MLM Company Herbalife Plans $100 million China factory

Network marketing company Herbalife plans to invest $100 million to build a factory in China this year, although no final decision has been made as to the location, according to mainland media reports. The expansion is to help facilitate growing product distribution, with products expected to be sold in more than 40 stores by the end of year, China's National Business Daily reported. Herbalife applied for a direct-sales license to the Ministry of Commerce in February, the paper reported.

MLM Company Herbalife Sponsors the World's Largest Beach Volleyball Series in the Netherlands

MLM company Herbalife Ltd. has become the official nutrition sponsor of the Palm Beach Life Volleyball Series 2006, the largest beach volleyball series in the world, taking place in the Netherlands beginning May 27, 2006 with weekend competitions in 16 different locations.

This is the latest in a series of over 35 sponsorships this year for the company in support of sporting and fitness events around the world that define the company's commitment to a healthy active lifestyle supported by good nutrition.

Sageant Leads Grassroots Response to FTC Rule That Threatens MLM And Network Marketing

Sageant has launched a national grassroots campaign to secure responses to the recently proposed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) new rule on business opportunities that threatens the network marketing and MLM industry. If not modified, the rule would present a significant entry barrier to any company or distributor recruiting new distributors. The public has until Friday, June 16 to submit comments.

Latest MLM Fad - Fuel Additives

The latest edition of Len Clements' "MarketWave Alert" (#61) has some details of legal action against MLM company Bioperformance. The press release issued by the Texas Attorney General is here.

Len goes on to comment about what seems to be the latest MLM fad, fuel additives.

It's always a fascinating coincidence to watch how these breakthrough fuel technologies that dramatically increase mileage are only discovered by small start up MLM companies, and only when gas prices dramatically rise. You would think that with their multimillion dollar annual R&D budgets, state-of-the-art technology, and best scientific and engineering minds in the world at their disposal, not to mention the multibillion dollar market potential (if such a product would actually work), companies like Ford, GM or Toyota would be coming up with these fuel additives and devices. It's also interesting that the last wave of gas gadgets and additives that broke on the shores of the MLM industry was back in the early 90s - when gas prices skyrocketed to a whopping $1.40 a gallon! (Hard to believe we were angry about that back then, isn't it?). The wave before that came in the late 70s, when I'm sure us Boomers will recall waiting in long lines at the gas station, on odd or even numbered days (depending on the last digit of your license plate).

He concludes with this...

Here is my prediction: By May of 2008 every fuel related MLM company operating today will either have radically overhauled their product line (deemphasizing the flagship fuel product) or they won't be operating at all. I'm basing this on solid information from an extremely reliable source.

History.

Couple of other stories on this MLM topic...

"A Small San Diego Company Is Playing A Big Role In Reducing Air Pollution And Gas Costs"

and

"Is Little Green Pill A Big Success Or Big Scam?"

(Note: This last article seems a little bit behind on the latest developments with Bioperformance).

MLM Company Herbalife Adds UK Sports Specialist Ralph Rogers to Medical Advisory Board

MLM and Network Marketing company Herbalife Ltd. has expanded its Medical Advisory Board (MAB) with the addition of Ralph Rogers, M.D., Ph.D., a specialist in sports, musculoskeletal medicine and exercise physiology, based in Birmingham, UK, where he is also a Research Fellow of Wolverhampton University.

Herbalife's Scientific and Medical Advisory Boards are chaired by David Heber, M.D., director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The SAB guides product research and development, focusing on the quality and benefits of products. The MAB members educate distributors on product usage and give health-news updates through multiple company channels and live training events around the world. The MAB also provides an educational resource for doctors and healthcare professionals.