VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 28, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Leading Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq:LBIX), North America's only fully integrated healthy beverage company, is pleased to announce that it has been named '2008 Processor of the Year' by Food In Canada magazine.
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Featured on the cover of the January/February 2008 issue in a five-page spread entitled ' Leader of the Pack', Leading Brands Chairman Ralph McRae discusses his company's impressive success in gaining a competitive edge in the healthy beverage industry, its innovative premium beverage line-up and its plans to enhance awareness and availability of its brands throughout North America. In a separate article entitled 'Chef Profile', Leading Brands Director of Development, David Neely discusses the challenges and opportunities for R&D in the beverage sector and his passion for culinary creativity.
Leading Brands Chairman Ralph McRae says: "It is an honor to be recognized by a leading authority in our industry. We've certainly proved that twenty years of innovation, dedication and creating products that consumers can relate to has paid off. Our ability to take full advantage of opportunities across the rapidly changing beverage industry is what sets us apart for continued success and tremendous growth."
Food In Canada magazine, a monthly publication by Rogers Media Inc., is recognized as the voice of the food and beverage processing industry in Canada and is the industry authority on all aspects of food and beverage manufacturing. An online version of the article can be accessed at http://www.lbix.com/company/news/.
About Leading Brands, Inc.
Leading Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq:LBIX) is North America's only fully integrated premium beverage company. Leading Brands creates, designs, bottles, distributes and markets its own proprietary premium beverage brands such as TrueBlue(r) Blueberry Juice, LiteBlue(r) Blueberry Juice, STOKED(tm) Energy Drinks, DIE HARD(tm) Sports Energy Drink, INFINITE Health(r) Water, and Caesar's(r) Cocktails via its unique Integrated Distribution System (IDS)(tm) which involves the Company finding the best and most cost-effective route to market. The Company strives to use the best natural ingredients hence its mantra: Better Ingredients - Better Brands. Find out more about Leading Brands at www.LBIX.com.
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