Marley Coffee Expands Retail Distribution

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marley Coffee (OTCBB: JAMN), a sustainably grown, ethically farmed and artisan roasted gourmet coffee, today announced new distribution agreements that will expand the brands' availability on the East Coast of the US and in Hawaii.

Marley Coffee is now available through NGB Distributing to retailers located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland.  Based in Allentown, PA, NGB Distributing services some of the region's top grocery retailers, including Weis Markets, Giant Food Stores, Wegmans, Genuardi's, Boyer's Food Markets, Valley Farm, Ahart, Elias Market, and Bottom Dollar, as well as convenience stores.  For sales inquiries in this region, please call 484-661-1080.  Marley Coffee is also available in the metropolitan New York region through a partnership with The Evans Company, a leading coffee, water and food services provider serving the area since 1960. 

In addition, Marley Coffee has also increased its presence in Hawaii through a new distribution agreement with Mulvadi Corporation (www.mulvadi.com).  Founded in 1997 by Steve Mulgrew with a handful of stores, Mulvadi Corporation today supplies over 500 retail stores throughout Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, California, Nevada, Japan and China.  Among the retailers served by Mulvadi in Hawaii are Whole Foods Markets, Umeke Market, Don Quijote, and ABC Stores.  For sales inquiries in Hawaii call 808-541-9669.

"We concluded 2011 with new distribution in Northern California and Colorado and are thrilled to begin 2012 with continued momentum as we bring Marley Coffee to more retailers and consumers," said Brent Toevs, CEO, Marley Coffee. "NGB Distributing and Muldavi Corporation are great partners who will help us expand our footprint with our new Marley Coffee Organic Ground line as well as our Whole Bean and Single-Serve Pod offerings."

Marley Coffee currently offers seven varieties of new Marley Coffee Organic Ground packed in 8oz. bags and featuring the iconic Marley Lion and image of Rohan Marley. Marley Coffee Organic Ground is certified USDA organic.  Marley Coffee also offers a premium assortment of 12oz. Whole Bean Coffee as well as Single-Serve Pods for home, office and food service.

All Marley Coffee products live up to the Rastafari standards of ITAL, standing for all things Pure, True and Vital.  A portion of all sales of Marley Coffee supports the Kicks for Cause Foundation.  Started by Marley Coffee, Kicks for Cause aims to build playable soccer fields and soccer camps for children of coffee-producing communities in Jamaica.

About Marley Coffee 

Marley Coffee (corporate name Jammin Java Corp) is a US-based company that provides premium, artisan roasted coffee to the grocery, retail, online, service, hospitality, office coffee service and big box store industry. Under its exclusive licensing agreement with 56 Hope Road, the company continues to develop its coffee lines under the Marley Coffee brand. Marley Coffee is a fully reporting company quoted on the OTCBB under the symbol JAMN.  Learn more at www.MarleyCoffee.com, visit the corporate website at www.JamminJavaCorp.com, join us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MarleyCoffee, and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/marleycoffee.

Learn more about other Marley Family ventures by visiting The House of Marley at www.thehouseofmarley.com, Marley Beverage Company at www.MarleyBeverages.com, and 1Love.org at www.1love.org.

For sales inquiries, please contact [email protected] or call the company at 323-556-0746.

Forward-Looking Statement:

This Press Release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Acts").  In particular, the words "believe," "may," "could," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "propose," "plan," "intend," and similar conditional words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements and are subject to the safe harbor created by these Acts.  Any statements made in this news release about an action, event or development, are forward-looking statements.  Such statements are based upon assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties.  Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company.  These risks and others are included from time to time in documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including but not limited to, its Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks.  Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on our future results.  Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.  Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that its forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected.  The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof.  The Company takes no obligation to update or correct its own forward-looking statements, except as required by law or those prepared by third parties that are not paid by the Company.  The Company's SEC filings are available at http://www.sec.gov.

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SOURCE Marley Coffee