Jackrabbit expands in Ripon

 By The Record

 Posted Oct. 30, 2014

RIPON — Jackrabbit Inc., which manufactures nut harvesting equipment, announced that it is expanding and reorganizing its operations to meet current and projected growth.

The company said it has created a service department, tripled its engineering department, expanded supply chain staffing and brought on two additional sales representatives.

“As our customer base continues to expand, our organization is also expanding to meet their needs,” said Bob DeMont, chief executive in a news release.

California sales areas are now the responsibility of John Krum, who manages sales south of Fresno, Jason Baptista covers Madera to Sacramento and Lloyd Mason has responsibility for sales north of Sacramento. Pecan and hazelnut growers can contact Danny Thomas.

Jackrabbit was founded in 1981 by the late Earl Anderson, whose shuttle system greatly sped up tree nut harvests. In 2012, it was acquired by a partnership of two private equity companies — Gladstone Investment and Pegasus Capital Group.

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