Garden of Life™ Named Best Non-Perishables Supplier in Whole Foods Market®'s First-Ever Supplier Awards

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Whole Foods Market has named Garden of Life, (www.gardenoflife.com) a globally recognized leader in the natural products industry, Best Non-Perishables Supplier in the grocer's inaugural 2011 Supplier Awards. Whole Foods Market launched the awards to spotlight natural and organic vendors who best embody the grocer's mission and core values.

According to Garden of Life President Brian Ray, the company was the first to receive the Best Non-Perishables Supplier Award from the natural and organic retailer. Garden of Life received the award for providing strong training programs nationwide to support sales in stores, for consistently being one of the top high growth brands in Whole Foods, for joining Whole Planet Foundation's Supplier Alliance for Microcredit and for a variety of other reasons.

In addition to the Best Non-Perishables Supplier, Whole Foods Market recognized the cream-of-the-crop supplier partners in other categories including: Best Perishables Supplier, Best New Product, Cheese, Environmental, Quality Assurance, Special Achievement, Innovation, Wine and the company's ethical sourcing program, Whole Trade® Guarantee.

Awardees were carefully selected by Whole Foods Market global buyers and experts who work side-by-side with hundreds of national suppliers to bring products to market. Ray traveled to Austin recently to attend an awards dinner hosted by Whole Foods for all Supplier Award winners and said the honor was a significant milestone for Garden of Life.

"It's a massive, remarkable achievement that Garden of Life supplements were chosen from among thousands of food products and other non-perishable items at Whole Foods stores," said Ray. "We consistently strive to be the best whole food nutritional supplements leader in the world, so receiving the Best Non-Perishable Supplier Award is an unparalleled distinction for Garden of Life."

"At Whole Foods Market, we live and breathe our core values, and one of those values is creating win-win relationships with our suppliers. We're excited to spotlight our outstanding vendors – including Garden of Life -- whose shared passion, hard work and true partnership is helping us set the industry gold standard – for quality, ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship, and more," said Jim Speirs, Global Vice President of Procurement, Non-Perishables.

For more information about Garden of Life or for interviews, contact Rhonda Price at (561) 371-9407.

About Garden of Life

Garden of Life, LLC, is a subsidiary of Atrium Innovations Inc. (TSX: ATB), a globally recognized leader in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative, science-based dietary supplements available mainly through healthcare practitioners and health food and specialized stores. Atrium has over 1,100 employees and operates eight manufacturing facilities. Additional information is available at http://www.atrium-innovations.com.

SOURCE Garden of Life