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Pilot Corp. Stores Offer Ruyan Smoking Alternatives in Knoxville, Tenn.-Area Convenience Stores
Posted on: Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 14:14 CST
Ruyan Vegas(R) Disposable E-cigar in Select Stores in December; Jazz Disposable E-cigarette Will Premier in Next 30 Days
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruyan America, Inc., Minneapolis, announced that its Ruyan Vegas(R) E-cigar, an award-winning smokeless cigarette substitute, is now available in Pilot Food Mart stores in the Knoxville, Tenn. region.
The Ruyan Vegas looks and feels like a premium cigar, five and one-half inches in length with a circumference of approximately 50 ring size. The Ruyan Vegas uses a microchip, airflow sensor, ultrasonic atomizer and nicotine-infused liquid to produce a vapor that provides its user with the experience of smoking, without producing dangerous second hand smoke and without endangering the health of associates or bystanders. The Ruyan Vegas has approximately 1800 mouthfuls of vapor, nearly the equivalent vapor to the mouthfuls of smoke produced in a carton of conventional cigarettes and is meant to be disposed of after it ceases to produce vapor. Smokers who use it to replace all of their smoking activity report it lasts as long as a carton of cigarettes, while smokers who only use it in places where they cannot or would not smoke report it lasts anywhere from three to six weeks. Pilot stores expect to offer the product at a low introductory price of $29.99, a real bargain when compared to the traditional alternatives.
"We have seen the research from Ruyan America and believe that this is going to be an exciting alternative to smoking that does not emit second hand smoke," stated Dan Fleming, Pilot VP of Operations.
William Bartkowski, President of Ruyan America, Inc., commented, "We appreciate Pilot's commitment to this product category and to Ruyan products. We expect great customer acceptance as they come to appreciate the convenience and value of these products."
Bartkowski went on to note that Ruyan's new disposable E-cigarette, the Ruyan Jazz, will debut this month in certain locations and is also expected to be available in Pilot stores within 60 days. The Ruyan Jazz will be the equivalent of four to five packs of traditional cigarettes and is expected to retail under $25.00 each.
ABOUT PILOT FOOD MARTS
Pilot Corporation, based in Knoxville, Tenn., currently operates the 45 Pilot Food Mart convenience stores throughout East Tennessee. Pilot Corporation also owns Pilot Travel Centers, the largest operator of travel centers in the United States.
ABOUT RUYAN AMERICA
Ruyan America, Inc. is a U.S.-based joint venture partner of Ruyan Holdings Ltd. of Hong Kong. Ruyan America's Chairman, Mr. Hon Lik, is the inventor and holder of the international patents behind the E-cigarette and the atomizing technology that is critical to it, the E-cigar and the E-pipe. These products, varieties of replacement cartridges and their accessories are designed, manufactured and sold for the cigarette alternative/smoking substitution market. They allow smokers to satisfy their cravings for tobacco in places and situations where they otherwise cannot smoke by law, regulation or common courtesy. Ruyan is the only manufacturer of the E-cigarette pursuant to Mr. Hon's patents and Ruyan America is the only Company providing E-cigarettes, E-cigars, E-pipes, their cartridges and accessories to distributors and retailers in concert with safety test results, product liability insurance, detailed ingredient lists and documentation of proprietary intellectual property.
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