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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) The Keg Royalties Income Fund (the "Fund")(TSX: KEG.UN) today announced that its October 2008 distribution of $0.1065 cents per unit has been declared and is payable to unitholders of record as at October 21, 2008. The October 2008 distribution will be paid on October 31, 2008.

SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Nestle USA, a subsidiary of Nestle S.A. (VTX: NESN) (Vevey, Switzerland), is close to completing a $60 million expansion project at its frozen foods plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The project consists of a 50,000-square-foot building addition, including bakery operations and a pizza-production and packaging line.

Australian beer company Coopers Brewery has struck an export deal with Indian import company DC Johar & Sons.

C&C Group, a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded beverages, has announced that Maurice Pratt intends to resign as chief executive of the company. He has served as the CEO of C&C for the past seven years.

InBev, a Belgium brewer, has appointed Luiz Edmond and David Peacock to the North American leadership team of Anheuser-Busch InBev, to become effective upon the closing of the combination of brewers Anheuser-Busch and InBev.

Healthy Coffee USA, the marketing subsidiary of Healthy Coffee International, has introduced its first four instant beverage products.

Diedrich Coffee has reported a net loss of $13.77 million, or $2.52 per share, for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2008, compared to a net loss of $1.76 million, or $0.33 per share, in fiscal 2007.

Skinny Nutritional, the worldwide marketer and distributor of Skinny Water, has signed a distribution agreement with Allied Beverages, which covers San Fernando Valley in los angeles County, Ventura County, and Southern Santa Barbara County.

The Procter & Gamble Company has commenced an exchange offer for the firm's common stock in connection with the previously announced merger of its Folgers coffee subsidiary with The JM Smucker Company.

LAS VEGAS, NV (MARKET WIRE) Bionic Products, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BNPD) announced today that the Company has began distribution of its flagship energy Drink product Bionic-Tonic(TM) to the UK.