The resulting product is a probiotic supplement focused on general gut health that includes probiotic strains and customer-specific formulations from Probi’s concept called Probi Digestis.

Swedish direct selling company Oriflame, known for its skincare and wellness products, has been focusing on expanding its portfolio to wellness for the last few years. According to CEO and President Magnus Brannstrom, the company wants to position itself as a healthy lifestyle brand and focus on routine products that people use for their well-being. […]

Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) plans to partner with three state governments to help consumers differentiate between a direct selling entity and a Ponzi scheme. IDSA will meet with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh in order to come up with consumer awareness programs under the Vivek Katoch platform as people still face hurdles in […]

The Board of Directors of Oriflame Holding AG has set a meeting on September 30 for approval of the merger with Walnut Mergeco AG, a Swiss entity 100 percent owned by Walnut Bidco Plc. Following the delisting of Oriflame on July 17, the Board has resolved to call the remaining shareholders to an Extraordinary General Shareholders’ […]

The Delhi High Court has banned e-commerce giants including Amazon and Flipkart from selling Amway and Oriflame products on their platform without prior consent. Amway and Oriflame, along with multi-level marketing company Modicare, filed a complaint against e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart, 1MG, and Snapdeal for selling products on their platforms at discounted prices, […]

Walnut Bidco Plc recently announced that all conditions for completion of its public offer to the shareholders of Oriflame had been satisfied. The company, newly established by members of the Oriflame founding families of Robert af Jochnick and the late Jonas af Jochnick, also stated that the offer was declared unconditional at a Walnut Bidco ownership […]

The Independent Bid Committee of the Board of Directors of Oriflame Holding AG has recommended shareholders accept the offer from the af Jochnick family to buy all shares of the company.   On May 22, Walnut Bidco Plc, a newly established company indirectly wholly owned by members of the founding families of Robert af Jochnick and […]

Swedish cosmetics giant Oriflame recently announced it has received an offer valuing it at $1.3 billion from the af Jochnick family that founded it back in the 1960s. By proposing a 35 percent premium over Tuesday’s closing price, the family is hoping to build on the roughly 30 percent stake it already has in Oriflame […]

Jonas af Jochnick, co-founder of direct selling giant Oriflame Cosmetics, died suddenly last Friday. The 81-year-old Swedish entrepreneur and businessman, who founded Stockholm-based Oriflame with his brother Robert in 1967, passed away peacefully in his sleep. He had been active in various positions in the company, and stepped down from the Company’s board in 2018. […]

Flower Mound, Texas-based Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX) recently announced net sales of $38 million for the first quarter of 2019. The net sales represented a decrease of $3.4 million, or 8.2 percent, as compared to $41.4 million in the first quarter of 2018. Income from operations increased to $1.1 million for the first quarter 2019, from a loss of $0.9 million in the same period in […]

Oriflame (ORI-SS—Stockholm) recently announced financial results for the full year ending December 31, 2018. The cosmetics giant achieved €1.3 billion in revenue for 2018. Sales were up 2 percent in Latin America, 1 percent in Europe and Africa, and 7 percent in Asia and Turkey. Sales in the CIS region were down 3 percent. “2018 was a year […]

Oriflame (ORI-SS—Stockholm) announced financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2018. Euro sales decreased by 1 percent to €292.5 million. Euro sales amounted to €279.4 million in accordance with IFRS. Local currency sales increased by 4 percent. The number of registered actives was stable and amounted to 2.7 million. For the nine months […]