Innovative Food Holdings Retains KCSA Strategic Communications as Investor Relations Counsel

NAPLES, Fla., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative Food Holdings, Inc., (OTCQB: IVFH) is a unique holding company operating in the gourmet food space through its ownership of a growing number of independent, wholly-owned subsidiaries and brands announced today that it has selected KCSA Strategic Communications, a leading New York-based communications firm, to direct the Company's investor relations program.

KCSA was selected after the Company completed a comprehensive search to find an Investor Relations firm that it believed would best communicate the company's message to existing and potential shareholders. KCSA is being hired to create a multi-faceted investor relations (IR) communication campaign designed to enhance Innovative Food Holding's reputation within the investment community. Since KCSA's inception over forty years ago, the firm has developed a strong reputation for its work representing public companies. Todd Fromer, Managing Partner of KCSA, will lead the KCSA team and provide strategic counsel on financial communication matters.

"We have made significant strides in growing our gourmet food business both organically and through acquisitions over the past 12 months. Coupled with our improved capital structure, we believe now is the time to build awareness in the investment community," stated Innovative Food Holdings' Chief Executive Officer, Sam Klepfish. "With KCSA implementing a comprehensive and proactive communications program, we expect to effectively highlight our core strengths as a niche technology driven player within the food industry."

Mr. Fromer stated, "Innovative Food Holdings is a leading gourmet food company that utilizes best-of-breed technologies to create a highly optimized, just in time, gourmet food distribution platform. This unique approach creates sales and efficiency opportunities across its existing operating subsidiaries and holds great potential for future business opportunities.  We are very excited to work with management to tell this unique story and gain exposure with retail and institutional investors."

About Innovative Food Holdings

Innovative Food Holdings, Inc., ("IVFH") is a unique holding company operating in the gourmet food space by owning a growing number of independent, wholly-owned subsidiaries and brands. The subsidiaries utilize IVFH's proprietary technology platform and existing relationships to distribute gourmet foods to restaurants, chefs and many others who utilize these niche products. IVFH's subsidiaries combine to offer over 5,800 unique products to over 30,000 various end users. The Company's current portfolio includes Food Innovations, For The Gourmet, Gourmet Food Service Group and Artisan Specialty Foods. IVFH is also developing selected lines of private label products within the premium gourmet space, the first of which is the Artistre® brand line of Molecular Gastronomy products.

About KCSA Strategic Communications

Founded in 1969, KCSA Strategic Communications is an integrated communications agency that helps clients synchronize their brand messages across investor relations, public relations and many other strategic marketing channels. The firm offers its clients a rare opportunity to achieve true brand alignment and develop close, meaningful relationships with their key audiences. For further information please visit www.kcsa.com.

This release contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") that are based on the current beliefs of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company. Such statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain assumptions, including those described in this release. Should one or more of these underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as "should," "could," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "plan," "might," "potentially" or "expect." The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

Investor Contacts:
KCSA Strategic Communications
Philip Carlson / Josh Dver
+1 212.896.1233 / +1 212.896.1239
[email protected] / [email protected]

SOURCE Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.