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eDiets.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIET) online
"diet destination" for consumers seeking professional advice, information,
products and services that challenge overweight consumers both domestically
and abroad to get in shape to live longer. Over 1.3 million consumers have become
eDiets.com members since its inception.
General Mills, Inc. (GIS) is
a producer of packaged consumer foods that operates exclusively in the
consumer foods industry. The Company's businesses are divided into three
operating segments: United States Retail, Bakeries and Foodservice and
International. United States Retail consists of cereals, meals, refrigerated
and frozen dough products, baking products, snacks, yogurt and organic
foods. The Bakeries and Foodservice segment consists of products marketed to
retail and wholesale bakeries and offered to the commercial and
non-commercial foodservice sectors throughout the United States and Canada,
such as restaurants and school cafeterias. The International segment is made
up of retail business outside the United States and foodservice business
outside of the United States and Canada. In addition to its consolidated
operations, the Company manufactures and sells products through several
joint ventures.
HJ Heinz Co (HNZ) H.J.
Heinz Company manufactures and markets an extensive line of processed food
products throughout the world. The Company's principal products include
ketchup, condiments and sauces, frozen food, soups, beans and pasta meals,
tuna and other seafood products, infant food and other processed food
products. Its products are sold to chain, wholesale, cooperative and
independent grocery accounts, pharmacies, mass merchants, club stores,
foodservice distributors and institutions, including hotels, restaurants and
certain government agencies. The Company manufactures and contracts for the
manufacture of its products from a wide variety of raw foods. Heinz
organizes its operations into five business segments: North America, U.S.
Frozen, Europe, Asia/Pacific and Other Operating Entities.
Health
& Nutrition Systems International, Inc. (HNNS.OB) (HNS) develops,
markets and sells weight management, energy and sport nutrition products to
national and regional, food, drug, health, pharmacy and mass-market
accounts, as well as to independent health and pharmacy accounts. HNS
product sales consist of three primary dietary supplements: Acutrim Natural,
Carb Cutter and Thin Tab Mahuang Free.
Kraft Foods, Inc. (KFT)
is engaged in the manufacture and sale of branded foods and beverages in the
United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East
and Africa. The Company's brands span five consumer sectors: Snacks,
primarily cookies, crackers, salted snacks and confectionery; Beverages,
primarily coffee, aseptic juice drinks and powdered beverages; Cheese,
primarily natural, process and cream cheeses; Grocery, primarily
ready-to-eat cereals, enhancers and desserts, and Convenient Meals,
primarily frozen pizza, packaged dinners, lunch combinations and processed
meats. Kraft conducts its global business through its subsidiaries, Kraft
Foods North America, Inc. and Kraft Foods International, Inc. The Company
has operations in 68 countries and sells its products in more than 150
countries.
Mannatech Inc. (MTEX)
Mannatech, Incorporated is a global wellness solutions provider that
develops innovative, high-quality, proprietary nutritional supplements,
topical and skin care products, and weight management products that are sold
through approximately 536,000 independent Associates and Members located in
the United States and the international markets of Canada, Australia, the
United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Denmark,
and Germany.
MM2 Group (OTCBB:MMGP) is involved
in the acquisition and build-out of dietary supplement and nutraceutical
companies.
Orbit Brands Corporation, Inc.
(OTCBB: OBTV) Focused on the acquisition and development of high growth companies in the Technology,
Health and Fitness and Consumer Goods industries. Jul 12, 2004 - ORBIT BRANDS CORPORATION announced
it acquired Malibu Beach Beverage Group LLC(TM), a manufacturer of low carbohydrate new age beverage
products, which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Malibu's initial offerings include three low carb
juice blends, and three flavored green tea blends, which contain natural ingredients and vitamins essential
to the Low Carb lifestyler. Malibu Beach Beverage Group sold all of its right, title and interest in all
intellectual property of the low carb beverages including but not limited to any and all formulas, copyrights
and applications therefore, patents and applications therefore, trademarks and applications therefore,
licensing, contracts, proprietary information, and any other claimed proprietary information, and any other
tangible and intangible intellectual property of the low carb
beverage business of the company. Malibu Beach Beverage Group was acquired
by ORBIT BRANDS through a cash and stock transaction.
Silhouette Brands, Inc. (SIHB.PK.) is one of the largest and
fastest growing frozen novelty companies in the US. It sells low fat and low carb ice cream snacks under
its distinctive brands, Skinny Cow(R) and Skinny Carb(R). Based in New York City, the company was founded
in 1994 by Marc Wexler and Sam
Pugliese.
Skinny Nutritional (OTCBB:SKNY) develops, acquires, and distributes lifestyle and consumer products that capitalize on emerging trends in the health and wellness industry. Headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., the company is the exclusive worldwide distributor of Skinny Water®, Skinny Tea®, Skinny Shakes®, other Skinny branded beverages as well as Skinny Snacks(TM).
Sunset Brands Inc. (OTCBB: SSBN) looks to become a leader in
the better foods and nutritional categories with an expanding suite of high quality, wholesome, great-tasting
and competitively-priced products - featuring such brands as Low Carb Creations, Bella Carb, Carb
Ole and Sipper Sweets.
Weight Watchers International Inc.
(WTW) operates and franchises territories offering weight loss and control programs through the operation of
classroom type meetings to the general public in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom,
Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Brazil.