NBJ Business Achievement Awards Past Winners

Category
Growth in Large Companies

Winners
2010: NBTY
2009: Living Essentials (5-Hour Energy)
Europa Sports Products
2008: Jamieson Laboratories, Atrium Innovations, Europa Sports Products, Bodybuilding.com
2007: Hansen’s Natural, BSN Inc., Clif Bar
2006: Glaceau
2005: XanGo
2004: Amway China Co. Ltd.

Growth in Mid-Size Companies

2010: Aker BioMarine
2009: Annie's
2008: Honest Tea, Ocean Spray Ingredient Technology Group
2007: Nutrition 21, ZMC-USA, Lifeway Foods
2006: CytoSport Inc.
2005: McDowell Labs
2004: Garden of Life

Growth in Small Companies

2010: Nutra Bridge
2009: Zevia, Azantis
2008: Alkemists Labs, Sierra Mountain Minerals, gDiapers
2007: Pangea, MyChelle, Zhena's Gypsy Tea
2006: iSatori Technologies
2005: CV Technologies Inc.
2004: iSatori Technologies

Investment in the Future

2010: Standard Process
2010: Stratum Nutrition
2009: NOW Foods
2008: Northern Prairie Specialty Oils, The Solae Co.
2007: A.M. Todd Botanical Therapeutics, Green-Health Pharmaceutical, Health Wright Products
2006: Jarrow Industries Inc.
2005: Dietary Supplement Education Alliance

Efforts on Behalf of the Industry

2010: Roy Upton, American Herbal Pharmacopoeia
2009: Anthony Almada, National Animal Supplement Council, IADSA
2008: B&D Nutritional Ingredients/ Bill Van Dyke
2007: CRN/John Hathcock
2006: Ocean Nutrition Canada
2005: National Nutritional Foods Assn
2004: NPIcenter

Scientific Achievement

2010: Danisco
2010: Tishcon
2009: USANA, Fast-C by Scientific Food Solutions
2008: Cran-Max, ChromaDex
2007: Abram Hoffer, MD,. Ph.D., Epax
2006: EPAX

Education

2010: Ikhlas Khan, Ole Miss
2009: Pharmavite, Council for Responsible Nutrition
2008: Scripps Center/ Mimi Guarneri, MD
2007: American Botanical Council
2006: Enzymedica Inc.
2005: Pharmavite

Environment & Sustainability

2010: Stonyfield Farm
2009: United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), Lotus Foods
2008: Traditional Medicinals, Gaia Herbs
2006: Garden of Life Inc.
2005: Choice Organic Teas
2004: Sambazon

Charitable Activity

2010: Alacer
2008: Project Healthy Children
2007: Ocean Nutrition Canada/Robert Orr
2006: Reliance Vitamin Co.
2005: Vitamin Angel Alliance

Personal Service

2006: Christie Communications
2005: Pharmavite
2004: Michael Morton, The Healthy Foundation

NBJ Product Merit Awards

2009: Cardiokinase by Pure Prescriptions, Soleo Organics by Skin Elements USA
2008: Gluten Free Cafe - The Hain Celestial Group, Curcumin C3 Complex - Sabinsa Corporation
2007: Nestle, OmegaBrite, Minute Maid Enhanced Juice Line, Kroger's Active Lifestyle Line, Danactive, Activia
2005: DMV International
2004: Pharmanex

Deals of the Year

2010: Caryle Group/NBTY, BASF / Cognis, KeHE / Tree of Life, ConAgra / Elan Nutrition, Metagenics / Bariatric Advantage, Trygg Pharma / EPAX, Martek / Amerifit Brands, DNP / Thorne Research, Diamond Foods / Kettle Foods, TPG Growth / 25% of Schiff Nutrition
2009: Alticor-Metagenics, Atrium Innovations- Garden of Life, Vitamin Shoppe IPO, GF Capital- Airborne, Mead Johnson Nutritionals IPO, Coca-Cola Co.- ZICO; Pepsi-Amacoco, Nestle Waters NA- Sweet Leaf, Herbalife- Micelle Laboratories, Naturex- Natraceutical Group, Vitacost.com IPO
2007: Whole Foods Markets

Organic Excellence

2010: Maria Rodale, Rodale Inc.
2009: Kathleen Merrigan
2008: Mark Lipson, OFRF
2006: Organic To Go

Wall Street Award for Stock Performance

2010: Medifast
2010: Whole Foods Market
2009: NBTY, Whole Foods Market, Nu Skin Enterprises
2008: Matrixx Innovations, Medifast, Martek Biosciences Corporation
2007: Martek Biosciences
2005: Hansen Natural
2004: Hansen Natural Corp.

Management Achievement Award

2010: Pierre Fitzgibbon, Atrium Innovations
2009: Fortitech

Lifetime Achievement Award

2010: Al Powers, NOW Health Group
2009: Steve Allen, Nestle & Robert Orr, Ocean Nutrition Canada