RushNet Develops Opportunities for Apple Rush at the NRA
BUSINESS WIRE
Posted: 2007-06-22 16:09:03
BLUE ISLAND, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)----RushNet, Inc's (Pink Sheets: RSHN), Apple Rush received a good deal of interest in its new Organic Sparkling Apple Juice line at the recent National Restaurant Show in Chicago. The heavily attended annual trade show for the restaurant and foodservice industry drew over 74,000 industry executives. There was broad interest from small and large operations, domestic and foreign, in both channels for the Organic Apple Rush 100% Juice line, e-water(R) and Ginseng Rush.
The most outstanding interest came from a Restaurant Chain with 450 locations who showed great interest in the Apple Rush line and requested a presentation at its home office in Minnesota. Additionally, Pizza Chains with numerous locations thought Apple Rush would fit in well at their restaurants and they plan to order.
School food programs found the Apple Rush's can lines timely availability attractive, given the surging demand they are seeing for healthy and Organic beverages. The wave of anticipation for Apple Rush in cans continues to build and this show confirmed the growth potential for expansion into the foodservice arena.
Overall, the attendees said they liked the variety of Apple Rush flavors, the appealing look, and that they were "better tasting than the (non-organic) IZZE(R) and Switch(R)".
As a result of this and other previous attended tradeshows, Apple Rush is now in distribution in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Southern California, South Dakota, Canada and Puerto Rico. Apple Rush continues to explore the ever increasing inquiries from 20 serious Asian companies and importers, from multiple countries. |
