$UVND Breaking News - U-Vend, Inc. Signs Multi-Year Licensing Agreement With National Hockey League

SANTA MONICA, CA, - (http://www.financialnewsmedia.com News Alert) - U-Vend, Inc. (OTCQB: UVND), a consumer products and technology company that develops, distributes, and markets next-generation self-serve electronic kiosks announced today a multi-year, North American licensing agreement with the National Hockey League. The agreement includes usage of NHL(R) team branded marks on U-Vend, Inc.\'s \'Puck Premium Ice Cream(TM).\' - Licensing Agreement Includes Exclusive NHL Team-Branded \'Pucks Premium Ice Cream\' Product



This summer, fans across Canada will be able to purchase puck-shaped ice cream bars featuring NHL-branded hockey stick-shaped sticks from retail freezer merchandisers, located in convenience stores and large national retail grocery stores. Beginning in the summer of 2016, the \'Pucks Premium Ice Cream(TM)\' product will expand to the United States, and will be available to fans from vending machines and self-serve kiosk freezers in both countries.



\"Our new partnership with the National Hockey League -- a global brand -- is a significant event for U-Vend. We are very excited to not only be named the Official Ice Cream of the NHL, but to also be joining an elite group in the NHL family,\" stated Raymond Meyers, CEO of U-Vend, Inc. \"This partnership affords tremendous opportunities for us to amplify our brand. We are looking forward to a long and successful relationship with the NHL.\"



Unique to U-Vend, these ice cream pucks will be available in specialty self-serve vending machines and \'grab-and-go\' kiosks, each with built-in digital product and advertising screens and featuring NHL branding. Both machines will carry the team-branded Pucks Premium ice cream exclusively.



\"U-Vend is a great addition to the NHL\'s thriving roster of licensees, with exclusivity in a unique category for us,\" said Barry Monaghan, NHL VP, Retail Sales and Marketing. \"Their NHL-branded product is perfect for the League\'s passionate hockey fans, who consume the game year-round.\"



\"We believe we have created a strong and multi-faceted marketing engine with the introduction of the Pucks brand,\" said Paul Neelin, Founder of U-Vend and Chief Operating Officer. \"Not only are we able to brand the outside wrapper of the Pucks ice cream bar, but we\'ll also print...