Laguna Blends Inc. (the “Company” or “Laguna”) is pleased to announce it has appointed Bryan Loree as Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and to the board of directors effective immediately.
Mr. Loree has approximately ten years of experience providing chief financial officer, accounting, financing, and management services to numerous issuers on the TSX Venture Exchange, Canadian Securities Exchange, and private companies.
Mr. Loree is a CPA, CMA and possesses a BA from Simon Fraser University.
Mr. Loree will replace Mr. Stuart Gray, who was acting Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Bryan Loree will replace Negar Adam as Corporate secretary and director.
Mr. Bryan Loree, CFO of Laguna Blends said, “It’s a pleasure to have the opportunity to join the team at Laguna during this rapid growth phase of the Company. Laguna is operating in
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Laguna Blends Appoints Ray Grimm Jr. As New President
by Nicole Dunkley • • 0 Comments
Ray Grimm has been a consultant and advisory to Laguna since January of this year.
Ray Grimm is a veteran entrepreneur with more than a quarter century of experience building some of the top nutritional and weight loss companies in direct sales history.
Mr. Grimm has what many consider to be the Midas touch in building multimillion dollar companies, three of which exceeded $50 million in sales within their first five years. In 2011, Mr. Grimm also created and co-founded one of the fastest growing weight loss brands ever developed producing $10 million in sales in its first year.
His vision, leadership and expertise in nutrition, weight loss and direct sales are unmatched and so is his unique formula for success all of which have benefited the physical and financial health of thousands.
Mr. Grimm has
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Laguna Blends Launches Business In Canada And USA
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Laguna Blends Inc. launches business in the USA and Canada and completes final payment to PNP Pharmaceuticals, (“PNP”) for the manufacturing of Laguna’s “Caffe”, protein coffee.
Laguna owns the intellectual property and worldwide marketing rights for this unique and proprietary product.
Laguna has now launched sales with 135 independent affiliates throughout the USA and Canada. The first product category that Laguna has introduced are unique, instant, functional beverage products that contain hemp protein, omegas and other efficacious ingredients. The first product that is being offered for sale is “Caffe”, Laguna’s protein coffee beverage.
Laguna spent over one year of research and development to invent a completely unique coffee product. Laguna has achieved its goal of creating a delicious tasting, functional beverage that is served hot as an instant black coffee. Approximately 20% of each
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Laguna Blends Announces MOA With National Hemp Association
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Laguna Blends Inc. (CSE: LAG) (Frankfurt LB6.F) (OTC: GNRSD) (the “Company” or “Laguna”) announces it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Hemp Association, Inc. (“NHA”).
The NHA will be joining as an affiliate in Laguna’s business. The NHA will include Laguna on their website and in their monthly e-newsletters, as a network marketing company which offers high quality, hemp based, functional beverage products.
“The National Hemp Association is excited to join forces with Laguna Blends to offer their nutritional hemp-based product line to our members,” said Zev Paiss, Executive Director of NHA.
“Laguna is pleased to have established a business relationship with the National Hemp Association,” commented Stuart Gray, Laguna’s President and CEO. “The NHA is a credible resource of information for our Laguna affiliates to learn about the history and
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Laguna Blends Appoints Ray W. Grimm Jr. To The Advisory Board
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Laguna Blends Inc. announces that Ray W. Grimm, Jr. has been appointed as a consultant to Laguna Blends Inc. and added to its advisory board. Mr. Grimm is a direct selling / multi level marketing expert.
Mr. Grimm is a veteran entrepreneur with more than a quarter century of experience building some of the top nutritional and weight loss companies in direct sales history.
Mr. Grimm has what many consider to be the Midas touch in building multimillion dollar companies, three of which exceeded $50 million in sales within their first five years. In 2011, Mr. Grimm also created and co-founded one of the fastest growing weight loss brands ever developed producing $10 million in sales in its first year.
His vision, leadership and expertise in nutrition, weight loss and direct sales are unmatched
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Laguna Blends Appoints New President of US Subsidiary
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Laguna Blends Inc. announced that Stuart Kawasaki has been appointed as President of Laguna Blends (USA) a US subsidiary of the Company, replacing Stuart Gray.
Stuart Kawasaki has been involved in the multilevel marketing industry since 1988, with extensive hands-on experience in all aspects of corporate and business development, event management, product and field development as well as overall financial and operational responsibility. His corporate experience has ranged from ground-up startups to billion dollar companies and has initiated and grown operations in 19 countries around the world. Currently the principal at BeeCubed, a business and management consultancy that assists companies in all phases of starting up, building, reorganization and crisis management. Industry niches include direct sales/network marketing, retail/wholesale and services-oriented companies.
“I am thrilled to be a part of Laguna Blends because of the
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Laguna Blends Gets Three New Flavours Approved
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Laguna Blends Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received approval from Health Canada for three additional powdered flavours: PRO369 Chocolate Banana, Mixed Berry and Vanilla Caramel. On Sept. 22nd, 2015 Laguna announced that it had received approval for Pro369 Tropical Powder.
The Minister of Health has granted Laguna a product license along with a Natural Product Number (“NPN”) for all four of the Pro369 Flavours. They are all listed under the same NPN.
Laguna intends to market the listed four powdered flavours of its unique hemp proteins through its planned affiliate network.
“I am ecstatic that Laguna has approvals for all four of our Pro369 hemp protein products,” stated Stuart Gray, President and CEO. “In addition to hemp protein contained in our products they also contain Ginseng and HempOmega (TM). Products approved by
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Laguna Blends Promises To Change Direct Selling Perception
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He knows network marketing, aka bugging everyone you know to buy the stuff you represent, has a major negative stigma.
So Stuart Gray, the CEO of Kelowna-based hemp beverage company Laguna Blends, vows to make his direct selling company different. “We’re facing the negativity up front,” said Gray.
“We have what we believe to be the game changer in the direct selling game. It’s the cool technology at LagunaWorld.com with the kind of virtual community where members can train and recruit other members and customers an not be embarrassed.”
The virtual world is impressive.
The Laguna Blends campus is on the ocean in beautiful, palm-treed Laguna Beach, Calif. and has potential customers via email for slick presentations ranging from 90 seconds to several minutes.
Laguna has two main products: an instant coffee with hemp protein and PRO369, a hemp protein
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Laguna Blends Debuts With Health Canada-Approved Hemp Protein Coffee
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Canada’s Laguna Blends debuts on the public markets today, alongside an announcement that its primary product SKU has been approved by Health Canada as a Natural Health Product.
The company, which came to notice when it was the first vendor to purchase hemp protein formula from Naturally Splendid will be launching its products into MLM networks in the coming weeks, with celebrity endorsements and an advanced technology platform for sellers to sign up, train, sell products and order more inventory.
The company will open business with its Pro369 Hemp Protein Coffee product, which offers more than 30g of water soluble protein in both hemp and whey form, omega-3 and -6 fatty acids, and artisan grade coffee, with ginseng and manroot added.
The Health Canada approval brings the product a Natural Product Number (NPN), the first
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New MLM Laguna Blends To Launch Hemp Products
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Laguna Blends Inc, a brand new network marketing company focussed on nutritional health benefits derived from hemp, announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Naturally Splendid Enterprises Ltd to enter into a research, development and manufacturing agreement for the purpose of pursuing mutually beneficial business opportunities in the hemp food products area.
NSP will contribute its research and development expertise in hemp-derived, high quality, nutrient-dense foods, nutritional food enhancers and related products. In particular, NSP will finalize its HempOmegaTM protein formulation and flavour HempOmegaTM protein to meet Laguna’s requirements. Laguna will contribute its expertise as a marketing and sales company in the hemp food products market and the purchase, sale and distribution of the Laguna HempOmegaTM Product.
Laguna and NSP anticipate finalizing the definitive R&D Agreement by the end of May