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2012
All things “Vitamin D”
Scientists at the Nutrilite Health Institute come to work each day focused on improving our products. They use their expertise to research ingredients, test them with bio-assays, conduct clinical trials and verify they meet stringent requirements in our Quality Assurance department.
But that’s not all they do. You’ll also find them leveraging their expertise to contribute to the larger nutrition science research community.
Marc Lemay, Ph.D., is a senior scientist with Amway and expert on vitamin D. He helped formulate our Nutrilite Vitamin D3 plus K2, and he’s weighed in on our blogs in the past about the importance of vitamin D supplementation.
Marc currently is serving as the guest editor of a special “Vitamin D” issue of Nutrients, an open access journal of food science and nutrition. Read Marc’s intro to the special issue to get his latest thoughts on this important micronutient.
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2012
Taking nutrition to new heights
Plant manager James Bowman leads reporters through the nutrition products plant
Journalists love to go behind the scenes. The “hard hat” tour is always popular because media can share news on what’s happening before buildings are completed, ribbons are cut and products are produced.
That’s why we opened the doors today to our $24 million Nutrition Product Plant at our mile-long manufacturing complex in Ada, Michigan. Media toured the state-of-the-art production facility, interviewed our operations leaders and sampled the Nutrilite products that will be made there.
This is the first time Amway has produced Nutrilite products in Michigan. The plant will produce our best-selling NUTRILITE protein powder, sold by distributors all over the world. Other products to be made at the facility include POSITRIM meal replacement powder, ACTIVE 8 powder drink mix and INVISIFIBER fiber packs.
Another first is an innovative work system designed by and for employees at the new plant, including a new work schedule and long-term career path. Nutrilite employees in California worked closely with the Michigan team to transfer knowledge and processes.
For this tour, instead of hard hats, media donned safety goggles, lab coats and hair nets to tour the three-story facility.
We’re taking our No. 1 brand to even higher heights. Learn more on Mlive Media, WZZM and our global newsroom.
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2012
The future of business
If you read The Wall Street Journal on February 15, you’ll learn that the “future of business” is a 68-year-old grandmother and Amway distributor that the Journal calls “one of the most prolific salespeople on Earth.”
The Journal profiles Holly Chen, one of the most successful Amway distributors ever, and how she leads and inspires a global network of distributors that stretches from her home in Taiwan throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Her advice to those pursuing an Amway business?
As she is quoted in The Wall Street Journal,
“…when you’re in the Amway business, of course you change your mindset, you change your attitude, and your outcome will definitely change with it.”
And perhaps Holly has the potential to change minds, as well as mindsets. As the Journal reports, “Of all things, of all places, perhaps the future of business looks like an Amway convention.”
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2012
REASONS TO CELEBRATE
From Bangkok to Hanoi, we have several reasons to celebrate this month.
Recently, we posted about Amway Thailand’s 25th anniversary celebration. Today, we’d like to share news about a special event that’s particularly signficant for our distributors and customers in Vietnam.
Amway just opened a new office and training center in the Cau Giay district of Hanoi. Distributors in northern Vietnam now have a common place to learn about our company, bring their prospective customers to the Amway shop that opened last year, and share news about our brands, products and business opportunity.
Amway President Doug DeVos proudly joined Amway Vietnam’s executives, distributors and employees in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. As the newest Amway market, Amway Vietnam has achieved great milestones in just four years. We are proud of their strong sales, growing distributor network and attractive facilities that showcase the power of our brand.
That’s indeed another reason to celebrate.
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2012
Building hope
We believe it’s important for people to have a safe, clean place to live.
Since the Amway One by One Campaign for Children partnered with Habitat for Humanity last year, distributors and employees across the Americas have worked hard to make that happen.
Here are three examples where our distributors and employees are building hope for others.
In Guatemala, Amway employees and distributors from the United States, Mexico, Barbados, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Colombia and El Salvador built a dozen homes. They also raised half a million dollars, matching a $250,000 gift of Tim Foley, longtime Amway distributor and Amway Founders Council member. These funds will finance construction of more than 40 homes throughout Latin America over the next five years.
In São Paulo, Brazil, Amway distributors and employees raised nearly $5,000, and used it to renovate two homes. Their next project? Already they are evaluating how to apply their time and talents to help people affected by the devastating floods in Rio de Janeiro.
Finally, after raising $16,000, more than 25 Amway Colombia distributors, employees and their families constructed two homes in only two days.
Visit our Amway One by One blog to learn how we’re making a difference in 2012. Make your own difference, too, at Habitat for Humanity.
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2012
Reasons to celebrate
Amway President Doug DeVos was on the road this weekend, visiting Thailand for our affiliate’s 25th anniversary celebration.
During Amway Thailand’s National Convention in Muang Thong Thani near Bangkok, more than 40,000 distributors gathered to celebrate their success in their Amway businesses as well as the affiliate’s milestone.
Doug was there to not only commemorate the achievements of the employees and distributors at Amway Thailand, but also to pay tribute to Preecha Prakobkit, who is retiring as Amway Thailand’s managing director this year.
Preecha led Amway Thailand to become one of Amway’s top markets during his 23 years with the company. Always innovating, he explored new ways to connect with distributors and customers, in recent years using social media personally and professionally.
A major milestone, an incredible career and the success of many - definitely reasons to celebrate!
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2012
People’s choice
The results are in! We’re pleased to report that our Nutrilite brand ranks as the top-rated vitamin and supplement brand within the direct selling category in a consumer satisfaction survey by ConsumerLab.com.
More than 10,000 ConsumerLab.com subscribers participated in the survey, rating more than 1,500 brands.
Our Nutrilite brand continues to be a fan favorite around the world — also chosen by consumers as one of the top three health supplement brands in the AsiaOne People’s Choice Awards.
We appreciate the public votes of approval. Earning our customers’ loyalty is the best reward of all.
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2012
Thought leaders
Are you eating a variety of fruits and vegetables in your diet? You’re in the healthier minority if you are, according to the latest research by the Nutrilite Health Institute.
The findings were published today as the lead story in the peer-reviewed Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, following its online debut in November. In fact, this month’s entire issue is devoted to research on phytonutrient intake in the U.S.
The study, “Phytonutrient Intake by Adults in the United States in Relation to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption,” was co-authored by Nutrilite scientist Keith Randolph.
The findings show that the majority of U.S. adults get key phytonutrients from only four sources: oranges, tomatoes, strawberries and carrots. But to receive important health benefits, you need a variety of these natural nutrients.
We’re proud of Keith and his colleagues, and look forward to news on their next discoveries. In the meantime, you can learn more about their work in this brief video.
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2012