Kewaskum, Wisconsin-based Regal Ware has acquired ESPRO®, the manufacturer of premium coffee and tea presses and accessories located in Vancouver, British Columbia. ESPRO will become a division of Regal Ware and continue to operate in Vancouver under the ESPRO brand name. The company’s founders, Bruce Constantine and Chris McLean, will continue with the ESPRO business, with Constantine […]

Stream (formerly Stream Energy), a provider of energy and connected life services, will be expanding into Ohio. The announcement was made by Stream Chief CEO Larry Mondry during the company’s recent national conference, Stream Ignition, held this year in Fort Worth, Texas. On April 24, Stream Energy Services will expand to six territories in Ohio, which […]

The American Cancer Society recently announced that New Avon will be the national presenting sponsor for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, the nation’s largest network of breast cancer events, held in more than 200 communities across the country. As part of its multi-year sponsorship of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks, New Avon will invite […]

Mannatech Inc. is moving to a new corporate headquarters in Flower Mound, Texas, and will hold a ribbon-cutting celebration at its new location on April 27. Currently operating in Coppell, Texas, the global health and wellness company has leased approximately 53,000 square feet of existing space in Flower Mound’s Lakeside Business District. “We are very […]

A new study by global communications firm Ketchum shows that the definition of wellness is equally emotional as it is physical, and that today’s wellness influencer is most commonly young, male and ranks mindfulness and positive relationships among his top goals for well-being. With 93 percent of Americans reporting they have at least one wellness goal, there […]

Plexus Worldwide, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based health and wellness company focused on health and happiness, has expanded its organizational structure by adding Janice Jackson and Christopher Pair Garza to its executive team. Jackson will serve as president of sales and marketing, while Garza will be president of operations and international. “The overall realignment of departments and reporting […]

Photo: International Space station orbiting Earth. According to a recent Forbes report, consumer food container company Tupperware Brands is playing an integral role in helping NASA develop a new plant growing system aboard the International Space Station (ISS). On April 2, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft made its 14th resupply to the ISS. One area of scientific research for […]

According to the Thai Direct Selling Association (TDSA), 2018 will see a slight increase in direct sales over 2017. The TDSA forecasts the direct sales business to expand by 5 percent this year from last year’s figure. 2017 saw 95 billion baht (US$3.05 billion), an increase of 2 percent from the previous year. The positive […]

Amway, the No. 1 direct seller in the world, was recognized as a leading innovator at the 2017 Innovation Management Awards, hosted by IdeaScale, a crowdsourcing and innovation software provider. Ada, Michigan-based Amway was the winner in the category of Best Engagement Strategy. This competition category recognizes the IdeaScale community that detailed the most creative […]

SeneGence International, an Irvine, California-based global beauty brand, has hired Gregg Beall as its chief technology officer. Beall will be responsible for overseeing all technical aspects of the company and working with the executive team to grow the company’s information technology resources. “Gregg is a respected leader and we are thrilled to have him join […]

Choosing the best places to work in our channel is by no means easy. There’s some stiff competition out there, perhaps even more than you might find in other industries. That’s because direct selling was founded upon principles of exceptional service, personalization and taking care of one’s own. Those values are usually presented in the […]

When Brian Underwood saw how his high school basketball coach utilized his platform to create a second stream of income as a distributor for a direct selling company that was many times his coaching salary, that was it; he was hooked. PRÜVIT Founded: 2015 Headquarters: Melissa, Texas Top Executive: Brian Underwood, Founder and CEO Products: Health and Wellness […]