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Janel World Trade Retains Major Public Affairs Company

Dépèche transmise le 28 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

JAMAICA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Janel World Trade, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: JLWT), a full-service global provider of integrated logistics and environmental services, today announced that it has retained the services of BKSH & Associates to create long term legislative agendas and to help create and assist in implementing basic components and political strategic plans for the company’s Environmental Projects Division. “We feel the addition of BKSH as part of our team will properly guide us in domestic and global political issues and contacts required for success in some of our major global environmental projects,” said Paul McCreary, President of Janel’s Environmental Projects Division. “We have already seen how they can fast track proper and focused political support for our products and services.”

In addition “we expect their experience and relationships with high ranking government contacts and officials will open new doors and new markets for our core business here in the U.S. and globally as well,” stated Jim Jannello, CEO of Janel World Trade, Ltd. “We are very pleased to have them as part of our team.”

About BKSH & Associates Worldwide

BKSH provides public affairs services to a select number of domestic, international, and multi-national clients. The company’s lobbyists, lawyers, communications professionals, foreign affairs specialists and research team design and execute federal and state government strategies that affect public policy and enhance business practices and development.

BKSHs’ capabilities encompass a broad range of economic, social, domestic, and international issues. Clients include Fortune 100 companies, multinationals, trade and industry associations, foreign governments, state governments, and municipalities.

About Janel

Janel World Trade, Ltd. is a global provider of integrated logistics, supply chain and environmental services, including domestic and international freight forwarding via multi-modal carriers, leading edge end to end supply chain technology, customs brokerage, warehousing, and distribution, and other transportation-related services. With offices throughout the U.S. (New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Atlanta), the Far East (Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen) and Central America (El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala) , the Company provides the comprehensive services and technology necessary to facilitate major environmental issues and handle a variety of customers' shipping needs throughout the world. Cargo can be transported via air, sea or land, and Janel's national network of locations can manage the shipment and/or receipt of cargo into or out of any location in the United States. Janel is registered as an Ocean Transportation Intermediary and licensed as a FMC Licensed Freight Forwarder by the Federal Maritime Commission.

Janel World Trade, Ltd.'s headquarters is located in Jamaica, New York, adjacent to the JFK International Airport, and its common stock is listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "JLWT". Additional information on the Company is available on its website at http://www.janelgroup.net.

This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements, usually containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect" or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the Company's dependence upon conditions in the air, ocean and land-based freight forwarding industry, the size and resources of many competitors, the need for the Company to effectively integrate acquired businesses and to successfully deliver its primary services, and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Form 8-K, Form 10-Q and Form 10-K filings. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.