China Mist Tea Company and LEAVES . Pure Teas? Ink Exclusive Master Distribution Agreement

Business Wire, May 28, 1999

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 1999--

China Mist Tea Company has entered into an exclusive master distribution agreement with South San Francisco, Calif.-based LEAVES . Pure Teas? for the foodservice and office coffee service industry.

China Mist will now offer LEAVES . Pure Teas? hot Black, Green, and Oolong Teas as part of its tea program. "This is a strategic move for us," said China Mist Chairman and CEO Dan Schweiker.

"The LEAVES . Pure Teas? program rounds out our full tea program that also includes our China Mist Gourmet Iced Black, Green, and Herbal Teas; Celestial Seasonings? Hot Herbal Teas; and Celestial Seasonings? Mountain Chai. We now offer a complete tea program for the foodservice industry."

LEAVES . Pure Teas? uses only the purest tea leaves, herbs, spices, oils, fruit and flowers in its blends. Naturally sweet and flavorful, LEAVES . Pure Teas? produce a fine flavor and an aromatic cup.

The LEAVES . Pure Teas? program includes tea bags and loose teas, as well as display racks and presentation cases. With headquarters in Scottsdale, China Mist Tea Company is the leading blender, packer and marketer of specialty iced tea for the foodservice market.

China Mist distributes its products internationally to more than 25,000 hotels, restaurants and other foodservice outlets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America and the Pacific Rim. For more information, write the China Mist Tea Company at 7435 E. Tierra Buena Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 86260; call 800/242-8807 or visit the China Mist Web site at www.chinamist.com.