PITTSBURGH, July 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Unique Pizza
and Subs Corporation (OTC Markets Groups Inc.: OTC Pink: UPZS)
today announced it has engaged Dr. M.
(Mali) S. Reddy, world class dairy industry scientist,
executive, and three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee to advise the
Company on global business development strategy and
implementation.
Dr. Reddy is founder and president of Denver-based American Dairy and Food
Consulting Laboratories and International Media and Cultures (IMAC
Inc.) which has ten manufacturing plants selling, products
throughout the United States,
Canada, Europe, India
and Latin America. He was
nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012, 2013 and 2014. He
holds over 150 U.S. and international patents and has published
over 70 scientific articles on dairy starter cultures, probiotics,
pharmaceuticals, and complementary alternative medicines pertaining
to Probiotics and has authored several books.
Dr. Reddy has served as a technical consultant to over 70
national and international companies all over the world including
industry related Domino's Pizza and Papa Johns. He has
received many awards in scientific research, community service, and
entrepreneurship including the Richard Hoyt award, Sigma-Xi
Research award, Outstanding Scientist award, Entrepreneur and
Businessman of the year award, International Entrepreneur award and
the President Ronald Regan Gold
Medal. He holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in food technology,
microbiology and (virology) with honors and distinctions from Iowa
State University.
Effective July 22nd, Unique Pizza
and Subs has engaged Dr. Reddy for 13 months, with renewal options,
to advise the Company on developing new products, new cheese
blends, development and implementation of a frozen pizza-to-market
strategy in Asia and U.S. to
include supply chain, logistics, packaging, shipping, financing as
well as taking part of the day to day operations.
Unique Pizza and Subs is compensating Dr. Reddy with seven
million shares of the Company restricted stock, which will make Dr.
Reddy a ten percent shareholder in UPZS. Dr. Reddy has also
acquired the rights to become the master franchise of India.
James Vowler, Unique Pizza and
Subs President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, said,
"Dr. Reddy is an extraordinary man whose expertise in cheese and
food science is matched only by his immense success in the dairy
industry as an accomplished entrepreneur, transnational business
executive and philanthropist. We are pleased to begin working with
him closely on our global frozen pizza marketing initiative, and
confident that his contribution will help transform our company
into the global industry leader we have always envisioned. During
one of our meetings in Denver, Dr.
Reddy mentioned that one of his biggest regrets was not becoming
the master franchise of Domino's Pizza, when he had the opportunity
to do so. We are as excited as he is that he has decided to not
make the same sort of mistake twice! Over this past year I have had
the great opportunity to get to know and respect Dr. Reddy and it
is easy to see why we are excited to exploit his 40 plus years of
industry leading experience, connections and knowledge for the
extreme benefit of the company and its loyal shareholders."
About Unique Pizza and Subs
Pittsburgh,
PA-based Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation is focused
on worldwide frozen pizza production and distribution as well as
its legacy business of franchising, conversions, and ownership and
operation of pizza and sub shops.
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regulatory and shareholder approval for anticipated actions.
Contacts
Investors
Mirador Consulting
(561) 989-3600
Unique Pizza
Jim
Vowler, CEO
Jim.Vowler@uniquepizza.com
www.Uniquepizza.com
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