To: TEDennis who wrote (6211 ) 12/17/1998 9:35:00 AM From: John Chapman Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 7491
NEWS NEWMARKET, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 1998--The Board of Directors of Cashco Management, Inc. ("the Company") is pleased to announce that A.R. Brooks, Cashco's wholly owned subsidiary, has received its first test order for Paws Only from England for shipment in early January 1999. The order will be shipped from a mill located in New Brunswick, Canada, which is under contract to supply litter to the Company. This order is the first of what the Company expects will be a significant entry into the market which purchases a total of 12 million pounds per annum of kitty litter made solely by veterinarian clinics and animal shelters in the City of London, England. The RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) will be launching its own brand of pet related products in 1999 and has invited A.R. Brooks to submit a proposal for supply of a private label kitty litter. The Company continues to approach retailers throughout England, Canada and the United States. The Board of Directors also reports that Mr. Alan Laffkas has left the Company for personal reasons but has indicated that he will be available for consulting to the company. The Board has elected Rhonda Windsor, Past President and Director, to act as Interim President and Director effective December 11, 1998. Over the past year the Company has been focused primarily on the development of it's Year 2000 software program. Management, in concert with specialists, is actively developing a new Corporate Website to showcase the Company's Discover Year 2000 software. The new Web site will be a portal for information on all matters related to the Millennium Bug and will include links to sites and products addressing this issue. The Company recognizes that there is an overwhelming amount of information available on this topic on the Internet. In order to facilitate ease of access to the over abundance of information and products which relate to this problem, the Company has created a site which offers "one stop shopping". Visitors to the site will be able to purchase both the Company's Discover Year 2000 software as well as competitors products. The details of the Web site domain address will be announced shortly. For more information please contact Rhonda Windsor at 905-898-0918. --30--bl/ny* CONTACT: Rhonda Windsor, 905/898-0918 KEYWORD: NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET COMED MANAGEMENT CHANGES Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com