Affinity Beverage Group Announces LOI for New Acquisition
February 24 2017 - 8:14AM
InvestorsHub NewsWire
Washngton, DC
-- February 24, 2017 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire -- Affinity
Beverage Group, Inc., (hereinafter “The Company”) a publicly
traded company under the ticker symbol (OTC
Pink/ABVG - News,) announced that it has executed a
letter of intent to acquire a majority interest in Undone
Chocolate, LLC (hereinafter, “Undone"). Undone Chocolate (www.undonechocolate.com),
headquartered in Washington, DC, is the owner of the Undone
brand of premium 100% organic certified vegan chocolate bars, cacao
tea and drinking chocolate. Undone, founded in 2014 was Washington,
DC’s first craft chocolate maker. The cacao and other ingredients
used in the product is 100% Organic, Vegan, Gluten Free, Soy Free
and directly sourced (3x Fair Trade) and handcrafted from scratch
(bean to bar) with no added fats or emulsifier. Since its launch in
late 2014, Undone Chocolate has sold over 55,000 chocolate bars to
retailers such as WholeFoods Market, Mom’s Organic Market, Yes
Market and many others, including hotels, restaurants and specialty
stores. According to the latest research, the global
chocolate market is growing by 5% annually, with increasing
popularity of dark artisanal chocolate. The artisanal
chocolate market is outpacing mainstream chocolate, growing at a
rate of 8.4%, with the overall organic market growing at rate
of 20%. The US craft chocolate market alone is over a
$100M in sales annually.
“Everyone loves chocolate, especially
great tasting Chocolate that is both “better” for you and socially
responsible. To date, Undone has done a tremendous job of
developing a fantastic product line that we feel fits squarely into
our health and wellness platform where there are a lot of potential
synergies with other projects and initiatives that Affinity and its
subsidiary, Village Tea Company are currently pursuing. In fact,
Village Tea Company, already has a working relationship with the
Undone as a broker and distribution partner. So it understandable
why we are extremely excited about the potential of adding this
line of business to our growing portfolio of health and wellness
lifestyle brands”, stated Affinity CEO, Janon Costley. The Company
is completing final due diligence and anticipates a closing date in
the very near future. More details will follow at that time. Please
continue to follow Affinity Beverage for further updates.
About Affinity
Beverage:
Affinity Beverage Group, Inc (www.affinitybeverage.com) is a holding company that
focuses on branded consumer product acquisition opportunities in
the $3.4 trillion health and wellness sector. Affinity primarily
targets lifestyle brands, companies, and/or exclusive product
distribution rights focusing on traditional and non-traditional,
healthy beverage options. Affinity will also seek opportunities
involving uniquely positioned young brands specializing in all
natural/organic foods, bio-food, supplements and personal care
products for strategic partnerships, distribution agreements
and potential acquisition.
About Undone
Chocolate:
Undone Chocolate (www.undonechocolate.com) is a
bean to bar craft chocolate maker based in Washington DC. We
handcraft small batch chocolate from organic and direct trade cacao
sourced from small producers that are packaged in bars, drinking
chocolate and tea then sold to grocery, specialty stores, hotels
and restaurants across the country under the Undone
brand.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release may contain
forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under
the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by
those rules. All statements, other than statements of fact,
included in this release, including, without limitation, statements
regarding potential future plans and objectives of the company, are
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be
accurate and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Technical
complications, which may arise, could prevent the prompt
implementation of any strategically significant plan(s) outlined
above.
Contact:
P. 888.406.1138
Email: info@affinitybeverage.com
Twitter: @affinitybev
IG: @affinitybeverage
FB: @affinitybeverage
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