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Apple Rush Company Inc (PK)

Apple Rush Company Inc (PK) (APRU)

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money6870 money6870 5 hours ago
Who said that?
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grantastic grantastic 22 hours ago
I recall some posters saying the only reason it was hard to buy Apple Rush products was because Tony couldn't make enough to supply demand. They said sales would increase drastically once APRU bought Lena's brewing equipment and used it to mass-produce large amounts of Apple Rush beverages.

I wonder what went wrong with that plan!

Hard to carry a drink that isn't currently being produced.
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money6870 money6870 1 day ago
Hard to carry a drink that isn't currently being produced.
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grantastic grantastic 2 days ago
Neither Southern Eagle nor Grey Eagle distributors list Apple Rush as a product they distribute (near as I can find). What happened to people's claims that the Busch family was going to make Anheuser Busch start selling Apple Rush all over the world?
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 2 days ago
Okay, thanks….
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grantastic grantastic 2 days ago
How do you come to that conclusion? The tax……..

Based on my small business experience. I don't know for sure what the loan is about, which is why I said "looks like".

Normally a new capital intensive business takes a loan with an amortization of about 5-7 years. If the pro-forma doesn't call for loan repayment in that time frame, then it's a bad business plan & doesn't get the loan. If the business misses pro-forma, then at the end of the 7 years it needs a new loan to repay the old one (just like large corporation issuing new bonds to redeem old bonds)..

The recent $2m loan might have been for capital expansion. That seems unlikely because it makes no sense to take a giant loan for capital expansion as the same time as planning an asset sale. It complicates the sale needlessly and with no obvious advantage to either party. If that's what happened here, then the aset sale is even more fishy than it already looks.

Occam's razor: Lena is not a very profitable enterprise. It's been suffering under debt it cannot repay for over a decade. The shareholders are getting stressed, so they decided to sell the enterprise. Tony happened to be the interested buyer.

For all we know Ross may have been able to buy out his partners.

Then that would be a private transaction between Ross & those partners, and has nothing (financially) to do with APRU.

For all we know they may have bailed when they met Tony,

it wouldn't surprise me if Lena minority shareholders decided they'd rather sell than be in business with Tony That doesn't change the fact that in an asset sale, APRU doesn't pay shareholders of the asset-owner. it pays the asset-owner directly (ie. Lena-Whatever-Corp), and then what happens with shareholders of that corp is between themselves.
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 2 days ago
I know this was discussed regarding being……

moved to the Expert Market for not filing, but it looks like APRU may have been closer than some thought. Of course the OTC isn’t consistent, but I recall someone with a link showing it would take over a year.

Here’s a Craig Huffman (Alonzo Pierce’s buddy) related ticker that is 6 months delinquent and got moved to the EM.

https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BLIS/disclosure

Happy Monday!
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 5 days ago
What about the Designation could/should be……..

changed to entice CERT holders to cancel their shares?

I know you called it “just words” when I shared it, but what if Tony removed the uplist requirement?

Right now if you cancel 1MM shares for example, holding the Preferred shares for one year gets you 2MM shares when you convert. Of course the longer you wait to convert the more you get.

Tony did all he could do by filing the Designation. It is possible for those holding paper to cancel their shares.

Why do you think he’s not getting any takers?

Just curious.

Anyone???
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kickedoffagain kickedoffagain 6 days ago
Meeting the publicized Monday-Tuesday target for 'final commisioning' would be a logical first step. Odds of follow up announcement on that are slim.
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money6870 money6870 6 days ago
Nice buy at .0019
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trading.jeff trading.jeff 6 days ago
Tony needs to complete a lot of things, but the OS reduction would be a nice start.

$APRU
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money6870 money6870 6 days ago
Tony needs to complete the OS reduction.
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 6 days ago
Have you noticed Tony doesn't say APRU.......

brews craft beers through their subsidiary, Lena Brewing?

Apple Rush Company, Inc. (OTCpink:APRU), a leading supplier in the functional botanical beverage industry, is excited to announce the completion of phase two at our Lena Brewery.

About The Apple Rush Company, Inc.

The Apple Rush Company, Inc., through its subsidiary APRU, LLC, is a distributor ofCPGproducts under the trademarked Apple Rush brand, Element brand and other labels. The Apple Rush brand has more than 50 years of existence in the natural beverage industry. As a historical leader in the organic and natural beverage sector our goal is tonowbecomealeader in the distribution of anhydrous hemp oil products nationwide. For more information, please go towww.aprubrands.com, www.element-brands.com, elementk.kratomwave.store with our expanded product portfolio.
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IronChefQuezon IronChefQuezon 6 days ago
Looks like production will really ramp up this year. Happy they are expanding the beer lines too. I think Tony knows people want more communication based on the last couple of statements. Getting this updated and showing where the company is headed will do wonders for the stock. I think people are going to be shocked by how much has been going on here recently.
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IronChefQuezon IronChefQuezon 6 days ago
News out: https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/APRU/news/EQS-News-Apple-Rush-Company-Inc-Announces-Completion-of-Phase-Two-Expansion-at-Lena-Brewery?id=467625
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 1 week ago
How do you come to that conclusion? The tax……..

records and updates indicate upgrades at Lena. The buildout and equipment isn’t free. How do you know what the loans are for?

For all we know Ross may have been able to buy out his partners.

For all we know they may have bailed when they met Tony, looked at the corporate mess he created and has yet to resolve, and heard him claim early last year they already acquired Lena.

It’s all clear as mud.

But it will be interesting to see the balance of the $2MM+ note in the upcoming fins.
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grantastic grantastic 1 week ago
Sounds like just new borrowing to pay off the old loans.

The notes were issued in Oct 2023…..
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 1 week ago
The notes were issued in Oct 2023…..

There’s not enough info for me to figure this out.

But I will say, Ross needs another ticker to do business with.

APRU is skank.

It’s bed time.
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grantastic grantastic 1 week ago
I'm talking about Lena Brewery, as a standalone business.

A brand new restaurant/pub should repay its initial capital loans in about 7 years, if it's moderately successful. If it's only sorta-successful, it might pay off half the loans in 7 years and take another 5 for the 2nd half.

If Lena *still* owes $2m to the bank, even after operating for > 10 years, that means it's probably somewhere near breakeven. And what's the point of anyone killing themselves running a breakeven restaurant perpetually stuck $2m in debt?

Ergo, it makes sense for Lena owners to be desperate to bail out for whatever they can get.

Wasn’t it over $2MM in two notes? Going by……

memory here.

The fins are clear as mud, but I seem to recall about a 20% profit margin, but then there’s administrative costs, but is that Tony’s deferred salary and other things that have nothing to do with Lena? That put APRU at a loss.
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 1 week ago
Wasn’t it over $2MM in two notes? Going by……

memory here.

The fins are clear as mud, but I seem to recall about a 20% profit margin, but then there’s administrative costs, but is that Tony’s deferred salary and other things that have nothing to do with Lena? That put APRU at a loss.

What we know is the “million dollar quarter” PR was bullshit because it was “forward looking” which meant Tony “assumed” they would 100% acquire Lena. At best they own less than 5%.

It’s hard to decipher things here. It’s quite a mess.
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grantastic grantastic 1 week ago
It looks like Lena has $2m in debt? If a brewery/bar/restaurant is operating for > 10 years and STILL has $2m in debt, that means it's not very profitable.

If so, that would explain why the owners of Lena are interested in bailing out.
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kickedoffagain kickedoffagain 1 week ago
"Let everyone know what is going on with a question and answer session."

They CAN'T do that, and we are not certain of the WHY.
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money6870 money6870 1 week ago
Tony needs to do what he says. You can't put out PR'sand a year passes and nothing. Tony needs to learn to shut up until things are ready to be done. The OS reduction pr is going to sink us if Tony doesn't make it happen.
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Catpole Catpole 1 week ago
I agree!
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 1 week ago
What some LACK the ability to comprehend is.......

those sales figures represent 2 companies APRU have little to no interest in.

If APRU owns 3% of Lena and Lena does $2MM this year, that's $60K.

If APRU owns any % of Lena, it's less than 5% because Tony doesn't have enough control of APRU to acquire more.

But keep shaking the pom poms!
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IronChefQuezon IronChefQuezon 1 week ago
Definitely underpriced. I understand why people are hesitant. Once everyone catches on to what APRU is capable of producing and the contracts they are filling that will disappear as will these prices. I don't think people realize what kind of revs APRU will have in 2025.
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grantastic grantastic 1 week ago
"5 Lena owners have received settlement with APRU for the asset acquisition" this is a non-sequitor. "Asset acquisition" means 2 corporations are trading assets. i.e., cash+shares for equipment+supplies+trademarks. Individual Lena shareholders have nothing to "settle" with APRU.

Tony clearly is clearly lying, and making it obvious by misusing basic terms he doesn't understand.

There's a reason that Tony refuses to disclose any of the several contracts he claims have been signed to "close" this Lena deal: they would contradict his claims and immediately prove he's been dishonest with his shareholders.

I would be interesting to confirm whether any of the other 5 Lena owners have received settlement with APRU for the asset acquisition. Have you tried to find any information regarding the following?
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grantastic grantastic 1 week ago
"AI" doesn't determine facts. All it does is re-synthesize text it's been fed, and part of what AI is fed is the vast amount of speculation & deliberate lies contained in press releases, & spread by stock pumpers on public forums like this one.

If you think corporate ownership is determined by AI delusions, you're in for a rude awakening.

The AI answer is that Ross Vehmeier owns 37.63 and APRU owns the rest. That does match what was in previous filings for the Ross ownership.
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grantastic grantastic 1 week ago
Everyone knows an audit's never going to happen.

Tony's been promising an audit for over 5 years.

The only people pretending an audit will happen are the "just call Tony on the phone!" group who need PPS to go up so they can bail out at breakeven.

Plus, Tony has to file audited fins. I think that's the issue.

Who would trust that he will?
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grantastic grantastic 1 week ago
The financials already claim that "Lena Brewing Company, LLC" is a subsidiary, i.e., 100% ownership.

Even if this LLC were non-fictional, and even if Tony admitted that his disclosures have been lying for years about the 100% ownership, it seems unlikely that Tony is going to change his stripes and be honest with whatever % he names.

if you can't trust the %, and you can't trust the public disclosures, is there any way to really "establish a true value"?

shareholders knowing percentage ownership of Lena Brewing would help in establishing a true value.
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kgw kgw 1 week ago
Here is the Illinois website for licenses if you want to check, nothing under Apple Rush or the CEO. Ross and his group own the Lena Company and the license.
https://ilcc.illinois.gov/divisions/licensing/license-lookup.html

License Lookup
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 1 week ago
Failure to file annual reports. That’s why they……

don’t qualify to acquire a brewery. They have to be “active” in order to conduct business there.

Can it be resolved? Of course. If/when I see it happen I may take a position.

Entity Name
APPLE RUSH COMPANY, INC.
File Number
66132749
Status
REVOKED on 09-10-2010
Entity Type
CORPORATION
Type of Corp
FOREIGN BCA
Qualification Date (Foreign)
04-30-2008
State
TEXAS
Duration Date
PERPETUAL
Annual Report Filing Date

00-00-0000
Annual Report
Year

2010
Agent Information
RYAN D GOULDING
155 REVERE DRIVE SUITE 10
NORTHBROOK ,IL 60062
Agent Change Date
04-30-2008

https://apps.ilsos.gov/businessentitysearch/
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trading.jeff trading.jeff 1 week ago
Bottom line, indeed, and filings make it "official."
But checking for filings I could not find any. Bottom line is that Tony needs to apply for all necessary permits in Illinois. In doing so he has to put details of ownership.
$APRU
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Catpole Catpole 1 week ago
Revoked for what reason. Was it a non-renewal of license or something more serious?
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 1 week ago
APRU isn’t qualified to own a brewery in…….

Illinois.

Their registration has been REVOKED for over a decade. That means they have no legal standing, they can’t open a checking account, and they can’t obtain insurance.

Further, the beneficial ownership of APRU is clear as mud thanks to Tony. The Preferred B shares cancel out the A shares, yet both claim majority ownership. Read the Designations.

Tony says Lena is a subsidiary of APRU, but if you read the filing carefully he says it’s a LLC. Lena is a corporation not a LLC. He obviously thinks shareholders are too stupid to figure that out.

As far as the licenses go, Ross can still use the licenses he has that includes the names of the former owners until renewal in September. A new license is required only if someone purchases 5% or more of Lena.

GL
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kgw kgw 2 weeks ago
Facts of the matter is that, the CEO of this company used to do videos. He should have a round table with him, Ross and all involved and open up to his investors/traders. Let everyone know what is going on with a question and answer session. Maybe afterwards that AI thing you are talking to will have some truthful answers that you will believe. Hedge has been giving you truthful answers but you don't believe him, maybe it's because he's not an AI app!!
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Catpole Catpole 2 weeks ago
Yep! Crap in creates crap out.
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Catpole Catpole 2 weeks ago
Same here! If you continue to ask additional questions you will find Ross is the only other shareholder in Lena. But checking for filings I could not find any. Bottom line is that Tony needs to apply for all necessary permits in Illinois. In doing so he has to put details of ownership.
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kgw kgw 2 weeks ago
Can’t tell the difference
A computer or AI application can’t tell the difference between truthful and untruthful data — all it sees is data. One of the issues that make it hard, if not impossible, to create an AI that actually thinks like a human is that humans can work with mistruths and computers can’t.
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trading.jeff trading.jeff 2 weeks ago
I entered a question into Perplexity AI and, indeed, I received an answer that Apple Rush owns Lena Brewing. However, upon clicking on the numbered footnotes, it looks like all they do is cull PRs from various sites. I only asked one question, whether Apple Rush owns Lena Brewing; didn't ask others.

$APRU
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Catpole Catpole 2 weeks ago
Interesting! The only way around application for the liquor license to be granted to APRU is through a temporary license. I could not find where an application was made either for a temporary license or a new license. Tony needs to get on the ball. Sounds like Illinois requires action soon after a change of ownership. They cannot retain the old Lena license.
I would be interesting to confirm whether any of the other 5 Lena owners have received settlement with APRU for the asset acquisition. Have you tried to find any information regarding the following?

Shirley Know - 19.89 percent
Jeffrey Wideman - 19.89 percent
Kurt Ackerman - 8.6 percent
Frederick Mindermann - 6.45 percent
Bryan Gapinski - 5.38 percent
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 2 weeks ago
I appreciate the effort. If/when I see……

Apple Rush with an “active” status with the Illinois SOS I will know an acquisition can move forward and would likely take a position.

At that point Tony, along with any other beneficial owner of APRU, they must apply with the Illinois ABC for a license. In the case of Lena they have two, an on premise consumption license and a brewer’s license.

After the state issues the licenses there will be a hearing agenda posted with the Village of Lena followed by an actual hearing APPROVING the sale of the brewery.

All this can be observed basically in real time and if/when I see it taking place I will tout the every living crap out of this thing and make bank.

The issue here is Tony created a corporate mess back in 2014 and it has yet to be resolved.

It would seem that whoever owns the A shares would want to cooperate with Tony so everyone could make bank, but Tony pissed off the wrong people.

To put it another way, Tony lacks control of APRU and the corporate mess has yet to be resolved. Until it is this is a pipe dream.

You may get a promo group here and get a short term pop, but that’s about it.

I’m surprised Tony keeps pretending things are moving forward. His reputation is toast.

Also, APRU doesn’t own the trucking company. That too was bullshit.

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Catpole Catpole 2 weeks ago
Hedge, AI is an interesting tool. You ask a question, and you get an overview of what it discovers. The answers are nothing more than the discovery of which can be true or false. I only wrote the responses I was given to my questions. There is no link to forward to you.
As you point out, there is no current record in Illinois of APRU. Only Lena Brewing.

The one question I continue to try and find out is the percent of ownership that APRU has of Lena Brewing. The AI answer is that Ross Vehmeier owns 37.63 and APRU owns the rest. That does match what was in previous filings for the Ross ownership. As far as the other five previous listed owners the answer I got was ownership changed by use of cash, non-convertible debt and preferred shares. It was called asset purchase consolidation.

Again, I am only reporting what I found by searching Perplexity AI. No actual filing, no confirmation by the State of Illinois and, no liquor license for APRU.
The mystery of APRU ownership remains until we actually see the filings.
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 2 weeks ago
If this information is correct the PPS is way undervalued.

It’s not. APRU couldn’t get past item 2 in the application linked below. They are REVOKED with the Illinois SOS and have been for about a dozen years. Type in Apple Rush in the bottom link.

Then there’s item 3 and the beneficial owners. That’s the real issue with APRU and has been since April 2014 when Tony hijacked the LVVV acquisition of APRU. Tony pissed off the wrong people.

https://ilcc.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/ilcc/sitecollectiondocuments/class-1-3-brewer-application.pdf

As far as an 8K goes, APRU doesn’t file with the SEC.

Does this mean APRU can’t be cleaned up? No, it doesn’t. But it will require cooperation from the Preferred A holder(s) that Tony pissed off.

Type in Apple Rush here.
https://apps.ilsos.gov/businessentitysearch/

Enjoy your weekend.
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Catpole Catpole 2 weeks ago
The big question is whether APRU is required to file an 8k? If not we not get specific information about transpired in the asset purchase agreement.
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Catpole Catpole 2 weeks ago
Are you aware of how AI works? If so, down load Perplexity. I use it for all my searches. Google is no longer needed. Ask questions about APRU and Lena Brewing, about Ross and his ownership, about the asset purchase agreement, about what assets were included in transaction, about other ownership of Lena Brewing. The more you ask the more you find out. It even gives you additional items you may want to know.
No BS here! Just disclosing what I found. Please do the same. If this information is correct the PPS is way undervalued.
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Catpole Catpole 2 weeks ago
Download AI Perplexity and research Lena Brewing and APRU. Ask questions about ownership. I encourage all to do so. Not difficult! I was surprised about what I found. Inquire about the trucking company as well. The system will bring up multiple items you can question. Do your own research!
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 2 weeks ago
Share the link. I did. There was no……

notice given, nor was there a hearing on the matter. Both are REQUIRED by law.

As I said before, if APRU owned Lena (even a majority share) I will tout this sumbitch to the hilt.

I like making money but I refuse to bullshit folks to do so.

I don’t need to dig a little deeper, you need to share more liberally.

Let’s make some serious coin. No one believes Tony. Let’s prove what you say is true. Telling folks to dig deeper is chicken shit……with all due respect.

That’s what Low Country used to do. All his claims were bullshit, but he pretended to know it all.

TIA for a link(s).
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Catpole Catpole 2 weeks ago
Dig a little deeper! Researched it on A.I. and posted accordingly. Perplexity Artificial Intelligence. You can load it for free. I find a lot of interesting updates that have never been found before. Give it a try and give me your thoughts. Perhaps we can confirm with Tony if anyone has contacts with him.
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hedge_fun hedge_fun 2 weeks ago
Bullshit. There was no public notice and……

hearing on the matter.

https://www.villageoflena.com/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/

There has been no new licenses issued.

Is someone looking to dump?

Is someone going to respond with, thanks CP, great to know? Thanks for the DD, blah, blah, blah?

But please, tell us the source of your (mis)information. It should be hilarious!!!

TIA

Happy Friday!
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