drank(TM) Extreme Relaxation(TM) Reaches Eastern/Central Missouri Through Family Owned Pepsi-Cola Bottler

HOUSTON and NEW HAVEN, Mo., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Innovative Beverage Group Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: IBGH) announced today that the company has entered into an agreement with family owned and operated Pepsi-Cola® New Haven to bring drank™ Extreme Relaxation™ to a large portion of Missouri.

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Using three warehouses located in New Haven, Rolla, and Bowling Green, Pepsi-Cola® New Haven has been providing thirsty customers with major Pepsi® products including Pepsi®, Mountain Dew®, Sierra Mist®, Lipton Tea®, and Aquafina®, in addition to other household name products Rockstar™, Muscle Milk®, and Crush®. Their network of over 750 full-time accounts in ten Missouri counties reaches large cities such as Troy, Washington, and Rolla as well as Fort Leonard Wood, one of the largest military bases in the country.

"We are thrilled to introduce drank™ and the concept of extreme relaxation beverages to our region," said Brad Zobrist, Key Account Manager of Pepsi-Cola® New Haven. "We've been following drank's™ success as they've swept across the country, and are pleased that we can bring the industry leader with a reputation for results to our stores and customers."

"Pepsi-Cola® New Haven has a proven track record of results, something we look for in every major distributor we sign with," said Peter Bianchi, CEO of Innovative Beverage Group. "By creating this partnership with them, we are honored to provide eastern and central Missourians, especially our brave brothers and sisters at Fort Leonard Wood military base with a great way to relax."

drank™ is the antithesis of the herd of energy drinks crowding the functional beverage sector. With a slogan of "slow your roll™," this lightly carbonated relaxation beverage is infused with melatonin, valerian root and rose hips to provide a relaxing effect for consumers. Since launching drank™ in select markets in early 2008, it has quickly become the go-to beverage for people looking to relax their mind and body.

Pepsi-Cola® New Haven joins an extensive and growing roster of regional distributors that have added drank™ to their New Age beverage lineup.  For more information about drank™, please visit: www.drankbeverage.com, call 877-DRANK-02 or follow the brand on Twitter – www.twitter.com/slowyourroll.  To reach Pepsi-Cola® New Haven, please call (573) 237 - 3076.

About Innovative Beverage Group Holdings, Inc.

Innovative Beverage Group Holdings, Inc. is a Nevada-based corporation headquartered in Houston, Texas that engages in the distribution and wholesale of products in the New Age beverage category. The company recently launched its first proprietary product drank™.  Dubbed the world's first Extreme Relaxation™ beverage, drank™ was created to induce a natural calming and soothing effect when consumed. drank™ is a lightly carbonated grape flavored beverage formulated with natural calming agents including melatonin, rose hips, and valerian root. drank™ is sold in prominent purple, signature 16 ounce cans bearing the slogan "slow your roll™" and is available in convenience and grocery outlets in a growing number of regions throughout the United States. Innovative Beverage Group began operations as a distributor for well known national brands of beverage products including Jolt, Rock Star, Crystal Geyser, Sweet Leaf tea, Arizona Ice tea, and Volvic Water.  Although the company continues to distribute many of these well known brands in the greater Houston area, the expansion of Innovative's proprietary product division has become foremost in their business model.  Recent corporate strategies have been focused on the marketing and distribution of drank™ to accommodate the growing demand for the product. Innovative Beverage Group is also currently working to add additional proprietary products to its line that will complement drank™ and provide consumers with an array of new and unique concepts in the New Age beverage category.

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