NPEW 2017

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (October 4, 2016) – Coconut Beach a San Diego-basedcoconut beverage and snacks company, announced today that it will bewidening distribution with DPI Specialty Foods, one of the leadingspecialty food distributors in the United States. DPI delivers anextensive variety of specialty foods from around the world, includinggourmet, natural, organic, gluten-free, local and ethnic, and a teamof passionate specialists analyze food trends, seasonality, customsand changing demographics to allow their partners to achieve continuedgrowth and profitability.

Coconut Beach launched in July 2015 and have seen fast success due toa unique business model that allows them to sell all of their productsfor a suggested retail price of 99 cents. The company already has aretail footprint of more than 15,000 stores nationwide, including 99Cents Only stores across the southwestern United States; Dollar Tree,Grocery Outlet, Foods Co. and Food 4 Less stores nationwide; and canalso be purchased onAmazon.comandcoconutbeach.com.

“We chose DPI as a distribution partner because they have such adiverse network of vendors in the many different food and beveragecategories we’re working to break into,” said Coconut Beach co-founderKent Harrington. “We’re confident that DPI has the power to customizea distribution program that will allow us to continue to grow ourannual sales and reach new customers, while staying true to ourmission of being accessible to every consumer.”

The brand is also focused on rolling out new launches regularly, theirlatest being a Coconut Milk and a new flavor of Coconut Chips in aNatural Honey flavor. These products join an existing line of Pure andPulp-infused Coconut Water and Coconut Chips in flavors including DarkChocolate and 100% Natural toasted.

Both the new and existing products will undergo an increase indistribution upon the start of this arrangement, which began inSeptember 2016.

About Coconut Beach:
Coconut Beach is revolutionizing the way we view healthy food andbeverages by offering quality coconut water and snacks at affordableprices to make a healthy, happy and hydrated lifestyle accessible toall. Not so much a location as a state of mind, Coconut Beach is abouta shared set of values. The San Diego-based company believes in actingwith integrity and strives to produce only the most delicious,naturally flavorful snacks and drinks. The products refresh,replenish, nurture and delight, while complementing an activelifestyle. All Coconut Beach products are made and packaged straightfrom the coconut in Thailand, meaning they are completely free ofconcentrate. Coconut Beach supports Thailand’s local farmingcommunities by working with suppliers that provide fair wages and safeconditions, and the company does not employ animals in any step ofproduction. The founders are Mitchell Compton II, Michael Reidy andKent Harrington, who reside in San Diego.