Bravo! Foods International Corp. Announces Appointment of New Member to the Board of Directors
06 Avril 2006 - 3:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla., April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bravo!
Foods International Corp. (OTC:BRVO) (BULLETIN BOARD: BRVO) , a
brand development and marketing company that manufactures, promotes
and distributes vitamin- fortified, flavored milk drinks and other
beverages, announced today that it elected Gerald L. Bos to its
Board of Directors, bringing the total number of members of its
board to seven. Mr. Bos will also be a member of the Audit
Committee of the Board. Prior to his retirement on December 31,
2005, Mr. Bos was Chief Financial Officer of Dairy Farmers of
America, Inc. (DFA), a cooperative owned and operated by
approximately 20,600 dairy farmers. DFA is a diversified US
manufacturer of dairy products, food components and ingredients.
The cooperative is considered a leader in formulating and packaging
shelf-stable dairy products in cans and glass. Mr. Bos will
continue to serve DFA in a consulting capacity. Mr. Bos began his
career with the accounting firm of Touche-Ross & Co., holding
several key positions during his tenure at the firm. In 1979, he
joined Mid-America Dairymen, Inc. (Mid-Am) as Corporate Vice
President, Finance and Accounting. Mid-America is one of the
predecessor dairy marketing cooperatives that merged to form DFA in
1998. Mr. Bos was promoted to Mid- Am's Chief Financial Officer in
1998 a position he retained until his retirement. Roy Warren, Chief
Executive Officer commented on the appointment, "We are extremely
pleased to have Mr. Bos as a Member of our Board of Directors. He
has been an invaluable friend and resource for Bravo! over the past
few years and we are honored that he has agreed to join our Board.
His years of experience in the dairy industry combined with his
strong finance and accounting background will serve Bravo! well."
"As I move into the next stage of my career, I am excited to be
working with Bravo!," said Jerry Bos. "Having had a close working
association with Bravo! Foods over the past several years, I have
seen first-hand how the business model has evolved and I look
forward to working with Bravo! in my new capacity as a Board
member," he added. About the Bravo! Foods International Bravo!
Foods International Corp. develops, brands, markets, distributes
and sells nutritious, flavored milk products throughout the 50
United States, Great Britain and various Middle Eastern countries.
Bravo!'s products are available in the United States and
internationally through production agreements with regional aseptic
milk processors and are currently sold under the brand names
Slammers(R) and Bravo!(TM). Bravo!'s Slammers(R) products are
available nationwide in popular chains such as: 7-Eleven, A&P,
Dutch Farms, Giant Food Stores, Jewel, Kings, Pathmark, Safeway,
Sam's Club, Shaw's, ShopRite, Speedway, SuperTarget, Unified,
Waldbaums and Walgreens. Many of Bravo! Foods' Slammers(R) lines of
shelf-stable, single-serve milk drinks are co-branded through
exclusive partnerships with Masterfoods, a division of Mars
Incorporated. On November 1, 2005, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
began distribution of the Slammers(R) Masterfoods line, as well as
the Bravo!'s Slim Slammers(R) and Pro Slammers(TM) products, under
a Master Distribution Agreement with Bravo! For more information,
visit: http://www.bravobrands.com/ . Investor Relations Contact:
Integrated Corporate Relations Kathleen Heaney (203) 803-3585
Company Contact Jeffrey J. Kaplan, Chief Financial Officer (561)
625 1411 DATASOURCE: Bravo! Foods International Corp. CONTACT:
Kathleen Heaney, Integrated Corporate Relations, +1-203-803-3585,
for Bravo!, or Jeffrey J. Kaplan, Chief Financial Officer, Bravo!,
+1-561-625-1411 Web site: http://www.bravobrands.com/
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