{"id":597736,"date":"2022-04-27T15:20:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T15:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=597736"},"modified":"2022-04-27T15:20:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T15:20:02","slug":"cofounder-of-awardwinning-anteel-tequila-partners-with-michigan-bottled-water-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/cofounder-of-awardwinning-anteel-tequila-partners-with-michigan-bottled-water-brand_597736.html","title":{"rendered":"Co-Founder Of Award-Winning Anteel Tequila Partners With Michigan Bottled Water Brand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right; width:250px; padding:8px 10px 10px 10px;\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/uploads\/1651083434.jpeg\" style=\"border:none !important;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29\" title=\"Co-Founder Of Award-Winning Anteel Tequila Partners With Michigan Bottled Water Brand\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/uploads\/1651083434.jpeg\" alt=\"Co-Founder Of Award-Winning Anteel Tequila Partners With Michigan Bottled Water Brand\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" style=\"padding:0px 0px 10px 10px; border:0 solid !important;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"quotes\">\n<div>Not just a bottled water but a brand that gives back, supporting mental health organizations. DOPE stands for Daring, Original, Purpose and Esoteric. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-style:italic; padding:8px 0px;\">Don Ferguson, co-founder of multiple award-winning Anteel Tequila partners with BDOPE, LLC to re-launch bottled water brand DOPE Water.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>DETROIT, MI &#8211; April 27, 2022 &#8211;<\/strong> Don Ferguson, co-founder of Michigan headquartered, multiple Award-Winning premium tequila brand Anteel Tequila, has become a partner and Business Development Director for Michigan based bottled water brand B DOPE, LLC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BDOPE, LLC was founded in 2019 by Jackie Wallace, a Michigan business owner, songwriter, published author and mental health awareness advocate. B DOPE was founded to become a catalyst for hope, encouragement, and connection in the communities around Michigan, and the world. BDOPE has a heavy focus on giving back to the community and supporting mental health organizations in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To further the movement, vision and ideology of BDOPE, Jackie launched a bottled water called DOPE Water, created a clothing line, and initiated a National Holiday entitled &ldquo;Sit With A Stranger Day&rdquo;. Sit With A Stranger Day is recognized by the National Day Archives and is celebrated yearly on September 16<sup>th<\/sup>. This day is to encourage people to communicate with each other for the purpose of becoming less judgmental and more open-minded and understanding of others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When it came time re-launch DOPE (which stands for Daring, Original, Purpose and Esoteric) Water in late 2021, Jackie reached out to Don Ferguson, who along with his wife Nayana, co-founded Curious Inception, a business consulting company that helps small businesses and entrepreneurs follow their dreams, to assist with the project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don and Jackie worked on building the BDOPE brand, something that she began herself just before the pandemic stopped everything in its tracks. They worked on branding, securing statewide distribution, a mission statement, and a marketing plan to strengthen and evolve the company.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a belief that Don could help BDOPE grow just like he did with Anteel Tequila, deeper conversations ensued, and Jackie presented Don with an opportunity to become a partner in BDOPE, LLC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;BDOPE is more than a bottled water company, it&rsquo;s a movement and one that I want to be part of,&rdquo; said Ferguson. The brand, which is early in its phase of a statewide launch has already received national attention by a few Olympian athletes that support mental health awareness initiatives, a topic near and dear to the owners of BDOPE, LLC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The beverage industry is on a steady incline with projected bottled water sales to increase from $303 billion annually currently to $509 billion by 2028. The U.S. market is the largest for bottled water sales and has been since the early 2000&rsquo;s when bottled water sales increased in popularity. Portability, preference over tap water and consumers drinking more water will contribute to the increase and branding will be the difference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BDOPE team have strategically planned to grow the brand like Don and his wife did with Anteel Tequila. A tequila brand that has expanded into 12 markets in just 3 years winning 32 International Awards and being featured in Forbes, Essence, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and Cheddar News.<\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/anteeltequila.com_90948.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">BDOPE, LLC<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Don Ferguson<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=cofounder-of-awardwinning-anteel-tequila-partners-with-michigan-bottled-water-brand\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anteeltequila.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.anteeltequila.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><object type=\"text\/html\" data=\"http:\/\/www.anteeltequila.com\/\" style=\"width:900px; height:400px;\"><\/object><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=cofounder-of-awardwinning-anteel-tequila-partners-with-michigan-bottled-water-brand\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not just a bottled water but a brand that gives back, supporting mental health organizations. 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