DC Brands International (HRDN) 10-Q 2013 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 OR RULE 15d-14 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 

I, Robert H. Armstrong, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of DC Brands International, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and  procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be  designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its  consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in  which this report is being prepared;
b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to  be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial  reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally  accepted accounting principles;
c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period  covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)		Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred  during the Registrant’s most fiscal recent quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report)  that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: May 15, 2013

/s/ Robert H. Armstrong                            

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)