Amway announced the opening of its $13 million Amway Botanical Research Center (ABRC) in Wuxi, China today. The company will study plants associated with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at the site for potential future use in its health and beauty products.
Built on 34-hectares (84-acres) of farmland, the ABRC includes an advanced laboratory, large greenhouse and will be used for research on soil nutrients, plant physiology, extract quality standards and processes.
“Our Nutrilite™ brand of vitamins and dietary supplements were first formulated after the brand’s founder,Carl Rehnborg, observed how the use of plants and botanicals in China promoted optimal health and natural balance,” said George Calvert, Amway’s chief officer of global R&D and supply chain. “The new ABRC is our effort to research and understand Chinese botanicals to a greater extent– using the most advanced technology and scientific practices – and integrate
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Tupperware’s India Business Declines 4% In Q3
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Tupperware India said business declined 4% during the July-September quarter, partly due to a legal issue in the Punjab and Haryana high court.
A month ago, a first information report (FIR) was registered against company officials for allegedly violating the Chits & Money Circulation Schemes Act. Tupperware India, has approached the Punjab and Haryana high court challenging the FIR by the Chandigarh Police. The FIR was registered against the company and its top management officials, including chief executive officer (CEO) Rick Goings, managing director, Tupperware India, Shilpa Ajwani among others.
The next hearing in the matter is on October 29, when the Chandigarh Police have to respond to the allegations of abuse of criminal process of law by its officials.
“We are dealing with some distraction in the Punjab area, the northern province where local authorities don’t really understand our entrepreneurial sales force structure and…that’s
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Usborne Books Wins UK Private Business Of the Year Award
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Usborne Books has been given the Private Business of the Year award by the UK Private Business Awards. With more than 2,000 nominations, the UK Private Business Awards have continued to grow, attracting almost double the number of entries received in 2014.
Now five years old, the awards were set up at a time of economic uncertainty to recognise outstanding privately owned businesses in the UK. There are 10 different categories, allowing the judges to focus on enterprises of different sizes and approach.
“Private business is a major engine of the UK economy, driving growth, jobs and wealth creation. We need to celebrate this,” says Charlie Hoffman, managing director at HSBC Private Bank (UK), who led the judging panel.
Others shortlisted in the Private Business of the Year category were Argus Media, BrewDog and Kelway.
Mr Hoffman
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Visalus Global Conference Bringing Together 15 Countries
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Vitality 2015, ViSalus’ biggest event of the year, brings together thousands of Vi Promoters from 15 countries around the world to recognize another year of life-changing transformations. This year’s event will take place October 23-24 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, MO. Those in attendance will cheer on new Challenge Champions, new Vi success stories, and welcome hundreds of new shareholders who have earned equity in the Founders Equity Incentive Plan.
“There is perhaps no other asset more valuable in my opinion than equity,” said Ryan Blair, ViSalus Co-Founder, President and CEO. “After we bought back the company, we put the Founders Equity Incentive Plan on the table for those loyal Promoters who step up to join the foundation for our next wave of success.”
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10,000 Expected Mannatech’s Annual MannaFest Event In Seoul
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Mannatech, Incorporated, the founder of the M5M [?] (Mission 5 Million [?] ) Foundation, the pioneer of nutritional glycobiology and the global innovator of naturally sourced supplements based on Real Food Technology [®] solutions, is expecting more than 10,000 attendees at its annual Asia MannaFest? event at Jamsil Olympic Park on October 31.
As Mannatech’s largest global event, thousands will gather to share their boundless enthusiasm for the wellness and entrepreneurial opportunities the company offers throughout Asia.
Mannatech’s growing presence in Asia will be on full display as the event brings together Mannatech independent sales Associates and leaders from numerous countries and cities, including Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Africa. The sales Associates will share recognition, acknowledge business builders and celebrate a year’s worth of success. Asia is leading Mannatech’s global
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Lyoness Successfully Wins Case In Australia
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Lyoness has won a court case against the consumer watchdog, which accused the company of operating a pyramid scheme and engaging in referral selling. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission initiated the proceedings against the Austrian company in August last year.
In his judgment in the Federal Court today, Justice Flick said there could be “no doubting the fact that inducements were held out to prospective members that they would ultimately receive financial benefits other than the discounts they received on purchases made from loyalty merchants”.
However, the court found that any entitlement was dependent not on the introduction of new members, but from those new members engaging in shopping activity. The ACCC also failed to establish that people could become members only by making down payments.
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ForeverGreen Receives 2015 DSMA Growth Award
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ForeverGreen Worldwide Corporation, a leading direct marketing company and provider of health-centered products, recently announced it has received the Direct Selling Management Association Growth Award for 2015, as presented during the industry organization’s second annual fall symposium event.
The DSMA Awards consist of six awards for individuals and executive teams that honor a variety of achievements. The DSMA of Utah was organized in 2005 in order to create collaboration among Utah based direct selling companies, related businesses and organizations.
“We are honored to receive this award from the DSMA. We work hard to be an exemplary company in our industry and in Utah. We understand that there are many strong companies in our industry, and being recognized for our standards and our tremendous growth means a lot to our organization. We are anticipating acceleration
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Agel Launches Probiotic For Digestive Health
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Agel Enterprises has introduced a new probiotic product in gel form that it believes represents an important advance in this category of supplements.
The product is called Agel BIO™ and it delivers probiotic strains through a water-based suspension gel. This is expected to ensure that the benefits of the supplement are delivered more effectively and spread more evenly in the intestine than is the case with probiotic pills or capsules, according to microbiologist Kiran Krishnan, whose company was involved in the development of the product.
“Agel BIO is one of the most exciting advances in probiotics that I’ve seen in my career,” said Krishnan. “It is designed to maintain a healthy balance of good and bad bacteria within the body, and that in turn promotes proper digestion, absorption of nutrients from food and overall good health and a
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Ambit Energy Offers Sunrun Solar Service To Customers
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Ambit Energy, the world’s largest direct seller of energy and a leading national retail energy provider, today announced Sunrun solar service is now available to its new and existing customers in California, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. The partnership between Ambit and Sunrun (RUN), the largest dedicated residential solar company in the United States, was announced in early 2015. It is designed to expand the adoption of residential solar to Ambit’s more than 1.3 million customers.
“We strive to help our customers save money, and by partnering with the largest dedicated residential solar energy provider, we can offer a guaranteed rate that is locked in for 20 years,” said Jere Thompson, Jr., co-founder and CEO of Ambit Energy. “With the growing awareness of the need for solar energy, our customers will be able to
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Forever Living Products Ranks Nigeria High
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Forever Nigeria is scored high in the books of Forever Living Products International Inc, according to its President as reported in Nigeria’s The Nation newspaper. The report says it is expected to strengthen its performance taking advantage of the Forever brand that is accepted around the world.
Considering the untapped market in the country, Nigeria has the potential to lead the world in Forever marketing and distribution.
Speaking at the prestigious Yard 158, Ikeja, President, Forever Living Products International Inc., Mr. Gregg Maughan, while participating at the fun-filled event, said Forever Business Owners who market Forever products must believe in themselves, utilise the opportunities provided by Forever to improve their health and livelihood.
Also speaking at the event, Forever Director of Operations, Africa, Mr. Jackson Adagala, asked those involved in the business to avoid stereotype and