PROVO, Utah, January 14, 2011 – Tahitian Noni International (TNI) has been named as a finalist in the prestigious 5^th Annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, an international competition recognizing excellence in disciplines that are crucial to business success. The TNI Sales and Service Department specifically was named as a finalist in the Contact Center of the Year (up to 100 seats) category.

Organizations as diverse as Apple, Capital One Financial, and Telecom Italia are among those recognized in the customer service awards, call center awards, and sales awards categories. Entries were up 60% this year for consideration in more than 90 categories.

Ryan Browne, Senior Manager, Sales and Service for Tahitian Noni International stated, “We truly have an amazing group of customer service representatives. Our contact center services people from 23 different countries and in 14 different languages. Many of our agents are required to learn how business is done in multiple countries across the globe and be proficient in offering excellent service to customers in each of these countries. Our team of dedicated customer service personnel are well deserving of being finalists for this prestigious Stevie Award.”

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors will select Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists during final judging later this month.   Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging. Stevie Award winners will be announced during a gala banquet on Monday, February 21 at the Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.

For a full list of Finalists, visit www.stevieawards.com/sales. 

For more information about Tahitian Noni^®Products, please go to www.tni.com.

About the Company

Tahitian Noni International is a global, research-driven bioactive products company that was the first to introduce the health benefits of the noni plant—a bioactive-rich, adaptogenic plant, containing iridoid compounds—to the world outside of Tahiti. Tahitian Noni International is the leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of noni-based bioactive products including nutritional supplements, beauty, and weight loss lines. Headquartered in Provo, Utah, Tahitian Noni International has a presence in over 70 markets worldwide, and is the world-wide leader in bioactive supplements.

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