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To: StockDung who wrote (12556)	6/16/1999 10:24:00 AM
From: Mr.Manners	Respond to of 13776

WTER Wednesday June 16, 8:00 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: WaterChef, Inc. WaterChef Water Coolers Available in ShopKo Stores GLEN HEAD, N.Y., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- David. A. Conway, WaterChef's CEO/President, announced today that ''ShopKo has purchased water coolers from WaterChef and they will be available in select ShopKo stores starting June 16, 1999.'' Mr. Conway further stated, ''Water Coolers are a new category for ShopKo Stores, Inc. We are very enthusiastic about the successful introduction of WaterChef coolers in ShopKo Stores. Supplying major retailers like ShopKo is not new territory for us. We have supplied the Home Depot Stores in the western region for nearly five (5) years and have the structure and experience to successfully deal with the special needs of the mass merchants. Retailers like ShopKo, Home Depot, etc. have aggressive programs to the consumer and have recognized the water cooler business as a profitable adjunct and expansion of the water purification products they now sell.'' ShopKo Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SKO - news) based in Green Bay, Wisconsin is a specialty discount retailer with 158 stores in 19 states (Midwest, Western Mountain, Pacific Northwest). Their recently announced acquisition of the Pamida Holding Corporation (Amex: PAM - news) with 147 stores increases ShopKo's market penetration to 305 stores. WaterChef, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTER - news) manufactures water coolers in Havre, Montana and Tianjin, China. WaterChef has a patent pending on its Village Water Center designed to purify 'grey' water and make it drinkable. This system is sold internationally primarily to countries with emerging economies. WaterChef is headquartered in Glen Head, New York and has a sales office in Phoenix, Arizona. SOURCE: WaterChef, Inc. More Quotes and News: Pamida Holdings Corp (AMEX:PAM - news) Shopko Stores Inc (NYSE:SKO - news) Water Chef Inc (OTC BB:WTER - news) Related News Categories: retail