In May, 2009, the Company received a small purchase order from the U.S. Army, which
has field-tested The Answer® for a hot-water application for combat troops. The purchase order
included tooling (paid for by the U.S. Army) for a clip-and-lanyard part to connect The Answer® to
a bag. The first field tests were completed in October, 2009. The Answer® proved successful in
retaining heat (the most important criterion). The Company has worked with the Army to make
some adjustments to the overall package that are expected to improve ease of use in the field, and in
July, 2010 it submitted what it expects are final samples for evaluation. While the Company cannot
make any guarantees, it believes the Army is keen on the project and that this represents an exciting
opportunity to generate significant sales of The Answer®, to serve our troops, and eventually open
up additional applications within the military.
At National Restaurant Association Show held in Chicago, The Answer®
was on display at the booth of Diversified Foods, Inc., sole licensee for Hershey’s aseptic milk.
Bag-in-box packages containing Hershey’s aseptic chocolate and white milk were housed in
maintenance-free dispensing units designed specifically around The Answer®. The dispensers,
emblazoned with the Hershey’s logo, have been used at Hershey’s Chocolate World attraction in
Hershey, PA, changing the way Hershey’s Chocolate World delivers its milk. The Company has
received ten purchase orders from Diversified Foods and expects that the Hershey’s aseptic
chocolate and white milk system will be marketed widely to convenience stores, quick-serve
restaurants, and other foodservices outlets beginning in Q1 2011, though no guarantees can be made
at this time.
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