MEDLEY, Fla., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blue Gem
Enterprise (OTC Bulletin Board: BGEM) is pleased to
announce that it has moved into a new state-of-the-art
distribution center located strategically in central Dade
County Florida. The new facility will warehouse and
distribute both dry and refrigerated products and become the
operations center for Blue Gem. "We have plenty of room for
expansion with this move," says head of Sales & Expansion
Bob Friedopfer. The new operations center is situated on
33 acres with over 200,000 square feet of refrigerated and dry
warehouse space. The facility will be able to store a number
of cold chain products including milk, juice, eggs and
produce. Route trucks and tractor trailers will load
refrigerated products in a temperature controlled
environment. The facility is a major distribution hub for over
30 Islands in the Caribbean. "This
facility opens up Blue Gem's expansion beyond
Florida into major retailers in
the Caribbean. We are building out a product
showroom and operations center at the facility," adds
Friedopfer. "Customers from Islands like the Bahamas, Puerto
Rico, The Caymans and many more will be able to shop Blue
Gem's portfolio of products in the new expansive food &
beverage showroom and then have them loaded on shipping containers
bound for their stores in the Caribbean."
Blue Gem Enterprise is also pleased to announce the hiring
of industry veteran, Ben
Shapiro as its new Operations Manager. "I am thrilled
to have Ben join our team," says Friedopfer "I have worked with Ben
for many years and know how valuable he will be directing our
growing operation. Ben has many years experience in the
dry and cold chain distribution industry. His first hand knowledge
of the grocery business will be an asset to our team," adds
Friedopfer. Mr. Shapiro will manage logistics
including warehouse, transportation and inventory for Blue
Gem's state-wide and new Caribbean
operations.
About Blue Gem
Blue Gem Enterprise is an emerging beverage distribution company
headquartered in South Florida and
serves the area from Southern
Georgia through the Florida Keys, including major chains,
independent stores, hospitals, Gyms, Hotels and other retailers. It
is the mission of Blue Gem to become one of the leading
distributors of non alcoholic beverages and foods in the state of
Florida.
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our successful integration of diversified growth companies, impact
of the company's expansion plan, and new business development
success, future financial results, development and acquisition of
new product lines and services, the impact of competitive products
or pricing from technological changes, the effect of economic
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are not limited to: failure to manage operating expenses or
integrate new companies and/or technologies, each of which could
have a material impact on our business, our financial results, and
the company's stock price. Most of these factors are difficult to
predict accurately and are generally beyond the Company's control.
Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date they are made
and Blue Gem Enterprise does not undertake to update
forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that
occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.
SOURCE Blue Gem Enterprise