HOUSTON, Aug. 16, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- American Enterprise Development Corporation (OTCBB:AEND) announced today that Havoc Distribution, Inc., its wholly-owned portfolio company, is now the exclusive energy drink sponsor for the Southland Conference. As a corporate sponsor for the Southland Conference, Havoc adds ten more colleges to its roster of private label target markets in which it will distribute the Havoc energy drink with the Conference co-branding. Havoc expects to market its energy drink products under the Conference and team logos in each of these college towns.
"We are excited about adding these schools to our market," stated AEND's President C.K. Williams. "We look forward to providing fans and supporters of our conference schools with an energy drink not only tastes great and exceeds the ordinary," he added. "We are please to add the Southland Conference to our family of athletic sponsorships and look forward to supporting its colleges and universities. Fans and alumni of these schools are the type of consumers we expect to find as we introduce Havoc across America.
"We see Havoc as a brand that delivers both a high quality, flavorful energy drink and a product attractive to sports fans of any age. We expect this relationship to help attract young buyers to our products and our Company's story as Havoc builds its nationwide distribution relationships over the course of the next year."
Havoc will be based in Dallas, Texas and will operate as a portfolio company of American Enterprise which is a Texas business development company focused on investments in early stage enterprises and providing significant managerial support to its portfolio companies.
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