Acai News: Acaizone Announces Exclusive Agreement With GCI Nutrients to Supply Organic Acai Berry Raw Materials for Nutraceutical Products

Posted October 12th, 2008 by admin

IRVINE, CA, Jan 07, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — Acaizone, LLC, a leading supplier of raw materials, clarifies, distillates and powders from exotic fruits, has announced an agreement to provide GCI Nutrients with high grade organic Acai clarified and juice powder (water soluble) for use in a variety of nutraceutical products. Native to the Amazon rainforests of Brazil, Acai (Euterpe Oleracea) is a palm berry high in antioxidants and omega fatty acids and is widely considered the most nutritionally beneficial known fruit.

Based in Irvine, Calif., Acaizone is a leading manufacturer of clarified and extracts such as the Acai berry, Guarana, Pomegranate, Goji, mangosteen and others for the nutraceutical industry. Founded in 1970 by Richard A. Merriam as Greater Continents World-Wide, Inc., GCI Nutrients is headquartered in Foster City, Calif. and is a global importer and supplier of raw ingredients for the production of pharmaceutical-grade herbal supplements, organic powders, and functional nutraceutical raw materials.

“Our new relationship with GCI Nutrients creates a wonderful partnership that we believe will dramatically broaden the use of Acaizone’s high quality Acai berry in a host of healthful products,” said Jim Saunders, founder of Acaizone, LLC. “It is especially timely as we have just recently introduced several revolutionary new forms of Acai, including organic Acai, Acai clarified juice, Acai dried and water soluble powders and Acai essence, all produced with unique processing techniques.

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