EDiets.com

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eDiets.com, Inc.
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Type Public (NASDAQ: DIET)
Founded Florida, USA (1997)[1]
Headquarters Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA
Key people Robert T. Hamilton, CEO
Industry health/fitness
Employees 140 (2006)
Slogan Information driven
Website www.eDiets.com
The correct title of this article is eDiets.com. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.

eDiets.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIET) is an online service offering professional dietary, nutritional, and exercise advice through its website to its customers since 1997.

As of June 30, 2006, eDiets.com had over 2 million consumers worldwide and has received the Forbes Spring 2004 and 2005 "Best of the Web" award in the diet and nutrition category, and PC Magazine "Editors' Choice" in May 2004 and 2005.

eDiets is the market leader in online diets and exercise management. It's program is based upon a large diet and food information database. The program offers a wide range of personal diet options that allows customers to personalize their diet plan to suit their own personal preferences.

The eDiets web site also uses a number of interactive features of the Internet and the diet advice offered is based upon sustainable healthy eating habits.

In 2006 a 45% stake in eDiets was purchased by Prides Capital, a special investment firm that invests in companies poised for rapid growth. eDiets also announced the launch of a meal delivery service called eDiets Express making it the only diet company offering delivery of fresh cooked meals. The service will be fully rolled out throughout late 2007 and 2008.

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