KOLOA, Hawaii, Feb. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- KonaRed
Corporation (OTCQB: KRED), manufacturers of Antioxidant
Juices and nutritional supplements from the exclusive and highly
effective Hawaiian CoffeeBerry®, coffee fruit from Kona,
Hawaii, announced that its partner
FutureCeuticals, was featured in the article, "Cognitive health
appeals to all demographics", published in the February 16, 2015 edition of Beverage
Industry. The article cites that the coffee fruit extract that
is used in KonaRed's beverages and supplement powders has been
reported to increase serum levels of certain proteins linked to
mood and memory, and may provide cognitive health benefits that
appeal to all demographics.
The article spotlights that Alzheimer's disease- and
dementia-related payments came to $214
billion in 2014, and focuses on cognitive health and
CoffeeBerry® coffee fruits' potential role in brain health. An
excerpt from the article states:
"In the case of CoffeeBerry® coffee fruit extract, we
discovered that it has a unique capacity to increase serum levels
of brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF), which is a key
neuro-protein involved in cognition, mood and other key
neuro-processes. We chose to focus on cognition and mood, given the
enormous public interest in cognitive and mental health at all age
levels. Baby boomers frequently cite cognitive health as their No.
1 concern, and younger people are motivated to take action now to
help ensure a higher quality of life as they age."
KonaRed's CEO Shaun Roberts
stated, "It's great that Beverage Industry took an interest
in CoffeeBerry® coffee fruit. In addition to supporting healthy
cognition, clarity, mood, focus that are crucial to everyone
regardless of age, CoffeeBerry® coffee fruit also delivers
beneficial antioxidative qualities and phytonutrients that may
promote other wellness qualities such as increased energy and
healthy immune response. This superfruit forms a key component of
our functional beverages and wellness products and provides
exciting value to the consumer."
About KonaRed Corporation
KonaRed Corporation produces
health and wellness nutritional products including beverages and
nutritional supplements, which bring the attributes of Hawaiian
Coffee fruit to an international consumer market. The Company was
established in August 2008 and
achieved its first sales in February
2009. In October 2013 KonaRed
went public and trades on the OTCQB under the symbol KRED. KonaRed,
through a licensing agreement with VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc.,
utilizes innovative, state of the art, proprietary processes that
produce antioxidant extracts and powders from Hawaiian Coffee
Fruit, which are used to produce KonaRed's Antioxidant Juice,
Organic Green Tea, Coconut Water, On-the-Go Packs and 100% Coffee
Fruit Powders. KonaRed Corporation is headquartered in Koloa, Hawaii, and its distribution center is
in San Clemente, California.
KonaRed products are sold in select Kroger, Vitamin Shoppe, Whole
Foods, Safeway, Walmart, 7-Eleven, and many other retail outlets
throughout the US and Canada. More information about KonaRed
and its products can be found at www.konared.com.
Additionally, our products can be located using:
www.konared.com.
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variety of factors, including, without limitation those set forth
as "Risk Factors" in our filings with the SEC which can be found at
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included in the Company's SEC filings that may cause actual results
to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking
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update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result
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