Seventh Generation Acquires the Business of Gamila Products, LLC Including Impress Coffee Brewer and Teastick

BURLINGTON, VT--(Marketwired - Jul 15, 2014) - Today, Seventh Generation, the nation's leading brand of non-toxic and renewable bio-based household, baby and personal care solutions, announces its acquisition of the Gamila Products, LLC business. Gamila's Impress Coffee Brewer and Teastick products will be folded into Seventh Generation Ventures as part of the bobble® brand portfolio. bobble is on a mission to reduce the outrageous waste of single serve water bottles through its reusable bottle that blends style and function, filtering water while you drink.

Both Gamila and bobble are innovators in the realm of portable beverage products with a focus on more sustainable consumer solutions, making this a seamless merging of the two brands. Seventh Generation Ventures acquired bobble in 2013 to expand its offerings and meet the growing needs of consumers who desire to live a healthy, environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Now, one year later, the company is furthering this mission with its purchase of Gamila. In fact, Seventh Generation Ventures was created to enable other mission-led brands to leverage Seventh Generation's infrastructure to accelerate growth.

"The success of bobble has validated that today's consumers want more sustainable, stylish beverage carrier options," said John Replogle, CEO and President, Seventh Generation. "When we learned of Gamila and discovered the company was similarly focused on design and reducing single-serve waste, we knew we had found something special. We're excited to continue exploring the portable beverage industry with their team."

Under the Gamila brand there are currently two products:

Impress Coffee Brewer: The Impress is a clever, one-cup-at-a-time coffee maker that combines manual immersion brewing with a nested press design and micro-filter extraction. The Impress brews a full-flavored great cup of coffee in 3 minutes or less without the need for paper filters, electric mechanisms or fussy coils and plungers.

The Impress Coffee Brewer was originally introduced on Kickstarter. The Gamila team reached its fundraising goal within the first week of their campaign and ultimately raised three times the goal by the end of the month-long campaign period.

Teastick: The Teastick is a sleek, one-cup infuser that combines the quality of loose-leaf tea with the convenience (but not the waste) of a tea bag. Designed as a single-serve infuser as well as a tea scoop and stirrer, this item can currently be found in kitchen and home stores across the country.