DC Brands International Announces Village Tea Company's Exclusive Agreement With Mamaki of Hawaii, Inc. to Develop New Line o...
03 October 2013 - 10:00PM
DC Brands International, Inc., (OTC:HRDN), a company specializing
in the manufacturing of its functional beverages and health
products and the Village Tea Company brand, today announced that
Village Tea Company has entered into a partnership with Hawaiian
tea grower and producer, Mamaki of Hawaii Inc., to develop new line
of blended loose leaf tea blends and ready to drink tea based
beverages, featuring Mamaki tea leaves grown at their Wood Valley
plantation near Pahala on the Big Island of Hawaii. Expected to
launch early next year, Village Tea Company will introduce Mama-Kii
as the first product in its new line of exotic functional teas from
around the world.
"Mamaki of Hawaii is pleased to partner with a professional,
quality tea supplier to be able to bring this wonderful herb to the
U.S. mainland. We believe Village Tea represents our company's goal
to provide this healthy, indigenous Hawaiian herb to the U.S.
mainland," commented Curt Borman, president of Mamaki of
Hawaii.
"We are extremely excited about the potential of this
relationship because it speaks to the core of our brand message of
unexpected flavor combinations. As we seek to differentiate
ourselves in the market place it is important that we continue to
push the envelope to identify and explore different opportunities
to provide our customers with unique blends and new products,
especially in the functional tea category which we are just
beginning to expand within our assortment. At Village Tea we pride
ourselves in working with quality partners, with high quality
products that allow us to continue providing healthy beverage
options to our customer. As the largest producer of this product in
Hawaii we feel that we have found such a partner in Mamaki of
Hawaii," stated Janon Costley, CEO of Village Tea.
About DC Brands International, Inc.
DC Brands International, a publicly traded company under the
ticker symbol (HRDN), presently specializes in the manufacturing of
its functional beverages and health products. Established in 1998,
DC Brands began producing a number of lines of energy drinks in
2005. DC Brands then purchased the assets of H.A.R.D.
Nutrition and began its quest to produce a new health line of
products. DC Brands has recently announced the release
of its new H.A.R.D. Nutrition Functional Water Systems, which it
expects will revolutionize the functional beverage category. The
company also has a minority equity stake in Village Tea Company
Distribution as well as a product development agreement for
ready-to-drink tea based beverages.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements on our current
expectations and projections about future events. In some cases
forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as
"may," "should," "potential," "continue," "expects," "anticipates,"
"intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar
expressions. These statements are based upon current beliefs,
expectations and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and
include statements regarding the expected relationship between
Village Tea and the Company and the expansion of Village Tea and
the ability of Village Tea to implement its business plan. The
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set
forth or implied by any forward-looking statements. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those reflected in the forward-looking statements include, among
others, the ability of the two companies to successfully work
together, the market acceptance of the product, the ability of
Village Tea to raise the necessary funding to implement its
strategy and other factors described in our report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2012 and any other filings with the
SEC. The information in this release is provided only as of the
date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements contained in this release on account of
new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by
law. Copies of these filings are available at
www.sec.gov.
CONTACT: DC Brands International, Inc.
Bob Armstrong
barmstrong@dc-brands.com
Village Tea Company
info@villageteaco.com
877.221.0428