And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:19:02 EDT Subject: Native Planet Foods Gears Up for Growth Native Planet Foods Gears Up for Growth SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 1999--Native Planet Foods Inc. announced this week that it has retained the investment banking firm Sutro & Co. Inc. as private placement agent for the Scottsdale-based company. Native Planet Foods' highly successful branded food products include Frutazza(R) fruit smoothies and Pima Naturals(TM) herbal supplements. The company also has developed the expanding Frozen Fusion(TM) franchise. The company's rapid growth in these areas has created an outstanding institutional investment opportunity to help Native Planet Foods exploit its multi-channel growth strategy in the healthy foods market. In addition to funding internal growth, funds from the private placement will help capitalize the company for acquisitions of other complementary companies and product lines with defined market niches in the area of healthy living food products. Frozen Fusion(TM), the company's retail concept, operates a rapidly growing national chain of franchised real fruit smoothie stores which has expanded from one store to more than 25, with commitments for 70 more stores nationwide. The company's real fruit smoothie product for the foodservice market, Frutazza(R), was recently awarded best tasting smoothie by the American Tasting Institute and cited on the cover of the 1999 Branding America Conference & Expo. Frutazza(R) is currently sold in more than 1,100 locations nationwide, including the leading contract management companies and large Quick Serve Restaurant operators. Native Planet Foods also owns the Miss Karen's(TM) brand of frozen yogurt, which it sells nationally to hospitals, school and restaurants, among other venues. This year, the company introduced a line of individually packaged herbal supplements, Pima Naturals(TM), whose sales to foodservice outlets and convenience stores are exceeding all expectations. Headquartered in Arizona, Native Planet Foods Inc. is a privately held corporation owned by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Native Planet Foods is dedicated to the creation of products and services designed to promote a healthy lifestyle. A portion of the proceeds from Native Planet Foods Inc. is used within the Salt River-Maricopa Indian Community for social and educational programs. CONTACT: Native Planet Foods Inc. Dan Buckstaff, 480/367-5501 or Sutro & Co. David Goberville, 310/914-0782 or Burchfield & Wolin Stephanie Burchfield, 602/460-4111 (Media Relations) Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
