profile, Yakima Chief, Inc. will carry on as a national and international hop merchant.
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