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  • Avon Shares Fall 10 Percent After Coty Withdraws Takeover Bid

    Avon Products Inc's shares fell 10 percent after Coty Inc withdrew its $10.7 billion takeover bid for the world's largest cosmetics direct seller.Avon's shares fell to $18.60 Tuesday morning, below their level in April before Coty first went public with its unsolicited offer to buy Avon.Avon has bee...
  • Morinda Bioactives Recaps Successful International Leadership Conference

    Company announces name change, new products, and more PROVO, UT May 16, 2012 -- Morinda Bioactives (formally Tahitian Noni International) held their 2012 International Leadership Conference from April 18 ? 21 at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah. Nearly 6,000 Independent Product Consultants fr...
  • Herbalife to Present at the Citi Global Consumer Conference

    LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2012 -- Herbalife Ltd. Chief Financial Officer John DeSimone, and Amy Greene, vice president, investor relations, will present at the Citi Global Consumer Conference on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 8:15 a.m. ET in New York. A live audio of the presentation will be simultaneously w...
  • LifeVantage Announces Record Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2012

    Company Raises Full Year Fiscal 2012 Revenue and Operating Margin GuidanceSALT LAKE CITY, May 15, 2012 -- LifeVantage Corporation, the leader in Nrf2 science and the maker of Protandim®, the Nrf2 Synergizer? patented dietary supplement, today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine...
  • YTB International CEO Resigns Amid Restructuring Program

    WOOD RIVER, IL, May 15, 2012 -- YTB International, Inc. announced today that it is embarking on an important restructuring program aimed at restoring the Company's profitability and focusing its strategy on its core business of web-based travel-related services. "The Company needs to refocus on orga...
  • Avon Acquisition Proposal Withdrawn by Coty

    NEW YORK, May 14, 2012 -- Coty Inc., a leading global beauty company, today announced that it has sent the following letter to the Avon Products, Inc. Board of Directors: May 14, 2012 Board of Directors Avon Products, Inc. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105 Dear Members of the Board: Sin...
  • USANA Procosa Receives Certification

    Third-Party Testing Company Approves USANA's Joint Health Product SALT LAKE CITY, May 14, 2012 -- USANA Health Sciences, Inc., a global nutritional supplements company, today announced that its USANA® Procosa supplement, which promotes optimal joint health, has been tested and approved by Consume...
  • Arrest Warrant Issued for Destiny 2000 Managing Director

    May 14, 2012 -- Dhaka's Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court issued an arrest warrant today for Destiny 2000's Managing Director and two others for falsifying an annual financial statement. Warrants were issued for Destiny 2000 Limited Managing Director Rafiqui Amin and directors Irfan Ahmed Sunny a...
  • Avon Board Considering Coty Buyout Offer

    NEW YORK, May 13, 2012 -- Avon Products, Inc. today advised Coty Inc. that Avon's Board of Directors, in conjunction with management and the company's financial and legal advisors, will consider Coty's letter dated May 9, 2012. Avon's Board expects to respond within a week.
  • Viridian Energy Volunteers Donate Over 700 Hours for Earth Month

    NORWALK, Conn., May 11, 2012 -- Viridian Energy, a leading provider of affordable, green energy, completed their second annual Earth Month celebration this past April. Viridian celebrated Earth Month with a 30-day sustainability campaign focused on hosting events to engage members of local communiti...
  • Jeunesse Global Earns Spot on DSN Global 100

    ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla., May 11, 2012 -- Jeunesse Global, the leading provider of youth-enhancing products in the direct sales industry, has been recently named as one of the top 100 direct selling companies in the world, according to Direct Selling News (DSN). The DSN Global 100?a list of the great...
  • Multipure to Celebrate 30 Years of Network Marketing

    Las Vegas, NV May 11, 2012 -- This year, Multipure will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its network marketing program by hosting its Celebrate 30 (C30) convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. From November 2 through November 4, 2012, C30 will offer an array of festivities, presentations, training seminar...
  • Tupperware Brands Announces Upcoming Webcast

    ORLANDO, Fla., May 11, 2012 -- Tupperware Brands' Chairman and CEO, Rick Goings, will be presenting at the Citi Global Consumer Conference on May 23, at 9:55 AM ET. This presentation will be webcast and available at www.tupperwarebrands.com .
  • Coty Raises Offer to Acquire Avon

    The Board of Directors of Avon Products, Inc. received a letter from Coty Inc., dated May 9, 2012, raising Coty's offer to acquire the company to $24.75 per share. Excerpts of the letter follow: Since we made public our non-binding proposal to acquire Avon for cash (the "proposal") more than a month...
  • USANA Health Sciences Increases Share Repurchase Authorization

    SALT LAKE CITY, May 09, 2012 -- USANA Health Sciences, Inc. today announced that its board of directors has authorized an increase in its share repurchase program to $50 million. The updated share repurchase authorization is an increase of $22 million from the $28 million remaining under the prior a...
  • Morinda Bioactives Releases New Shield Biomedical Product Line

    PROVO, Utah, May 10, 2012 -- Morinda Bioactives (formally Tahitian Noni International) recently released a new line of products called Shield Biomedicals at their 2012 International Leadership Conference Salt Lake City, Utah. Shield Biomedicals is an innovative line of home health products that incl...
  • Morinda Bioactives Announces New Fit Joint Supplement

    PROVO, Utah, May 09, 2012 -- Morinda Bioactives (formerly Tahitian Noni International) recently announced the release of seven new Fit Body Composition Supplements, one of which is Fit Joint. Fit Joint delivers a unique bioactive blend that includes glucosamine HCL, chondroitin, and hydrolyzed colla...
  • Green Mountain Energy President to Step Down

    Green Mountain Energy's president, Paul Thomas, plans to step down in June. The company has chosen Jim Steffes as his replacement.The company did not disclose the reason for the personnel changes.Steffes will start his new position in July. He is currently the general manager of Direct Energy LP and...
  • Morinda Bioactives Announces New Fit Eye Supplement

    PROVO, Utah, May 8, 2012 -- Morinda Bioactives (formerly Tahitian Noni International) recently announced the release of seven new Fit Body Composition Supplements, one of which is Fit Eye. Fit Eye provides an exclusive formulation of highly effective bioactives derived from the most potent sources, ...
  • Nu Skin Announces Update to Its Ageloc Product Roll Out

    PROVO, Utah, May 8, 2012 -- In connection with the company's annual sales incentive trip, Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. today announced that it has experienced a record-setting response to its ageLOC® product introductions in the Greater China and South Asia regions. The regions are the latest geographi...