Bravo! Foods International Corp. to Launch General Mills Branded Flavored Milks
20 Avril 2006 - 3:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla., April 20 /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 will launch TRIX, COCOA PUFFS,
and WHEATIES flavored, fortified, extended shelf life milk drinks
under a recently signed five year trademark licensing agreement
with General Mills Marketing, Inc. In addition to these brands the
agreement covers LUCKY CHARMS, COUNT CHOCULA, BOOBERRY, and
FRANKENBERRY. Bravo! has the right to use the equity characters
associated with each brand. Bravo! will market these General Mills
brands of flavored milks in grocery stores, mass market retailers,
convenience stores, bodegas, vending machines and schools in the
fifty states in the US including the District of Columbia. Bravo!
also has the right to market these products in Canada. The license
agreement was effective February 1, 2006 and extends through
December 31, 2011. Roy Warren, Chief Executive Officer commented,
"General Mills is one of the premier packaged food product
companies in the United States and we are extremely pleased to be
able to use these brands to further broaden Bravo!'s fortified milk
products portfolio." He further commented, "The ability of Bravo!
to use these highly recognized brand names of General Mills is
further acknowledgement of the wide consumer acceptance of Bravo!'s
flavored milk products and is another step towards increasing
Bravo!'s sales and product recognition." Galen Hersey, Trademark
Licensing Manager of General Mills commented, "Bravo! is a leading
player in the flavored fortified milk segment and we are extremely
pleased to be working with Bravo!. This is a great opportunity for
General Mills, as the potential market for flavored milk products
is large and we are excited about expanding our brand recognition
into this product category." About the Company 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, and MD Enterprises (Moon Pie(R)), providing superior
name recognition packaged with quality, great-tasting drinks. 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/ . Forward Looking Statements Safe
Harbor under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
The statements which are not historical facts contained in this
press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain
risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks
associated with the uncertainty of future financial results,
regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products
or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic
conditions and other uncertainties as may be detailed in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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: Jeffrey J. Kaplan, Chief Financial
Officer, Bravo! Foods International, +1-561-625-1411; or Investor
Relations, Kathleen Heaney, Integrated Corporate Relations,
+1-203-803-3585, for Bravo! Foods International Web site:
http://www.bravobrands.com/
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