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Country Pure Foods Purchases Portion Cup Business From Vitality Foodservice, Inc.


TAMPA, Fla. -- Vitality Foodservice, Inc. announced today it has reached an agreement in principal for the sale of its portion cups business to Country Pure Foods, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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, an independent juice processor headquartered in Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of . The terms of the sale have been approved by the boards of directors for both companies, subject to certain contingencies. The transaction is expected to be finalized in the next 60 days.

"The transition of the cups category is part of an overall strategy to focus on our core business which is value-added, dispensed beverages," said Vitality CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Gary Viljoen. "The cups business represented a small portion of Vitality's total beverage enterprise which serves the foodservice market around the globe with innovative beverages and beverage serving solutions."

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 Raymond Lee, CEO of Country Pure Foods, "This acquisition is ideal in that it increases our market share of the portions category, a business we supply to healthcare organizations, schools, airlines and correctional institutions under the Ardmore Farms(R) brand."

"Vitality will continue to co-pack for a certain period of time, working closely with Country Pure to ensure a seamless transition for our customers of Portion Cups," said Brian Fuller Brian Fuller is a fictional character on the television series Gilmore Girls, played by John Cabrera. , Vitality Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Vitality is a leading provider of beverages to the foodservice industry worldwide. The nearly 50-year-old company is headquartered in Tampa, Florida “Tampa” redirects here. For other uses, see Tampa (disambiguation).
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. For more information, visit http://www.vitalityfoodservice.com or call 888-863-6726.

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. Multiple plant locations allow Country Pure Foods to efficiently service its nationwide customer base with a broad line of product packaging alternatives. For more information, visit http://www.juice4u.com or call 877-99JUICE (877-995-8423).
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