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TCBG news: First in a series to come. Rumored Walmart deal next week. BUYING TCBG HERE NEWS.............. PR NEWSWIRE) DJ: The Children's Beverage Group Inc. and Cliffstar Corp. F DJ: The Children's Beverage Group Inc. and Cliffstar Corp. Form Alliance NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1998--The Children's Beverage Group Inc. (NASDAQ OTCBB:TCBG) announced today that they have entered into a manufacturing alliance with Cliffstar Corp. to expand TCBG's product line, and generate sales of these products. In this agreement, Cliffstar Corp., the nation's largest private label juice manufacturer, will produce TCBG's exclusive flexible, stand-up, no-spill pouch with the patent pending built-in straw. TCBG will provide Cliffstar Corp. with its state-of-the-art Volpak 240 DF form, fill and seal pouch-making machinery. TCBG will expand its current "BrainForest(tm)" 10% Juice Drink, "BrainForest(tm)" Pure Spring Water and "BrainForest(tm)" Flavored Spring Water line to also include 100% Juice and Cranberry blends. This will be the first opportunity for the consumer to purchase the expanded line of products in a flexible pouch. Cliffstar Corp. will market and sell the expanded TCBG product line into its current account base which includes the nation's premier grocery, mass merchandiser and drug retailers. "This exciting alliance with TCBG allows Cliffstar to continue our tradition of introducing innovative packaging and products to our Private Label customers," said Sean McGirr, executive vice president of Cliffstar Corp. TCBG's CEO Jon Darmstadter said, "Our initial objective was to strategically produce product in the Cliffstar Corporation's facilities in Joplin, Missouri and Los Angeles, California. With this alliance we not only achieve our initial objective but have also hooked on with a sales juggernaut in Cliffstar." The Children's Beverage Group is a unique beverage company directed at the billion dollar plus children's beverage market. Established in 1995, the company's mission and goal has been to create cutting edge products using the latest in packaging technology under its trademarked "BrainForest(tm)" spring water and fruit juice product line. It features a patent pending, self-contained fluid dispensing system known in the trade as the "rip it sip it(tm)" system. CONTACT: The Children's Beverage Group Inc. Jon Darmstadter, President & CEO 847/562-4040childrensbeverage.com 08:46 EDT JUNE 17, 1998 *** end of story *** Brian $^) | Previous