LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marley Coffee
(OTCBB: JAMN), a sustainably grown, ethically farmed and artisan
roasted gourmet coffee, today announced the addition of
Raymond Pahlad as Vice President of
Sales, Canada.
In his new role, Pahlad will be responsible for Canadian sales
and marketing as Marley Coffee continues its international
expansion. Based in Vancouver,
British Columbia, Pahlad will spearhead sales and marketing
programs across all channels, including retail distribution,
foodservice and office coffee service. Prior to joining Marley
Coffee, Pahlad was Director of Business Development at Canterbury
Coffee Corporation, Western
Canada's first and largest premium coffee roaster. He
managed Canterbury's turnaround of
its base grocery business, driving double-digit increases in both
sales and volume over the last six years. While at
Canterbury, Pahlad worked with
Marley Coffee on the brand's Canadian introduction.
"With Ray's extensive background in consumer product management
and his existing knowledge of our brand, we're thrilled to have him
join the Marley Coffee team," said Brent
Toevs, CEO, Marley Coffee. "We see tremendous growth
opportunity in Canada and Ray
knows the market as well as anyone in the industry. We're
grateful to our friends at Canterbury Coffee for supporting Ray's
decision to join us and we look forward to working with them on
continued success."
"I've always admired and enjoyed working with Ray as he
understands the vision behind why we started Marley Coffee," said
Rohan Marley, chairman of Marley
Coffee. "I'm really excited to see how he will help to shape the
brand as we continue growing worldwide."
In addition to his work with Marley Coffee, Pahlad was a key
executive at Canterbury Coffee in developing go-to-market
strategies for the ReSIProcate and Coastal Coffee brands. In his
more than 25 years in grocery management and consumer packaged
goods, Pahlad has helped lead purchasing, market analysis,
forecasting, brand development, marketing, tasting and source
tours. Pahlad has previously held positions with Overwaitea Food
Group, Ocean Fisheries and Osram Sylvania.
"When you work with Rohan, you can see the passion for coffee
and his family," said Pahlad. "I appreciate Rohan's dedication to
his father's dream and legacy, and I'm excited to help build on
that dream by expanding the availability of Marley Coffee.
I'm also a lifelong soccer player, so Marley Coffee's support of
Kicks for Cause and creating playable fields for youth in
Jamaica is a tremendous
bonus."
In Canada, Marley Coffee
currently offers six varieties of its Whole Bean coffee packed in
12oz. bags as well as Single-Serve Pods for home, office and
foodservice. The company expects to expand distribution of its
Marley Coffee Organic Ground line into Canada in 2012. Marley Coffee Organic
Ground is certified to meet standards of USDA Organic and Canada
Organic Biologique.
All Marley Coffee products live up to the Rastafari standards of
ITAL, standing for all things Pure, True and Vital. A portion
of all sales of Marley Coffee supports the Kicks for Cause
Foundation. Started by Marley Coffee, Kicks for Cause aims to
build playable soccer fields and soccer camps for children of
coffee-producing communities in Jamaica.
About Marley Coffee
Marley Coffee (corporate name Jammin Java Corp) is a US-based
company that provides premium, artisan roasted coffee to the
grocery, retail, online, service, hospitality, office coffee
service and big box store industry. Under its exclusive licensing
agreement with 56 Hope Road, the company continues to develop its
coffee lines under the Marley Coffee brand. Marley Coffee is a
fully reporting company quoted on the OTCBB under the symbol
JAMN. Learn more at www.MarleyCoffee.com, visit the corporate
website at www.JamminJavaCorp.com, join us on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/MarleyCoffee, and follow us on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/marleycoffee.
Learn more about other Marley Family ventures by visiting The
House of Marley at www.thehouseofmarley.com, Marley Beverage
Company at www.MarleyBeverages.com, and 1Love.org at
www.1love.org.
For general sales inquiries, please
contact sales@marleycoffee.com or call the company at
323-556-0746.
Forward-Looking Statement:
This Press Release includes forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Acts"). In particular, the words "believe,"
"may," "could," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate,"
"project," "propose," "plan," "intend," and similar conditional
words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements and are subject to the safe harbor created by these
Acts. Any statements made in this news release about an
action, event or development, are forward-looking statements.
Such statements are based upon assumptions that in the future
may prove not to have been accurate and are subject to significant
risks and uncertainties. Such statements are subject to a
number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are
beyond the control of the Company. These risks and others are
included from time to time in documents we file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including but not limited to, its
Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks. Other unknown or
unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on
our future results. Accordingly, you should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although the
Company believes that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance
that its forward-looking statements will prove to be correct.
Investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments
may differ materially from those projected. The
forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the
date hereof. The Company takes no obligation to update or
correct its own forward-looking statements, except as required by
law or those prepared by third parties that are not paid by the
Company. The Company's SEC filings are available at
http://www.sec.gov.
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516-767-9653
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SOURCE Marley Coffee