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eDiets Named Best Internet Company of 2002 at South Florida Business Journal’s Technology Awards
Posted: 8/27/2002
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eDiets.com, Inc. |
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Merilee Kern |
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eDiets Named Best Internet Company of 2002 at South Florida Business Journal’s Technology Awards
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — August 26, 2002 – At the annual South Florida Business Journal Technology Awards ceremony held August 22, eDiets.com, Inc. (OTCBB:EDET), the leader in personalized online diet programs and an emerging force in personalized online fitness and motivation programs, was selected as the winner of the Best Internet Company of 2002.
eDiets was chosen as the coveted South Florida Business Journal Internet category technology winner due to the many innovations that distinguish eDiets among the competitive and fast growing technology industry in south Florida. eDiets was recognized for its revenue growth, creation of jobs, commitment to employees and community involvement.
eDiets' personalized diet and fitness programs, developed by an in-house team of registered and licensed dietitians, degreed and certified fitness trainers and psychologists in conjunction with a proprietary software system, provide members with professional advice, information and support in a convenient and private online alternative to traditional weight-loss programs such as Weight Watchers®. eDiets also provides support services that are available online or via telephone 24/7/365.
Founder and CEO of eDiets, David Humble stated, “We are pleased to have received the South Florida Business Journal’s Technology Award for best Internet company, especially in light of the formidable competition. To the surprise of many, South Florida has burgeoned into a hotbed locale for leading-edge technology and Internet-based companies, making this award a great honor.” Humble continued, “eDiets was equally honored when, back in 2001, the South Florida Business Journal named eDiets #1 among its ‘Fast Tech 40 - a compilation of local companies growing their business fast.’”
During the second quarter of 2002, eDiets had approximately 300,000 unique paying members and currently has approximately 10 million opt-in subscribers to its bi-weekly e-mail newsletter, eDiets Diet & Fitness News. comScore Media Metrix, the standard in Internet behavioral measurement, recently announced that it ranked eDiets.com as the "Top Gaining Property at Home/Work Combined in the U.S." for June 2002, generating 6,218,000 unique (unduplicated) visitors - a 49.3% growth rate over the month prior.
About eDiets.com, Inc.
eDiets.com, Inc. (OTCBB:EDET), the online diet services category leader through its brands eDiets (http://www.eDiets.com) and DietSmart (http://www.DietSmart.com), has been providing customized diet, fitness and motivational programs, products and services on a subscription basis since 1996. eDiets and DietSmart members benefit from an array of comprehensive online support services that are available 24/7/365, including professionally moderated online meetings, support groups, chats and teleconferences. This combination of convenience, personalization, privacy, support and value provides eDiets members with an attractive alternative to traditional offline programs popularized by Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW), Jenny Craig, Inc. and others. During the second quarter of 2002, eDiets.com had approximately 300,000 unique paying members and currently has over 10 million opt-in subscribers to its bi-weekly e-mail newsletter, eDiets Diet & Fitness News. Among other honors received, www.eDiets.com was named a Forbes Magazine "Best of the Web" fitness and nutrition Web site in both 2000 and 2001. eDiets.com, Inc. maintains its corporate office in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
Statements in the release, which are not historical in nature, are forward - looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those which may be expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in product acceptance by consumers, effectiveness of sales and marketing efforts, loss of market share and pressure on prices resulting from competition, and inability to obtain sufficient financing. For additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties associated with eDiets.com business, reference is made to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2001, and other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are current only as of the date on which such statements are made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements.
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