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CocoaVia®BrandBecomesLeadSponsorofWoman’sDayRedDressAwards
-BrandSupportsMissiontoHelpConsumersMaintainTheirHeartHealth-
Germantown,Md.(January26,2016)–MarsSymbioscienceannouncedtodayitsCocoaVia®brandis
thenewleadsponsorofthe16thannualWoman’sDayRedDressAwards,whichwillbehostedFebruary
9,2016,atTheAllenRoomatFrederickP.RoseHall,homeofJazzatLincolnCenterinNewYorkCity.
Theevent,whichbenefitstheAmericanHeartAssociation’s“GoRedforWomen”campaign,honors
thosewhohavemadesignificantcontributionsinthefightagainstheartdisease–theNo.1killerof
womentoday.Aspartofthesponsorship,thebrandwillpresenttheCocoaVia®HealthyHeartAward
duringtheceremonytoDr.JoanneLupton.Atrueleaderinnutrition–especiallytheroleofnutritionin
thepreventionofheartdisease,Dr.Luptonisadistinguishedprofessoremeritaofnutritionandfood
scienceatTexasA&M.
SponsoringtheRedDressAwardsisanaturalextensionofthebrand’seffortstohelpconsumers
maintaintheirhearthealth.CocoaVia®dailycocoaextractsupplementdeliversthehighest
concentrationofcocoaflavanolsinasupplementtoday.ThecocoaflavanolsinCocoaVia®are
scientificallyproventopromoteahealthyheartbysupportinghealthybloodflow†.
“We’rethrilledtojoinWoman’sDayinthefighttoraiseawarenessamongwomenofthethingsthatyou
candoeverydaytosupportahealthyheart,”saidJulieTalbot,MarketingDirectorofMars
Symbioscience,makersofCocoaVia®.“Marshasdedicatedovertwodecadesofresearchtococoa
flavanolsandtheirpositiveeffectsonhealth,whichiswhywearesosupportiveofthismission.”
MADEFROMTHEGOODSTUFFINCHOCOLATE
Cocoaflavanolsarethebeneficialphytonutrientsfoundnaturallyincocoa–nootherfoodonEarthcan
matchcocoa’suniqueblendofflavanols.
Cocoaflavanolshavebeenscientificallyproventohelpkeepyourarteriesflexiblebypromotinghealthy
levelsofnitricoxide†.Bymaintainingyourbody’spoolofnitricoxide,normalbloodflowissupported
fromheadtotoe.Withdailyuse,thecocoaflavanolsinCocoaVia®supplementworkwithyourbodyto
helpmaintaintheflowofoxygenandnutrientstoyourorgansandtissues,whichhelpyoulook,
perform,andfeelyourbesteveryday.
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EachservingofCocoaVia®branddelivers375mgofcocoaflavanols–that’stheequivalentoffourdark
chocolatebarsorninemilkchocolatebarswithoutthecalories,sugarandfattypicalinchocolate.
CocoaVia®isavailableinbothpowderedstickpacksandconvenientcapsules,whichmakeiteasytoadd
cocoaflavanolsintoyourdailyroutine.ThepowderedstickpacksareavailableinSweetenedand
UnsweetenedDarkChocolate,aswellasCran-Raspberryflavors,andcaneasilybemixedintoyour
favoritesmoothies,yogurts,andhotorchilleddrinks.Andforsomethingevensimpler,threevegetarian
capsulesofferadailyservingofcocoaflavanolsthatareperfectforintegratingintodailyroutinesand
activelifestyles.
FormoreinformationaboutCocoaVia®supplement,visitwww.CocoaVia.com
FormoreinformationontheRedDressAwards,visitwww.womansday.com/red-dress-awards
†ThisstatementhasnotbeenevaluatedbytheFoodandDrugAdministration.Thisproductisnotintendedtodiagnose,treat,
cure,orpreventanydisease.
AboutMars,Incorporated
In1911,FrankC.MarsmadethefirstMarscandiesinhisTacoma,Washingtonkitchenandestablished
Mars’firstrootsasaconfectionerycompany.Inthe1920s,ForrestE.Mars,Sr.joinedhisfatherin
businessandtogethertheylaunchedtheMILKYWAY®bar.In1932,Forrest,Sr.movedtotheUnited
Kingdomwithadreamofbuildingabusinessbasedontheobjectiveofcreatinga“mutualityofbenefits
forallstakeholders”–thisobjectiveservesasthefoundationofMars,Incorporatedtoday.Basedin
Mclean,Virginia,Marshasnetsalesofmorethan$33billion,sixbusinesssegments,includingPetcare,
Chocolate,Wrigley,Food,Drinks,Symbioscience,andmorethan72,000Associatesworldwidethatare
puttingitsPrinciplesintoactiontomakeadifferenceforpeopleandtheplanetthroughitsperformance.
MarsSymbiosciencebrands:CocoaVia®.
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