Cera Products named one of the Nation's Top 500 Small Businesses

Maryland manufacturer of CeraSport and CeraLyte high performance hydration products used by elite athletes and the military, as well as individuals and institutions for preventing and correcting dehydration. All Cera's gluten-free products provide both quick and sustained hydration and energy without insulin spikes or other problems typical of sugar-based drinks, and can help avert the need for intravenous therapy (IV). CeraSport helps avert cramping, nausea and some typical side effects in other sports drinks, optimizing hydration and energy and giving the athlete peak performance. See www.ceraproductsinc.com


Cera Products named one of the Nation's Top 500 Small Businesses For Release: March 23, 2009 Contact: CharleneRiikonen 410-309-1000 charlene.riikonen@ceraproducts.us In recognition of the economic power of privately held businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations' leading business-to-business internet site, recently named Cera Products as one of the top businesses in the United States. This is the 9th annual listing of the Nation's top businesses by DiversityBusiness.com. Companies listed on the Top Business Lists represent the Nation's top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a privately held business is small or insignificant. Winners are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with small businesses. "Entrepreneurs are a growing force in the U.S. economy, and a force to be reckoned with," said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International, the company that built DiversityBusiness.com. This is a whole business segment that can carry its own, that provides jobs, products and services, and generates wealth for their communities. These are the new leaders in American business." The List This List is a classification that represents the top small businesses in the U.S., in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Large organizational buyers throughout the country that do business with multicultural, small and women-owned businesses use the list. The List is produced annually by DiversityBusiness.com, the nation's leading multicultural B2B Internet portal that links large organizational buyers to multicultural product and service suppliers. The winning companies will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com's "9th Annual Multicultural Business Conference", taking place April 29 – May 1, 2009 at the Disney's Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida. For the complete list of winning companies, please visit: www.diversitybusiness.com
	Maryland manufacturer of CeraSport and CeraLyte high performance hydration products used by elite athletes and the military, as well as individuals and institutions for preventing and correcting dehydration. All Cera's gluten-free products provide both quick and sustained hydration and energy without insulin spikes or other problems typical of sugar-based drinks, and can help avert the need for intravenous therapy (IV). CeraSport helps avert cramping, nausea and some typical side effects in other sports drinks, optimizing hydration and energy and giving the athlete peak performance. See www.ceraproductsinc.com
About DiversityBusiness.com Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness, with over 46,000 members, is the largest organization of diversity owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and colleges and universities. DiversityBusiness provides research and data collection services for diversity including the "Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities", "Top 500 Diversity Owned Companies in America", and others. Its research has been recognized and published by Forbes Magazine, Business Week and thousands of other print and internet publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. It is a leading provider of Supplier Diversity management tools and has the most widely distributed Diversity magazine in the United States. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980. About Cera Products Inc. Established in Maryland in 1993, Cera Products scientifically developed its high performance medical and sports rehydration products along with world health experts - including physicians at Johns Hopkins, the Mayo Clinic, Harvard University, University of Maryland, Tufts University Schools of Medicine, the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control - and with experts at leading food and pharmaceutical manufacturing companies. For more information go to www.ceraproductsinc.com. Cera Products Press Contact: 410.309.1000 or sales@ceraproducts.us