Herbalife Works To Rewrite Pyramid-Scheme Narrative, Improve Transparency
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The multilevel marketer of weight-management shakes and other nutritionals says its independent distributor network, far from being a pyramid scheme, is in fact essential to helping people lose weight and adopt healthy lifestyles. Herbalife is implementing changes to clarify its business model for investors.
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