V-Net Beverage Ready to Go with New Formula RUSH COLA

BLUE ISLAND, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2004--Robert J. Corr, the president of V-Net Beverage, Inc. announced today that a newly formulated version of low calorie Rush Cola(TM) enhanced with vital herbal extracts will hit store shelves this summer throughout Canada. Corr expects to compete very favorably with recent offerings of reduced calorie sodas such as Coca-Cola C2(TM).

"We've conducted an informal taste comparison pitting Rush Cola(TM) against Coca-Cola C2," stated RJ Corr. "All natural Rush Cola(TM) delivered delicious cola flavor without the clutter of artificial sweeteners. With C2, our taste buds hunted for the cola flavor, and we were put off by C2's use of not one, but three artificial sweeteners."

Corr explained that Coca-Cola C2(TM) is sweetened with aspartame, acesulfame potassium and Sucralose(TM).

"That's quite a mouthful," RJ Corr quipped. "We won't feed our customers controversial artificial chemical sweeteners. As marketing agent for Rush Cola(TM), V-Net believes consumers will enjoy a natural cola flavor in a beverage that does more than just quench thirst. Our Rush Cola(TM) contains several herbal extracts known to enhance stamina, endurance and vitality. One of these is ginseng, used in the Orient for over 5,000 years as a tonic and energy booster. Another is Rhodiola, used by Russian athletes and cosmonauts to improve physical and mental capabilities under stress."

Robert Corr, a pioneer in the functional beverage category, has 25 years experience developing beverages.

"The Cola Giants have strayed from the real cola flavor they offered years ago," Corr opined, "and the best sweeteners don't come from a chemical laboratory. They come from Nature."

"It's a great shame the cola category has been reduced to questionable fizz-water in pretty cans sporting household names," added Corr. "Most consumers don't even know how good a natural cola beverage can taste, much less a natural cola boosted by an array of legendary herbs."

Rush Cola shakes up the cola category, starting this summer, when it introduces low-cal and regular versions of all natural enhanced Rush Cola(TM) -- first into Canada, later into the United States.