RushNet's Exhibits At Two Active Tradeshows
Oct 15, 2007 09:15:01 (ET)
BLUE ISLAND, Ill., Oct 15, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RushNet, Inc. (Pink Sheets:RSHN) recently participated in the Expo East and National Beer Wholesalers Assoc. (NBWA) tradeshows. Both continued to echo the success and accolades that it has consistently received from previous tradeshows for Apple Rush(TM) and e-water(R)
The Expo East show in Baltimore extended the company's outreach to the Natural Foods channel for all the RushNet products and found heavy export interest. A large Distributor from Aruba, who also serves Venezuela and the Antilles, was impressed enough with Organic Apple Rush(TM), e-water(R) and Ginseng Rush XXX(TM) that he flew to Chicago after the show to develop the marketing plan for distributing the beverages in his territory. Strong interest in Apple Rush(TM) came as well from a large Organic Costa Rican Distributor who plans to order for delivery by the start of the tourist season there. A large Specialty Food Distributor that services the whole state of Wisconsin was convinced Apple Rush(TM) would do well for them too.
RushNet's participation at the NBWA Show in Las Vegas was a resounding success in terms of garnering new Distributors for Apple Rush(TM). This show, which is only held every two years, proved to come at an opportune time for the company. Beer Distributors are continuing to expand their non-alcoholic (NA) divisions and they were excited that Apple Rush(TM) looks to be the right beverage at the right time for them; it has certain qualities about it that previous, and remarkably successful, NA beverages have had. As a result Apple Rush(TM) received at least 17 solid new distributor leads that should be finalized over the next couple of months.
Alex Coronado, Sales Manager, was quoted: "I believe we hit a home run at this show. Many of the distributors attending here found, as many had in previous shows, that Apple Rush is a great and timely product. Some of these distributors told us that it looks like a success in the making; a few said that this could be the new Snapple. Our introduction to this extensive group of distributors now is significant due to the re-alignment of many successful beverage brands in the U.S. during the past year. With Vitamin Water(R) and IZZE(R) being sold, and Monster(R) changing its distribution authorizations, many of these distributors have room on their trucks and are scrambling for the next successful brand. We proved that we had it at this show. What was really significant with this show is that it was attended by decision makers; we should then be able to move through the approval process in a more expedient manner."
A1 Beverage, dba Garden Beverage, completed its first new product launch. The launch of Cintron(TM) Beverages ( www.cintronbeveragegroup.com ), the first of many new items scheduled for introduction by Garden, was a resounding success for both Garden and Cintron(TM) in the Chicago market. The Garden/ Cintron team sold over 2 truckloads in the first 10 days. Standby for more news on Garden Beverage.
Robert Corr, President of RushNet stated: "This was our first opportunity for RushNet to get behind a new product release since we came to Garden. We were greatly enthused to have the opportunity to spearhead this new beverage into the market, the first of many to come from Garden in Metro-Chicago. We've learned some new techniques from this and we are grateful for the support of the Cintron Team and our Garden staff who all performed admirably in this launch." |
