Gourmet tea blends now available in select Ohio locations
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ - Fully Loaded Tea (FLT) is proud to
announce its first distribution partnerships with Ohio retailers. Starting in
Early October, select bigg's hypermarkets and Jungle Jim's International
Market will join the growing number of key locations throughout the country
carrying FLT's distinctly different product. This continued expansion ensures
that residents of Cincinnati and Fairfield will now be able to enjoy the bold
and opinionated blends, already extremely popular with young professionals and
celebrities.
Katya Popoff, co-founder of FLT explained: "We are extremely pleased to be
working with bigg's and Jungle Jim's International Market. Bigg's has been a
supporter of Fully Loaded Tea since our inception, so we are particularly
delighted as this distribution partnership confirms our immense progress, and
gives us further momentum going forward. We continue to be overwhelmed by the
support received from retailers such as bigg's and Jungle Jim's International
Market - our blends are popping up on shelves throughout the US, and this is
certainly a most rewarding feeling."
The brainchild of sister-duo Katya Popoff and Olga Lenova, since the company's
launch in 2007 FLT has experienced unprecedented success and momentum with an
increase in sales by more than 400 percent in 2008. The unique combination of
berries and tea blends results in bold, opinionated flavors rich with vitamins
and antioxidants.
FLT's distinct blends continue to garner invitations to participate in
high-profiled, celebrity events, including the Primetime Emmy Awards, SXSW
Film Festival, and the Much Music Video Awards.
Ohio gourmands can look forward to purchasing Fully Loaded Tea blends at:
bigg's hypermarket located at 5218 Beechmont Avenue and 5022 Delhi Road in
Cincinnati, and Jungle Jim's International Market at 5440 Dixie Hwy in
Fairfield.
For more information about FLT, to purchase the blends online, or to find
locations around the country where FLT is available, please visit
www.fullyloadedtea.com.
About Fully Loaded Tea
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A truly modern drink company, Fully Loaded Tea takes exotic berries full of
vitamins and antioxidants and blends them with premium whole leaf green,
black, and white teas to create innovative, award-wining teas.
Siberian natives and tea lovers, sisters Katya Popoff and Olga Lenova, founded
the modern tea company in 2007. Winner of the International Taste and Quality
Award, the world's leading organization dedicated to judging, honouring and
promoting superior tasting food and beverage products the distinct blends are
"Fully Loaded" with superfruits, including goji berries, blueberries,
strawberries and black currants. And with names like Shameless Berries Fruit
Tea, Cucumber Mojo White Tea, and Naked Strawberry Green Tea - it's no wonder
the blends continue to make a lasting impression with celebrities, including
American Idol Judge Randy Jackson, Dancing with the Stars Julianne Hough and
How I Met Your Mother's Neil Patrick Harris. Available in a number of fine
food stores and gourmet tea and coffee shops across North America, every Fully
Loaded Tea blend is also available for purchase online at
www.fullyloadedtea.com.
About bigg's
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bigg's opened its doors in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1984 as the first store in the
country to specialize in both grocery and general merchandise. The idea was so
successful that almost every large grocery retailer has since imitated the
concept.
In 1994, bigg's became a wholly owned subsidiary of SUPERVALU with seven
locations. Today bigg's has 11 locations in the Cincinnati and Northern
Kentucky markets. Shoppers can depend on bigg's to provide the finest quality
fruits, vegetables, meat and seafood departments, an extensive grocery
department and a non-food section dedicated to seasonal merchandise, all with
a fresh approach, at a refreshing value.
About Jungle Jim's International Market
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Jungle Jim's International Market is described as a theme park for foodies.
Founded in 1974 by "Jungle" Jim Bonaminio, the store started as a small
produce stand and has grown to over 6 1/2 acres. Jungle Jim's is noted for
having one of the largest wine collections in the United States, live seafood
tanks, and an in-store cooking school in addition to a 1000 person Event
Center. Each week, the store is visited by approximately 50,000 shoppers, who
are known to as "Foodies". Many of the 50,000 specialty products in the
store's International department are difficult to find elsewhere in the
Greater Cincinnati area, and customers have been known to drive from other
cities, and even states, for the store's wide variety of foods and unique
shopping experience.
SOURCE FullyLoadedTea
Reference: Laura Murray, Curve Communications, T: (604) 684-3170 x112, E:
lmurray@curvecommunications.com
