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Dynetek Named One of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies

Dynetek Industries Ltd. (DNK: TO)), based in Calgary, Canada, and developer of lightweight compressed hydrogen storage cylinders, has been named one of the companies in the 17th annual PROFIT 100 ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies by PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success. PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success, offers news, strategies, tips, interviews and other resources to entrepreneurs leading Canada’s fastest- growing companies. Each year PROFIT – which currently reaches more than 400,000 readers nationally – hosts a number of events that bring together business leaders in the fast-growth segment and champions the interests of those leaders. PROFIT was founded in April 1982 as Canada’s first national magazine geared to entrepreneurs. Visit PROFITguide.com. Dynetek Industries Ltd. designs, produces and markets one of the lightest and most advanced fuel storage and refueling systems for compressed natural gas, low emission vehicles and compressed hydrogen, zero-emission fuel cell vehicles. Dynetek is recognized around the world for its solutions-of-choice to the alternate fuel vehicle sector, evidenced by strategic relationships with major manufacturers around the globe.

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Natural Products Sales Top $45 Billion in 2004

American shoppers spent nearly $45.8 billion on natural and organic products in 2004, according to research published in the 24th Annual Market Overview in the June issue of The Natural Foods Merchandiser. In 2004, natural products sales increased 6.9 percent across all sales channels, including supermarkets, mass marketers, direct marketers and the Internet. Sales of organic products rose 14.6 percent in natural products stores. As interest in low-carb diets waned, sales of organic baked goods rose 35 percent. Other fast-growing organic categories included meat, poultry and seafood, up 120 percent; coffee and cocoa, up 64 percent; and cookies, up 63 percent. Organic pet products grew 36 percent to $47 million. More facts about this sector — one of the nation’s fastest-growing consumer segments — may be found in NFM’s Market Overview, which provides the most comprehensive current data on retail sales of natural and organic foods, personal care products and supplements. The Market Overview is produced jointly by NFM and its San Diego-based sister publication, Nutrition Business Journal, a leading source of market research and strategic business information for manufacturers and suppliers in the nutrition industry. NFM is the official publication of Natural Products Expo. To learn more about the […]

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