WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.,
Aug. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/
-- Coffee lovers and fitness enthusiasts are celebrating as
Garden of Life®, (www.gardenoflife.com) named the #1 selling brand
in the Natural Products Industry by SPINScan, launches fair trade,
Marley Coffee flavors of its best-selling Raw Protein and Raw Meal.
Garden of Life President Brian Ray
said the partnership reflects the company's initiative to support
sustainable, organic local family farms while offering premium,
innovative whole foods nutritional supplements to consumers.
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"We're very pleased to partner with Marley Coffee, as the Marley
brand is recognized and respected worldwide," said Ray. "Raw
Protein and Raw Meal are best sellers in health food stores
nationwide because they are raw, vegan, USDA Certified Organic,
non-GMO, and gluten-free. Adding fair trade organic Marley Coffee
will be a treat for our thousands of protein and meal replacement
devotees."
Marley Coffee is an international gourmet coffee company founded
by Rohan Marley, sourcing beans from
around the world, including Ethiopia, Central
America and Jamaica. The
beans from Jamaica are from a
52-acre private estate sits atop the Blue Mountains in Chepstowe,
Portland, Jamaica, long revered as
the region with the world's most desirable coffee beans. From the
Marley's Jamaica Blue Mountain® coffee farm, to partner farms in
Africa, Central America and other top coffee-growing
regions worldwide, Marley Coffee strives to support communities and
the environment through organic, sustainable and ethical
practices.
"We give thanks for this union," said Rohan Marley, Chairman and Founder of Marley
Coffee. "I have been following Garden of Life for some time
and have been so impressed by their approach that I have tried to
model many parts of Marley Coffee's business after theirs.
Currently, our coffees are distributed through Whole Foods in the
Southern Pacific Region, but this national launch of Marley Coffee
flavored Garden of Life products will enable us to gain visibility
at all Whole Foods."
Garden of Life's raw, organic meal replacement and protein
supplements have dominated the industry for more than a year. Made
with raw organic sprouted grains, seeds, greens, fruits and
vegetables, the products also contain Vitamin Code vitamins,
minerals, live probiotics and enzymes. Marley Coffee Raw Protein
Raw Meal are available exclusively at Whole Foods with special
promotions that include coupons, free music downloads, giveaways on
social media, custom tee shirts and appearances by Rohan Marley at select stores.
In 2011, Whole Foods Market recognized Garden of Life with its
Vendor of the Year Award as the Best Non-Perishables Supplier. In
addition, Garden of Life is also the only vendor in Whole Body that
is at the Supplier Alliance donation level with Whole Planet
Foundation, contributing funds that will create 730 new micro loans
that will help an estimated 4,300 people.
ABOUT GARDEN OF LIFE
A business unit of parent company
Atrium Innovations Inc. [TSX: ATB], Garden of Life, L.L.C., is a
recognized leader and innovator of whole food nutritional
supplements based on science and proven research. Based in
West Palm Beach, Florida, the
company offers more than 170 branded supplements that help people
achieve extraordinary health.
About Jammin Java Corp., d/b/a 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. The Company is a fully reporting company
quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol "JAMN". Learn more at
www.MarleyCoffee.com or visit the corporate website at
www.JamminJavaCorp.com. Join us on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/MarleyCoffee or follow us on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/marleycoffee, where we post information that's
material and non-material about the Company.
CONTACT:
Rhonda Price
Garden of Life, LLC
Director of Media and Public Relations
(561) 371-9407
rprice@gardenoflife.com
SOURCE Garden of Life, LLC