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KonaRed Corporation Renews Agreement With Hawaii-Based Paradise Beverages to Distribute KonaRed Original and Green Tea Products to Whole Foods, Wal-Mart, Foodland, and 7-Eleven Stores Throughout Hawaii

KOLOA, HI--(Marketwired - Mar 3, 2014) -  KonaRed Corporation (www.KonaRed.com ) (OTCBB: KRED), through its partnership with Splash Beverage Group, announced today that it has renewed its agreement with Paradise Beverages (www.ParadiseBeverages.com) to distribute both 10.5oz KonaRed Original and 10.5oz KonaRed Green Tea to retailers throughout Hawaii, including Whole Foods, Wal-Mart, Foodland, 7-Eleven, ABC Stores, Aloha Island Marts, Times Supermarkets, and commissaries in Hawaii operated by the Defense Commissary Agency, among many others. Paradise Beverages is a beverage and liquor distributor based in Waipahu, Hawaii and is the Hawaii distributor for Coors, Heineken, Corona, and Miller products, to name just a few. The announcement was made today by Mr. Shaun Roberts, CEO of KonaRed Corporation.

KonaRed and Paradise Beverages have been working together since 2011, placing KonaRed products in front of more than a million consumers in more than 400 retail locations in Hawaii. Concurrent with today's announcement, Whole Foods, Wal-Mart, Foodland, 7-Eleven, Aloha Island Marts, and Times Supermarkets will join ABC Stores and the commissaries as the newest retailers to begin carrying KonaRed Green Tea. 

"Paradise Beverages is a top-notch organization, and we are very excited to continue our working relationship with them. They have helped us successfully penetrate the Hawaiian market and are confident in the critical role they will play as we bring new products to market," stated Mr. Roberts.

About KonaRed Corporation KonaRed Corporation is in the business of bringing the health and wellness attributes of Hawaiian Coffee fruit to the masses. KonaRed Corporation has developed an innovative, state of the art, proprietary process that produces antioxidant extracts and powders from Hawaiian Coffee Fruit which are used in its Antioxidant Juices, Organic Green Teas, and On-the-Go Packs. The company is headquartered in Koloa, Hawaii, and its products are sold in select Whole Foods, Safeway, Sprouts, Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven, and many other retail outlets throughout the US and Canada. For Investor Relations information about the company, contact IR@KonaRed.com. For Media Inquiries, contact PR@KonaRed.com.

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