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"East Coast Beverage Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: ECBV), a leading producer of ready-to-drink bottled coffee beverages, announced today that it has entered into a contract with Anderson-Chamberlain, the in-house broker for Costco Wholesale Corp. (Nasdaq: COST). Under the agreement, East Coast Beverage Corp. has begun shipping its iced-coffee beverages in a &amp;quot;variety pack&amp;quot; form designed for the superstore consumer.John Calebrese, CEO of East Coast Beverage stated, &amp;quot;With roll-out beginning in early September, with the Mid-Western Division and others scheduled to follow, we are projecting that this account will generate revenues of approximately $7 million over the next twelve months and $15-18 million annually once roll-out is complete.&amp;quot;He said that &amp;quot;a contract of this magnitude is a major vote of confidence to a Company in our stage of growth. Our ability to promptly respond to customers needs gives us an edge over our competitors. We were able to create a special oversized package, called a &amp;#39;variety pack,&amp;#39; that is perfect for the superstore consumer.&amp;quot;Bob Abby, President of Anderson Chamberlin said, &amp;quot;Costco is very pleased to have entered into this contract with East Coast. The presence of East Cost on a national basis creates a healthy competition in a category previously dominated by one player.&amp;quot;East Coast&amp;#39;s President, Alex Garabedian stated, &amp;quot;The addition of Costco to our ever growing list of prestigious retailers that includes Winn-Dixie, Publix, Giant Foods, Kroeger, and Ralphs, to name a few, confirms that we are meeting our customer needs and validates the products&amp;#39; consumer acceptance.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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