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Strategies & Market Trends : UJSAF: Urban Juice & Soda (Jones Soda) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Pakstas who wrote (29)	3/2/1999 10:47:00 AM
From: JohnO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 115

Tuesday March 2, 9:38 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Urban Juice & Soda: 7-Up Bottler/Distributor Takes Jones for Oregon and Washington VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--Urban Juice & Soda Company Ltd. (the ''Company'' or ''Urban''), makers of Jones Soda (''Jones''), is pleased to announce that Portland Bottling Company, Inc. (''PBC''), a subsidiary of National Brands Inc. and a US$60 Million revenue bottler/distributor, has requested and received the rights to Jones Soda for distribution throughout the states of Oregon and Washington. Portland Bottling Company is the franchise bottler and distributor for the 7-Up brand for the states of Oregon and Washington. Consequently, PBC has complete state account coverage which includes food stores, bars, restaurants, vending routes and 36 oth er sub-distributors in those states. In addition, PBC also maintains 5,000 coolers in the two states and directly services 3,600 accounts through its own sales force. The 3,600 accounts do not include the accounts serviced by the sub-distributors. Portland Bottling Company, in addition to the 7-UP brand, distributes such other brands as RC Cola, A&W Root Beer, Squirt, Crush and now Jones Soda. Contact: Urban Juice & Soda Company Ltd. Jennifer Cue (604) 654-6055 Website: www.urbanjuice.com