Saturday, 8/20: Woodland Art Fair @ Woodland Park

Tuesday, 8/23: Southland Jamboree

Thursday, 8/25: Thursday Night Live @ Fifth Third Pavilion

Friday, 8/26: Junebug Music Festival @ Buster’s

Sunday, 8/28: Make A Statement Walk @ Beaumont Centre Circle

Thursday, 9/1: Thursday Night Live @ Fifth Third Pavilion

Thursday, 9/8: Thursday Night Live @ Fifth Third Pavilion

Friday, 9/9: The Rally @ Fifth Third Pavilion

Saturday, 9/10: UK Wildcats VS Central Michigan @ Commonwealth Stadium tailgate lots

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I’ve also had the good fortune to spend 4-days in Lexington, KY where we just launched the new flavors last week in and around the University of Kentucky campus.  Lexington is going to see a lot of Rainforest Beverages over the next few months.  Events will be held every weekend, samplings at designated locations, and our very first television commercial will begin airing August 15^th on Fox56.  Be sure to stop by Huge Jass Burger for a delicious burger and Citrus/Tropifruit  or spend the evening at Tin Roof where Tim and Wes will be mixing up the very first Rainforest cocktails for those of you that want to get your  “drink on” and still be healthy.  Odds are you’ll be able to avoid a hangover the next day because of the benefits of green tea, vitamin c, and antioxidants in each Rainforest Beverage.  Cheers!

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Until next time….

Go there! Go Natural!

Tom B.

Just like the original Rainforest Natural Cola, Rainforest Citrus and Tropifruit are a unique combination of high quality ingredients and superfruits from the world’s rain forests including Acai, ginseng, passionfruit, guava and mango. Sweetened with Stevia, these beverages are low in calories and sugar, and contain 100 percent of the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C and antioxidants.

All Rainforest Beverages are sold in 12 oz. Rexam SLEEK® cans with labels that have been redesigned to give each flavor its own signature color and prominently feature the brand’s signature rainforest frog as well its tagline of “The ‘Anti’ Soft Drink.”

“We are pleased to expand our offerings to provide consumers with a variety of carbonated beverages that are healthy and taste great,” said Tom Bushkie, president, Rainforest Beverages. “And our redesigned packaging helps us communicate our deep connection to the rainforest and our commitment to delivering completely unique, all-natural soft drinks. Rexam has been an excellent partner in this journey and we look forward to their continued support in building our brand and our business.”

The company chose Rexam SLEEK cans because they deliver brand differentiation and help the beverage stand out on retail shelves. In addition, the company wanted to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability by utilizing the most recycled beverage package in the world.

“We have continued to work closely with Rainforest Beverages to help them achieve their brand expansion goals,” said Andre Balbi, president and CEO, Rexam Beverage Can Americas. “In addition to looking great, their redesigned 12 oz. SLEEK cans will continue to deliver the superior recycling, sustainability and environmental benefits they have come to expect.”

Putting its commitment to the rainforest into action, the company has become the official beverage partner of RainTrust – an organization committed to preserving the Amazon region while building a sustainable rainforest economy. Through this partnership, with every 12 oz. Rainforest Beverage purchase, consumers will preserve one square foot of rainforest. A special website will provide access to the unique Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates as well as an aerial grid photograph of each specific acre being saved.

Rainforest Citrus and Tropifruit are available now at Whole Foods and other natural foods retail locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Rainforest Cola will re-launch later this year.

About Rainforest Beverages

Rainforest Beverages, LLC, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, uses the most beneficial and sustainable ingredients from the Rainforests of the world to develop carbonated soft drinks that provide powerful antioxidants in addition to great taste.  All Rainforest beverages are 100 percent natural, very low in calories and sugar and are a healthier alternative to current soft drinks. For more information, visit www.rainbev.com or go to http://www.facebook.com/Rainbev.

About Rexam

Rexam’s vision is to be the best global consumer packaging company. We are one of the largest beverage can makers in the world, and a major global player in rigid plastic packaging. We are business partners to some of the world’s most famous and successful consumer brands as well as young, entrepreneurial start-ups. We offer a broad range of packaging services and solutions for different industries, using different materials and technologies. Three things characterize us – leadership in our industry, our commitment to innovation and our passion to deliver exceptional value. Rexam’s sales from ongoing operations are approximately £4.8 billion. We employ some 22,000 people in more than 20 countries and are a member of the FTSE 100. Rexam’s ordinary shares are listed with the UK Listing Authority and trade on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol REX. For further information, visit Rexam’s website at www.rexam.com.

Rainforest Tropifruit & Citrus were debuted in Lexington, KY on July 15th & 16th at SummerFest 2011 presented by the Kentucky Conservatory Theatre. (http://www.summerfestlex.org/)

Also on July 16th, Rainforest Tropifruit & Citrus made an appearance for the charity event, Bluegrass International Cup at Polo in the Park.

Rainforest Tropifruit & Citrus will both be back this Friday and Saturday, July 22nd-23rd for the final SummerFest 2011 shows.

More upcoming Lexington events will be announced soon!

Ingredient statement: Citrus variety: Triple filtered carbonated water, pure cane sugar, natural flavor, citric acid, ascorbic acid, tropical juice blend (guava, mango and passionfruit), green tea extract, stevia, apple extract, acai extract, panax ginseng, beta-carotene extract, ester gum.

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The latest calculation, based on a study published in the British journal Lancet, found that the number of adult diabetics jumped to 347 million from 153 million in 1980.

According to the study, the U.S. had 24.7 million diabetics in 2008, nearly triple the level of three decades ago. The estimate includes people afflicted with type-1 diabetes, which is a disorder of the body’s immune system, as well as the far more common type-2 diabetes, a chronic disorder marked by high levels of sugar in the blood.

While about 70% of the increase was attributed to population growth and aging, the balance was linked to changing diets, rising obesity and growing rates of physical inactivity.

“Diabetes is a long-lasting and disabling condition, and it’s going to be the largest cost for many health systems,” said Majid Ezzati, a professor of global environmental health at Imperial College London and a lead author of the study.

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