Aha CEO has straight EESO connection (my bold):
FORT WAYNE, IN, Jan 06 (MARKET WIRE) --
Despite tough economic times, Enzyme Environmental Solutions Inc.
(PINKSHEETS: EESO), a Fort Wayne, Indiana company, is reporting record
success. It involves one main ingredient found in virtually all of its
products, but it's an ingredient that's not widely known.
This story took Newschannel 15, Fort Wayne, Indiana's local CBS affiliate,
to an area hog farm. While it may be one of the cleanest, the smell is a
different story and that's where local entrepreneur Jared Hochstedler
comes to the rescue.
"Even though the economy is down for the most part, our sales and orders
have been much higher than what we ever anticipated," Hochstedler said.
Hochstedler's Fort Wayne company, Enzyme Consultants, has developed a way
to remove the stench from manure; something that's mandated in parts of
Asia, where it's estimated there are more hogs than people.
"They passed this law back in February of 2005. In the process of them
passing the law, we started to do some tests in South Korea and were able
to develop this product," Hochstedler told Newschannel 15's Matt
McCutcheon.
The issue worldwide is larger than most people realize as a simple news
search will produce thousands of results. A recent article ("Proposed Fee
on Smelly Cows, Hogs Angers Farmers"; Bob Johnson, Associated Press Writer
- Yahoo News) puts it simply when quoting Rick Krause, the senior director
of congressional relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation as he
states, in reference to pending egregious fees suggested by the EPA to be
placed on farmers for air-polluting animals, "It's something that really
has a very big potential adverse impact for the livestock industry."
"Fees won't cure the environment," says Hochstedler. "That's what the
powers that be consistently fail to realize. Money can't solve this
problem; only strategic actions in favor of the environment that will
enable the livestock industry to flourish minus the pollution, and I
believe we have that solution in hand."
While there's not much competition for the company overseas, it's a
different scenario here in the U. S. Increasing expenses squeeze into
farmers' profits, and with little money left over, it's unlikely they'll
voluntarily invest in odor-removing products.
Despite some difficulty appealing to U.S. farmers, Enzyme Consultants has
other products in the United States. In the Spring of 2009, a company will
take Enzyme Consultant's nearly three-dozen household cleaning products
nationwide; and they all use enzymes as the main ingredient.
"What enzymes do is attack food fats, food oils, and food greases. And our
product works well in those environments," said Gene Sherrill of Enzyme
Consultants.
Enzymes are also safer is most cases. A dictionary offers this definition
of an enzyme: "a protein that helps other organic molecules enter into
chemical reactions with one another."
A simple test, like with the company's enzyme-based stain-removing pen,
shows just how effective enzymes can be. But while the products work and
can be safer than other cleaners, company officials say their biggest
challenge is changing public perception of harsher cleaners.
"It's kind of like taking medicine. If it doesn't taste bad, then it
doesn't work. If this cleaner doesn't stink like pine, or smell like
chlorine or whatever, it doesn't work," said Bill White, Enzyme
Consultant's VP of Sales.
"Say, I have a flyswatter in my left hand and a baseball bat in my right
hand. Both of those can kill a fly. But this is an overkill with the
baseball bat, and it's a danger to the person who's using that bat for
that purpose. And it's a danger in that environment he's using it to kill
a fly," further explained Sherrill.
"Everyone is using these products now; we're just going to give you an
alternative that is safer," said White.
Enzyme Consultants projects total sales of $8 million in 2008, and nearly
five times that in 2009. Enzyme Consultants employs about ten people in
Fort Wayne, which is expected to grow as more of their products take off.
This release is based on a televised run of an interview with Hochstedler
about his proprietary biotech offering in odor remediation worldwide. A
video of the feature can be viewed at:
http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/Enzyme_Consultants
Enzyme Environmental Solutions, Inc. will be hosting an open house at
their headquarters located at 6020 Huguenard Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46818.
The open house will be from 1pm to 3pm and, among others, will feature
principals from new partnerships which have yet to be released publically.
Safe Harbor: This release may contain forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Statements contained in this release that are not historical facts may be
deemed to be forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that
forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. Actual performance
and results may differ materially from that projected or suggested herein
due to certain risks and uncertainties including, without limitation,
ability to obtain financing and regulatory and shareholder approvals for
anticipated actions.
Contact:
Newbauer Media Relations
Enzyme Environmental Solutions
Email: mark@enzymeconsultants.com
Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS173187+06-Jan-2009+MW20090106
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