14 Oct 2026

About Herbalife: company figures, seed-to-feed and science advisors

This page collects company information as printed in the Herbalife Thailand product guide, July 2024 edition.

Every figure carries the year or source printed in the guide. Where the guide gives no year, we write "per July 2024 guide".

Growth figures

14 steps from seed to feed (per July 2024 guide)
300+ company scientists, including 50 PhD-level staff (per July 2024 guide)
30+ experts on the Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB) (per July 2024 guide)
US$250 million invested in the seed-to-feed process (per July 2024 guide)
The guide states that work follows the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and NSF International

168+ Casa Herbalife programmes worldwide under the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) (per July 2024 guide)
200,000+ children in 59+ countries receiving nutrition support through the foundation's programmes (per July 2024 guide)
200+ sponsored sports events, teams and athletes, and 5 Olympic committees worldwide (per July 2024 guide)

The company states in the guide that it is the "#1 weight management & well-being brand in the world"
Source as printed: Euromonitor; CH2024ed, weight management & wellbeing definition; combined % RSP share GBO for 2023 (2023 data)
Product results may vary from person to person.

Steps in the guide: farmers plant seeds locally → cultivation areas are developed → quality is checked → products are certified → delivered to the consumer
Ingredients: the company invests in growing areas and production methods, with scientists and manufacturers helping select ingredients
Production: the company states that products meet or exceed industry quality standards
Storage: storage conditions are monitored to keep product quality until it reaches the consumer
Production site in Winston-Salem, North Carolina: 800,000 sq ft on a campus of more than 3 miles, opened in 2014; the guide describes it as the company's largest production site at the time

The guide states that product development is guided by nutrition and health experts from many countries (names and titles as of the July 2024 guide)
Luigi Gratton, M.D., MPH — Vice President, Training; Chair, Nutrition Advisory Board
Susan Bowerman, M.S., R.D., CSSD, CSOWM, FAND — Senior Director, Worldwide Nutrition Education and Training; Vice Chair, Dietetic Advisory Board
David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, FASN — Chair, Herbalife Nutrition Institute
Rocio Medina, M.D. — Vice Chair and Member, Nutrition Advisory Board
Dana Ryan, Ph.D., M.A., MBA — Director, Sports Performance, Nutrition and Education; Chair, Fitness Advisory Board
John Heiss, Ph.D. — Vice President, Global Product Innovation; Member, Nutrition Advisory Board
Gary Small, M.D. — Member, Nutrition Advisory Board

Nutrition for Zero Hunger: the company states its aim to help reduce hunger, support food security and improve nutrition in communities
The guide shows partner organisations such as World Food Program USA, Feed the Children, The Hunger Project, BAMX and The Power of Nutrition
Casa Herbalife Thailand provides nutrition and nutrition education to children through The Foundation for Children (since 2006), Baan Nok Kamin Foundation (since 2014) and the Children's Hospital Foundation (since 2018) — data as of October 2022
The company foundation also supports people affected by natural disasters in many countries

The guide lists more than 50 brand ambassadors and sports teams across Asia Pacific (per July 2024 guide)
They cover many sports, including football, swimming, triathlon, badminton, golf, weightlifting, basketball, cycling and baseball, including a triathlete from Thailand