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EXHIBIT 10.17

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

$200,000.00                                                  Date: July 03, 2003

     For value received, the undersigned Gateway Distributors (the "Borrower"),
at 3035 E. Patrick Lane, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89120, promises to pay to the order
of Los Cabos Freedom Movement L.L.C. (the "Lender"), at P.O. Box 841, Wautoma,
Wisconsin 54982, (or at such other place as the Lender may designate in writing)
the sum of $200,000.00 with interest from August 01, 2003, on the unpaid
principal at the rate of 8.00% per annum.

     Unpaid principal after the Due Date shown below shall accrue interest at a
rate of 12.00% annually until paid.

     The unpaid principal and accrued interest shall be payable in monthly
installments of $1,672.88, beginning on September 01, 2003, and continuing until
August 01, 2023, (the "Due Date"), at which time the remaining unpaid principal
and interest shall be due in full.

     All payments on this Note shall be applied first in payment of accrued
interest and any remainder in payment of principal.

     The Borrower promises to pay a late charge of $100.00 for each installment
that remains unpaid more than 30 day(s) after its Due Date.  This late charge
shall be paid as liquidated damages in lieu of actual damages, and not as a
penalty.

     If any payment obligation under this Note is not paid when due, the
remaining unpaid principal balance and any accrued interest shall become due
immediately at the option of the Lender.

     The Borrower reserves the right to prepay this Note (in whole or in part)
prior to the Due Date with no prepayment penalty.

     If any payment obligation under this Note is not paid when due, the
Borrower promises to pay all costs of collection, including reasonable attorney
fees, whether or not a lawsuit is commenced as part of the collection process.

     This Note is secured by a All assets, inventory, accounts receivable and
equipment of Grandma Hamman's Specialty Foods, dated July 03, 2003.  The Lender
is not required to rely on the above security instrument and the assets secured
therein for the payment of this Note in the case of default, but may proceed
directly against the Borrower.

     If any of the following events of default occur, this Note and any other
obligations of the Borrower to the Lender, shall become due immediately, without
demand or notice:

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     1.   the failure of the Borrower to pay the principal and any accrued
          interest in full on or before the Due Date;

     2.   the death of the Borrower or Lender;

     3.   the filing of bankruptcy proceedings involving the Borrower as a
          debtor;

     4.   the application for the appointment of a receiver for the Borrower;

     5.   the making of a general assignment for the benefit of the Borrower's
          creditors;

     6.   the insolvency of the Borrower;

     7.   a misrepresentation by the Borrower to the Lender for the purpose of
          obtaining or extending credit.

     In addition, the Borrower shall be in default if there is a sale, transfer,
assignment, or any other disposition of any assets pledged as security for the
payment of this Note, or if there is default in any security agreement which
secures this Note.

     If any one or more of the provisions of this Note are determined to be
unenforceable, in whole or in part, for any reason, the remaining provisions
shall remain fully operative.

     All payments of principal and interest on this Note shall be paid in the
legal currency of the United States.  The Borrower waives presentment for
payment, protest, and notice of protest and nonpayment of this Note.

     No renewal or extension of this Note, delay in enforcing any right of the
Lender under this Note, or assignment by Lender of this Note shall affect the
liability or the obligations of the Borrower.  All rights of the Lender under
this Note are cumulative and may be exercised concurrently or consecutively at
the Lender's option.

     This Note shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of
Nevada.

Signed this ___ day of ________, ______ at _______________, __________________.

Borrower:
Gateway Distributors

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                                    AGREEMENT

     THIS  AGREEMENT  (THE "AGREEMENT") is made this 09th day of September 2003,
by  and  between Gateway Distributors LTD, a Nevada corporation ("Company") and,
Tropical  Beverage  ("Manufacturer")

     WHEREAS,  Company  and  Manufacturer  have heretofore agreed to a letter of
intent  to  proceed  with  closure  to  be  finalized within the next two weeks.

     WHEREAS,  it  is  the intent of Company and Manufacturer (the "Parties") to
enter  into  a  agreement  which will supercede and replace any and all existing
contracts,  notes  and agreement, whether written or oral, which have heretofore
existed  between  the  Parties,  their  agents  and  assigns;  and

     WHEREAS,  it  is  the  intent  that  this  agreement,  and  any  subsequent
amendments  or  addendums  thereto, shall govern all subsequent dealings between
the  Parties;  and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to enter into a business relationship with the
Manufacturer  on  the  terms  and  conditions  set  forth  below.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of  the mutual promises, covenants and
agreements  contained  herein,  and  for  other good and valuable consideration,
including, but not limited to, the cancellation of all previous contracts, notes
and  agreements  between  and  among the Parties, the receipt and sufficiency of
which  is  hereby  acknowledged,  the Company and Manufacturer agree as follows:

     1.   The  Company hereby agrees to purchase all liquid products exclusively
          from the Client.
     2.   Client  will  guarantee  prices  that  are  competitive
     3.   Company  will  be approved as an approved vendor for the Clients Nitro
          H2O product.
     4.   Stock will be exchanged between the Company and Client based on market
          evaluation.

INDEMNIFICATION
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Subject  to  the  provisions  herein,  the  Company  and  Manufacturer  agree to
indemnify,  defend  and  hold  each other harmless from and against all demands,
claims,  actions,  losses,  damages,  liabilities, costs and expenses, including
without  limitation,  interest,  penalties  and  attorneys'  fees  and  expenses
asserted  against  or  imposed  or  incurred  by  either  party  by reason of or
resulting from any action or a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant,
condition,  or  agreement  of  the  other  party  to  this  Agreement.

Manufacturer's  extent of indemnification to Company shall also include, but not
be  limited  to  (a) all expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines,
and  other  sums  paid  and  necessarily incurred with respect to any proceeding
(civil,  criminal,  administrative, or investigative) in which Company is made a
party  which may be based upon claims that (i) Company publicly disseminated any
information  about the Company, which information was provided to Company by the
Company;  or  (ii) is based upon the dissemination of information by the Company
without  the  approval  of  Company;  or  (iii) is based upon the failure of the
Company  to  disseminate  information;  or  (iv) results from the failure of the
Company,  its  officers,  employees  or  agents  other than Company misstating a
material  fact  or omitting to state a material fact in information disseminated
to  the  public;  and  (b)  all  reasonable  costs  of  settlement  in  any such
proceeding.

Company's  and  Company's right to indemnification is not exclusive of any other
rights  to  which  either  may  be  entitled,  and all rights to indemnification
created  by  this  agreement  or  at  law  shall  have  mutual  application.

It  is expressly understood that Company has no responsibility for any statement
which  may  be  made or disseminated to any third person or to the public by the
Company  or  any  officer,  agent,  employee,  or  entity

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of  the  Company  other  than Company, unless Company has, specifically approved
such  statement  in  writing  prior  to  its  dissemination.

MISCELLANEOUS  PROVISIONS
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     A.   Gender.  Wherever  the  context shall require, all words herein in the
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          masculine  gender  shall  be  deemed to include the feminine or neuter
          gender,  all  singular  words shall include the plural, and all plural
          shall  include  the  singular.
     B.   Severability.  If  any  provision  hereof is deemed unenforceable by a
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          court  of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement, and
          the  application of such provision in other circumstances shall not be
          affected  thereby.
     C.   Further  Cooperation.  From and after the date of this Agreement, each
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          of  the  parties  hereto  agrees  to  execute  whatever  additional
          documentation  or instruments as are necessary to carry out the intent
          and  purposes  of  this  Agreement  or  to  comply  with  any  law.
     D.   Waiver.  No  waiver  of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid
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          unless  in writing and signed by the waiving party. The failure of any
          party  at any time to insist upon strict performance of any condition,
          promise,  agreement  or  understanding  set forth herein, shall not be
          construed  as  a  waiver  or  relinquishment  of  any other condition,
          promise,  agreement  or understanding set forth herein or of the right
          to  insist  upon strict performance of such waived condition, promise,
          agreement  or  understanding  at  any  other  time.
     E.   Expenses.  Except  as  otherwise  provided  herein,  each party hereto
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          shall bear all expenses incurred by each such party in connection with
          this  Agreement  and  in  the  consummation  of  the  transactions
          contemplated  hereby  and  in  preparation  thereof.
     F.   Amendment.  This  Agreement  may  only  be  amended or modified at any
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          time,  and  from  time  to  time,  in writing, executed by the parties
          hereto.
     G.   Notices.  Any  notice,  communication,  request,  reply  or  advice
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          (hereinafter  severally  and  collectively  called  "Notice")  in this
          Agreement  provided  or  permitted  to  be  given, shall be made or be
          served  by delivering same by overnight mail or by delivering the same
          by  a hand-delivery service, such Notice shall be deemed given when so
          delivered.  For  all  purposes of Notice, the addresses of the parties
          set  out below their signatures herein shall be their addresses unless
          later  advised  in  writing.
     H.   Captions.  Captions  herein are for the convenience of the parties and
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          shall  not  affect  the  interpretation  of  this  Agreement.
     I.   Counterpart  Execution.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more
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          counterparts,  each  of  which shall be deemed an original, but all of
          which  together  shall constitute one and the same instrument and this
          Agreement  may  be  executed  by  fax.
     J.   Assignment.  This  Agreement  is  not  assignable  without the written
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          consent  of  the  parties.
     K.   Parties  in  Interest.  Provisions  of this Agreement shall be binding
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          upon  and  inure  to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties,
          their heirs, executors, administrators, other permitted successors and
          assigns,  if any. Nothing contained in this Agreement, whether express
          or  implied,  is intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by
          reason  of  this Agreement on any persons other than the parties to it
          and  their  respective successors and assigns, not is anything in this
          Agreement intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability
          of  any  third  persons  to any party to this Agreement, not shall any
          provision  give  any  third  persons any right of subrogation over, or
          action  against,  any  party  to  this  Agreement.
     L.   Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and
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          understanding  of  the  parties  on  the  subject  matter  hereof  and
          supercedes  all  prior  agreements  and  understandings on the subject
          thereof.
     M.   Construction.  The  parties hereto agree to cooperate with one another
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          in  respect  of  this Agreement, including reviewing and executing any
          document  necessary  for  the performance of this Agreement, to comply
          with  law  or  as  reasonably  requested by any party hereto, or legal
          counsel  to  any  party  hereto.
     N.   Cooperation.  The  parties  hereto agree to cooperate with one another
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          in  respect  of  this Agreement, including reviewing and executing any
          document  necessary  for  the performance of this Agreement, to comply
          with  law  or  as  reasonably  requested by any party hereto, or legal
          counsel  to  any  party  hereto.

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     O.   Independent  Legal  Counsel.  Company will retain legal counsel and be
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          responsible for handling any legal issues related to the Company's
          filings, audits, public relations issues, or legal actions by anyone
          regarding services or advice given by Company to the Company. This
          provision will apply to all agreements between Company and the
          Company, past, present or future and applies to all subsidiaries of
          the Company. The parties hereto agree that (i) each has retained
          independent legal counsel in connection with the preparation of this
          Agreement, (ii) each has been advised of the importance of retaining
          legal counsel, and (iii) by the execution of this Agreement, each
          party who has not retained independent legal counsel acknowledges
          having waived such right.
     P.   Choice  of  Law/Venue.  The  law of the State of Nevada shall apply to
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          this  Agreement  without  reference to conflict of law principles, and
          the  sole venue for any dispute or suit between the parties shall be a
          court  of  competent  jurisdiction  in  the location of the COMPANY in
          Nevada.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date above
written.

Gateway  Distributors  LTD              Tropical  Beverage

By:     Rick  Bailey                    By:     Mark  Millsap

Title:  President  /  CEO               Title:     President

Date:   __________________________      Date:   __________________________

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