Rosa's Original Horchata Now Available at Select Walgreens Stores Coast to Coast; Also Now at on Shelves at Texas H-E-B Stores

The product continues to gain greater shelf space and increased consumer awareness of the rich, irresistible taste that’s an obsession for millions.

31/05/06 Hot-selling Rosa’s Original Horchata is the world’s first and only bottled and ready-to-drink version of the popular traditional Mexican rice-water beverage horchata (“or-CHAH-tah”) – and now the in-demand beverage sensation is available nationally at select Walgreens, America’s largest pharmacy chain. Cool, creamy Rosa’s Original Horchata beverages can be purchased coast to coast in 35 of the 45 states in which Walgreens pharmacies are found.

“We’re thrilled at this latest giant step forward by Rosa’s Original Horchata,” says Marvin Berger, co-founder (with partner Edward Noeh) of Rosa’s Original LLC. “Since its introduction, our product has been flying off the shelves at supermarkets, independent grocery stores and bodegas across the country. Now, with Rosa’s Original Horchata being offered at the #1 drugstore chain in the U.S., our intrepid beverage will be cultivating hundreds of thousands of new fans.”

Rosa’s Original Horchata beverages are currently offered at approximately 700 Walgreens stores in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Walgreens carries all three flavors – original, strawberry and melon – in a 15-oz. resealable glass bottles emblazoned with a full-color portrait of the beverage’s namesake.

Walgreen Co. is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2005 sales of $42.2 billion. This drugstore chain is leading the way in the beverage space by introducing Rosa's Original Horchatas – traditional Mexican beverages with ready to drink convenience.

Additionally in a separate agreement, the in-demand product can now be purchased at local H-E-B stores, a leading grocery chain in Texas and Mexico, which is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

“We’re delighted that Rosa’s Original Horchata has achieved such significant penetration in markets in the heart of horchata country,” says Edward Noeh, co-founder (with partner Marvin Berger) of Rosa’s Original LLC. “Ever since its debut, Rosa’s Original Horchata has proven to be a hot-selling item with cross-cultural appeal at supermarkets, independent grocery stores and bodegas all across America. Now, it’s great to see our product receiving even greater support in a part of the U.S. with a strong Mexican heritage, considered by many to be the horchata’s homeland.”