CORONA, Calif., Aug. 9, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Nationwide Beverage Bottling Corporation (Pink Sheets:NBVB) disclosed today that the company was featured on the nationally-syndicated financial radio talk show "Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly," which aired on Sunday, August 7th. Tim Connolly's show, which is a widely-followed radio show available on a national network of 350 radio stations and on the Internet at www.businesstalkradio.com, focuses on successful business strategies and the latest business news.
Steve Rice, President and CEO of Nationwide, who was interviewed on the show, highlighted the growth of Nationwide Beverage Bottling, which in recent months has seen new distribution agreements with Costco Wholesale Warehouse stores in Southern California (San Diego region) and with Unified Western Grocers, Inc., the largest retailer-owned grocery cooperative in the western United States with over 3,000 stores.
Mr. Rice believes that these distributor arrangements with some of the nation's largest grocery product retailers is just a first step in the Company's plans to become a major supplier of still water-based, cold filled products to a consumer market thirsty for good, flavorful, nutritional beverages. He also emphasized the private label market for its Mountain Spring Water, citing bottling arrangements with some of the nation's largest companies, including AOL, Infiniti, Lexus, Lincoln-Mercury, Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo.
About Nationwide Beverage Bottling Corporation
Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Nationwide Beverage Bottling, Inc., the Company operates a bottling facility in Corona, California. Currently, the plant has a capacity of approximately 1,000 bottles (up to 1/2 liter size) per minute of any still water-based, cold filled product. The Company presently produces and markets its own beverage line, Agua Sabores(tm), a beverage based upon a traditional Hispanic beverage - a fructose-sweetened and fruit flavored water product. In addition, the Company produces, markets and distributes Palomar Mountain Spring Water and the complete line of Kokomo(tm) Mountain Spring Water flavored beverages
For more information about Nationwide Beverage Bottling Corporation and its products, please visit our website www.nbbottling.com, or, see www.pinksheets.com for our current disclosure document.
A number of statements referenced in this Release, and any other interviews that have been made, are forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21B of the Exchange Act of 1934. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals, assumption of future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements." Forward looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated. Forward looking statements in this actions may be identified through the use of words such as "expects," "will," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," or statements indicating certain actions "may, "could," or "might," occur. Such statements reflect the current views of Nationwide Beverage Bottling Corporation with respect to future events and are subject to certain assumptions, including those described in this release. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and market acceptance of products, services, and technologies, competitive market conditions, successful integration of acquisitions, the ability to secure additional sources of financing, the ability to reduce operating expenses, and other factors described in the Company's public disclosure documents. The actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. The Company does not undertake any responsibility to update the "forward-looking" statements contained in this news release.