First Growth Appoints Donald Ziraldo To Its Advisory Board
06 December 2013 - 1:18AM
Access Wire
VANCOUVER, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, December 5, 2013 - First
Growth Holdings Ltd. ("First
Growth" or the "Company") (TSX-V: FGH),
is pleased to announce that Donald Ziraldo has joined the Company's
Advisory Board. The Advisory Board will serve to provide strategic
guidance and insight to assist the Company and its wholly-owned
subsidiary WineOnline Marketing Company Ltd. ("WineOnline").
"As First Growth
launches WineOnline from an established Ontario and Alberta
business to an international online brand, we are excited and
honoured to welcome Donald Ziraldo to the Advisory Board," stated
Paul Guedes, President of First Growth. "Mr. Ziraldo is a pioneer
in the Canadian wine industry, and created an international luxury
brand with Icewine. Our team and shareholders will benefit
immensely from his experience. We look forward to working very
closely with Mr. Ziraldo on changing the way wine can be purchased
internationally."
About Donald
Ziraldo
No one has
done more to turn Icewine into Canada's signature wine around the
world than the founding partners of Inniskillin: Karl Kaiser and
Donald Ziraldo.
Fuelled by
a passion for this exceptional wine style and a pursuit of
excellence, Mr. Ziraldo became a tireless global ambassador for
Icewine. Partnering with top Sommeliers, wine writers, and
restaurants, he helped transform Icewine into a world-renowned
luxury brand.
Mr.
Ziraldo continues his impact on the Canadian wine industry to this
day. He is the Founding Chairman of the Vintners Quality Alliance
(VQA), and in 2006, he was appointed as the Chairman of the
Canadian Horticultural Research and Innovation Center @ Vineland by
the Ministry of Agriculture.
In 1998,
Mr. Ziraldo received the Order of Canada, the highest tribute paid
to a Canadian citizen, as well as an honorary Doctorate of Law from
Brock University. In 1999, Mr. Ziraldo was selected by the National
Post Magazine as one of the top twenty-five Canadian CEO's of the
century. In 2008, Mr. Ziraldo was also awarded the Premio Masi by
his peers in Verona, Italy, and the Folio D'oro in Friuli, Italy in
2010.
Mr.
Ziraldo is the author of several books, including "Icewine: Extreme
Winemaking."
In his
role as managing director of Senhora Do Convento, Mr. Ziraldo uses
his knowledge of the luxury wine industry to elevate brand
awareness of port wines and bring this spectacular
12th century property located high in the Portuguese Douro
Valley to the world stage.
With his
Ziraldo label, Mr. Ziraldo continues in his role as a global
ambassador for Canadian Icewine by creating another luxury Icewine
brand.
WineOnline will carry
both the 2012 Riesling Icewine and the 2012
Vidal Icewine by Ziraldo in time for the holiday season. For more
information, please visit www.wineonline.ca.
About First Growth
First Growth
identifies and develops strong brands in the
Canadian and international markets. WineOnline represents the first
of its brands that will launch across Canada. WineOnline offers
interesting, rare, and otherwise unavailable wines for order by the
case and ships directly to customers' homes or workplaces.
WineOnline and its website, www.wineonline.ca,
is expected to be expanded to several other
provinces over the coming year, becoming Canada's first national
online wine retail store.
ON BEHALF OF FIRST
GROWTH HOLDINGS LTD.:
"J. Paul
Guedes"
J. Paul Guedes
President
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE
CONTACT:
Corporate
Communications
Tel: 604.688.9588
Email:
info@firstgrowthholdings.com
Neither the
TSX Venture
Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is
defined in the policies of the Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward Looking
Statements
Certain
statements contained in this press release constitute
forward-looking information. These statements relate to future
events or future performance. The use of any of the words "could",
"intend", "expect", "believe", "will", "projected", "estimated" and
similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not
historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking
information and are based on First Growth's current belief or
assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such future events.
Actual future results may differ materially. Those assumptions and
factors are based on information currently available to First
Growth. Risk factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to
differ materially from the results expressed or implied by
forward-looking information include, among other things: general
economic and business conditions and changes in the regulatory
regime. First Growth cautions the reader that the above list of
risk factors are not exhaustive. The forward-looking information
contained in this release is made as of the date hereof and First
Growth is not obligated to update or revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws.
Because of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained
herein, investors should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking information. The foregoing statements expressly
qualify any forward-looking information contained herein.
Franchise Global Health (TSXV:FGH)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2024 to Jun 2024
Franchise Global Health (TSXV:FGH)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2023 to Jun 2024