Recent Entries

• NuSkin Announces Slate of Candidates for Board

  by System May 26, 2008
  Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (NUS: News, Chart, Quote ) announced that its Board of Directors have nominated Thomas Pisano, Nevin Andersen and David Ussery to stand for election at the company's annual shareholder meeting on June 25.The company noted that the slate of nominees would also include 8 candi...

• Green Mountain Energy in Yellow Springs News

  by System May 26, 2008
  Yellow Springs residents will soon have the opportunity to ensure that the cost of their share of household energy use goes to supporting renewable power sources like the sun, wind, waterways and landfill gas. Village Council on Monday, May 19, agreed to initiate a new ?green pricing? program that w...

• Zrii Launch in Salt Lake Tribune

  by System May 26, 2008
  A new direct-selling company based in Utah on Thursday declared itself ready to compete in the crowded field of nutritional supplements. With a razzle-dazzle display of huge video screens and loud music, Zrii touted the health benefits of its new product, a drink made with a fruit grown at the base ...

• Amway to Expand Distribution Network

  by System May 26, 2008
  Amway (M) Holdings Bhd plans to expand its distribution network this year to widen its presence in the country, said executive director Paul Yee.Amway, which offers more than 200 products, currently has 13 distribution centres in Malaysia and Brunei, and some 188,000 core distributors.?Amway expects...

• Trademark Suite Against MonaVie Dropped

  by System May 26, 2008
  MonaVie LLC (www.monavie.com), creator of the leading nutritional açai blend beverage, announced today that the trademark lawsuit brought against it by California-based Imagenetix, Inc. (www.imagenetix.net) has been dropped. The two companies reached an agreement late last week and all claims agains...

• USANA board forms panel to evaluate buyout offer

  by System May 26, 2008
  Nutritional supplement and skin care products company Usana Health Sciences said Tuesday its board of directors has formed an independent panel to evaluate a buyout offer from its chief executive and largest shareholder.Last Tuesday, investment firm Gull Holdings Ltd., which is controlled by Usana C...

• Oriflame Opens Sri Lanka Office

  by System May 26, 2008
  Oriflame Lanka, one of the pioneer direct selling companies in Sri Lanka relocates its new state of the art office in the heart of Colombo.?The shifting to new premises is a milestone for Oriflame Sri Lanka. We have through years outgrown our old premises and this is one proof of our success. So it ...

• Chef Selections to Launch Passion 4 Life Marketing Program

  by System May 26, 2008
  Chef Selections, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: CFSC), a Tucson-based holdings company that specializes in developing emerging growth businesses through innovative network marketing techniques, will officially launch the marketing phase for its highly acclaimed Passion 4 Life Liquid Vitamins and Minerals drink t...

• Neways International Receives Business of the Year Award

  by System May 26, 2008
  Springville Police Department held an awards ceremony this evening as their celebration of National Police Week. In addition to honoring several officers for a job well done, the department named their ?Business of the Year? and ?Citizens of the Year? recipients. Neways International was named the B...

• USANA Teams up with Pachuca Soccer Club

  by System May 26, 2008
  USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA), a worldwide leader in science-based nutritional supplements, announced today it will be the official supplement supplier of Club Pachuca, Mexico?s oldest professional soccer club. Pachuca?s players will join a growing number of premier athletes from a wide...

• Pampered Chef Raises over 6 Million for Charity

  by System May 26, 2008
  Pink is in these days. Everywhere you look, from professional baseball players with pink facial hair and pink maple bats to T-shirts promoting local walks, the effort to raise awareness about breast cancer continues to expand each year.Local businesses have long supported cancer walks by sponsoring ...

• MonaVie Named in Multi Billion Dollar Lawsuit

  by System May 26, 2008
  A California company has filed a $2.75 billion lawsuit against MonaVie, alleging the South Jordan nutritional products company falsely advertised that its products contained a proprietary remedy. San Diego-based Imagenetix Inc. contends MonaVie engaged in a "scheme and conspiracy" by claiming its pr...

• Pro Travel Network Releases Third Quarter Results

  by System May 26, 2008
  Pro Travel Network, Inc. (OTCBB: PTVL) releases the company's fiscal third quarter results, boasting tremendous percentage gains in both gross profits and revenues. Posted Quarterly Revenues are 240% of what they were just a year ago and Gross Profits are 252% of a year ago. In addition, Pro Travel ...

• MonaVie on CBS 4 Denver

  by System May 26, 2008
  Last Friday night seemed pretty typical at the popular Cherry Creek hot spot Ocean, except the martini had been replaced by a new drink of the evening: the Bazitini. Take the booze out of the Bazitini and you have what some fans are calling a wonder drink called Bazi. Steve Rosdal drinks an ounce ...

• Neways Exec Honored with Executive MBA

  by System May 26, 2008
  Neways International is pleased to announce that Jim Gibson, Director of Employee and Community Relations, Eddie Mendivil, V.P. of Quality, and Chris Slider, Assistant Controller North America, were awarded with their MBA degrees in recent ceremonies. Gibson and Mendivil received their degrees from ...

• Natural Health Trends Net Loss Improves

  by System May 26, 2008
  Natural Health Trends, a direct-selling and e-commerce company, has reported a net loss of $0.7 million for the first quarter of 2008, compared with a net loss of $5 million in the first quarter of 2007. For the first quarter of 2008, the company reported net sales of $11.4 million, compared to $21....

• USANA ordered to pay for SLAPP violation

  by System May 12, 2008
  Vitamin maker USANA Health Sciences Inc. must pay a critic of the multilevel marketing industry who was forced to defend himself against a company lawsuit.Federal Magistrate Samuel Alba decided Wednesday that USANA owes $142,510 in attorney fees to a San Diego investigator, Barry Minkow, and his Fra...

• Reliv Charitiable Efforts in Philippines

  by System May 12, 2008
  The charitable arm of Reliv International Inc. announced Tuesday it completed a feeding center and school for impoverished children in the Philippines using funds raised from the company's "Walk for the Mission." The center in Cavite City, Philippines, is the first built by the Reliv Kalogris Founda...

• Home Interiors and Gifts Closing Two Subsidiaries

  by System May 12, 2008
  Carrollton-based Home Interiors & Gifts Inc. will shutter two subsidiaries at the end of June, leading to the loss of nearly 200 jobs, according to information released Monday by the Texas Workforce Commission. As expected, Home Interiors, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, will close ...

• Partylite Employees Donate to Plymouth Relay for Life

  by System May 12, 2008
  The Greater Plymouth Relay For Life is still weeks away, but it is already closing in on a milestone $1 million in pledges for the American Cancer Society.A $14,000 donation by PartyLite employees raised this year's total to $899,000 for the annual event, which will be held June 20 and 21. Teams ...