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Last news release for AVBC....... January 28, 1999 Thursday January 28, 7:00 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Aqua Vie Beverage Corporation Aqua Vie Engages Grant Thornton LLP as Accountants/Auditors of Record, Names Scott Robinson as Controller KETCHUM, Idaho, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas Gillespie, founder and chairman of Aqua Vie Beverage Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: AVBC - news), announced today that the company has engaged Grant Thornton LLP as accountants/auditors of record and that Scott G. Robinson has joined the company as controller. Robinson was formerly a senior accountant with Ernst & Young, where he assisted a variety of clients in the evaluation of internal control systems and supervised a number of audit teams. As practice manager for a large regional clinic, he coordinated debt restructure, property purchase, facilities construction and corporate finance projects. Robinson graduated from Boston University's School of Management, cum laude, and received a BS in business administration with a concentration in accounting. ''Aqua Vie Beverage Corporation is committed to reestablishing itself as a fully reporting company. The appointment of Grant Thornton is a logical step as Aqua Vie enters a new era, moving rapidly toward internationalization of its business,'' said Gillespie. ''We also feel quite fortunate to have been able to attract an individual of Scott's caliber, and we look forward to working with Scott and Grant Thornton as we create new opportunities for the company both domestically and abroad,'' Gillespie said. Aqua Vie Beverage Corporation is North America's foremost developer and marketer of all-natural, lightly flavored, still (non-carbonated) bottled spring water. The company's low-calorie alternative beverages are bacteria-free and contain no preservatives. Aqua Vie also manufactures an all-natural, preservative-free, nutritionally fortified spring water, Aquaceuticals(TM), non-alcoholic wine and a line of all-natural single-serve smoothies. NOTE: Statements contained in this release that are not strictly historical are ''forward-looking'' within the meaning of the safe harbor clause of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Editors and investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements invoke risk and uncertainties that may cause the company's actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, demand for the company's product both domestically and abroad, the company's ability to continue to develop its market, general economic conditions, and other factors that may be more fully described in the company's literature and periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE: Aqua Vie Beverage Corporation More Quotes and News: Aqua Vie Beverage Corp (OTC BB:AVBC - news) Related News Categories: food/beverage