LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.,
Aug. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN) a leading organic and
natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India providing consumers with
A Healthier Way of Life™ announced for the third year in a row it
had been named to Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in
America list for 2015. Fortune cited Hain Celestial as
a "Packaged-food company—brands include Almond Dream, Terra, and
Celestial Seasonings—keeps riding the trend toward products with a
'natural' aura." In conjunction with this year's list,
Irwin D. Simon, Founder, President
and Chief Executive Officer, was recently interviewed by
Leigh Gallagher, Assistant Managing
Editor and Host of Fortune Live, available at
Fortune.com.
Fortune's methodology includes companies that have posted
an annualized growth in revenue and earnings per share of at least
15% annually over the three years ended on or before April 30, 2015. Companies that meet these
criteria are ranked by revenue growth rate; EPS growth rate; and
three-year annualized total return for the period ended
June 30, 2015. Hain Celestial's
three-year annual growth rate for EPS was 23% and revenue was 26%,
with a total return of 34%.
"Once again Hain Celestial's growth has merited ranking as one
of Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies, now for the
third year in a row. This is a tremendous accomplishment for
the Company and well-deserved recognition as a Fortune 1000
company," said Irwin D. Simon,
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain
Celestial. "I am grateful to have the opportunity to share
this with our supportive employees and shareholders."
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial
Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and
natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India. Hain Celestial
participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that
include Celestial Seasonings®, Earth's Best®, Ella's Kitchen®,
Terra®, Garden of Eatin'®, Sensible Portions®, Health Valley®,
Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Casbah®, Rudi's
Organic Bakery®, Gluten Free Cafe™, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®,
Spectrum Essentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond
Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®,
BluePrint®, FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®, Empire®, Kosher Valley®,
Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Europe's
Best®, Cully & Sully®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Johnson's
Juice Co.®, Farmhouse Fare®, Hartley's®, Sun-Pat®, Gale's®,
Robertson's®, Frank Cooper's®, Linda
McCartney®, Lima®, Danival®, Joya®, Natumi®, GG UniqueFiber®,
Tilda®, JASON®, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, Live Clean® and
Queen Helene®. Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier
Way of Life™ since 1993. For more information, visit
www.hain.com.
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