Vermont Pure Holdings, Ltd. Clarifies That It Does Not Own a Bottling Facility in Randolph, VT
water bottling facility in
Randolph, Vermont to Vermont Pure Holdings, Ltd. (Amex: VPS),
Peter Baker,
President and CEO, said, 'We at Vermont Pure and
Crystal Rock are aware of the
recent plant closing in
Randolph, but we sold that plant, along with our small
bottle retail business, in
March 2004.'
'The buyer of the Randolph facility was a company called Micropack,' Mr.
Baker continued, 'and more recently we understand the plant was owned by
companies called Clearsource and Trident.'
'As a result, the only connection we had to the Randolph facility and its
springs was as a customer. We licensed the Vermont Pure name to Micropack and
bought a small amount of our water in retail-sized bottles from Micropack and
its successors. But since 2004, virtually all of our business has been in the
Home and Office markets to which we supply water primarily in 3- and 5- gallon
bottles.'
'Since we currently can not get product from the bottling facility in
Randolph, we have secured an alternative bottler for that small piece of our
business,' Mr. Baker continued.
Mr. Baker added, 'As Crystal Rock LLC, the operating company for Vermont
Pure, we've been in business continuously since 1914, providing premier
customer service throughout the Northeast. We employ about 350 people and we
are profitable. We look forward to continuing to exceed our customers'
expectations now and in the future.'
A fact sheet is attached to this press release.
Note: This press release contains forward looking statements that involve
a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated by such forward looking statements, including
integration of acquisitions, ability to sustain and manage growth, changing
market conditions, and other risks detailed in the company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
FACT SHEET
Vermont Pure
Vermont Pure Holdings, Ltd. is the largest independent and third largest
Home and Office distributor of its kind in the United States. The Company
bottles and distributes natural spring water and purified bottled water under
the Crystal Rock(R) and the Vermont Pure(R) trademarks through its wholly
owned subsidiary Crystal Rock LLC. It markets its bottled water brands, as
well as coffee and other home and office refreshment products, to customers
throughout New England and New York.
