MELBOURNE, Fla., Jan. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via OTC PR WIRE -- Kona Gold Solutions, Inc. (OTC Pink: KGKG ), a hemp and CBD lifestyle brand focused on product development in the functional beverage sector, is pleased to announce the Company has entered into a partnership with Huck’s, a popular and established convenience store chain. Huck’s will be selling the Company’s Kona Gold Hemp Energy Drinks and HighDrate CBD Energy Waters in all of their stores. Huck’s will also be the Company’s first chain to receive and sell its all new Cotton Candy Hemp Energy Shots that will be produced in the first quarter of 2019.
Huck’s was established in 1960 by Bob Martin and Frank Bayley in small Southern Illinois towns and has grown to over 120 locations in 5 states, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee. With innovative ideas, hard work, and a vision for the future, Huck’s has grown to be one of the most financially sound companies in the county with over 1500 employees. In March of 2001, the Martin and Bayley Families sold the company to the employees making it a 100% Employee Owned Company. To learn more about Huck’s, please visit their website at http://hucks.rovertown.com/.
“I am excited to announce our new partnership with Huck’s, the Company’s first convenience store chain,” stated Robert Clark, CEO of Kona Gold. “Huck’s is a fantastic, employee owned company with a great story and we are thrilled to be partnering with them to sell our products in over 120 stores they operate in 5 states. Our Midwest Sales Manager, Chad Webb, has worked closely with Huck’s to bring this new partnership to fruition. Huck’s will be carrying our current lineup of products and will be introducing our new Cotton Candy Hemp Energy Shots to the market once they become available this quarter.”
The announcement of Huck’s partnership comes on the heels of the Company announcing its distribution agreement with Anheuser-Busch distributor, Kentucky Eagle. The Company is aggressively pursing distribution and chain authorizations in multiple states as it grows its market share as the leader in the hemp and CBD beverage space.
For more information regarding Kona Gold Solutions, please visit: http://www.konagoldhemp.com https://www.facebook.com/konagoldhemp https://twitter.com/konagoldhemp https://www.instagram.com/konagoldhemp/ For more information regarding HighDrate, please visit: http://www.highdrateme.com https://www.facebook.com/HighDrateMe/ https://twitter.com/highdrateme https://www.instagram.com/highdrateme/ Kona Gold Solutions, Inc.: Kona Gold Solutions, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, has created wholly owned subsidiaries, Kona Gold LLC and HighDrate, LLC. Kona Gold, LLC has developed a premium Hemp Infused Energy Drink line; please visit the Company’s website at www.konagoldhemp.com . HighDrate, LLC has developed the beverage industry’s first CBD Energy Water, available in 4 delicious flavors; please visit the Company’s website at www.highdrateme.com . The Companies are located on the east coast of Florida in Melbourne. Safe Harbor Statement: The information posted in this release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by use of the words "may," "will," "should," "plans," "expects," "anticipates," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic and business conditions, effects of continued geopolitical unrest and regional conflicts, competition, changes in technology and methods of marketing, delays in completing various engineering and manufacturing programs, changes in customer order patterns, changes in product mix, continued success in technological advances and delivering technological innovations, shortages in components, production delays due to performance quality issues with outsourced components, and various other factors beyond the Company's control. Investor Relations Contact: investorrelations@konagoldhemp.com
