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north providence edition | Death Notices Elizabeth M. Bernier, 70, of North Providence, died Oct. 1. She was the former wife of the late Edward J. Bernier. She leaves her children, Robert J. Hein Sr., Joseph L. Hein, Sandra A. Laurie and Donna M. Murphy; a sister, Shirley Vizzacco; and four grandchildren. Lena Lonardo, 98, of North Providence, died Sept. 30. She was the wife of the late Angelo Lonardo. She leaves her son, Robert Lonardo; a daughter, Lucille Olsen; three sisters, Ella Spagnolo, Ann Ricci and Louise Barsanti; and two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Josephine Carrier, 83, of North Providence, formerly of East Providence, died Sept. 29. She was the wife of the late Maurice W. Carrier. She leaves her children, Jean A. Ramos and Lisa M. Montecalvo; a brother, Salvatore Calabro; and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Vincent M. Galli, 88, of North Providence, died Sept. 24. He leaves his wife, Ruth (Howard) Galli; his son, Paul Galli; two sisters, Lola Giacomini and Rena Napolitano; and a granddaughter. Also, Anna Bertelli of North Providence lost her brother, Saverio A. Montecalvo, 75, of North Carolina, formerly of Cranston, Oct. 1. Jennifer Carvalho of North Providence lost her father, Albert E. Domenico of Smithfield Oct. 1. Paula M. Iannucci and Robert J. Kaminski, both of North Providence, lost their mother, Margaret M. Kaminski, 78, of Providence Oct. 1. Free to Breathe event is Saturday PAWTUCKET – The 6th annual Free to Breathe Providence 5K run/walk will be held Saturday, Oct. 12, at Slater Memorial Park, Armistice Boulevard. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. All proceeds support the National Lung Cancer Partnership, a nonprofit organization dedicated to doubling lung cancer survival by 2022. For more information, to register or donate, visit www. FreetoBreathe.org/Providence . valley breeze | OCTOBER 9-15, 2013 Obituaries / The Valley 15 NUTS 'N MORE From Page One The three founders are in the process of opening a new 10,000-square foot manufacturing facility on Almeida Street in East Providence, a space that will give them the infrastructure they need to more than quadruple sales in year two. A new hydraulic filling machine will allow employees to fill 76 jars of nut butters a minute. "We expect to do $5 to $6 million next year," said Iannotti, shaking his head. "It's just crazy." Orders are coming in from all over the world, said Iannotti, from such places as Italy, Brazil and Mexico, intensifying the need to add at least three new full-time employees to run operations. The owners have signed on with big name distributors like Lone Star and store chains like Whole Foods, fueling growth they say has been hard to keep up with. "Even what we take on is more than we can handle," said Iannotti. "The demand is way higher than production. We've had a lot of very upset people." The Breeze reported in March that Iannotti, Ferreira and Cameron had seen business take off after the March 1 airing of their appearance on ABC's "Shark Tank." "Sharks" Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team, and Robert Herjavec, a millionaire in the technology industry, liked what they saw so much that they agreed on the show to give the trio $75,000 up front and another $175,000 to fund future purchase orders, in exchange for a 35 percent stake in the company. Nuts 'N More has been so successful, said Iannotti, that it is already performing among Cuban's top "Shark Tank" businesses. Two of the Nuts 'N More team, Iannotti and Cameron, have kept their day jobs and still do not take a paycheck from the company, instead putting every dollar they can back into it. Like Ferreira, said Iannotti, he expects to quit his own job by next year to put all of his energy into the brand. These three may not be millionaires yet, said Iannotti, but there's no reason they shouldn't be by the second half of 2014. Though the manufacturing part of the operation is moving out of Pawtucket, Nuts 'N More will maintain a strong presence at the Lorraine Mills where the company got its start, said Iannotti. The current storefront on the left side of the building will be expanded and a café where people can enjoy an ever-expanding line of Nuts The entrepreneurs from Nuts 'N More met up with one of their investors, "Shark" Robert Herjavec, second from left, at the Olympia in Las Vegas the last weekend of September. The guys behind the business are, from left, Neil Cameron, Dennis Iannotti, and Peter Ferreira. 'N More products in a comfortable atmosphere will be built alongside. Iannotti said he and his business partners envision a spot where the hundreds of workers in this mill building and surrounding businesses can come enjoy a Nuts 'N More cookie or bread, products that are now being fine-tuned. When the production operations move out of the Lorraine Mills location to East Providence sometime in the coming weeks, said Iannotti, the storefront will be staffed with a full-time employee who will keep it open every day. Iannotti told The Breeze he and his friends haven't regretted for one minute the decision to go on "Shark Tank" or to give Cuban and Herjavec a part of their company in exchange for the capital. Though "Sharks" expect the entrepreneurs they invest in to work very hard on becoming successful, they also have the connections and the name recognition to make the journey easier. "That show has changed everything for us," he said. "They tell you that you can become millionaires, that all you have to do is make it happen. If it's not happening then it's your fault." "Shark Tank" and its panel of millionaire and billionaire investors hear pitches from entrepreneurs about why they should invest in their companies, giving them the extra benefits of massive exposure and business connections along the way. For more on the show, visit www.abc.go.com/shows/ shark-tank . Two more planned TV features will help make the Nuts 'N More name even more recognizable. On Oct. 14, film crews will return to Rhode Island to chronicle the success of the Nuts 'n More owners. Also, in the next six months, they'll appear on QVC, a television network that specializes in home shopping. Two weekends ago they appeared with Herjavec at the Olympia, one of the largest fitness and performance expos in the world. They're planning numerous other appearances at local and regional events in the coming weeks, including the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston Oct. 19-20. The Nuts 'N More entrepreneurs continue to expand their list of offerings, adding the popular pumpkin spice peanut butter, chocolate coconut almond butter, and cinnamon raisin almond butter. Also planned for early next year are toffee and espresso nut butters. What started out as a business marketed largely to fitness buffs who love the nut butters fortified with whey protein and flaxseed, Nuts 'N More has gained a broader customer base of people who are looking for healthy food with a great taste. Nuts 'N More has expanded from a "niche" company to a "more diverse" one for people who "just want to live a healthy lifestyle," said Iannotti. OBITUARIES In your time of need, The North Providence Breeze will print your loved one's full obituary for a small charge. The paper also places the obituary on our Web site, valleybreeze.com, as soon as it is provided to us by your family's funeral director. Should you desire our services, kindly inform your funeral director. The full charge is $70, or $100 for lengthy obituaries, in the edition of your choice. You may place the obituary in any of our other editions for $50 each. Abbreviated death notices are provided free of charge. Thank you. 65th Anniversary Year 3rd Generation Family Owned and Operated GEOFFREY GREENE ~ LFD JENNIFER GREENE FAGAN ~ LFD VERONICA HOUSTON ~ LFD 2251 Mineral Spring Avenue., North Providence, RI 231-9307 • www.robbinsfuneralhome.com To place an order for Nuts 'N More products, or to watch the "Shark Tank" episode that got everything started for the three local entrepreneurs, visit www. nuts-n-more.com . 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory of Domenic DiBona "The Big D" October 11, 2007 Forever in our Hearts Nephew Paul, Lisa, Kaitlin & Nicholas EDWARD L. BAMBER, JR. Edward L Bamber, Jr, 73, of Cocoa, Florida, formerly of North Providence, died peacefully on August 30, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Yard Bamber. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Edward Sr and Jessie Bamber. Besides his wife he is also survived by his son Thomas Bamber, and his grandchildren, Chelsea, Destiny and Dylan, all from Florida. He was the brother of William Bamber of New Mexico, Marilyn Ormond, Joan Williams, and Donna Ruggieri, all of Rhode Island and the late Richard Bamber. Ed served in the US Air Force for 20 years, being stationed at many bases around the world. He settled in Cocoa, Florida upon his retirement from the Air Force. He was very devoted to his family, especially his three grandchildren. A military service was held in Florida on September 8, 2013.

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