NIA.V - Niagara Ventures Corp.(Blu-Dot Beverages)

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Great little beverage company run by the CEO of Pepsi. Due Diligence below:


NIA.V Q2 Financial Results and MD&A Highlights. Ending February 28th 2015

Price: $0.08
Common Shares: 19,966,032
Insider Holdings: 9,490,076 or 47.5%

ASSETS
Cash: $1,366,014

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5 articles over the last 2 months talking about Blu Dot Protein Tea

March 9 :


March 18:


March 31:



April 13:



May 13:

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For Immediate Release May 22, 2015

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH LARGE US BASED DISTRIBUTOR

Niagara Ventures Corporation subsidiary Blu-Dot Beverages, creators of Blu-Dot Protein Tea, has announced a distribution partnership with KeHE Distributors, LLC, the second largest distributor of natural and gourmet food products.

Distribution by KeHE will bring Blu-Dot Protein Tea onto shelves in large and medium-size retail stores in the North Eastern and Southern markets of the U.S. KeHE operates 12 warehouses throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, distributing over 38,400 SKUs in the natural food channel. Working with more than 3,500 manufacturers, importers, and other supply partners, KeHE has been a leading member of the natural and organic product community since 1972.

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NIA's new website is finally up and running!

Blu Dot -->

They also have a corporate site being worked on:

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News: Niagara Ventures Announces Executive and Board Changes Date:

June 22, 2015 Niagara Ventures announces Executive and Board changes as it continues its growth and advancement of its strategic vision In December 2014 Niagara Ventures Corporation (NVC) completed its Qualifying Transaction with the acquisition of Blu-Dot Beverages. NVC is now an operating business focused on growth and success in the healthy and/or better for you consumer beverage and food business. To strengthen its financial leadership, NVC today announces the appointment of John Ross as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective June 22nd 2015. Mr. Ross has extensive financial operational expertise as well as public company experience, particularly focused on emerging growth stage businesses. As CFO he will report to Ron McEachern (NVC

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Blu-Dot now selling in Las Vegas at Vitacost. This store is also an international seller of goods, please see the links below:





Original site I found vitacost from:




Keep in mind that year end results will be out next week and Q4 was when most of the US based deals were done. We'll need to wait for Q1 to see what kind of impact the partnership with KeHe has had on sales.

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Press Release

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Blu-Dot is making more ground by going into King Scoop stores, which are owned by Kroger Co. Kroger is a fortune 500 group and I believe our Pepsi CEO is really helping us gain ground with new deals and distribution.



about King Sooper:

about Kroger:

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Here are some of the websites that are selling Blu-Dot Protein Tea right now:

















All these were added within the last year. Blu-Dot had over 1,400 locations prior to the Loblaws deal last August and since the they added London Drugs, several smaller Canadian independents, and then a whole whack of US retailers with the help of KeHe, the second largest distributor in the USA. There should be at least 2,500 locations across the continent selling Blu-Dot, or else if not in store, the online presence is very strong. There are many review sites that also display the product, but I did not include them.



Blu-Dot Beverages Announces Distribution Partnership with KeHE Distributors, LLC
May 22 15
Niagara Ventures Corporation subsidiary Blu-Dot Beverages has announced a distribution partnership with KeHE Distributors, LLC. Distribution by KeHE will bring Blu-Dot Protein Tea onto shelves in large and medium-size retail stores in the North Eastern and Southern markets of the U.S.

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NIA.V Year End Results (Ending May 31st 2015)

Before reading, take into account that the major US distribution deal with KeHe did not happen until the end of this quarter, along with other distribution deals such as London Drugs and several other companies. The loss looks larger because several one-time costs were incurred when NIA took over Blu-Dot. There was also no revenue for several months since the transaction did not close until December. First quarter results will be out end of October 2015 and second quarter end of December 2015 which will give shareholders a better indication as to where the company is at with its US sales.

Price: $0.04
Common Shares: 19,966,032
Options: 1,080,800 exercisable at 10c
Total: 21,046,032
Insider Holdings: 64% as per the Audited MD&A

Financials

ASSETS
Cash: $ 1,120,987

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News: NIA Grants options to Director

October 13, 2015 TSX-V: NVC Niagara Ventures Corporation Announces Grant of Stock Options (TSX VENTURE: NVC) (the "Company") has granted common stock options to Jeffery Mores, to acquire an aggregate of 75,000 common shares of the Company. This award recognizes the efforts made by Mr. Mores since being appointed to the General Manager position on August 10, 2015. These 75,000 Options all have an exercise price of $0.05 per share, have a term of eight years, will vest over a period of three years and are otherwise subject to the terms of the Option Plan. About Niagara Ventures Corporation Niagara Ventures Corporation

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NIA.V Q1 2015 Results (Ending August 31st 2015)

Price: $0.04
Common Shares: 19,966,032
Insider Holdings: 64% as stated in the MD&A

Financials

ASSETS
Cash: $963,021
Accounts Receivable: $191,010
Interest Receivable: $7,922
Prepaid Expenses: $31,858
Inventory: $177,409
Property & Equipment: $4,175
Unallocated Purchase Price: $990,344
Total Assets: $2,365,730

LIABILITIES
Trade Payables: $193,590
Loan: $35,000
Total Liabilities: 228,590

Sales figures below. Revenue from Q1 was significantly higher than the first two quarters of NIA.V having Blu-Dot, and the loss was more than 50% less. This means that sales are increasing, costs are decreasing, and the company will inevitably break into a profit position in the near future. Keep in mind that many one time costs occurred last year.
(Chart at bottom of Page 3 in MD&A)

Quarter Date Revenue Net Profit(Loss)
Q1 Aug.31, 2015 $159,299 ($89,415)
Q4 May.31, 2015 $64,900 ($232,589)
Q3 Feb.28, 2015 $103,467 ($299,958)
Q2 Nov.30, 2014 $8,088 ($27K)( prior to acquiring Blu-Dot)

MD&A Highlights

The Blu-Dot business now has listings with six Canadian regional distributors that focus on sales of the BluDot product line to independent grocery and nutritional/health food stores in various regions of Canada. As well, Blu-Dot currently has developed direct relationships and listings with Loblaw

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Blu-Dot Protein Tea website is finally up:

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NIA.V Annual General Meeting Information Highlights

My Summary:
- Insiders still own a major portion of the company and have been acquiring shares recently
- No payment has been given to directors, they want to see the company profitable first
- Some options were given as payment at higher prices. These help add funds to the company

Director - Common Shares Held - Percentage
Kevin Stratton 4,442,890 22.3%
Larry Phillips 437,500 2.2%
Scott Anderson 1,110,780 5.6%
Jeffrey Mores 375,000 1.9%
Ron McEachern 555,555 2.8%
Scot Martin 625,000 3.1%

Insiders own just unde 38% of the common stock.

**NOTE** the percentage on SEDI used to show closer to 50%, this was due to some Blu-Dot private shares not being converted over into Niagara Venture(NIA.V) shares. The conversion happened when Niagara Ventures acquired Blu-Dot in December 2014. Ron Mchearn shows an initial position of 2.4 million shares, but this was reduced to 555,555 when the conversion was completed.

Director Backgrounds

Ron McEachern - Mr. McEachern is a packaged goods and beverages industry expert. During a 23 year career at PepsiCo, Mr. McEachern led food and beverage operations in Canada, the US, Northern Europe and Asia. At the time of his retirement in 2008, Mr. McEachern was the President of PepsiCo Asia, overseeing all aspects of the PepsiCo foods and beverages business for Asia including India, China, Japan, Australia and South Asia. Since retiring from PepsiCo, Mr. McEachern has been consulting with companies seeking to enter Asia and lecturing on general management in China as an Adjunct Professor in a number of universities. Prior to joining Pepsico, Mr. McEachern was involved in the packaged goods industry with Procter and Gamble.

Larry Phillips - Mr. Phillips is the President of Corplex Management Services, providing corporate advisory services and directorship to public and private companies. Mr. Phillips was a founder of Iamgold Corporation in 1990 and served as an executive officer of the company until his retirement as Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs in June 2011

Scott Anderson - Mr. Anderson is the President of The Catalyst Company (since 1998), which provides board, management and investment advisory services to emerging growth businesses. Previously, he was the President and COO of the Rider Travel Group, a travel services business.

Jeffrey Mores - Mr. Mores has considerable financial and operational expertise working with small- and medium-size business. He has been the General Manager of Blu-Dot since June 2015 and was the Founding Principal of Mores & Company Inc., a boutique Canadian estate planning and life insurance firm. Mores & Co. is primarily focused on the successful transition of private family enterprises, either to the next generation or new owners entirely.

Scot Martin - Mr. Martin is the co-owner, Chairman and Co-CEO of youRhere Inc., a leader in the interactive segment of Canada

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January 2016 article on Blu-Dot Protein Tea



Blu-Dot is one of the brands that offer an all-natural healthy tea drink, that contains protein, fiber and antioxidants. Their beverage has been made with whey protein and is naturally sweetened. Blu-Dot Protein Tea, is the

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NIA Quarterly Results Ending November 30th 2015

Cash decreased by $200,000 and at the same time Liabilities dropped by $100,000 compared to last quarter and inventory, prepaid expenses increased.

Financial Results

Assets
Cash: $722,010 - $0.036c a share in cash
Accounts Receivable: $183,544
Prepaid Expenses: $42,596
Inventory: $203,203
Property: $3,400
Unallocated purchase price: $990,344
Total Assets: $2,145,097

Liabilities
Payables: $93,465
Loan: $31,250
Total Liabilities: $124,715

MD&A Highlights

Results of Operations For the Three Months Ended November 30, 2015

As of November 30,, 2015, the Corporation had cash and cash equivalents of $722,010 including $650,000 in a business investment bank account with a major Canadian bank. Other current assets were $429,343 and net working capital was $1,042,888.

The Corporation

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iling
Date Transaction
Date Insider Name Ownership
Type Securities Nature of transaction # or value acquired or disposed of Price Feb 10/16 Feb 10/16 McEachern, Ronald Direct Ownership Common Shares 10 - Acquisition in the public market 88,000 $0.060
Feb 10/16 Feb 9/16 McEachern, Ronald Direct Ownership Common Shares 10 - Acquisition in the public market 1,000 $0.060
Feb 9/16 Feb 9/16 McEachern, Ronald Direct Ownership Common Shares 10 - Acquisition in the public market 35,000 $0.060
Feb 9/16 Feb 9/16 McEachern, Ronald Direct Ownership Common Shares 10 - Acquisition in the public market 11,000 $0.060
Feb 9/16 Feb 9/16 McEachern, Ronald Direct Ownership Common Shares 10 - Acquisition in the public market 14,000 $0.060
Feb 9/16 Feb 8/16 Mores, Jeffrey John Direct Ownership Options 50 - Grant of options 150,000 $0.060
Feb 8/16 Feb 8/16 McEachern, Ronald Direct Ownership Common Shares 10 - Acquisition in the public market 25,000 $0.060
Feb 8/16 Feb 5/16 McEachern, Ronald Direct Ownership Common Shares 10 - Acquisition in the public market 14,000 $0.050
Dec 21/15 Dec 18/15 Anderson, Scott Cameron Direct Ownership Common Shares 10 - Acquisition in the public market 71,000 $0.045
Nov 20/15 Nov 19/15 Anderson, Scott Cameron Indirect Ownership Common Shares 10 - Acquisition in the public market 66,000 $0.045
Nov 17/15 Nov 13/15 Anderson, Scott Cameron Direct Ownership Common Shares 10 - Acquisition in the public market 59,000 $0.040
Oct 15/15 Oct 8/15 Mores, Jeffrey John Direct Ownership Options 50 - Grant of options 75,000 $0.050 - See more at:

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NIA's CEO added over 3 million shares or 15% this month. See news and insider holdings below:

Sedi now shows that insiders and major shareholders own 11,255,036 out of 19,966,032 which is 56.4% of the common shares.

Insider buying can be seen here:

Also, a news release came out yesterday with regards to options for the directors but was not put through the news wire:

News: NIA Grants options to Directors February 18, 2016 TSX-V: NVC Niagara Ventures Corporation Announces Grant of Stock Options (TSX VENTURE: NVC) (the "Company") has granted common stock options to the Board of Directors, to acquire an aggregate of 550,000 common shares of the Company. This award recognizes the efforts made by the Board over the previous year. These 550,000 Options all have an exercise price of $0.06 per share, have a term of eight years, will vest over a period of three years and are otherwise subject to the terms of the Option Plan. The 550,000 options are granted as follows:

Director Option Grant
Ron McEachern 250,000
Scott Anderson 150,000
Larry Phillips 50,000
Scot Martin 50,000
Jeffrey Mores 50,000

About Niagara Ventures Corporation: Niagara Ventures Corporation

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Niagara investor McEachern acquires 2.93 M shares

2016-02-19 10:40 MT - News Release

Mr. Ronald McEachern, investor, reports
ACQUISITION OF COMMON SHARES OF NIAGARA VENTURES CORPORATION BY RONALD MCEACHERN
On Feb. 18, 2016, Ronald McEachern acquired, through One St. Thomas Holdings Inc. (a holding company controlled by Mr. McEachern), ownership and control of 2,934,311 common shares of Niagara Ventures Corp. The acquired shares represent 14.7 per cent of the issued and outstanding common shares of the issuer.

Immediately following the acquisition of the acquired shares, the offeror (inclusive of One St. Thomas Holdings) owns and controls 3,731,866 common shares of the issuer, representing 18.7 per cent of the issued and outstanding common shares of the issuer (or 4,171,866 common shares of the issuer, representing 20.4 per cent of the issued and outstanding common shares of the issuer, assuming the exercise of all options held by the offeror).

The acquired shares were acquired by way of private agreement, and the offeror paid a total of $146,715.55 for the acquired shares (five cents per acquired share).

The offeror acquired the acquired shares for investment purposes only. The offeror may, in the future, take such actions in respect of his holdings as deemed appropriate in light of the circumstances then existing, including the purchase of additional common shares or other securities of the issuer through open-market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, or the sale of all or a portion of his holdings in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions to one or more purchasers.

This press release is issued pursuant to National Instrument 62-103, the Early Warning System and Related Takeover Bid and Insider Reporting Issues, which also requires a report to be filed with regulatory authorities in each of the jurisdictions in which the issuer is a reporting issuer containing additional information with respect to the foregoing matters. A copy of the early warning report will be filed under the SEDAR profile of the issuer.

A copy of the early warning report may also be obtained by contacting Mr. McEachern at 416-669-1016.

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Blu-Dot has now expanded to Australia:





It's only in 5 pack bulk orders right now, but regardless this is great exposure and growth.