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Hiru Corporation has entered into a "multi-million-dollar" agreement to package still and sparkling water products for Voss Water in the Western US. As part of the co-packing deal, Hiru, operating from its facilities in Glendale, Arizona and Denman, California, will fill still and sparkling water into bottles provided by Voss. The agreement covers all types of bottles used by Voss, including glass, aluminum and plastic containers, across a range of sizes. Kathryn Gavin, president and CEO of Hiru, stated: "This new co-packing agreement with Voss Water has been in the works for several months now and is a natural outgrowth of our ever-expanding ability to meet large client demand on the West Coast of the United States and our successful production history in servicing other similar national brands". She continued: "We expect this co-packing relationship to become a significant and ongoing revenue source as we continue to meet their future delivery expectations and our manufacturing footprint continues to grow. ...is growing at a rapid pace and now includes almost all of the national water bottling companies that are well known to the consuming public." The precise financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.