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Employee Benefit Services Partners with Ricos Products Company

Employee benefits brokerage firm to provide services for San Antonio-based concession snack provider

2011-10-06
SAN ANTONIO, TX, October 05, 2011 (Press-News.org) Employee Benefit Services has been named as the employee benefits agency of record for Ricos Product Company, originator of concession nachos and premier supplier of snack foods around the globe. Effective October 1, 2011, EBS is spearheading the management of Ricos' employee benefits program to its more than 80 employees.

EBS services will include benefit management and third-party benefit services for Ricos.

"We're excited to partner with Ricos in an effort to allow its management to focus on their growing business," said Pete Villemain, President of Employee Benefits Services. "We're taking the day-to-day management of its employee benefits program into our hands and providing them with security and competitive pricing."

Based in San Antonio, Texas, Ricos Products Company continues to grow and views EBS as an important cog in its ability to meet and exceed employee expectations.

"After shopping our health benefits in the marketplace, the decision to choose EBS was crystal clear," said Veronica Garces, Human Resource Manager for Ricos. "Their professionalism and service-oriented attitude was evident in their desire to meet all of our unique needs. We found that being able to consolidate all our benefits, COBRA administration, FSA administration and HRA administration under one roof will produce huge cost savings and more efficient access to tracking and reporting. Overall, we are extremely pleased to be doing business with EBS. We look forward to a very successful, productive partnership."

About Employee Benefit Services
Employee Benefit Services offers clients high-quality healthcare products and unparalleled services delivered promptly and at competitive prices. The firm is based in San Antonio, Texas and serves clients on a local, regional and national level. Company services include healthcare benefits shopping, health plan design consultation, healthcare legislation consultation, and third-party benefits administration. For more information please visit http://www.ebsincorporated.com or call 210.738.1414.

About Ricos Products Company
Ricos provides a full line of snack items for home and concession use. Most notably, condensed and ready-to-serve cheese sauces, jalapeño peppers, bulk tortilla chips, and others. Based in San Antonio, Texas, Ricos distributes their products to over 40 countries around the globe. For more information please visit http://www.ricos.com or call 210.222.1415.


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[Press-News.org] Employee Benefit Services Partners with Ricos Products Company
Employee benefits brokerage firm to provide services for San Antonio-based concession snack provider