Chain Drugstore Daily interview of Empowered Products CEO outlines national sales expansion for PINK® and GunOil® brands

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Empowered Products, Inc. (EMPO), an emerging leader in the high-growth sexual wellness sector through its award-winning PINK® and GunOil® brands, announces that the interview of company CEO, Scott Fraser, by Chain Drugstore Daily is now available online. This interview was initially published on 11 August 2013 while Empowered Products was meeting with its current accounts at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thus far in 2013, Empowered Products has entered into several new sales relationships with major U.S. retailers, thereby increasing the company's shelf-space presence as follows:

• CVS: 5,000 U.S. retail locations
• Wal-Mart: 600 U.S. retail locations
• Walgreens: 7,000+ U.S. retail locations
• Rite Aid: 4,548 U.S. retail locations for PINK® Silicone / 3,705 U.S. retail locations for PINK® Water
• Kroger: 1,400 U.S. retail locations
• Target: Online retail sales at Target.com

Scott Fraser, president and CEO of Empowered Products, commented, "Our participation with the NACDS continues to be an integral component of our expansion strategy within the mainstream consumer retail space for our PINK® and GunOil® brands. This expansion has driven both our company's increased sales and net revenues during 2013."

All EMPO shareholders are encouraged to review the aforementioned interview and our 10-Q filing for the second quarter of 2013 at the following links:

http://www.oser.com/pdf/NACDSTSE13.Aug11.pdf

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1483935/000101968713003167/0001019687-13-003167-index.htm

About Empowered Products, Inc.

Empowered Products, in just its first 10 years of operation, has quickly forged a leading presence in the global wellness industry with the development, manufacture, and distribution of currently 17 high quality, elegantly packaged wellness products. Headquartered in Nevada, USA, the Company's empowering products are currently available at over 21,000 retail locations in more than 30 countries spanning four continents. Investors are encouraged to visit the Company's website at www.EmpoweredProducts.com and to call the EMPO Shareholder Request Line: 877-305-1160. The Company's media-contact line is 877-305-1161.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are not historical facts. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "should," "project," "plan," "seek," "intend," or "anticipate" or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include discussions of strategy, and statements about industry trends and the Company's future performance, operations, and products. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, market acceptance of the Company's new line of wellness supplements; the Company's compliance with applicable Food and Drug Administration regulations; the Company's reliance on third-party contractors to mix and produce its products; the Company's ability to increase its production and bottling capacity; the Company's ability to develop an effective marketing strategy; the Company's ability to control and reduce advertising and marketing costs; the Company's ability to develop and increase awareness of its brand; the Company's ability to protect its trademarks; the success of the Company's new marketing focus to retail buyers; the Company's ability to obtain a favorable Nielsen rating; the Company's ability to obtain certification in individual countries in the European Union; the Company's ability to sell its products in South America; the Company's exposure to product liability claims and intellectual property claims from third parties; and the Company's reliance on the expected growth in demand for its products. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties see "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's public filings with the SEC. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The Company has no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

CONTACT: Kurt Weber, +1-702-216-1321, kurt@empoweredproducts.com

SOURCE Empowered Products, Inc.