Jin+Ja Drink WINS sofi Award for Best Outstanding Cold Beverage 1st Philly Based & African American

PHILADELPHIA - July 4, 2013 - PRLog -- Press Release – 2013 sofiTM Winner Jin+Ja Drink Wins 2013 sofiTM Award

Top Honor in Specialty Food

New York, NY (July 2, 2013) – Jin+Ja Drink has won the 2013 sofiTM Award for Outstanding Cold Beverage from the Specialty Food Association. This is the first time a Philadelphia­ based and African American owned beverage company was named a WINNER.

A sofi is the top honor in the $86 billion specialty food industry. “sofi” stands for Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation.

The Jin+Ja Drink was one of 125 Finalists selected by a national panel of specialty food professionals from a record­setting 2,573 entries across 32 Awards categories including Outstanding Chocolate, Cheese, and Snack Food. Winners were announced July 1, 2013, by internationally­acclaimed Chef Marcus Samuelsson at a red­carpet ceremony at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York.

“Winning is the ultimate validation that we live in a world that needs us to share a spark of genius which makes each of us special. Jin+Ja is a tangible example that ‘unique’ is not only ok but in some circles it is celebrated,” states Reuben Canada, CEO of Canada Enterprises L.L.C. and creator of Jin+Ja Drink and a graduate of Howard University Law, Washington, D.C. Canada left a career in patent law and intellectual property to spread the experience of Jin+Ja, a drink considered an adventurous choice for health and wellness. Currently, Jin+Ja is sold at

Whole Foods and online at http://www.drinkjinja.com growing across the country.

The sofi Awards are open to members of the Specialty Food Association, a not­for­profit trade association established in 1952 for food artisans, importers and entrepreneurs with more than 3,000 members in the U.S. and abroad. For more information on the association and its Fancy Food Shows, go to www.specialtyfood.com. Learn more about the 2013 sofi Awards atspecialtyfood.com/sofi.

“With the most entries ever, the winners should be especially proud,” says Specialty Food Association President Ann Daw. “Their foods and beverages are wonderful examples of the craft, care and joy specialty food makers bring to their work,”

JIN+JA CONTACT:
Erica Collins, Media and Public Relations, Canada Enterprises, L.L.C/Jin+Ja Drink Contact: 202­-670­-9575 (tel:202%C2%AD-670%C2%AD-9575) erica@drinkjinja.com

Specialty Food Association Media Contacts:

Ron Tanner, VP Communications & Education; 646­878­0115 (tel:646%C2%AD878%C2%AD0115), rtanner@specialtyfood.com

Louise Kramer, Communications Director; 646­878­0130 (tel:646%C2%AD878%C2%AD0130), lkramer@specialtyfood.com