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No. 4,881 TI Beverage Group Beverly Hills, CA

	Year	2008
	Industry	Food & Beverage
	Founded	1995
	Growth	44.5%
	2004 Revenue	$1.9 million
	2007 Revenue	$2.7 million
	Employees	6
	Website	www.vampire.com

What it does:
Sells wine, vodka, beer and energy drinks with a vampire "blood of the vine" theme in 43 states and in Canada.

Why it's growing:
CEO Michael Machat says his business developed backwards: his customers are pulling the product into the market rather than his marketing it to them. Exposure in major magazines like Maxim, In Style and Rolling Stone, as well as an appearance in the MTV show Viva La Bam, has landed his product in national chain supermarkets like Whole Foods and Kroger, especially around Halloween.

What's noteworthy:
Machat previously imported his Vampire wine from Transylvania, but now he is working on producing his own wine at a vineyard that will also serve as a "vampire getaway" in California.