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    <periodOfReport>2010-03-29</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000799426</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NEW WORLD BRANDS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NWBD</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001472599</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Lane Shawn Kent</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>4403 SHADYWOOD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MCKINNEY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>75070</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Cheif Operating Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value 0.01</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-03-29</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>10717124</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>69392622</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares were granted pursuant to the terms of that Agreement between the company and Aeropointe Partners, Inc., which was incorporated as Exhibit 2.1 in the company's Current Report on Form 8K, as filed with the SEC on October 9, 2009.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Which represents 11,017,124 shares owned directly by Mr. Lane, plus 23,829,187 shares which Mr. Lane may be deemed to own directly through his 50% ownership of Aeropointe Parters, Inc., and another 23,829,187 shares owned beneficially by Mr. Lane's father in law, Mr. Bell, plus another 10,717,124 owned directly by Mr. Bell.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Yigal D. Kahana, Esq.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-03-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
