BOCA RATON,
FL--(Marketwired
- Dec 22,
2015) - PF
Hospitality
Group, Inc. (OTC PINK:
PFHS)
("PF
Hospitality
Group" or the
"Company"), a
management
firm which
develops and
operates
innovative and
healthy brands
within the
restaurant,
hospitality
and retail
health &
wellness
industries,
announced
today that the
Company has
acquired
Wyoming-based
EXO:EXO, Inc.
("EXO"), a
designer and
producer of
active wear
brands offered
in national
fitness
retailers in
the U.S.
"We
couldn't be
more pleased
to have EXO
added to our
company's
brand
portfolio, as
a pivotal
entity within
our retail
group," said
Vaughan Dugan,
Chairman and
CEO of PF
Hospitality
Group. "As we
move towards
diversification
in our
recently
established
retail health
& wellness
division,
having EXO on
board as an
expanding
brand will
help bolster
our
capabilities
within the
health and
fitness
space."
A
brand founded
on designing
fashionable,
functional,
affordable
products for
athletes,
while staying
ahead of the
trend, EXO (www.exosleeve.com)
has
experienced
healthy growth
among the
functional
fitness retail
community. Led
by Sloane
McComb, a
veteran of the
retail
nutrition
industry and
an athlete
herself, EXO
plans on
bringing an
enhanced
assortment of
products and
services to
the consumer
fitness
community.
Through
the Company's
brand
portfolio, EXO
will have an
opportunity to
partner with
other brand
product lines
that have --
similar to EXO
-- experienced
significant
growth
primarily due
to the new
wave of
inventions,
heightened
technological
innovations,
and increased
demand for
wellness
products
targeting the
functional
fitness
market.
EXO
seeks to
position
itself as a
top consumer
brand of
choice within
the functional
fitness market
riding the
wave of a
worldwide
fitness
industry
growth
phenomena. One
example of
this growth is
CrossFit, a
now
multi-million
dollar brand
with revenue
reaching
$100MM,
according to
Forbes
Magazine
article: (http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2015/02/25/how-crossfit-became-a-4-billion-brand/),
which boasts
more than
11,000 fitness
facilities as
of February,
2015. The
global fitness
and health
club industry
focused on the
millennial-age
customers
generates more
than $77.5
billion in
revenue
according to
the 2014
International
Health,
Racquet &
Sportsclub
Association
(IHRSA) Global
Report. Taking
a nod from the
revenue growth
within this
market, and
having a
strong
understanding
of this shared
customer group
from years of
experience
within the
restaurant and
hospitality
space, PF
Hospitality
Group is
developing and
identifying
for
acquisition
brands within
its portfolio
for an
eventual
franchise
proposition.
The Company
believes this
strategy
offers greater
potential for
company and
shareholder
value.
Following this
acquisition,
PF Hospitality
Group plans to
expand its
retail health
and wellness
division
through
strategic,
complimentary
acquisitions
within the
same space.
"We're
excited to
collaborate
with partners
who share
EXO's passion
for fitness
and health,"
said Sloane
McComb, CEO of
EXO. "We are
looking
forward to
continued
growth of our
brand and
expanded
assortment for
our customers,
with our new
ability to
lean on the
leadership and
experience of
PF Hospitality
Group. We've
already begun
evaluating
potential new
avenues for
revenue and
are very
excited to see
what we will
accomplish
within the
next year."
McComb
will continue
to lead the
direction of
EXO in
servicing and
expanding its
business and
will be
responsible
for evaluating
potential new
product lines
to add to
EXO's retail
assortment. In
addition, Ms.
McComb will
assist in
targeting
other unique,
growing brands
within the
retail health
and wellness
industries and
the
formulation of
partnerships
or strategic
promotions.
For
more
information on
other PF
Hospitality
Group
projects,
please visit:
www.PFHospitalityGroup.com.
About
PF Hospitality
Group
PF
Hospitality
Group, Inc., (OTC PINK:
PFHS)
is a
management
firm which
creates,
develops and
operates
innovative and
healthy brands
within the
restaurant,
hospitality
and retail
health &
wellness
industries. As
the creator
and current
advisor
organization
of the global,
all-natural
and organic
pizza
franchise,
Pizza Fusion,
PF Hospitality
Group oversees
the
franchise's 16
locations
throughout the
United States,
Saudi Arabia,
and the United
Arab Emirates.
PF Hospitality
Group has also
created
"Shaker &
Pie," an
interactive
restaurant
concept which
combines
wood-fired
pizzas with
healthy,
hearty
Italian-influenced
street food,
slated to
launch in Q2
2016 out of
Boca Raton,
Florida.
Leaning on its
extensive
resources and
depth of team
members, PF
Hospitality
Group is
actively
partnering
with brands
that share a
vision to
provide a
compelling
value
proposition so
that new and
unique
concepts may
be developed
and operated
with the
customer,
environment,
and bottom
line
profitability
in mind. For
more
information on
PF Hospitality
Group, please
visit:
www.PFHospitalityGroup.com.
About
EXO:EXO
EXO,
most
recognized for
its
"Exosleeve"
compression
knee sleeves,
designs and
produces
active wear,
and has been a
growing brand
of choice in
the athlete
global
consumer
market for the
past several
years. EXO is
the brand of
choice for
numerous
"celebrity"
elite
functional
fitness
athletes
including
Brooke Ence,
Elijah
Muhammad,
Lauren Brooks,
and Noah
Ohlsen and
Olympic
weightlifters
competing on
world and
national
stages. EXO's
products are
utilized in
functional
athletic
fitness,
powerlifting,
Olympic
weightlifting,
endurance
training, boot
camps, circuit
training
programs, and
strength
training
protocols, and
are sold in
brick and
mortar stores
in the U.S.
For more
information,
please visit:
www.exosleeve.com.
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