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IQ Formulations Continues Support of St. Jude Children’s Hospital

IQFormulations / April 14th 2015 / No Comments

Leading health supplement manufacturer IQ Formulations recently announced its continued philanthropic support of St. Jude Children’s Hospital this spring and throughout 2015.

The company is deeply dedicated to giving back to its surrounding community and to the greater good. IQ Formulations and its CEO Jay Cohen make it a priority to regularly and generously donate to St. Jude and various other highly respected non-profit organizations.

Check out today’s press release on the announcement below and on the website’s press releases page.

IQ Formulations Brings Springtime Hope to St. Jude Children’s Hospital

Sunrise, FL (PRWEB) April 14, 2015

IQ Formulations, an industry-leading provider of health and nutritional supplements, is bringing renewed hope and joy to children at St. Jude Children’s Hospital this spring with generous donations planned for the coming months and throughout 2015. A longtime supporter of St. Jude Children’s Hospital, IQ Formulations is committed to supporting the hospital’s pediatric and research facility to help treat and find cures for children with cancer and other serious diseases.

“I’ve always believed that the beauty and innocence of the world lives within our children, which is why supporting St. Jude Children’s Hospital has special personal meaning for me,” said IQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen. “St. Jude provides compassionate caring to children worldwide in need of treatment for cancer and other severe diseases, who otherwise might be left without help, at no cost to the patients or their families. To me, that is the true definition of giving, and clearly reflects the values of IQ Formulations.”

IQ Formulations remains dedicated to the mission of St. Jude Children’s Hospital, having been an ongoing supporter of the organization for years. The company also encourages other corporate entities and individuals to give to St. Jude Children’s Hospital to help save the lives of the pediatric patients treated there.

In addition to its philanthropic dedication to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, IQ Formulations also provides ongoing charitable donations and support to several highly-regarded charities whose missions are near and dear to CEO Jay Cohen and the company’s employees. These non-profit agencies include Wounded Warriors, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the American Humane Association, among many others.

With top-quality products, outstanding facilities, unparalleled customer service and industry-leading standards, IQ Formulations had established a nationwide reputation for excellence in health and nutritional supplements. Last year, the company was named to Inc. Magazine’s 500 fastest growing companies in the country.

Learn more about IQ Formulations at http://iqformulations.wpengine.com.

Learn more about St. Jude Children’s Hospital at http://www.stjude.org.

About IQ Formulations

IQ Formulations is one of the most highly regarded and quickly growing health and nutritional supplement companies in the U.S. Founded by industry veteran and IQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen, IQ Formulations is headquartered in Sunrise, Florida. The company has become an industry leader known for its uncompromising commitment to professional facilities, top-quality products with amazing results, and superior customer service. Learn more at iqformulations.com.

IQ Formulations Applauds GNC for Improving Its Supplement Testing

IQFormulations / April 01st 2015 / No Comments

Top health supplement company IQ Formulations today issued a press release praising retailer GNC for its stated commitment to further improve upon its testing and quality control processes.

IQ Formulations is deeply committed to leading by example to help raise the standards in the nutritional and fitness supplement industry.

Below is today’s press release:

IQ Formulations Applauds GNC for Enhancing Its Testing and Quality Control Processes for Herbal Supplements

Sunrise, FL (PRWEB) April 01, 2015

IQ Formulations, one of the most highly regarded and fastest growing health and nutritional supplement companies in the U.S., today is commending GNC for taking steps to boost and expand the testing and quality control standards for its herbal supplements.* GNC vowed that its new processes will look deeper into the supply chain to ensure the accuracy of labeling on its products.

In response to this week’s news, industry veteran andIQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen said:

“In a lightly-regulated industry where companies often take the ‘get rich quick’ view with little thought to the repercussions, it is truly a breath of fresh air to see GNC taking proactive steps to implement enhanced testing procedures that protect consumers. At IQ Formulations, we also believe in investing the time and the money to do things the right way in order to provide top-quality products that improve people’s quality of life. Doing so not only benefits our customers and our company, but elevates the industry as a whole.”

IQ Formulations works with some of the top distributors and retailers in the nation, and has quickly become an industry leader known for its uncompromising commitment to professional facilities, superior products and excellent customer service. Using only top-quality ingredients and highly calibrated formulations built for success, IQ Formulations rigorously tests all of its supplements to ensure unbeatable products that deliver maximum results for consumers.

The company is committed to raising the bar for nutritional and health supplements—leading by example, setting new standards, and demanding better of the industry overall. IQ Formulations also aims to elevate standards for ethics and professionalism within the nutritional supplement industry and has a deep dedication to giving back through various community and charitable initiatives.

Last year, IQ Formulations was named to Inc. Magazine’s 500 fastest growing companies in the country after demonstrating an incredible 5,486 percent growth since 2010.

About IQ Formulations

IQ Formulations is one of the most highly regarded and quickly growing health and nutritional supplement companies in the U.S. Founded by industry veteran Jay Cohen and headquartered in Sunrise, Florida, IQ Formulations has become an industry leader known for its uncompromising commitment to professional facilities, top-quality products with amazing results, and superior customer service.

*GNC boosts quality control of herbal supplements, 3/30/15, money.cnn.com/2015/03/30/news/gnc-herbal-supplement-agreement/

IQ Formulations Gives Valentine’s Donation to American Humane Association

IQFormulations / February 16th 2015 / No Comments

Top health and nutritional supplement manufacturer IQ Formulations shared the love this Valentine’s Day holiday with continued support of the American Humane Association. The company, which is planning generous donations to the organization throughout the year, strongly
believes in the importance of doing good, along with doing well.

IQ Formulations and its CEO Jay Cohen encourage others to learn more about the American Humane Association at http://www.americanhumane.org/.

Read more about the company’s latest announcement in the text below or on IQ Formulations’ press releases page here.

IQ Formulations Shares the Love This Valentine’s Day with Donations to the American Humane Association

Sunrise, FL (PRWEB) February 13, 2015

IQ Formulations, an industry-leading provider of health and nutritional supplements, today announced its continued support of the American Humane Association with generous donations planned throughout the year including this weekend’s Valentine’s Day holiday. Founded and led by CEO Jay Cohen, IQ Formulations believes deeply in the mission of the American Humane Association, and encourages other companies and individuals to also support the organization through donations and pet adoptions.

“As huge animal lovers, we understand the critical and serious nature of pet overpopulation in this country,” said IQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen. “Numerous IQ Formulations employees are proud owners of shelter pets, and my own family has three rescue dogs and three rescue cats. But in addition to our personal adoptions, we believe it is important to continue giving to the American Humane Association to help those animals which we cannot take in, to help them get the services they need and to eventually find them permanent homes.”

In addition to the American Humane Association, IQ Formulations gives regularly to a variety of highly respected non-profit organizations whose purposes resonate with the company, its CEO Jay Cohen and its employees. For years, IQ Formulations has supported Wounded Warriors, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and many other groups, while it also continues to explore additional opportunities to get involved with new community and philanthropic initiatives.

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Learn more about the American Human Association at http://www.americanhumane.org/.

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IQ Formulations to Expand Headquarters

IQFormulations / September 03rd 2014 / No Comments

Leading nutritional supplement manufacturer IQ Formulations today announced that it will be relocating its company headquarters to Tamarac after working with the local Stonegate Bank and Total Real Estate Consultants, Inc. to secure a mortgage loan.

The South Florida manufacturing company has experienced exponential growth over the past few years, and looks forward to continuing to expand and create additional jobs in the region.

You can check out today’s announcement on our Press Releases page, and its full text is also included below:

IQ Formulations Begins Headquarters Expansion After Working with South Florida’s Stonegate Bank and Total Real Estate Consultants, Inc.

Sunrise-based health supplement manufacturer IQ Formulations today announced that it has begun the process of relocating and expanding its operations after working with Total Real Estate Consultants, Inc. and securing a loan from South Florida’s Stonegate Bank. IQ Formulations was named last week to Inc. Magazine’s 500 fastest growing companies in the nation after posting an astonishing 5,486 percent growth rate since 2010. The company will soon move its operations to Tamarac, where it is beginning the process of building out a state-of-the-art manufacturing and processing facility that can accommodate a surge in production and a growing workforce.

“As a born and raised Floridian, it was very important to me to partner with a bank and realtor right here in our own community,” said IQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen. “Stonegate Bank’s Eric Servaites and Total Real Estate Consultants’ Joe Pelayo did a great job making the process easy. Their assistance has helped immeasurably with the expansion that is underway, and we look forward to their continued assistance as we grow and create additional jobs in South Florida.”

Work has already commenced on IQ Formulations’ new high-tech facility and the company hopes to move in by the end of the year. The upgraded location will include enhanced production capabilities, and will be home to the company’s recently expanded Quality Control and Assurance Department.

IQ Formulations has expanded rapidly over the past few years, generating dozens of new jobs. The company was named by Inc. Magazine as the 50th fastest growing private company in the United States. CEO Jay Cohen looks forward to forming additional local partnerships as IQ Formulations continues on an incredible growth trajectory from its home in South Florida.

In addition to its economic commitment to area, IQ Formulations is also deeply involved in various community and charitable initiatives. IQ Formulations sponsors an annual toy drive benefiting the families at nearby Miami Children’s Hospital, and also gives to a variety of fundraisers and advocacy organizations.

About IQ Formulations
IQ Formulations is one of the most highly regarded and quickly growing health and nutritional supplement companies in the U.S. Founded by industry veteran Jay Cohen and headquartered in Sunrise, Florida, IQ Formulations has become an industry leader known for its uncompromising commitment to professional facilities, top-quality products with amazing results, and superior customer service.

IQ Formulations’ Contribution to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

IQFormulations / August 27th 2014 / No Comments

Top health supplement manufacturer IQ Formulations today expressed its continued support of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The company recently gave a generous donation to the organization, including five percent of an entire month’s product proceeds.

IQ Formulations is dedicated to supporting its community and deserving charitable organizations, such as the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. To read more about how the company gives back, visit the Our Community page.

See the full press release surrounding today’s announcement below:

IQ Formulations Contributes Sizeable Donation to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Sunrise, FL (PRWEB) August 27, 2014

IQ Formulations, a leading manufacturer of health and nutritional supplements, today announced its continued support of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. For an entire month this summer, IQ Formulations participated in a fundraising campaign led by TigerFitness.com in which 5 percent of the proceeds from all of IQ Formulations’ sales were donated to the respected nonprofit organization.

Last year, IQ Formulations contributed to a TigerFitness.com fundraiser to support Isla, a young girl fighting Cystic Fibrosis. The company was so thankful for the generous donation that it posted a YouTube video thanking IQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen.

“We are very excited and honored to continue our contributions to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,” said IQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen. “At IQ Formulations, we believe in not just doing well as a company, but doing good in the community that surrounds and supports us. We hope that our latest donation will help bring the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation one step closer to finding a cure for this chronic disease affecting the lives of tens of thousands of people.”

Led by CEO Jay Cohen, IQ Formulations has continually displayed a deep dedication to giving back, particularly to charitable organizations that help children. A proud and devoted father of two, Jay loves kids and has dedicated time, effort and money to helping youth struggling with life-threatening disorders and ailments.

In addition to hosting an annual holiday toy drive to benefit the children and families of the nearby Miami Children’s Hospital, IQ Formulations participates in numerous other community and charitable initiatives, including regular donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, ASPCA, the American Red Cross, Wounded Warrior Project, local VA hospitals and other Veterans of America organizations.

Last week, IQ Formulations was honored among Inc. Magazine’s 500 fastest growing privately held companies in the country. IQ Formulations not only made the list, but was ranked in the top 50 overall, ninth among health companies, fifth among Florida companies and the second fastest growing company in the Miami metro area.

About IQ Formulations
IQ Formulations is one of the most highly regarded and quickly growing health and nutritional supplement companies in the U.S. Founded by industry veteran and IQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen, IQ Formulations is headquartered in Sunrise, Florida. The company has become an industry leader known for its uncompromising commitment to professional facilities, top-quality products with amazing results, and superior customer service. Learn more at iqformulations.com.

IQ Formulations in the South Florida Business Journal

IQFormulations / August 22nd 2014 / No Comments

IQ Formulations was featured in the South Florida Business Journal yesterday. The company was highlighted for its inclusion in the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.

The article discussed the amazing growth of IQ Formulations over the past several years, and also included a quote from IQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen.

Check out the full article below:

http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2014/08/20/inc-5000-meet-the-120-south-florida-companies-that.html

Inc. 5000: Meet the 120 South Florida companies that made the list

Celia Ampel
Reporter-South Florida Business Journal

More than 100 companies made the cut for the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America list, with two local companies named among the 50 fastest-growing ones in the nation.

Miami-based car-dealership marketing firm Showroom Logic came in at No. 26 nationally, topping the magazine’s list of South Florida companies by increasing revenue to $13.4 million in 2013 from $157,259 three years before.

IQ Formulations, a nutritional supplement company, ranked No. 50 in the U.S. The Sunrise-based company reached $8.2 million in 2013 revenues, compared to $148,037 in 2010.

“I look forward to many more years of continued success and expansion in South Florida as we help men and women achieve their fitness goals and constantly strive to raise the bar in our industry,” IQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen said in a statement.

The companies each added several jobs in the past three years: Showroom Logic grew from four employees to 86, and IQ Formulations went from two employees to 33. IQ Formulations will move to a 40,000-square-foot facility in Tamarac in the fall.

View the attached gallery to learn which 120 companies made the list. Click here.

IQ Formulations Featured in The Miami Herald

IQFormulations / August 21st 2014 / No Comments

IQ Formulations was highlighted in The Miami Herald yesterday for its inclusion in the renowned Inc. 5000 list. IQ Formulations came in at the Number 50 spot for its astonishing 5,486 percent growth over the past three years.

Check out the full article below:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/20/4299290/122-south-florida-companies-make.html

122 South Florida companies make Inc. 5000 list

BY NANCY DAHLBERG
NDAHLBERG@MIAMIHERALD.COM

Inc. magazine unveiled its annual list of fastest-growing private companies in America on Wednesday, and 122 companies from the Miami metropolitan area made the cut.

Showroom Logic, a 90-employee company in Miami founded in 2009, came in at No. 26 with 8,449 percent growth in the past three years and $13.4 million in 2013 revenue. Showroom Logic offers software tools and customized advertising programs for the auto industry, including its AdLogic platform built from the ground up specifically for car dealers.

IQ Formulations, a Sunrise maker of nutritional supplements for sports and fitness enthusiasts, was No. 50 with 5,486 percent three-year growth and $8.3 million 2013 revenue. The company was founded in 2010 and has 35 employees, according to Inc.

Other Miami companies that ranked particularly high: Acordis International of Miramar (No. 71), LogoUp.com of Pompano Beach (no. 80), MobileHelp of Boca Raton (111), SmackTom.com of Miami (125); CareCloud of Miami (127) and 3A/Worldwide of Miami (175). See the full list of Miami area companies here.

For only the second time in the 33-year history of the Inc. 5000, the No. 1 company was a repeat winner. Children’s tablet maker Fuhu, based in El Segundo, Calif., reported a jaw-dropping 158,956.9 percent sales surge over the past three years, Inc. said.

IQ Formulations Named to Inc. 500!

IQFormulations / August 20th 2014 / No Comments

IQ Formulations is incredibly excited to announce that today the company was named among Inc. Magazine’s top 50 fastest growing private companies in the entire country!

We are overjoyed to not only have made the renowned Inc. 500, but to be within the top 50! IQ Formulations also ranked ninth among all health companies, fifth among companies in the state of Florida and the second fastest growing company in the Miami metro area.

Below is our official press release announcing the thrilling news. You can also read more about IQ Formulations’ ranking at http://www.inc.com/profile/iq-formulations.

Leading Health Supplement Company IQ Formulations Among Inc. Magazine’s Top 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the United States

Sunrise, FL (PRWEB) August 20, 2014

IQ Formulations, a top national health and nutritional supplement manufacturer, today was named to theInc. 500, distinguishing it as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States. IQ Formulations not only made the list, but was ranked in the top 50 by growing more than 5,486 percent over the past three years. It also ranked ninth among all health companies, fifth among companies in the state of Florida and the second fastest growing company in the Miami metro area.

Headquartered in Sunrise, Florida, IQ Formulationsgrew from 2010 revenues of approximately $150,000 to roughly $8 million in 2013, earning the company a spot on Inc.’s celebrated annual rankings. In the fourth quarter of 2014, IQ Formulations will be relocating its operations to a state-of-the-art 40,000 sq. ft. manufacturing and packaging facility in Tamarac, Florida.

“After years of tireless efforts to our devoted customers, I am incredibly honored that IQ Formulations is being recognized by Inc. Magazine as one the nation’s fastest growing privately held companies,” said IQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen. “I owe a debt of gratitude to my wife and children for their support and patience over the past several years, since they allowed me to pour my heart and soul into growing this company. I’d also like to thank all of the IQ Formulations team, our stellar business partners and devoted customers for helping make possible our amazing growth and achievements. I look forward to many more years of continued success with the incredible IQ Formulations team as we help men and women achieve their fitness goals and constantly strive to raise the bar in our industry.”

IQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen will be formally honored by Inc. Magazine in October at an awards ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona.

To learn more about IQ Formulations and its placement in the Inc. 500, please visit: http://www.inc.com/profile/iq-formulations.

The History of IQ Formulations

IQFormulations / August 14th 2014 / No Comments

IQ Formulations has quickly become one of the most successful and highly-respected health and nutritional supplement manufacturers in the country.

Bringing decades of health and fitness industry experience, IQ Formulations CEO Jay Cohen formed the company in South Florida in 2008. Now renowned for its commitment to excellence and dedication to raising industry standards, IQ Formulations continues to experience outstanding growth year after year.

The company is proud to provide industry leading supplements with fantastic results to a wide range of athletes and health-minded consumers, and plans to continue its expansion and innovation in the years to come.

To learn more about the history of IQ Formulations, visit http://iqformulations.wpengine.com/about-us/our-history.