Zija International Ranked in Inc.’s Annual Exclusive List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000

Lehi, UT, August 24, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Inc. magazine recently ranked Zija International No. 504 on its seventh annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive classification of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. Zija joins LivingSocial, Edible Arrangements, CDW and Lifelock, among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list.

Zija President and CEO, Rod Larsen, said the following: “We are thrilled to be featured for the first time on Inc.’s list of the fastest-growing companies in America. This is the direct result of hard work and careful planning from our corporate staff as well as our worldwide network of Zija Independent Distributors. This is only the beginning. We have a lot of exciting new products and promotions in the works – Zija’s future is brighter than ever!”

Zija International was also ranked the #38 consumer products and services company in the country and the #13 company overall in Utah.

In a stagnant economic environment, the median growth rate of 2013 Inc. 5000 companies is an impressive 142 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created over 520,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $241 billion.

See Zija’s ranking and details at http://www.inc.com/profile/zija-international

"Not all the companies in the Inc. 500 | 5000 are in glamorous industries, but in their fields they are as famous as household name companies simply by virtue of being great at what they do. They are the hidden champions of job growth and innovation, the real muscle of the American economy,” says Inc. Editor Eric Schurenberg.