On Aug. 22, Sportula Products was honored in Indianapolis as one of ‘Indiana’s Companies to Watch’ for 2013. This year’s Indiana’s Companies to Watch were selected from 308 nominees and applicants.  From that pool, 91 finalists were selected, and 33 companies emerged to become the 2013 class of Indiana Companies to Watch and Sportula Products made the cut.

Governor Mike Pence and Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann addressed the honorees at the Indiana Roof Ballroom prior to the awards ceremony held recently.

Companies to Watch firms must employ between six and 150 full-time equivalent employees, have between $750,000 and $100 million in annual revenue, and demonstrate the intent and capacity to grow exponentially.

Sportula Products is the flagship brand-offering for Warsaw-based business, iDNA Brands. iDNA Brands (signifying that great ‘ideas are in the company’s DNA) is a subsidiary of Wildman Business Group, headquartered at 800 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw.

Within Sportula Products, the company markets four unique grilling and tailgate-inspired items, including, “The Sportula” – a highly unique stainless steel ‘hamburger flipper’ with your favorite team’s logo cut out of the stainless steel and a bottle opener at the other end, a set of four coasters, known affectionately as “Boasters,” a heavy-duty 3-piece BBQ set featuring The Sportula, and a matching fork and tong with your team’s name heat-stamped onto each of the hard-maple handles, and an all new product known as “Grill-A-Tongs.” The company’s full-line of Sportula Products may be viewed online.