In the late 19th century, artists Georges Seurat and Paul Signac were among those who broke away from the Impressionist art movement with pointillism, a technique in which small dots of color are positioned in patterns to form an image. As part of the Neo-Impressionist movement, the work “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Seurat is among the most famous of this technique where small brushstrokes of color unify to depict Parisians at a sunny park along the Seine. For Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), the coming together of two family owned companies in the early 21st century has painted a picture of an organization built on strong foundations and rich history with a shared vision.
Formed in 2007, RNDC emerged from the amalgamation of Block Distributing Co. and National Distributing Co. “Family has always been at the center of what we do. It remains one of our core values and is part of our company culture,” says Tom Cole, president and CEO at RNDC. “We were able to bring the best business practices of each individual company to create a company that is in it for the long term. The families are in the business every day — from the Board, Senior Next Generation Leadership and new ventures such as CBD.”