Leading Brands

{{Short description|North American beverage company}}

{{third-party|date=December 2013}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Leading Brands, Inc.

| logo =

| type = Public

| traded_as = {{NASDAQ|LBIX}}

| predecessor =

| industry = Beverage Industry

| foundation = {{start date and age|1986}}{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=LBIX+Profile |title=Business Summary|accessdate=Dec 1, 2013}}

| key_people =

| products = Bottled & Canned Beverage

| hq_location = Vancouver, Canada

| homepage = {{URL|http://leadingbrandsinc.com/news.html}}

}}

Leading Brands, Inc. is a fully integrated beverage company in North America. Its operations include a coast-to-coast distribution network, large variety of brands, production of private label products and beverage distribution.{{cite web|url=http://www.lbix.com/ | title=profile| accessdate=Dec 1, 2013}} The company is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ under the symbol "LBIX".

Leading Brands Incorporation was formerly named Brio Industries Inc., and changed its name in October 1999. The company started its earliest business in 1986. Its headquarters is now in Vancouver, Canada.{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=LBIX+Profile |title=Business Summary|accessdate=Dec 1, 2013}}

The ticker symbol for Leading Brands Incorporation is "LBIX".{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=PDCE+Profile |title=Business Summary|accessdate=Nov 25, 2013}}

Operations

The operations of Leading Brands Incorporation include a coast-to-coast distribution network, a portfolio of proprietary brands and licensed products. The company also produces private label products, distributes beverage products, and is a co-packer for major international beverage companies.{{cite web|url=http://www.lbix.com/ | title=profile| accessdate=Dec 1, 2013}}

As of August 9, 2018, the company announced an acquisition of Liquid Media Group Ltd and a name change to that of the acquired company. {{cite web|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/08/09/1549666/6999/en/Leading-Brands-and-Liquid-Media-Group-Announce-Closing-of-Arrangement.html | title=Acquisition and change of operating name | accessdate=June 3, 2021}}

Awards

On October 3, 2013, the company's Neurogenesis HAPPY WATER(R) brand has been named one of the "Top 10 Most Innovative Products for 2013" by The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG).{{cite web |url=http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/10/03/577924/10051060/en/Photo-Release-Leading-Brands-Inc-Announces-Neurogenesis-HAPPY-WATER-R-Awarded-One-of-Top-10-Most-Innovative-Products-for-2013.html|title= Leading Brands, Inc. Announces Neurogenesis HAPPY WATER(R) Awarded One of "Top 10 Most Innovative Products for 2013"}}

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