Archives for October 2017
Well-Beyond, the Salt Lake City-Utah-based direct seller formed from the purchase of Xocai, the Healthy Chocolate Company, is preparing for its official launch in January. Founders Jeremy Reynolds, Karen Reynolds, Jeff Graham, Porter Hall and Stephen Hall acquired Xocai, which had been founded in 2005, on May 15, 2017. They renamed the company Well-Beyond to […]
Educational Development Corporation (EDC) recently reported record net sales and earnings per share results for the second quarter ended Aug. 31, 2017. Randall White, CEO of EDC, announced that the company had net revenues of $24,181,300, a decrease of $1,711,700, or 6.6 percent, when compared to $25,893,000 for the second quarter of the previous year. […]
Concord, North Carolina-based ACN is continuing to join forces with Feeding America®, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to fighting domestic hunger, and Food Banks Canada, a national charitable organization dedicated to helping Canadians living with food insecurity, to help feed children and empower families to live healthier lives. Childhood hunger is an epidemic, with approximately […]
Columbus, Ohio-based Thirty-One Gifts is helping the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) launch the Independence Project to help survivors of domestic violence build credit scores. The project is a credit-building through micro-lending program to help survivors build economic independence and is the first national project of its kind in the U.S. The program […]
Doral, Florida-based MONAT Global welcomed 3,000 of its Market Partners and guests to Las Vegas the first week of October as the company celebrated its third anniversary and began its fourth year in style. “All of the Market Partners attending earned this incentive trip for helping make us one of the fastest growing brands in […]
Los Angeles-based Herbalife Nutrition today congratulated its sponsored triathlete Heather Jackson, who finished this year’s IRONMAN World Championship in fourth place and holds her rank as top American female triathlete. Jackson completed the 140.6-mile journey with an overall time of 9 hours, 2 minutes and 29 seconds, improving her 2016 finish time by 9 minutes. “It’s an honor to be ranked the top female American […]
Several direct selling companies, such as OPTAVIA and Team Beachbody, have made it their mission to help combat the obesity epidemic in America. Others, such as Herbalife, USANA and Amway have conducted extensive research to understand the dietary habits of consumers and offer products to encourage balanced nutrition. It appears their efforts will be needed […]
USANA’s China subsidiary, BabyCare, recently hosted the Angel Heart Project conference in Beijing. The conference aimed to celebrate the achievement of the project, and to draw awareness to children’s congenital heart disease. Representatives from China Poverty Alleviation Office, National Health and Family Planning Commission, and China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) showed their support by […]
The Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) recently announced its new Executive Committee at the 21st Annual General Body Meeting of the Association. Vivek Katoch, Director Corporate Affairs, Oriflame India Pvt. Ltd., was named the new Chairman of the Association. Rini Sanyal, Head, Worldwide Regulatory, Government and Industry Affairs, India, Herbalife, was elected as the new […]
For young Americans in the dating scene, a new epidemic has emerged—digital dating abuse. Mary Kay Inc. recently released data from its eighth annual Truth About Abuse Survey which reveals that more than 1 in 4 (27%) of young Americans report they have personally experienced digital dating abuse and another 39 percent know someone who has. While […]
Plano, Texas-based AdvoCare International today announced the addition of Brett Blake to the executive team as its new President of Global Sales and Strategic Planning. “Brett’s deep expertise in direct sales and entrepreneurship will propel AdvoCare to even greater heights,” said Brian Connolly, Chairman and CEO. “We are fortunate to have him join the AdvoCare […]
Gilbert, Arizona-based Isagenix International, a global health and wellness company providing nutrition and lifestyle solutions, recently announced its expansion into Ireland and the Netherlands with an anticipated launch at the end of 2017. In March 2017, Isagenix celebrated its 15-year anniversary, surpassing $5 billion in cumulative sales and expanding into the U.K., the most successful market entry […]