January 2024

USANA’s 43,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah has earned a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certification from the Safe Quality Foods (SQF) program. This particular manufacturing plant houses the company’s bar, gusset, single-serve and powder-blending production.

Plexus Worldwide dedicated significant resources to its philanthropic efforts in 2023, donating more than $1 million in monetary and in-kind donations to nonprofit organizations. The company particularly focused on its community programs, fighting food insecurity and relief efforts. Company employees worked alongside these missions, dedicating 2,000 hours of volunteer time. 

The Amway China Leadership Seminar welcomed 10,000 attendees to its five-day event in New Zealand that included gala dinners, leadership sessions, cocktail receptions and excursions in Auckland and Queenstown.

Herbalife announced the appointment of Stephan Gratziani to president as part of the company’s management succession planning process. Gratziani will continue to report directly to chairman and CEO, Michael Johnson.

MONAT, through its philanthropic organization MONAT Gratitude Foundation, focused on contributing acts of kindness and charitable giving in celebration of its eighth annual Gratitude Week. More than 5,000 MONAT volunteers served in 1,200 cities and eight countries in an effort to be of service to those in need.

Plexus Worldwide was honored by the Phoenix Business Journal Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards as the fifth largest privately held company in Arizona.

In celebration of its 140th anniversary, the Vorwerk Group has committed to a long-term funding project for the Von der Heydt Museum, which hosts a renowned art collection for the city of Wuppertal. Internationally famous for its collection of 19th century works and acclaimed exhibitions, which currently features Pablo Picasso and Max Beckmann, the Von der Heydt Museum is now looking to expand its reach through a digitalization strategy that will reach younger audiences.

Mary Kay announced that in 2023, the year it celebrated its 60th anniversary, it had 1,678 patents filed. The patents covered products, technologies, and packaging designs in its global portfolio. This milestone validates Mary Kay’s status as one of the top innovators in the cosmetics industries.