Fancy Food Show Success, E-Water's $10,000 Shot and Puerto Rico.
BLUE ISLAND, Ill., Feb 06, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RushNet, Inc.'s (Pink Sheets:RSHN) attendance at the recent Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco yielded many new retail store authorizations and other potential new customers. Held in San Francisco's Moscone Center, the show was attended by over 14,000 buyers and key executives from the Gourmet Foods, Supermarket, Convenience Store, Natural Foods and Restaurant channels plus other Food Industry professionals.
RushNet, Inc. used this platform to introduce their attractive new design for the Organic Apple Rush 100% Juice line which has grown to six flavors, all in 4-Paks; Apple, Raspberry Apple, Pomegranate Apple, Black Cherry Apple, Cranberry Apple and Strawberry Apple. The company plans its first full production of all these items at the end of February.
Robert Corr, RushNet President commented: "The show went better than we expected, although we are always optimistic going into trade shows and try to make the most of these opportunities. At this show, and the upcoming Expo West in March, will be featuring our re-designed and newly expanded Organic Apple Rush 100% Juice line. The positive feedback we received on the look of the products, and the way they tasted, was impressive. Interest was strong in this line because no one else has Sparkling Organic 100% Juice in the dominant 12oz package. A number of chains indicated they would be authorizing the whole line, and we were also encouraged how much interest e-water created in this respect too. This show turned out to be a strong asset in getting our message out to retailers and developing new distribution for all our products. A number of RushNet investors visited us at the booth and we were heartened by their confidence in us and our products. We do our best to deliver on that trust."
e-water recently sponsored the $10,000 Half Court Money Shot at a benefit for the South Cook County Firemen's Fund on January 27. The Firemen lost to a team of the '85 Chicago Bears Super Bowl Champs, with players like #51 Jim Morrissey, #82 Ken Margerum, #80 Tim Wrightman and a host of others. It turned out to be a fun night for all at the well-attended event. The $10,000 e-water money shot was taken by Kevin Rickar who was selected from those in the audience who purchased raffle tickets for the Fireman's Fund. Unfortunately for Kevin it wasn't his night. He missed his half court shot, as did three Firemen, who were selected by their teammates to take the same shot for $500. All did walk away with an e-water t-shirt, cap and a case of water. We at RushNet, Inc. and e-water want to thank Kevin Ricker and the Fireman for a good effort on their shots. Photos of the event will be available soon on the RushNet website.
RushNet, Inc. also announces that the shipment of its first container of products to the Caribbean has arrived in Puerto Rico and is making its way into retail stores now. RushNet sees this as just the start of its venture into developing the Caribbean market. The company continues to develop its contacts in Jamaica, Trinidad/ Tobago, and Antigua as well as a number of other islands.
Robert Corr stated: "Seeking export business has always been a priority for us, even though we always believed that our greatest potential is to market our products within the U.S. While attending a slew of trade shows over the last year we have found that there is a real interest from other countries in health-based products. We see a genuine need for our types of products globally and will continue to develop export business, as we are with e-water in Japan, as part of our overall growth plan." |
