Bi-Lo, LLC. Places Initial Purchase Order for American Water Star Inc. Beverages

Business Wire, July 19, 2004

LAS VEGAS -- American Water Star Inc. (AMEX: AMW), a publicly traded company located in Las Vegas, is proud to announce that product orders have been received from Bi-Lo, LLC. supermarket chain.

Bi-Lo, LLC. supermarkets will be adding the Hawaiian Tropic beverage line to 291 of their supermarkets in the following locations: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The Hawaiian Tropic beverage will be placed on their product shelves during the month of August.

"We are very excited about the addition of the Bi-Lo, LLC. supermarket chain to our customer base in the southeastern United States," stated Roger Mohlman, CEO of American Water Star Inc. "The continued growth of our retail store customer base will allow more consumers the availability to purchase our beverage on a local level."

About American Water Star Inc.

American Water Star Inc. ("AMW") is a publicly traded company and is engaged in the beverage bottling industry. Its product brands are both licensed and developed in-house, and bottled in strategic locations throughout the United States. AMW's beverage products are sold by the truckload, principally to distributors, who sell to retail stores, corner grocery stores, convenience stores, schools and other outlets.

At AMW, we believe our great-tasting, new zero sugar, zero calorie flavored water beverages have positioned us to capture a large share of the market for healthy flavored waters. Our products include Hawaiian Tropic -- our latest product featuring a sugar-free, no carbonation, and caffeine-free, sodium-free tropical drink. Hawaiian Tropic flavors include Strawberry Kiwi, Kiwi-Lemon Lime, Orange Guava and Pineapple Pink Grapefruit. For the grade school age children we are introducing Geyser Sport -- our new non-sugared, 0 calorie, 0 carbohydrates, 0 sodium, vitamin- and mineral-enriched, fruit-flavored beverage brand. Our other premium beverages include Geyser Fruit Beverages -- our line of eight different fruit-flavored waters which have proven to be popular with consumers; and Geyser Fruta -- our Latin line of seven different fruit-flavored beverages.

Statements herein express management's beliefs and expectations regarding future performance and are forward looking and involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the ability to negotiate outstanding prior debts of acquired companies; properly identify acquisition partners; adequately perform due diligence; manage and integrate acquired businesses; raise working capital and secure other financing; respond to competition and rapidly changing technology; deal with market and stock price fluctuations; and other risks. These risks are and will be detailed, from time to time, in AMW's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including Form 10-KSB for the year ended Dec. 31, 2003, and subsequent Forms 10-QSB and 8-K. Actual results may differ materially from management's expectations.