Converted Organics Enters Partnership with Simplot Partners

Converted Organics announced that it has entered into a strategic relationship with Simplot Partners, a major distributor of proprietary fertilizers and turf maintenance products to the golf marketplace, to distribute the company's all-natural liquid and granular fertilizers and liquid soil amendment product to the professional turf market throughout the western United States.

"The professional turf market represents an enormous opportunity for Converted Organics, and the network of golf courses serviced by Simplot Partners is extensive," said Edward J. Gildea, President of Converted Organics. "Our relationship with Simplot Partners provides Converted Organics with the opportunity to sell our line of organic turf fertilizer and soil amendment products to a large customer base of approximately 2,500 golf courses through a well-established distributor known for providing high-quality products."

"What sets Simplot Partners apart from our competition is not only the expertise of our sales representatives and technical agronomists who provide a wide range of services to golf course superintendents and others, but also the superior quality of the products we offer our customers," said John Maggiore, General Manager of Simplot Partners. "Converted Organics' line of organic fertilizer for the professional turf market is a welcomed addition to our product line, and we are confident that the Converted Organics' products will be very well-received by our customers."

Converted Organics also supplies its organic fertilizer and soil amendment products to Simplot Grower Solutions, the agricultural division of J. R. Simplot Company, a privately held food andagribusiness corporation based in Boise, Idaho.

About Simplot Partners

Simplot Partners is a full-service distributor of proprietary plant nutrients, pest management and turf maintenance products to the golf, lawn care and horticulture marketplace, operating from nine locations in the western United States. Simplot Partners is a distribution channel of the J.R. Simplot Company.

The J.R. Simplot Company is a privately-held agribusiness firm with headquarters in Boise, Idaho. Principle operations include fertilizer manufacturing and distribution, farm service centers, food processing, farming, ranching and livestock production. The company's major operations are in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, and China. Simplot has over 10,000 employees world-wide and had revenues last year of $4 billion.

About Converted Organics

Converted Organics, based in Boston, Mass., is dedicated to producing valuable, all-natural, organic soil amendment or fertilizer products through food waste recycling. The company uses proven technologies to create a product that helps grow healthier food and improve environmental quality. Converted Organics plans to sell and distribute its environmentally-friendly fertilizer products in the retail, turf management and agribusiness markets.