NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Village Tea
Company Distribution Inc., in partnership with Village Tea Direct
LLC, has launched the company's updated ecommerce platform,
www.villageteaco.com , just in time for the upcoming holiday
season. The new site was developed and is hosted by Blue Sky Group,
a digital creative marketing company based in Warwick, Rhode
Island. The site features a more product-focused
interface with consumers which will enable existing and new
customers to purchase their favorite Village Tea flavors in a more
efficient manner. The company will celebrate the launch
of the new look site with its #everydayescape promotional
campaign. All customers will be able to take 25% off of their
entire purchase of Village Tea Company products with the use of the
#everydayescape promotional code 25OFF.
As a part of the Company's ongoing promotional efforts, it will
also hold additional sales promotions throughout the holiday
season. Please visit www.villageteaco.com or follow the company on
twitter, @villageteaco, for information on upcoming promotional
events, company news and other exciting company updates.
"As the holiday season draws near, our promotional efforts will
focus on the spirit of gift giving, allowing our customers the
opportunity to share the goodness of Village Tea Company premium
loose leaf teas and accessories with friends, family and co-workers
as affordable gift options during the holiday season. As we enter
into a new year, we will continue promoting our great tasting tea
as an integral part of living a healthy and fit lifestyle," stated
Don Jones, CEO of Village Tea Direct
LLC.
"We are extremely excited about our partnership with Village Tea
Direct. Our relationship and the new look site will allow us to
generate additional revenue streams while we focus our efforts on
continuing to grow the brand as well as our wholesale platform,"
stated Janon Costley CEO, Village Tea Company Distribution,
Inc.
About DC Brands International, Inc.
DC Brands
International, a publicly traded company under the ticker symbol
(HRDN), presently specializes in the manufacturing of its
functional beverages and health products. Established in 1998, DC
Brands began producing a number of lines of energy drinks in
2005. DC Brands then purchased the assets of H.A.R.D.
Nutrition and began its quest to produce a new health line of
products. DC Brands has recently announced the release
of its new H.A.R.D. Nutrition Functional Water Systems, which it
expects will revolutionize the functional beverage category. The
company also has a minority equity stake in Village Tea Company
Distribution as well as a product development agreement for
ready-to-drink tea based beverages.
About Village Tea Company Distribution, Inc
Village
Tea Distribution Company, Inc (www.villageteaco.com) sources
high-quality, unique teas with distinct flavor combinations and
packages them under its Village Tea Company brand name in a variety
of creative and earth-friendly ways. The Village Tea Company brand
is currently sold in many major retailers throughout North America. Village Tea products are
currently sold in retail chains in the U.S. and Canada including Whole Foods Markets® –
Southwest and Mountain regions, Akins/Chamberlin® Natural Foods
Markets, Vitamin Shoppe®, 600+ stores nationwide, over 200 Winners®
and Home Sense® stores throughout Canada, and many other independent specialty
and grocery store retailers.
About Village Tea Direct, LLC
Village Tea Direct, LLC
owns and operates the retail and digital commerce channels for
Village Tea Distribution Inc., through its licensing agreement with
Village Tea Company Distribution for the North American
retail and digital licensing rights of the Village Tea
Company brand. Village Tea Direct, LLC is solely owned by
POGAN Retail LLC, based in Ridgefield,
Connecticut.
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.
SOURCE Village Tea Company; DC Brands International, Inc.