AMHERST, N.Y., July 10, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- HealthSport, Inc. (OTCBB:HSPO) announces today its Pediatric Electrolyte Strips, distributed by Unico Holdings under the name Naturalyte Oral Electrolyte Pedia Strips, and private labeled for the country's leading food and drug retailers, was selected the "Best of the Best" of the Product Showcase in the Baby Care Category at this year's annual exhibition of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (www.nacds.org). The event was held June 30th through July 2nd in San Diego and was attended by representatives of every major grocery and drugstore chain in the country.
"The NACDS event creates a superb environment to interact with our customers and introduce them to new and exciting products like our Pediatric Electrolyte Strips," stated Tom Gladfelter, VP of Sales at Unico Holdings. "We held more than 30 pre-set appointments with the decision makers at all of the top chains. The enthusiasm for our film strip products was overwhelming, and we anticipate a flood of orders in the next few weeks. Many chains are interested in adding strip products in a number of different product categories and looking to us to meet that need."
HealthSport CEO, Bob Kusher, added, "The strong performance at the NACDS show serves to reinforce our selection of Unico as a key distribution partner. The feedback received, and the purchase order commitments made, will help us achieve our revenue growth target for the third quarter and creates a platform for expansion into additional products."
About HealthSport, Inc.
HealthSport, Inc. (http://healthsportinc.com) is a fully integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of unique and proprietary branded and private label edible film strip nutritional supplements and over-the-counter drugs. The Company owns three subsidiaries -- Enlyten, Inc., InnoZen, Inc. and Cooley Nutraceuticals, Inc. Enlyten (http://www.enlytenstrips.com) was created to market and distribute HealthSport's products. InnoZen, Inc. (http://www.innozen.com) is the preeminent formulator, developer and manufacturer of edible film strips that deliver drug actives through buccal (between the cheek and gum) absorption. InnoZen's proprietary edible film strip delivery technology is superior to any other competitive edible film strips currently available on the market. InnoZen has five patents pending and has developed numerous trade secrets which it incorporates in the development and manufacturing process of edible film strips. The Company's current products are sold through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Enlyten, Inc.
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