Nascent Announces Intent to Explore Strategic Options for Two of Its Businesses: Palermo Italian Foods and Grupo Sur Promociones
June 02 2008 - 9:18AM
Business Wire
Nascent Wine Company, Inc. (OTCBB: NCTW), dba Nascent Food Service,
Inc. (�Nascent�), the only nationwide distributor of food and
beverage products in Mexico, announced today that it is exploring
strategic options for two of its businesses: Palermo Italian Foods,
LLC (�Palermo�) and Grupo Sur Promociones de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
(�Grupo Sur�). Sandro Piancone, CEO of Nascent, stated, �The
strategic review is consistent with our stated objective to be the
leader in food and beverage distribution in Mexico and to improve
margins and profits by leveraging our platform with branded and
private label products. The company is currently considering three
possibilities for these subsidiaries, (1) a strategic partnership,
(2) joint venture, (3) sale of these businesses. The proceeds will
be reinvested into Nascent�s current portfolio of faster growth,
higher margin businesses. �As the dominant force within the Mexican
foodservice marketplace, we believe by concentrating on our core
competencies of food distribution in Mexico, we will continue to
leverage our leadership position to capitalize on many additional
opportunities in this market. We believe the increased focus on the
strengths of our business model will greatly improve margins with a
leaner and more effective organization.� Palermo Foods, which was
acquired by Nascent Foodservice in November of 2006, is an Italian
food importer and distributer based in Miami, Florida, primarily
serving the southern Florida markets. Palermo Foods operates out of
a 33,000 square foot warehouse located in Miami, Florida and
utilizes a fleet of approximately 8 trucks. �Palermo has an
excellent brand recognition and reputation within the southern
Florida markets for distributing high quality Italian food
products,� stated Mr. Piancone. �However, it remains primarily a
U.S. business, and as such, does not fit within our strategic focus
and business model of distributing products to the Mexican
marketplace. We look forward to finding the right strategic
solution for Palermo � a solution that properly positions the
Palermo brand for future growth.� Nascent Foodservice acquired
Grupo Sur in July of 2007. Grupo Sur has been in the Mexican market
for 30 years, and is a leading field marketing and below the line
marketing organization. The Company has 4,500 contract employees
servicing 240,000 retail accounts including supermarkets and
convenience stores. Grupo Sur�s expertise includes merchandising,
promotions, sampling, retail data collection and sales and
marketing of retail products. Mr. Piancone continued, �Grupo Sur is
a leading marketing organization in Mexico, serving some of the
strongest consumer branded companies including Procter and Gamble,
Wal-Mart, 20th Century Fox, General Mills and many others. While
their services are of value, we believe it is more cost efficient,
and in the best long-term interest of the Company, to outsource
this strategic capability.� Mr. Piancone concluded, �While we
believe that the value in Palermo and Grupo Sur is significant, we
feel it is in the best interest of our shareholders, customers and
employees to explore strategic alternatives for these businesses.
We are excited about the long-term prospects of Nascent and look
forward to exploiting our position as the leading distributor of
imported food and beverage products in Mexico.� About Nascent
Foodservice, Inc. Nascent Wine Company Inc. dba Nascent Foodservice
is the only nationwide distributor of imported products in Mexico,
marketing and distributing over 2,000 national and proprietary
brand food and non-food products. Nascent Foodservice also has the
exclusive right to distribute Miller Beer in Baja California,
Mexico. In addition, Nascent sells select products from Nestle,
Ferrarelle Water, Cora Italian Food Products, Avasoft Ice Cream,
Mitsuki Asian products, Bonet European products, ROCKSTAR and
Fusion Energy drinks, and Jolly Rancher Soda, Nery�s cheese
products, among others. Nascent is focused on acquiring the most
profitable and well positioned distributors in Mexico with the best
food and beverage portfolios in the country. Nascent is currently
servicing over 240,000 sales points including supermarkets,
convenience stores and foodservice accounts like Wal-Mart, Costco,
Soriana, Comercial Mexicana, AM/PM, 7-ELEVEN, OXXO and many more.
Nascent Foodservice trades on the OTC Bulletin Board as Nascent
Wine Company, Inc., ticker symbol NCTW.OB. For more information
about Nascent Foodservice, go to www.nascentfoodservice.com.
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