ININ-NEWS International Industries to Double Number of
Company-Owned Cigar Vending Machines
PR Newswire - September 03, 1998 12:06
BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- International Industries, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:
ININ) announced today they are going to double their current amount of cigar vending machines.
Fifteen additional machines are now being manufactured. Delivery and placement of all 15 machines is
expected to be completed within the next 60 days. The 15 new vending humidors are model VH 2000
machines. The VH 2000 model is smaller than the original VH 1000 and was created specifically to
meet the demand for a more compact design.
Herb Tabin, COO, stated, "While our large VH 1000 model works well in large to midsize clubs, the
new compact VH 2000 was developed to meet the demand for moderately sized clubs, restaurants and
other smaller locations."
Additionally, International Industries, Inc. will host a chat room session today, Thursday, September 3,
1998 at 4:15 pm (EDT) for investors, brokers and all interested parties. The chat room will be run by
The Hawke Group, Inc. as part of the Hawke's Nest message board on Yahoo at
clubs.yahoo.com. All participants must be logged on as members of the
message board to participate. This is a unique opportunity for the public to directly interact with
International Industries' management team members, Gary Shultheis, President and CEO, and Herb
Tabin, Vice President and COO. Mr. Shultheis and Mr. Tabin plan on opening a second forum on
AOL at a later date.
International Industries, through its majority-owned subsidiary Mr. Cigar, Inc., franchises the "Mr.
Cigar" fully automated vending humidor, which dispenses mass-market and premium cigars. The
automated humidor holds up to 200 cigars, ranging in price from $2 (mass-market) cigars to $35
(premium), keeping them perfectly humidified until purchased. International Industries has reserved the
url www.stogiesonline.com, and the site is now under construction.
This material was prepared by the Hawke Group, Inc. ("Hawke") for the Company discussed herein,
based upon Company-supplied information or other sources believed to be reliable. The information is
not guaranteed by Hawke for accuracy or to be all inclusive. Forward-looking statements in this
release are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual
results could differ from those discussed. This material is information only and is not an offer or
solicitation to buy or sell the securities. Hawke, its affiliates, and/or its officers, directors and
employees may from time to time have a position in these securities.
SOURCE International Industries, Inc.
/CONTACT: The Hawke Group, Inc., 954-564-7114, or fax, 954-564-9848/
/Company News On-Call: prnewswire.com or fax, 800-758-5804,
ext. 122170/
/Web site: clubs.yahoo.com
(ININ)
CO: International Industries, Inc.; Mr. Cigar, Inc.
ST: Florida
IN: TOB
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