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JAVO News Javo(R) Beverage Company and Gordon Food Service(R) Seal Distribution Agreement
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Javo® Beverage Company, Inc. (OTCBB:JAVO)
announced today that it has begun supplying on-demand coffee and other
specialty beverages to Gordon Food Service®
of Grand Rapids. The companies anticipate that over the course of the
four-year agreement they will employ Javo’s
dispensed coffee and iced coffee programs to grow Gordon’s
beverage sales substantially within its customer base of restaurants and
food service locations. Gordon Food Service®
is one of the largest broadline food service organizations with
thousands of customers in the key metropolitan areas of 10 states and
parts of Canada.
“Javo Beverage Company shares our values
especially with respect to delivering quality products, working as a
team and taking care of the customer,” said
Robert Mancinelli, Product Manager for Gordon Food Service®.
“As one of the very first distributors of
on-demand coffee in the country, we are deeply committed to this growing
beverage category. Our management team believes that Javo manufactures
one of the best products in its class, and we look forward to growing
our businesses together for many years.”
“This agreement enhances our national
distribution capabilities and brings us access to thousands of customers
that rely on Gordon Food Service®
for the very best coffee and tea programs,”
said Cody C. Ashwell, Chairman and CEO of Javo Beverage Company. Ashwell
added that, “Gordon Food Service®
is a customer centric enterprise with great skills in beverage
marketing. We are very confident about our ability to work together to
meet the growth targeted by this Agreement.”
About Javo®
Beverage Company, Inc.
Based in Vista, California, Javo Beverage Company (OTC Bulletin
Board:JAVO) is the innovation leader in the manufacture of coffee and
tea-based dispensed beverages, drink mixes and flavor systems. The
Company has successfully commercialized a proprietary brewing technology
that yields fresh brewed coffees and teas that are flavorful,
concentrated and stable. As a result, they have broad applications in
the foodservice, food manufacturing and beverage industries. For food
service operators, Javo makes it possible to serve great tasting hot
coffees and cold specialty coffee beverages from convenient
dispenser-based systems. Javo also assists food and beverage processors
seeking authentic and robust coffee and tea flavors with the development
and supply of customized ingredients for their packaged foods and
ready-to-drink beverages. Through its selling, service and distribution
operations, Javo supplies a growing list of national and international
food service operations, specialty coffee retailers, restaurant chains
and food manufacturers. More information about Javo Beverage Company is
available at www.javobeverage.com.
About Gordon Food Service®,
Inc.
Gordon Food Service®,
founded in 1897, is North America's largest family-owned and managed
broadline food service distributor. GFS is a multi-billion-dollar
international corporation offering more than 15,000 GFS and nationally
branded, specialty and exclusive products to over 45,000 customers in 10
states within the U.S. and throughout Canada. The company also operates
115 GFS Marketplace retail stores. More information about Gordon Food
Service® is
available at www.gfs.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of
Javo Beverage Company, Inc. All statements, which address operating
performance that the Company expects will occur in the future, including
statements relating to volume growth, share of sales, or statements
expressing general optimism about future operating results, are
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based
on management's current views and we cannot assure that anticipated
results will be achieved.
