SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 6, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Desert Health Products, Inc. (OTCBB:DHPI) headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, announced today that it has entered into a ten year agreement with EIC, Inc., of Scottsdale, Arizona, to represent all of DHPI's products, including Desert Health's Foot Care System, to Mexico and all Indian Nations within the United States.
Johnny Shannon, Chairman and CEO of Desert Health Products, Inc., says, "We are pleased to be working with EIC, and its' President, R.C. 'Dick' Eisenach, on this project with Native Americans. A very high percentage of tribal members suffer from diabetes and its complications. Desert Health's Foot Care System has been designed specifically to treat the dry skin and other conditions often associated with diabetes."
Mr. Shannon continued, "Initial shipments have commenced to the Osage Nation and Mr. Eisenach is in discussions with other Indian Nations at this time. Eisenach's international and domestic management, sales and marketing experience will be an asset to DHPI's continuing development of domestic and foreign markets."
Mr. Eisenach has been representing Desert Health's product lines since April 2003. He succeeded in selling $35,000 worth of products last year. Mr. Eisenach's initial contract for 2004 with the Osage Nation will exceed $155,000, and he is in negotiations for additional contracts with the Osage Nation and other Indian Nations. He also has a pending agreement with a large marketing firm in Mexico for sales of DHPI's products. These additional agreements, according to Eisenach, will exceed $1,000,000 (one million) in 2004.
Desert Health is an international distributor of nutrition and dietary supplements, engaging in the sale and distribution of branded and store brand (private label) vitamins, nutritional supplements, skin care and animal care products. DHPI has global distribution capabilities and offers a choice of turnkey or customized private label options.
Safe Harbor Statement: This release contains statements that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current estimates and projections about Desert Health Products, Inc.'s business, which are derived in part on assumptions of its management, and are not guarantees of Desert Health Products, Inc.'s future performance, as such performance is difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described in Desert Health Products, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the three-month period ended September 30, 2003, which are filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this release are referred to those filings. Desert Health Products, Inc., does not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this release.