Kona Gold Beverage, Inc.
746 North Drive, Suite A
Melbourne, Florida 32934
(844) 714-2224
May 26, 2023
VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL
Bradley Ecker
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Kona Gold Beverage, Inc. | |
Registration Statement on Form S-1 | ||
Filed May 22, 2023 | ||
File No. 333-272118 |
Dear Mr. Ecker:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Kona Gold Beverage, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby requests that the effectiveness of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-272118) be accelerated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to 9:00 AM Eastern Time on May 31, 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter.
The Company hereby authorizes Randolf W. Katz of Clark Hill LLP to modify or withdraw this request for acceleration either orally or in writing. Please contact Mr. Katz at (949) 697-3103 with any questions you may have concerning this request, and please notify him when this request for acceleration has been granted.
Very truly yours, | ||
Kona Gold Beverage, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Robert Clark | |
Robert Clark | ||
Chairman of the Board, | ||
Chief Executive Officer, and President |