For IMMEDIATE Release…

CUBA BEVERAGE COMPANY™ and Cuba Herbal Energy Juice earns top honors in the 7th ANNUAL AMERICAS FOOD AND BEVERAGE AWARDS COMPETITION at the IFE Americas Food and Beverage Show this September.

Miami, FL. September 1st, 2008 – Cuba Herbal Energy Juice takes 1st place for "Best Energy Drink in the Americas" at the 7th ANNUAL AMERICAS FOOD AND BEVERAGE AWARDS COMPETITION taking place during the IFE Americas Food and Beverage Show, September 24th – 26th, 2008 in Miami, FL.

The Americas Food and Beverage Awards Committee, chaired by The Miami Herald's "The Supermarket Sleuth – Gigi Lehman", consist of leading food and beverage experts, and are appointed as the Judging Panel representatives of restaurants, media, supermarket chains, catering, grocery stores and gourmet stores to select the winners of the competition.

The Awards presentation takes place on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at the Awards Ceremony Cocktail Reception inside of Hotel Ganesvoort South located in Miami Beach, FL.

"We are very proud to win this award…it proves we are doing a great thing by offering not only a Healthy Energy Alternative, but also a great tasting product" says Roger Allan, Marketing Director for Cuba Beverage Company.

Cuba Herbal Energy Juice is a body-friendly product appealing to all ages and is not excessive and does not contain unnecessary ingredients to mask or enhance its flavor or effect.  Cuba Herbal Energy Juice is the first 100% NATURAL ENERGY JUICE that is Caffeine & Taurine Free, great-tasting and very refreshing.

About the 11th Americas Food & Beverage Show…

The 11th Americas Food & Beverage Show was jammed packed with over 5,000 products from around the world, new product pavilions and learning opportunities. More than 5,800 retailers, distributors, importers, foodservice professionals and exhibitors from 87 countries visited the largest Americas focused food and beverage trade event in Miami, to see aisles of new and tasty foods and beverages from more than 22 countries such as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Italy, Jamaica, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Portugal,  S. Arabia, S. Korea, and Trinidad & Tobago.