PARAMUS, N.J., July 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inergetics, Inc. (OTCBB:NRTI), a leader in targeted product development for the Clinical Nutrition and Sports Supplement Markets, today announced that effective in September 2011 it will become the exclusive provider of all nutritional products for NCAA athletes at the United States Military Academy in West Point New York.
The contract provides that Inergetics will not only provide its powdered nutritional supplement, but bars and its newly developed Ready To Drink product in the Fall of 2011. Further The Company will be able to clinically test its product line with the Cadet core as continued validation of Surgex's proven nutritional superiority in all formats. Additionally, the Company will be permitted full access to all of the social networking assets of Army Athletics at West Point, including existing Cadets, and alumnae as part of this three year contract.
Scott Swanson, the Head Strength and Conditioning coach at the USMA, stated, "It is our job to ensure that the men and women of the USMA are given the best nutritional products available to meet the incredibly strenuous physical, emotional and mental demands that are placed upon them in their military careers. We have evaluated numerous nutritional products in this regards. In our opinion, Surgex is the best nutritional product on the market today and we are proud to be able to provide that product to our war fighters."
Mark Mirken, CEO and Chairman of Inergetics, stated, "Clearly the recognition by the world's most prestigious Military academy of Surgex and the Surgex Active product line is a significant accomplishment. Not only our ability to provide our products in multiple formats, but to use the Academy's NCAA athletes as influencers to drive more revenue through the academy and its five thousand cadets. In this highly controlled population we will also continue to verify the products superior nutritional efficacy which will most assuredly enhance our revenue throughout the Military."
Mirken continued, "The Company's primary marketing focus has been the validation of its superior nutritional formula in the most arduous of populations, the U.S. Military. Our products has now been used and tested by the Military both domestically as well as in the theater of war."
About Inergetics, Inc.
Inergetics, Inc. is a leading developer of nutritional supplements for the Clinical Health and Sports Supplement markets. The Company has established a line of Resurgex products consisting of proprietary nutritional formulas that are used by a wide range of clinical patients and consumers. Resurgex™ products provide comprehensive nutritional support for actively treated cancer patients as well as those in post-treatment care and elderly members of the assisted living community. Inergetics has also developed Surgex™ sports nutrition formula to meet the nutritional needs of professional, Olympic, and amateur elite athletes that experience post-workout symptoms such as fatigue, loss of lean muscle, oxidative stress, and reduced immune function. Resurgex Essential™ and Resurgex Essential Plus™ are comprehensive, calorically dense formulas that meet and exceed the nutritional requirements of the assisted living community.
To learn more about Inergetics, visit www.inergetics.com, visit the Resurgex product website and online store and www.resurgex.com and the Surgex® product website and online store at www.surgexsports.com.
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