doTERRA announced that Kirk Jowers is joining the company as Vice President of Corporate Relations. For the last 10 years Jowers has been the Director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah, in addition to serving as the University’s Director of Federal Relations, Chief Strategist for the Office of Global Engagement, and Co-interim Director of the University’s Middle East Center.
“We are very pleased that Kirk has chosen to join doTERRA,” said David Stirling, doTERRA’s President and CEO. “As the company continues its remarkable growth, someone with Kirk’s international, economic and regulatory experience will play a vital role in helping doTERRA manage the associated challenges and opportunities.”
Jowers adds: “doTERRA is an extraordinary company that empowers families with health solutions and products for enhanced well-being, provides thousands of people
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Epicure Registered $50 Million In Retail Sales For 2014
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Epicure, Canada’s fastest-growing party plan company just might be Vancouver Island’s best-kept secret — well, until now. Epicure CEO Amelia Warren, in Vancouver last week to promote her burgeoning women-led clean food company, was all smiles sharing the “overnight success story” that actually began in the 1990s with lots of elbow grease and little fanfare.
Last year, the self-proclaimed “ambassadors of good food” registered $50 million in retail sales thanks, in part, to a trending back-to-the-kitchen movement, social media and a national sales force of 15,000-plus.
“My mother has always promoted healthy living. She insists if you want to eat healthy you have to cook so you’ll know exactly what’s in your food … and cutting out the liberal amounts of fat, sugar and salt you see in the convenience food industry,” said Warren.
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4Life Reveals 4LifeTransform At 2015 Convention
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In front of 7,000 people from 70 countries, 4Life launched the new 4LifeTransform product line, featuring the much anticipated Pro-TF™, during General Session I of Convention 2015: Bring Dreams Home. The international event was translated into eight languages.
The 4LifeTransform brand includes PRO-TF™, PRO-TF™ Protein Bars, and a repositioning of the top-selling product, 4Life Transfer Factor Renuvo®.
PRO-TF is a proprietary Protein Blend that provides 20 grams of high DH protein and ultra-fast whey and egg protein, plus undenatured whey protein concentrate and 600 mg of 4Life Transfer Factor® in every two-scoop serving. Currently the product is registered in 21 markets around the world.
Chief Scientific Officer Chris Lockwood, PhD, CSCS: “I’ve spent years researching the physiological effects and benefits of different types of proteins. I believe that PRO-TF is one of the most advanced
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Immunotec 2014 Revenues To $81 Million, Rising 47.5%
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Immunotec, a direct-to-consumer company and a leader in the nutritional industry (the “Company” or “Immunotec”), today announced its year-end consolidated financial results for Fiscal 2014. All amounts in this press release are denominated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.
“We are pleased to report record full-year revenues and Adjusted EBITDA(1) in Fiscal 2014 fuelled by solid growth in our activities outside of Canada and operational leverage,” said Mr. Charles L. Orr, Chief Executive Officer.
“We are currently addressing some challenges related to our recent implementation of value-added taxes (VAT) in Mexico. More importantly, a growing number of consultants and customers throughout the world are experiencing the tangible benefits of Immunotec’s products and the business opportunities provide by our business model,” concluded Mr. Orr.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Fiscal 2014 consolidated revenues increased 47.5% over the same period
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Organo Gold Turkey Now Open For Business
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OrganoGold, the global gourmet coffee company that caters to consumers’ active lifestyles, recently announced that it has opened operations in Turkey. Paul Jarvis, Regional Vice President of Europe, CIS and Africa, will manage the Company’s activities in the country.
“The opening of Turkey is a significant operational achievement for Organo Gold”, said Bernardo Chua, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Organo Gold. “In line with our Global Footprint Initiative, Turkey unites the Company’s Asian, European and African operations and allows us to better serve our Distributors and Customers across this diverse and dynamic region.”
Co-Founder and Global Master Distributor Shane Morand added, “Turkey’s geographical importance, booming economy and young demographic complements Organo Gold’s mission, product lines and opportunity.”
It is highly gratifying for Organo Gold to be opening in a country with such a significant
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Medifast Profits Fall 45%, Overhauls Board
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Weight-loss company Medifast Inc. announced Monday that it would overhaul its board of directors under pressure from an activist investment firm, removing eight directors and adding five.
Medifast, is seeking to break into international markets and expand its national reach as it copes with growing competition from technology-driven diet programs on smartphones and other gadgets. CEO Michael MacDonald, who will continue as chairman, said the new board would help the company reach those goals.
The board members who are being replaced “were good board members but didn’t have the national experience or exposure that these guys were looking for,” MacDonald said. “What we’re doing now is putting in what we feel will be people who have very good skill sets to take us to that next level.”
MacDonald said he began talking last year with
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LEOCoin Founders Linked to Pyramid Scheme in Pakistan
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The latest alternative currency hype launch, LEOCoin, has received quite a bit of attention, following a series of outlandish claims. The developer team behind LEOCoin, in a recent CNBC article, claimed that several thousand merchants were willing to accept the digital currency.
“The company therefore claims it has 131,176 registered businesses ready to use LEOCoin, potentially making it the “second largest digital currency” in the world.”
Several media outlets have requested the founders of LEOCoin to provide some evidence to back up the claims made in that particular CNBC article. However, no commentary has been so far by LEOCoin representatives. As of today, nobody seems to have any idea as to who the 131,175 merchants really are. LEOCoin’s developers, Dan Anderson and Atif Kamran, have a somewhat checkered past.
In 2012, Anderson and Kamran were warned by
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Spanish official slams Greece, says time 'running out'
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Spain’s Economy Minister Luis de Guindos is criticizing Greece’s left-wing government for its “not very coherent” approach to negotiations over its finances and economy.
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Group wants to bring back Native Hawaiian burial traditions
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A group of Native Hawaiians wants to bring back traditional “clean burials” practiced on the islands centuries ago.
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Nerium Sets Sights on Asia Pacific with Upcoming Expansion
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Nerium International is targeting an up-and-coming anti-aging market for its next international expansion.