February 5, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Editorial/Corporate Contact:
Bill Daker @ Cool Mountain Beverages, Inc.
P (888) 838-7632 F (847) 759-9332
www.coolmountain.com

Cool Mountain Gourmet Root Beer Featured On The Food Network's Follow That Food

Chicago-based favorite chosen for "Follow That Root Beer" Episode

DES PLAINES, IL (April 3, 2002) - Cool Mountain Beverages, Inc. (Cool Mountain) is pleased to announce that Cool Mountain Gourmet Root Beer has been selected as a feature product in the root beer episode of Follow That Food. The show will debut on Thursday, February 6 at 10:00PM and air several times thereafter including Friday February 7 at 1:00AM and Sunday, February 9 at 4:30PM. "Considering the extraordinary popularity of the The Food Network and Follow That Food, we're obviously delighted to be part of the episode featuring one of the great American classic beverages," says Bill Daker, President and CEO of Cool Mountain. "We'd like to think our commitment to quality and small-run production has been validated by this honor."

Cool Mountain Beverages, Inc. licenses and markets Cool Mountain Gourmet Soda throughout the United States and Canada. Cool Mountain Gourmet Soda comes in a dazzling array of brilliantly colored flavors-Razzberry, Green Apple, Orange, Strawberry, Black Cherry, Grape, Cream Soda, and Root Beer, along with summer brews Watermelon, Lime, Tangerine, Kiwi, and Honey Frosted Lemonade. Headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, Cool Mountain Beverages has established a strong reputation for both their superior products and socially responsible approach to business. The company, which features legendary Brule/Sicangu Sioux Chief Hollow Horn Bear at the heart its Cool Mountain Soda logo, contributes 1% of its net proceeds to the American Indian College Fund.