Amway, the world’s largest direct selling company, has reported sales of $8.6 billion for the year ending Dec. 31, 2017. The Ada, Michigan-based company achieved sales gain in several key markets, including South Korea, Thailand, Russia and India. Total sales in the second half of 2017 grew by 3 percent, compared to same period of the […]

4Life Research, a Sandy, Utah-based immune health company, has appointed Hendrik Pelafu as the new general manager of 4Life Indonesia. In his new role, Pelafu will work closely with key leaders and distributors and oversee day-to-day operations for the market. “We are so excited to have Hendrik join the 4Life family and the Indonesia team,” […]

Photo: Corey Lindley, doTERRA’s founding executive, president and CFO. doTERRA, a Pleasant Grove, Utah-based global essential oils company, has announced its social impact and community building initiatives in Kenya. Since launching operations in rural Kenya two years ago with its partner, Fairoils, doTERRA’s Co-Impact Sourcing® initiative has partnered with smallholder farmers in southern Kenya to create […]

4Life Research, a Sandy, Utah-based immune health company, has appointed Ivan Huang as general manager of 4Life Taiwan and Daniel Taylor as senior director of the newly created business intelligence department. Huang, who has an educational background in international trade, started in network marketing as a distributor. Since 2004, he’s held a variety of corporate […]

LifeVantage Corp., a Sandy, Utah-based health and wellness company, reported financial results for its second quarter ended December 31, 2017. For the quarter, revenue increased 1.1 percent to $49.5 million year-over-year and 0.7 percent sequentially. “We continue to execute on our key initiatives for fiscal 2018 and generated both year-over-year and sequential revenue growth during the second quarter,” stated LifeVantage President […]

ARIIX, a Bountiful, Utah-based company that promotes healthy, toxin-free living, has promoted Kunio Miyagi to general manager, Japan. Miyagi most recently served as sales and marketing executive director. “I could not be more proud to promote from within the ARIIX family,” said COO and Founder Riley Timmer. “Kunio has more than proven his capabilities to […]

USANA Health Sciences Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah-based cellular nutrition company, has reported financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full-year ended December 30, 2017. For the fourth quarter of 2017, net sales were $273.1 million compared with $252.9 million in the prior-year period, or an 8.0 percent increase year-over-year. The weakening of the U.S. dollar positively impacted net […]

Tiens Group, the Tianjin, China-based seller of skincare, wellness and household products, has launched its new branding strategy and upgrades. Group Chairman Li Jinyuan held a press conference at the Tiens Group headquarters in Tianjin to announce to more than 6,000 in attendance that the company’s new branding strategy, which focuses on the younger generation in their […]

Avon Products Inc., the world’s largest direct selling beauty brand, has appointed Jan Zijderveld as CEO, effective immediately. Zijderveld, who succeeds Sheri McCoy, will also serve as a member of the Board of Directors. Zijderveld joins London-based Avon Products from Unilever N.V./PLC, a global leader in personal care, home and food products, where he has had a 30-year career. […]

PM-International AG, a Schengen, Germany-based direct seller of wellness and cosmetics products, has reported $632 million in annual sales for 2017, a 37 percent increase over 2016 sales. Rolf Sorg, the founder and CEO of the company, announced the results to the more than 3,300 sales partners present at this year’s kick-off event. “My greatest respect […]

Brittany, France-based Groupe Rocher has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arbonne International, a Irvine, California-based seller of botanically based beauty, personal care and nutrition products. The acquisition will complement and expand Groupe Rocher’s portfolio of strong brands and fulfill its growth objectives, particularly outside the European area. Also part of the acquisition is […]

Orlando, Florida-based Tupperware Brands Corp. has reported operating results for the fourth quarter 2017. Net sales were $588.6 million, down 2 percent (4 percent local currency). On a comparable basis, adjusting for the impacts of the 53rd week in 2016 and the closure of BeautiControl, local currency sales were estimated to be up 3 percent. Emerging […]