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Alkaline Water Company Announced Distribution Agreement with C&S Wholesale Grocers

The Alkaline Water Company, developers of an innovative state of the art proprietary electrolysis beverage process, packaged and sold in 3 liter and 1 gallon sizes under the trade name Alkaline88, enjoys another major boost to its national expansion program as the Company announced a distribution agreement with sector leading C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

 Founded in 1918 in Worcester, Massachusetts, C&S Wholesale Grocers is the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the United States, based on revenue. Net sales, together with the net sales of affiliated companies, was approximately $21.5 billion in fiscal 2013, making C&S the twelfth largest privately held company in the United States, as ranked by Forbes magazine.

The company operates more than 50 high-tech regional centers supplying supermarkets and institutions with more than 95,000 different products. From distribution centers located in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, Southeast, West Coast and Hawaii, the company delivers food and non-food products to approximately 5,000 grocery stores across the United States.

Their customers are many of America's best known companies, including Stop & Shop, Giant of Carlisle, Giant of Landover, BI-LO/Winn-Dixie, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P), Safeway, and Target.

Alkaline Water Co. President & CEO Steven Nickolas comments, "We view this in the context of a very big win as we continue to push hard and realize the fruits of our labors. It's extremely gratifying to succeed in positioning Alkaline88 in such an increasingly formidable number of retail outlets across the nation and especially to increase our presence east of the Mississippi. I want to thank the C&S team for their support and very positive outlook, and to also thank the Beacon United member company Riteway Sales & Marketing and their excellent broker team for making this placement possible."

Source: http://www.drinks-business-review.com/news/alkaline-water-co-and-cs-wholesale-grocers-push-national-expansion-to-new-levels-310714-4331243
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Alkaline Water Co. and C& S Wholesale Grocers Push National Expansion to New Levels