Over 200 Unicity Franchise Partners from all over Europe celebrated the Unicity Extravaganza in Frankfurt on June 12, 2010.  Unicity’s very demanded CEO Stewart Hughes especially travelled to Europe to meet with the Europeans in person. All attendees had the opportunity to learn from the top leaders, such as the three European Double Diamonds and Chairman’s Club Members Daniel Müller, Alexander Krause and Dr. Sven Goebel. On top of that Chairman’s Club Member Chavich Saekim, the first Triple Diamond in the history of Unicity globally had travelled from Thailand to share personally his story and how Unicity impacted the lives of so many people in his organization in Asia. The entire event was driven bilingually, which added an accent of intense reflection from all participants on the shared information and comprehensive trainings.

The direct selling company WellStar from Berlin registered an unprecedented development in the new business last month. Over 5.000 new partners and end customers just registered in the last 30 days with new record turnovers. This result reflects the development of the momentum since the beginning of the year. Overall the new business in Europe more than doubled within the last three months. As reward for this success, WellStar will now increase provisions on end customers by fabulous 50 %, effective June 1st 2010.

Herbalife Ltd. announced a three-year, multi-million dollar agreement with FC Barcelona to make Herbalife the club's Official Nutrition Sponsor. At the same time, Leo Messi has agreed to a personal sponsorship agreement. The contract with FC Barcelona involves the acquisition by Herbalife of global association rights, as well as various publicity assets and rights held by the club to promote its name internationally.

The new printed edition of the Netcoo Magazine July / August in English is available now. Coverstory: Inc. 500 Company MonaVie from South Jordan, Utah, USA Celebrates UK Launch. Ready for Europe Get to know the successtory of Kirsten Bak Hansen, World Champion and European Champion in Roller Skating and Top Leader Berry.En from Denmark. On top of that many interesting news und background reports from the international direct selling industry: Direct Selling in the Czech Republic * Direct Selling in Latvia * Network Marketing Dominates in the US (The DSA Fact Sheet 2008) * Kristīne Niedrīte, Sales Leader Avon from Riga, Latvia * Renée Piguet-Broekema, Top Leader, Energetix from Switzerland * 30 Years of Herbalife – a Retrospective on the History of one of Network Marketing’s Biggest Global Players * Plus a lot more.

The US direct selling comapny USANA Health Sciences, Inc has announced that China will be its next international market. Over 6,000 USANA Associates and guests were in attendance at USANA's Asia Pacific Convention in Hong Kong to hear the announcement. This announcement was also broadcast live via a world-wide webcast to an additional 6,000 Associates in various USANA markets. "For several years now we have been exploring the opportunity to enter China, which is possibly the largest direct selling market in the world," said USANA Chief Executive Officer, Dave Wentz.

Mark Hughes’ formal education was limited to only nine years of school. His life story is a prime example of the American Dream. At the age of 18, Hughes lost his mother due to an overdose of prescription diet pills. From then on, he was driven by the aim to develop a healthy programme for weight control. The young business man wanted to improve other people’s wellbeing with a well-balanced nutrition concept.

The US direct selling company MonaVie announces that it is entering the German market, and will introduce MonaVie and MonaVie Active beverages featuring acai (pronounced ah-SIGH-ee), the little purple berry from the Amazon. “We are excited to bring MonaVie products to Germany, extending our mission of health and wellness to athletes, outdoor enthusiasts, road warriors, and others who are on-the-go,” says MonaVie Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Dallin A. Larsen. “Millions will discover why acai was selected as the MonaVie crown jewel and why this superfruit is taking the world by storm.”

Mannatech, Incorporated a global pioneer in the development of high-quality health, weight and fitness and skin care solutions based on nutritional science, announced its plans to launch business operations in Mexico on Jan. 24, 2011.  “Our decision to enter Mexico is a strategic move and serves as a gateway to the Latin American market,”said Randy Bancino, president of Mannatech’s global business operations and expansion. According to the Direct Selling Association, Mexico - and its population of 110 million people - is the sixth-largest direct selling market in the world. Currently, more than two million people living in Mexico are involved with direct sales creating more than $3.5 billion in revenue.