Published 02-21-05
Submitted by Maisonette International Enterprises Ltd.
Alain Ghiai founder, commented, "This acquisition complements totalhomestore's current unique variety of products for everyday home living and our commitment to eco-friendly products and community involvement. We are very proud and happy to be able to carry such a high quality coffee product to our audience, while at the same time contributing to help communities in South and Central America in the fair trade program. Our growers are paid a much higher wage than standard fair trade wages. The growers are in a profit sharing partnership with the members of the village. This coffee is all hand picked and processed and has been grown using the same techniques for over 100 years. We are now in the process of refining our brand and will start distribution and sales under our own proprietary private label program sometime in the next 30 to 45 days. I am very happy and pleased to be working with Darryl Davis, Director of Operations of Riverwood Sales in this new venture and look forward to offering more products to our valuable and loyal shoppers in the very near future under our new proprietary brand."
Darryl Davis commented, "We are pleased to be in partnership with Alain Ghiai, and Total Home Solutions and honored to have been chosen as the supplier for their soon to be released organically fair trade coffee."
Riverwood Sales, is a privately held company with its head office situated in Vancouver, BC, is a leading sales agency, brokerage firm servicing foodservice, food processor, grocery, and sanitation segments with their Food, Packaging, Sanitation, and Service Divisions. Through established relationships with experienced, knowledgeable salespeople, they provide value added solutions to their customer base showcasing signature branded products in their respective markets using web enabled technology to execute transactions in a timely fashion.
About 30% of totalhomestore.com's shoppers buy coffee related items such as mugs or coffee pots. The Company expects to maximize its already growing exposure by offering this high quality organic coffee line and increase sales through its existing channels of operations. The coffee will be shipped directly from the roaster daily, ensuring our commitment to complete freshness and eliminating time consuming and costly warehousing and storage for the Company. To celebrate the launch of its premium organic coffee line, totalhomestore.com is including a complementary 1/4 lbs fresh-seal bag with each coffee related purchase for a period of one month.
About Maisonette International Enterprises Ltd.
Maisonette International Enterprises Ltd. (the "Company") is a publicly held diversified holding company incorporated in Nevada, USA. Its assets include several wholly owned companies with interests primarily in the e-Commerce and online retailing fields. Maisonette's wholly owned companies are among the web-enabled leaders in online shopping for home decor and consumer goods sales and e-Business solutions for the general public and professionals. Its operations span in Canada and the United States of America.
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