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          Cohen is convinced that his original idea to emulate
        
        
          the Ferrari model has been instrumental in IQ Formu-
        
        
          lation’s success. “What differentiates my company is
        
        
          the fact that we are a company that is based on re-
        
        
          search and development that grew into a vertically in-
        
        
          tegrated company that produces what it sells. Like Fer-
        
        
          rari, we had to pick and choose our own ingredients;
        
        
          we had to build relationships with our specific vendors
        
        
          that we knew were the pinnacle suppliers of certain
        
        
          ingredients in the industry; we had to build a special
        
        
          relationship with Europa Sports Products to make sure
        
        
          that once our products were done, we could get them
        
        
          in the hands of our consumers faster and easier than
        
        
          anyone else. So, by doing all these things, it became
        
        
          a win-win-win scenario: a win for us, for our resellers,
        
        
          and for our consumers. Everyone who touched the
        
        
          product had an appreciable benefit from it.”
        
        
          IQ Formulations has further touched its wider commu-
        
        
          nity via a vigorous program of charitable giving. The
        
        
          company has an admirable track record of involve-
        
        
          ment with a variety of respected, non-profit organiza-
        
        
          tions including the Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude
        
        
          Children’s Research Hospital, the American Humane
        
        
          Association, the American Red Cross, the Cystic Fi-
        
        
          brosis Foundation, and the National Alliance to End
        
        
          Homelessness. The company also hosts an annual
        
        
          holiday toy drive to benefit the children and families at
        
        
          nearby Miami Children’s Hospital.
        
        
          PREFERRED VENDORS
        
        
          Crossroad Ingredients
        
        
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          UniChem Enterprises
        
        
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