This was from the shareholder letter in December, I think it's pretty clear that the deal was commencing then too, LOL.IMO
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2. Have you in fact begun shipping Israel on December 1, 2008 as forecasted? Can you say the exact amount of that order for this current quarter and the sales numbers/shipments currently being readied to ship again?
Our Israeli distributor H. Pixel’s contract calls for them to pay for Drinks' products on a "cash in advance" basis. We are in receipt of both cash and letters of credit that have enabled us to begin Israeli specific production and the production of the first cases are underway. We have received funds and Letters of Credit for the first 10,000 cases and additional glass is shipping from China for the second 10,000 case production phase. We are very pleased with the Israeli project. It is unique for a Company of Drinks' size to be able to effectively gear up and provide the financial resources for 75,000 cases of product and mobilize the first 20,000 of those cases in a matter of weeks.
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