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Smart Balance Inc. (SMBL) is in the Financial Services Industry

Revenue
Dec 31 2007
$111.0M
Profit
Dec 31 2007
($64.5M)
Market Cap
Jul 23 2008
$443.4M

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  • Smart Balance Added to Russell 2000 and 3000 Indexes

    PARAMUS, N.J., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smart Balance, Inc. announced today that it has been included in the broad-market Russell 2000R and Russell 3000R indexes. Russell Investments reconstituted its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 27th. "We are pleased to be...

    Articles 2008-06-30

  • Smart Balance Presented at William Blair Growth Stock Conference

    CEO Hughes Reviews Accomplishments, Distribution Gains NEW YORK, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smart Balance, Inc. announced that Stephen Hughes, Smart Balance Chairman and CEO, spoke at the 28th Annual William Blair Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, IL, at 4:10 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 19, 2008....

    Articles 2008-06-19

  • Smart Balance to Webcast Presentation at William Blair Growth Stock Conference

    PARAMUS, N.J., June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smart Balance, Inc. announced today Stephen Hughes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Smart Balance, Inc., will make a presentation at the 28th Annual William Blair Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, IL, at 4:10 p.m. EDT on Thursday June 19, 2008. ...

    Articles 2008-06-13

  • Smart Balance Holds First Stockholders Meeting Since Acquiring GFA Brands

    PARAMUS, N.J., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smart Balance Inc. today held its first Annual Meeting of Stockholders after acquiring GFA Brands, Inc. one year ago. The meeting was held in Teaneck, N.J. near the Company's corporate headquarters. Smart Balance Chairman and CEO Stephen Hughes spoke to...

    Articles 2008-05-21

  • Smart Balance Introduces Butter Blend Sticks

    FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-21 May 2008-Smart Balance Introduces Butter Blend SticksC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Smart Balance has launched Smart Balance Butter Blend Sticks in supermarkets nationwide. The Butter Blend Sticks are 50 percent real butter and 50 percent Smart Balance Buttery Spread. The Smart Balance...

    Articles 2008-05-21

  • New Smart Balance® Butter Blend Sticks Make Healthier Cooking & Baking Easy

    The Taste of Butter with Less Saturated Fat - and with Omega-3 PARAMUS, N.J., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smart Balance Inc. has launched Smart BalanceR Butter Blend Sticks in supermarkets nationwide. The Butter Blend Sticks are 50 percent real butter and 50 percent Smart BalanceR Buttery...

    Articles 2008-05-20

  • Smart Balance Presents at Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium

    CEO Hughes Discusses Plans for Growth NEW YORK, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smart Balance Inc. announced that Stephen Hughes, Smart Balance Chairman and CEO, spoke Monday at the annual Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium in New York City. In his address to investors attending...

    Articles 2008-05-13

  • Smart Balance to Webcast Presentation at Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium

    PARAMUS, N.J., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smart Balance Inc. announced today Stephen Hughes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Smart Balance Inc., will make a presentation at the annual Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium in New York, NY, at 10:50 a.m. EDT on Monday, May 12, 2008. ...

    Articles 2008-05-09

  • Smart Balance Announces 2008 First-Quarter Results

    - Net sales $50.8 million, up 25% versus year ago on operating basis (1) - Gross profit margin 45% - despite historic high commodity costs - Net loss $1.2 million, includes non-cash charges of $3.2 million - 2008 Outlook - Targeted 30% growth in...

    Articles 2008-05-07

  • Smart Balance Inc. to Hold Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 21, 2008

    PARAMUS, N.J., April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smart Balance Inc. will hold its annual meeting of stockholders at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe, 100 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666. Stockholders of record at the close of...

    Articles 2008-04-25

  • Smart Balance To Host Webcast/Conference Call on 2008 First-Quarter Results

    PARAMUS, N.J., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smart Balance Inc. will host a live audio webcast at http://www.smartbalance.com/ on May 7, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. EDT to discuss 2008 first-quarter financial results, which will be issued at approximately 8:30 a.m. EDT the same day. The webcast will be in...

    Articles 2008-04-24

  • Scale smart to balance traffic: online event-registration company upgrades infrastructure to increase and improve services

    In recent years, McLean, Va.-based Cvent has seen a 40 percent to 60 percent annual growth in traffic to its hosted, Web-based applications. Providing the infrastructure to handle this rapid growth--before customers feel any impact--is a top priority for Dwayne Sye, vice president of technology. "Whether or not the end-users...

    Articles 2008-04-01

  • Direct Marketer MonaVie Receives Substantial Growth Capital From TSG Consumer Partners

    SALT LAKE CITY -- TSG Consumer Partners, the leading provider of growth capital for branded consumer companies, has made a significant investment in MonaVie, the leading creator of the premier acai blend nutritional beverage category, for a small, minority equity interest in the company. TSG pioneered focused investing...

    Articles 2008-03-25

  • BellwetherReport.com Free Analyst Review for SMBL.

    M2 PRESSWIRE-20 March 2008-Bellwether Market Watch: BellwetherReport.com Free Analyst Review for SMBLC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20032008 BellwetherReport.com is the leading online financial newsletter for investors seeking top independent and unbiased research. Investors seeking free and unbiased research on...

    Articles 2008-03-20

  • A technology breakthrough by the nutrition scientists at Brandeis University has enabled Smart Balance Inc., Paramus, N.J., to develop milk products that deliver 166% of the daily value of vitamin E in each serving with up to three times better absorption into the bloodstream

    A technology breakthrough by the nutrition scientists at Brandeis University has enabled Smart Balance Inc., Paramus, N.J., to develop milk products that deliver 166% of the daily value of vitamin E in each serving with up to three times better absorption into the bloodstream. The new Smart Balance Milk, which...

    Articles 2008-03-01

  • Smart Balance Tapped as MVP in Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Retailer Product Lineup

    FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-14 February 2008-Smart Balance Tapped as MVP in Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Retailer Product LineupC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Smart Balance, maker of Smart Balance and Earth Balance heart healthy food products and other established brands, has been named winner of the Most Valuable Product...

    Articles 2008-02-14

  • William Keane

    Smart Balance, producer of heart-healthy products, has appointed William Keane, previously vice president and operations controller, to the position of vice president of operations analysis. Keane will be replaced by Christine Sacco. Keane will be involved in the implementation of strategic productivity initiatives and will report to the recently appointed...

    Articles 2008-02-04

  • Album reviews

    Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend XL 11.99 Sounding remarkably lively for a band whose name evokes emo-goth shades, this New York quartet also manage to make a potentially odious mix-up of white-boy indie and Afrobeat sound cooking. Put it down to their quick, intuitive arrangements, in which spare...

    Articles 2008-01-26

  • Smart Balance Announces Executive Appointments.

    M2 PRESSWIRE-25 January 2008-MG Strategies: Smart Balance Announces Executive AppointmentsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25012008 Maybach Financial is a syndicate of financial informants representing a true investing experience. Taking research from financial consultants, brokers, researchers, and conglomerates from around the...

    Articles 2008-01-25

  • Bob Gluck

    Smart Balance has announced several key executive appointments. The heart-healthy food producer has appointed Bob Gluck as chief operating officer and Alan Gever as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Both Gluck and Gever were already employees of Smart Balance, assuming the roles of chief financial officer and vice...

    Articles 2008-01-14

  • Incorporated: 2005
  • CEO: Mr. Stephen B. Hughes

Smart Balance is a blank check company formed to serve as a vehicle for the acquisition, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with an operating business and/or brand in the consumer food and beverage industry. On Sep 25 2006, Co. entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which its wholly-owned subsidiary, BSB Acquisition Co., Inc., will merge with and into GFA Holdings, Inc. (GFA), and GFA will be the surviving corporation and will become its wholly-owned subsidiary. Through GFA Brands, GFA is a marketer of functional food products in the U.S. under the trade names Smart Balance® and Earth Balance®.

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Smart Balance Inc. Company Info

Board of Directors

Mr. Stephen B. Hughes

Chairman

Mr. Robert S. Gluck

Vice-Chairman

Mr. James E. Lewis

Vice-Chairman

Mr. Michael R. O'Brien

Mr. James B. Leighton

Mr. Robert J. Gillespie

Mr. William E. Hooper

Mr. Gerald J. Laber

Mr. Robert F. McCarthy

Contact Information

6106 Sunrise Ranch Drive

Longmont, CO

http://www.boulderspecialtybrands.com

303 682-1982

NAICS Code

Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities: 523999