POP N GO Add Two New Board Members

Whittier, CA-Pop N Go, Inc. (OTCBB:POPN) a world leader in the production and operation of healthy snack vending machines, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Thomas J. Riley and Yehuda Kaploun to serve on its Board of Directors.

Mr. Riley is the General Partner of T. J. Riley and Associates, a Chicago consulting firm founded in 1982, whose past and present clients have included AT&T, Banc One, Lucent Technologies and the City of Tianjin, China among an extensive client list. Mr. Riley has been a Partner with Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young) and served as a Director on the Boards of Lakeside Bank, World Trade Center-Chicago, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the State of Illinois Comptroller’s Municipal Audit Advisory Board. Mr. Riley has been providing marketing and business consulting services to public and private sector organizations since 1982. Since the early 1990’s he has been assisting clients seeking to access China markets for their products and/or seeking to establish manufacturing capabilities in China.

Mr. Kaploun is the president of Kap Consulting Group with offices in North Miami Beach and New York City. Kap Consulting specializes in working with Companies seeking to do business with the public sector including Cities, States and the Federal Government. Mr. Kaploun has served as the Executive Vice President of the Moses and Aaron Foundation since its inception twelve years ago. The Foundation has assisted thousands of special needs children and their families. Mr. Kaploun has served in an advisory capacity in New York to Mayor Giuliani, Governor Pataki and New York City Comptroller Thompson along with other community leaders. His endeavors on behalf of children in need has been recognized by two mayors of New York City, two New York Governors and the United States Congress.
“We are thrilled that Mr. Riley and Mr. Kaploun have agreed to serve as Board Members. Their wealth of experience in dealing with the public and private sector add expertise in critical areas for Pop N Go. Mr. Riley’s experience with Pop N Go extends back several years to when he located our current manufacturing partner in Shanghai. Mr. Kaploun has made several public sector entities aware of the benefits of Pop N Go’s healthy snack vending machines,” said Mel Wyman, Pop N Go’s CEO. “We will be presenting a full slate of Directors for shareholder approval no later than the end of 2008. We also intend to establish an Advisory Board in the near future consisting of experienced executives, including CEO’s of publicly traded Companies, which will add considerable depth to the management of Pop N Go,” added Wyman.

“We specialize in assisting Companies with innovative products and I believe that Pop N Go is a world leader in foodservice technology with its patented popcorn vending machine. I am eager to assist the Company achieve success in every way possible,” said Tom Riley. “I am ready to devote a full measure of energy to Pop N Go. I appreciate the effort Pop N Go is making to bring much needed cash flow and healthy snacks to thousands of schools. We will assist in developing and executing a Strategic Plan that will ultimately bring success for the Company and its shareholders,” said Yehuda Kaploun.


For further information about this release and Pop N Go, contact Mel Wyman at 562-945-9351 and/or Rich Kaiser, Investor Relations, YES INTERNATIONAL, 800-631-8127

About Pop N Go, Inc.
Pop N Go produces a unique hot air popcorn machine, capable of delivering single servings of fresh hot popcorn, which meets the demands of today's market. The company's self-contained equipment produces fresh popcorn for each customer while allowing the customer to watch the entire popping process. Pop N Go's machine is sized to fit almost anywhere (2’x2’), and can be used as a stand-alone vending machine or in a manual mode for traditional foodservice applications. Pop N Go's FlixStix Division produces the only single serving popcorn flavoring, which expands Pop N Go's brand into the home consumption market. More information about Pop N Go can be found at www.popngo.com.

Safe Harbor under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties as may be detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nothing in this press release shall be construed as an offer to buy or sell any securities herein.
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