New Orders Secured
25 January 2008
Hot Tuna (International) PLC (AIM:HTT), a lifestyle apparel brand with authentic surf heritage, announces that it has secured orders for women's swim lines and women's fashion sportswear from the Hard Rock Cafe Boutique Store in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas store is part of the Hard Rock group which boasts 138 venues in 42 countries. The boutique in Las Vegas claims to stock some of the best swimwear in the country and the Hot Tuna merchandise will be shown alongside the likes of designer brands including 7 For All Mankind, Frankie B, Soul Revival, Dragonfly, Paper Denim & Cloth and more.
Commenting on the new orders, Niels Juul, Chief Executive Officer of Hot Tuna, said: "The Hard Rock Cafe is a prestigious outlet and we are very excited about this new opportunity. We are planning to grow this relationship and intend to launch in several of their venues by the summer".
For further information:
| Hot Tuna (International) PLC | |
| Ranjit Murugason, Executive Chairman | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7372 9378 |
| ranjit_murugason@hottunaplc.com | |
| Seymour Pierce Limited | |
| Mark Percy / Parimal Kumar | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 8000 |
| parimalkumar@seymourpierce.com | www.seymourpierce.com |
Media Enquiries:
| Abchurch | |
| Henry Harrison-Topham / Chris Lane | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7700 |
| chris.lane@abchurch-group.com | www.abchurch-group.com |
Notes to Editors
Hot Tuna International PLC (AIM: HTT) owns the rights to the Hot Tuna brand, a progenitor of global youth fashion, born in Australia with a heritage of authentic surf culture.
Hot Tuna is one of the world's most iconic names in surf lifestyle and can trace its roots back to 1969 when it was founded by a surfer and his fashion designer wife. Though the label had not been actively marketed over for the last decade, it retained an organic cult status among core action sports enthusiasts.
In June 2005, Hot Tuna International PLC purchased the 'Hot Tuna' brand from Frontier International (Holdings) Pty Ltd, listed on AIM in September 2005, and has since started to aggressively market the brand and reinvigorate the business. The Company now owns all intellectual property rights to its name and related iconography, and has put in place key management drawn from the executive ranks of Von Dutch, Quiksilver, O'Neill and Ocean Pacific, among others.
Headquartered in the UK, Hot Tuna operates design, marketing and distribution hubs in the USA, Australia and the UK. In its core markets, Hot Tuna sells products, which are directly manufactured in facilities principally in China.
Hot Tuna offices are maintained in Sydney, Los Angeles and London. For more information, visit www.hottunaplc.com