Herbalife

Prebiotic blend shows weight management potential: RCT

17-Aug-2023 By Stephen Daniells

A 50/50 blend of inulin and arabinoxylan may decrease energy intake during a meal, according to a new double-blind, randomised, acute-within-chronic, crossover feeding trial.

Pro triathlete Heather Jackson on how she stays fueled

01-Mar-2022 By Danielle Masterson

Before taking the main stage for the female athlete and consumer panel at the Sports and Active Nutrition Summit in San Diego, professional triathlete Heather Jackson joined NutraIngredients-USA’s Danielle Masterson to talk about her nutrition evolution...

Herbalife reports double digit growth for fourth straight quarter

04-Aug-2021 By Stephen Daniells

Multi-level marketer Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. has reported its second quarter increased 15% year-on-year, led by 45% growth in its Energy, Sports and Fitness category.

China’s e-sports nutrition: Herbalife on big opportunities in fitness, sleep and stress relief segments

30-Apr-2021 By Tingmin Koe

Herbalife says there are vast opportunities to tap into the fitness, sleep, and stress relief nutritional needs of China’s booming e-sports industry.

Ageing in Asia: Herbalife insights reveal South East Asians more confident in ageing healthily than North Asians

21-Jan-2021 By Guan Yu Lim

South East Asians are more concerned about health issues related to ageing and more confident in their ability to age healthily than North Asians, according to insights from Herbalife.

Herbalife Nutrition, Proactive Sports Performance to open sports nutrition performance research facility

06-Nov-2019 By Danielle Masterson

With over a decade in the making, the state-of-the-art center will debut in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Herbalife to open first product innovation centre in ‘China’s silicon valley’ next year

14-Oct-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Herbalife Nutrition is expected to open its first product innovation centre in China by the third quarter of next year.

Herbalife Nutrition: 'We’ve gotten to the point where we’ve demonized carbohydrates without adequate education'

26-Sep-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

You don’t need to be an elite athlete to benefit from the basic principles of sports nutrition, says Dr Dana Ryan, Herbalife Nutrition’s director of sports performance and education.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Herbalife Nutrition appoints new lead board director

23-Jul-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Herbalife Nutrition's board of directors has elected James Nelson (former CEO of the publicly-traded real estate investment trust Global Net Lease Inc.) as its new lead director, effective immediately.

Herbalife CEO resigns over comments ‘inconsistent’ with company standards

10-Jan-2019 By Adi Menayang

The multi-level marketing giant Herbalife announced that CEO Richard Goudis resigned due to comments on “expense-related policies and business practices,” the company said in a press release.

In many Latin American countries, direct selling brands take lead in dietary supplement sales

23-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

Direct selling companies have a relatively large share of dietary supplement sales in Latin American countries compared to others around the globe, according to data from market research firm Euromonitor.

Herbalife posts record earnings, ramps up pace of new product launches

14-May-2018 By Hank Schultz

In its first quarter earnings report, Herbalife reported net sales of $1.2 billion, an increase of 6.8% over the same period a year previously.

Herbalife stock at all time high after Ackman throws in towel

01-Mar-2018 By Hank Schultz

Activist investor Bill Ackman has reportedly exited his short position on Herbalife, ending a high profile, multi-year attempt to drive down the company’s stock price with allegations that its business model constituted an illegal pyramid scheme.

Herbalife earnings recovering after FTC fine, restructuring

23-Feb-2018 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife says it is successfully emerging from the pall cast by an investigation and subsequent fine levied by the US Federal Trade Commission. The network marketing giant said fourth quarter earnings showed that business is trending back up after taking...

Herbalife sales decline as FTC agreement nears full implementation

02-Aug-2017 By Hank Schultz

Network marketing giant Herbalife showed an increase in profits but a drop in overall revenue as it works to fully implement the conditions of its settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

Herbalife enters new era with probiotic launch featuring Ganeden's strain

26-Jul-2017 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife has announced a new probiotic product featuring Ganeden’s BC30 strain that will be marketed as an adjunct for its existing meal replacement shakes and wellness drinks.

FTC outlines lessons for MLMs following Herbalife and Vemma cases

12-Jan-2017 By Stephen Daniells

The Federal Trade Commission has released guidance for MLMs based on lessons learned from the FTC’s cases against Herbalife and Vemma.

Herbalife celebrates end of FTC probe with record Q2 results

05-Aug-2016 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife reported record earnings in its second quarter, and announced an earlier-than-expected implementation of its deal with FTC which better categorizes sales to end users.

Herbalife now free to pursue in-house manufacturing goal

19-Jul-2016 By Hank Schultz

Nutrition giant Herbalife followed a winding road to the payment of a $200 million fine and an FTC-mandated restructuring. The network marketing company, with more than $4.5 billion revenue in 2015, can now move forward on its mission of business expansion...

Herbalife agrees to $200 million fine, restructuring to settle FTC case

15-Jul-2016 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife announced today it has agreed to $200 million in compensation and to restructure its business practices to settle an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission.

Report: Herbalife settles with FTC

25-May-2016 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife has reportedly reached a settlement in its case with the Federal Trade Commission.

April 4 deadline for Herbalife product pitch event

24-Mar-2016 By Hank Schultz

A deadline is fast approaching for companies seeking to pitch product innovations to Herbalife, one of the biggest sellers of nutritional products in the world.

Herbalife shrugs off Ackman's latest pyramid scheme allegations

16-Sep-2015 By Hank Schultz

William Ackman, the activist investor who has been attacking Herbalife’s business model for several years, has claimed that Herbalife’s mode of doing business does not differ materially from that of Vemma Nutrition, the network marketing company that...

Herbalife seems to be emerging from shadow of investigation

10-Aug-2015 By Hank Schultz

Network marketing giant Herbalife reported better-than-expected profitability on its second quarter 2015 earnings despite currency fluctuations that depressed overall net sales. The company also said that the negative publicity surrounding a reported...

Herbalife files action against Twitter seeking ID of user who sent allegedly defamatory tweets

24-Jul-2015 By Hank Schultz

A court action filed by network marketing giant Herbalife against the online messaging firm Twitter points out the risks posed to brands by social media, said an expert on the topic. The company is trying to force Twitter to divulge the identity of a...

Herbalife touts strong compliance record on product claims despite Ackman's video attack

12-Dec-2014 By Hank Schultz

Activist investor Bill Ackman has released a new video attack that takes nutritional products network marketing giant Herbalife to task over non-compliant disease treatment claims made for the products on the part of distributors. The company responded...

Herbalife asks Mirror to take down 'baseless' article

Herbalife shakes not responsible for Mexican death, say doctors

29-Oct-2014 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

A "previous serious illness" was responsible for the death of a Mexican woman - not Herbalife weight loss shakes - say local doctors following accusations in the Mexican and UK press of lead contamination.

Herbalife invites innovation ideas for North American Innovation conference

25-Aug-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Direct selling giant Herbalife is inviting new product ideas from companies, entrepreneurs and nutrition industry ‘visionaries’ to present at its upcoming North American Innovation conference.

Herbalife misses profit estimates, share price plunges

30-Jul-2014 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife's share price dropped sharply yesterday as the company reported second quarter earnings that missed analysts’ estimates. Shares dropped 11% almost immediately on the news and declined further in early trading today, with a share price...

Herbalife preempts Ackman's video attack on nutrition clubs

21-Jul-2014 By Hank Schultz

Multilevel marketing giant Herbalife launched a preemptive strike of sorts against the campaign waged by activist investor Bill Ackman, who has taken a short position on the company valued at as much as $1 billion.

FBI joins FTC in investigating Herbalife's business practices

22-Apr-2014 By Hank Schultz

Network marketing giant Herbalife is under renewed pressure with the news that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the way the company recruits new distributors. This comes on the heels of an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission...

Herbalife's reticence cedes control of narrative to critics, consultant says

19-Mar-2014 By Hank Schultz

Network marketing giant Herbalife is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission and has gone dark from a communications standpoint. While such a strategy is understandable, it can have the effect of allowing the company’s critics to control the...

Herbalife confirms FTC investigation

12-Mar-2014 By Hank Schultz

Network marketing giant Herbalife has confirmed that is the subject of an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission. Trading in shares of the company were briefly halted on the New York Stock Exchange after the price plunged 12% in the minutes after...

Herbalife takes fire from coalition of minority groups

21-Oct-2013 By Hank Schultz

Network marketing giant Herbalife, which has battled negative publicity generated by activist investors, is under renewed pressure, this time from a coalition of minority groups that are calling on the California attorney general to investigate the company’s...

Herbalife clarifies position of distributors who sign up only for discounts

02-Aug-2013 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife moved again to respond to criticisms of its business model by renaming a category of participants in its multi level marketing organization from “distributor” to “member.”

Herbalife boosts monitoring of products throughout life cycle

27-Jun-2013 By Hank Schultz

Vasilios (Bill) Frankos, PhD and Andrew Shao, PhD are, in a way, the alpha and omega of network marketing giant Herbalife’s increasingly sophisticated commitment to the scientific backing, quality and safety of the company’s nutritional products. Their...

Brushing aside market noise, Herbalife posts 17% sales increase

30-Apr-2013 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife has suffered the slings and arrows of outraged investors recently. But you wouldn’t know it from the company’s financial statements; yesterday the company reported a 17% rise in first quarter net sales, hitting $1.1 billion.

Herbalife fights back hard in presentation to analysts

11-Jan-2013 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife Inc. fought back against negative press about its business model in a presentation for analysts Thursday that ran more than two hours. The company sought to refute in detail allegations made by hedge fund manager William Ackman in December...

Herbalife Q2 sales surge in North America, Asia Pac

01-Aug-2012 By Elaine Watson

Direct selling supplements giant Herbalife posted a 20% rise in net income to $133.4m in the three months to June 30, while net sales rose 17% to $1bn.

Herbalife strikes $44m 10-year mega-deal with LA Galaxy

19-Mar-2012 By Elaine Watson

Direct selling nutritional supplement giant Herbalife has struck the largest sponsorship agreement for a major league soccer (MLS) club in league history with a $44m, 10-year deal with MLS champion LA Galaxy.

Herbalife taps into new breed of ‘Generation H’ distributors in US

23-Feb-2012 By Elaine Watson

Strong growth for Herbalife in the US is being driven by a new breed of young distributors dubbed ‘Generation H’, according to the direct sales supplement giant.

Herbalife posts blistering end to year with Q4 profits up 22%

21-Feb-2012 By Elaine Watson

Direct sales supplement giant Herbalife has posted a blistering set of fourth quarter results.

Herbalife heads to country #81: Uruguay

02-Feb-2012 By Elaine Watson

Direct-selling supplements giant Herbalife will move into its 81st country on February 15 when it sets up a new base in Uruguay, the 17th market in its South and Central America region.

Herbalife: Belgian court judgment contains factual errors

19-Dec-2011 By Elaine Watson

Direct selling giant Herbalife says it will appeal last month’s ruling in a commercial court in Brussels stating it had violated Belgian law on unfair commercial practices.

Herbalife boss: We are the original social network…

02-Nov-2011 By Elaine Watson

Direct sales nutritional supplement giant Herbalife is rolling out iChange - a new social networking tool to improve compliance with weight loss and other nutritional regimes - across a broader test region this year in a bid to get even closer to its...