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February 2012

USANA Offers Chance to Win Tickets to Health and Happiness Summit  

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2012 -- Dr. Mehmet Oz, two time Emmy® Award-winning host of the Emmy® Award-winning The Dr. Oz Show today announced that the Health and Happiness Summit, which will take place on Saturday, February 25 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, is now sold out. To help meet audienc...

Source: Press Release


USANA Offers Chance to Win Tickets to Health and Happiness Summit
Posted 1/30/2012


USANA Extends Sponsorship of US Speedskating  

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 18, 2012 -- USANA Health Sciences, Inc., a global nutritional supplements company, today announced that it will be extending its sponsorship of US Speedskating. USANA, who first teamed up with the organization in 1999 as its Official Supplier of Nutritional Supplements, is the l...

Source: Press Release


USANA Extends Sponsorship of US Speedskating
Posted 1/19/2012



USANA Health Sciences Wins 45 Awards in 2011  

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 11, 2012 -- USANA Health Sciences, Inc., a global nutritional supplements company, today announced that in the fourth quarter of 2011 they received 15 national and international awards, bringing the health company's total number of accolades won for the year to 45. USANA has mor...

Source: Press Release


USANA Health Sciences Wins 45 Awards in 2011
Posted 1/11/2012



Olympians Join USANA as Brand Ambassadors  

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 4, 2012 -- USANA Health Sciences, Inc., a global nutritional supplements company, today announced Olympic Pro Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis and Alpine Skier Nolan Kasper as its newest brand ambassadors. Both athletes are members of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA),...

Source: Press Release


Olympians Join USANA as Brand Ambassadors
Posted 1/4/2012



USANA Announces Third Quarter Financial Results  

SALT LAKE CITY--USANA Health Sciences, Inc. today reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended October 1, 2011.

Net sales in the third quarter of 2011 increased by 6.3% to $143.5 million, compared with $135.0 million in the prior year period. This net sales growth was driven by h...

Source: Press Release


USANA Announces Third Quarter Financial Results
Posted 10/31/2011



USANA Funds Health Study at Utah State University  

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 4, 2011-- There are more than 100 days each year with poor air quality in Cache Valley, Utah. Poor air quality impacts health by limiting lung function and by weakening defenses against illness; children and the elderly are at higher risk.

A new partnership between the Applie...

Source: Press Release


USANA Funds Health Study at Utah State University
Posted 10/5/2011



USANA Awarded for Customer Satisfaction  

USANA Awarded #1 Overall Merchant for Customer Satisfaction

USANA Also Rated #1 Merchant in Direct Sales Based on Customer Satisfaction in ConsumerLab.com Survey Download image SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA), a nutritional supplement compa...

Source: Press Release


USANA Awarded for Customer Satisfaction
Posted 2/9/2011



USANA to Present at City Small Mid Cap Conference  

SANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) announced today that it will present at the 2010 Citi Small/Mid Cap Conference in Las Vegas. Riley Timmer, Vice President of Finance, is scheduled to present to leading institutional investment representatives on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 8:45 a.m. PST....

Source: Press Release


USANA to Present at City Small Mid Cap Conference
Posted 11/9/2010



USANA to Present at Healthy Living Conference  

USANA Health Sciences To Present At The Canaccord Genuity Healthy Living Conference

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) announced today that it will present at the Canaccord Genuity Healthy Living Conference in Boston. Jeffrey Yates, Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to...

Source: Business Wire


USANA to Present at Healthy Living Conference
Posted 10/7/2010



USANA acquires BabyCare Ltd  

BabyCare Ltd, a China-based direct selling company that produces and sells nutritional products for families and infants has recently been acquired USANA Health Sciences, Inc. The Chinese company was originally founded in 1999, and was headquartered in Beijing, with operations in 21 cities and 16 pr...

Source: Npros.com


USANA acquires BabyCare Ltd
Posted 8/27/2010



USANA Finalist for Customer Service Award  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. was named a finalist today in Contact Center of the Year category in the fourth annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service, which will be presented on February 22 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Over 500 entries from various organizations and industries were submi...

Source: Npros.com


USANA Finalist for Customer Service Award
Posted 2/16/2010



USANA Becomes Official Provider to AFC Bournemouth  

USANA Health Sciences Becomes Official Supplement Provider of AFC Bournemouth

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) is proud to announce its partnership with AFC Bournemouth as the team’s official nutritional supplement provider.

“USANA is excited to add AF...

Source: Npros.com


USANA Becomes Official Provider to AFC Bournemouth
Posted 1/20/2010



USANA Announces Partnership with Kathy Kaehler  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) is proud to announce its partnership with fitness expert and celebrity trainer Kathy Kaehler.

“Kathy will be a great asset to our world-class product offerings, and I think USANA customers and Associates will find great value in her expert health and fitn...

Source: Business Wire


USANA Announces Partnership with Kathy Kaehler
Posted 1/11/2010



USANA Releases DHA Super Boost Formula  

Purity Products Releases Their Brand New DHA Super Boost Formula Purity Products, a leading direct-to-consumer provider of premium dietary supplements, announces the release of their new DHA Super Boost Formula.

Plainview, NY November 27, 2009 — Purity Products, a leading direct-to-consumer provid...

Source: India Business Blog


USANA Releases DHA Super Boost Formula
Posted 11/30/2009



USANA Welcomes Analyst Upgrade  

USANA Health Sciences Inc. has an average analyst recommendation score of 3.0 and competes for investment dollars with Perrigo Co. (PRGO) [Chart - News - Analysis] and NBTY, Inc. (NTY) [Chart - News - Analysis]---two other stocks in the Drug Related Products industry that have average analyst recomm...

Source: Learning Markets


USANA Welcomes Analyst Upgrade
Posted 10/17/2009



USANA Stock Referenced in Money Times  

For more than a year, we've been chronicling companies that appear to be on their deathbeds. As we note, not every company will give up the ghost. But since our original column, quite a few have either disappeared entirely, or seen huge drops in their share prices: Fannie Mae, Merrill Lynch, Lehman...

Source: The Money Times


USANA Stock Referenced in Money Times
Posted 10/5/2009



USANA Cyclist Wins XTERRA Championship  

USNA is proud to announce that Melanie McQuaid, a USANA-sponsored Canadian cyclist, won the XTERRA USA Championship on Saturday in Ogden, Utah.

“Winning the 2009 XTERRA Cup Triathlon Series and the XTERRA USA Championship in Utah this year was all about consistency,” Melanie said. “I needed to be...

Source: Business Wire


USANA Cyclist Wins XTERRA Championship
Posted 9/30/2009



USANA to Present at Conference  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) announced today that it will present at the Canaccord Adams Healthy Living Conference in Boston. Jeffrey Yates, Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to present to leading institutional investment representatives on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at 1:25 p....

Source: Reuters


USANA to Present at Conference
Posted 9/23/2009



USANA Announces Challenge Winner  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. is pleased to announce a winner in its 2009 Rev3 Geocaching Challenge. Andy Hollingsworth of Cupertino, Calif., was randomly selected as the winner for the grand prize, a $3,000 REI gift card.

The 2009 Rev3 Geocaching Challenge, which started in May, featured a series...

Source: Reuters


USANA Announces Challenge Winner
Posted 9/13/2009



USANA Bring in Larry King to Answer Questions  

Emphasizing that Usana Health Sciences is not afraid to answer questions about what distinguishes its multilevel marketing approach from a Ponzi scheme, the company brought in master questioner Larry King to probe the issue.

King's appearance was a surprise for the 8,000 Usana sales associates wh...

Source: Salt Lake Tribune


USANA Bring in Larry King to Answer Questions
Posted 8/30/2009



USANA Wins Three Utah Best of State Awards  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) announced today that it will be recognized on May 30 with three Best of State Awards. USANA will receive an award for the best health and nutrition products, best health and nutrition beverage and best personal-care products in Utah.

This is the sixth ye...

Source: Npros.com


USANA Wins Three Utah Best of State Awards
Posted 5/13/2009



USANA named in Pyramid Lawsuit  

A Clark County man has sued Usana Health Sciences Inc., alleging the big direct marketer of nutritional and cosmetic products operates as a pyramid scheme in which independent distributors must focus on signing up more distributors as opposed to selling products.

Joseph Chirco, in his lawsuit file...

Source: Npros.com


USANA named in Pyramid Lawsuit
Posted 4/24/2009



USANA named in Outside Magazines Best Places to Work  

Usana Health Sciences Inc. was named to Outside magazine's "Best Places to Work" list, the company said Wednesday.

Usana, a direct marketer of health supplements, was ranked 17th out of 30 companies that made the list.

The full list is set for publication in the May issue of Outside , availabl...

Source: Npros.com


USANA named in Outside Magazines Best Places to Work
Posted 4/24/2009



USANA Sponsors Childrens Hunger Fund Banquet  

LOS ANGELES, April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Children's Hunger Fund (CHF), an L.A. based charity for poor children, is preparing to make an unforgettable impact at their Celebration Banquet. Established in 2006, The Children's Champion Award will be presented at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Li...

Source: Npros.com


USANA Sponsors Childrens Hunger Fund Banquet
Posted 4/17/2009



USANA Signs Agreement to Supply GB Short Track  

USANA Health Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: USNA), a provider of science-based nutritional supplements, declared on 10 March that the company has entered into an agreement with the Great Britain Short Track Speed Skating Team as the team's official supplement supplier for a term of two years. The team is...

Source: press release


USANA Signs Agreement to Supply GB Short Track
Posted 3/11/2009



USANA Profits Fall After Arbitration Award  

Usana Health Sciences on Monday reported a significant drop in profits for 2008 because of a previously reported $7 million arbitration award against it and fluctuations in foreign currencies.

Usana shares dropped 7.7 percent to finish at $20.08 after it projected an increase of earnings per shar...

Source: Salt Lake Tribune


USANA Profits Fall After Arbitration Award
Posted 2/26/2009



USANA Schedules Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Report  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) today announced that fourth quarter results will be released after the close of market Monday, February 23, 2009. USANA executives will hold a conference call to discuss this announcement with analysts and institutional investors the following morning at 11:...

Source: Ad-Hoc-News


USANA Schedules Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Report
Posted 2/14/2009



UTAH AG Under Fire For USANA Address  

Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff under fire this week. First he is being investigated by the Lt. Governor's office for possibly using the state seal to promote a private company. This controversy compounded by the fact that the company, Digital Bridge of Orem, donated $10,000 to his campaign t...

Source: KUTV


UTAH AG Under Fire For USANA Address
Posted 11/28/2008



USANAs Earnings Below Target  

Usana Health Sciences' third-quarter profit skidded nearly 28 percent as the maker of nutritional supplements fought a shareholder bid led by former CEO Myron Wentz to take it private. Usana earned $8.1 million, or 50 cents a share, compared with net income of $11.3 million, or 68 cents per shar...

Source: TradingMarkets.com


USANAs Earnings Below Target
Posted 10/20/2008



USANA Unveils Million Dollar Club Walk of Fame  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) today unveiled its Million Dollar Club Walk of Fame at the entrance of its Salt Lake City headquarters.

USANA’s Million Dollar Club is made up of independent distributors who have earned at least $1 million in commissions through their USANA business. USA...

Source: Business Wire


USANA Unveils Million Dollar Club Walk of Fame
Posted 9/16/2008



USANA to Market Energy Drinks  

USANA Health Sciences Inc. said Thursday that it plans to enter the energy-drink industry, and company executives already appeared re-energized as they kicked off the company's international convention.

After all, the Salt Lake-based company has put a lot of trouble in its rear-view mirror. With a...

Source: Deseret News


USANA to Market Energy Drinks
Posted 8/29/2008



Usana to Enter Philippine Personal Care Market  

Nasdaq-listed food supplement firm Usana Health Sciences said it planned to begin operating in the Philippines, which would make the country its 14th market worldwide.

The Utah-based firm develops and manufactures nutritional, personal care, and weight management products that are sold directly to...

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer


Usana to Enter Philippine Personal Care Market
Posted 9/16/2008



USANA to Hold 16th Annual Convention in SLC  

More than 8,000 people from around the world are expected to attend the USANA Health Sciences, Inc., 16th annual International Convention Aug. 27-30 in Salt Lake City. The event, to be held at the EnergySolutions Arena and the Salt Palace Convention Center, is one of the city's top five annual conve...

Source: Business Wire


USANA to Hold 16th Annual Convention in SLC
Posted 8/21/2008



USANA Honored with Best of State Awards  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA), was recognized Saturday at the Best of State Awards ceremony with medals for the best dietary supplements and best personal-care products in Utah. USANA also received the prestigious Best of State statue in its overall category of merchandising and consume...

Source: PR-Inside.com


USANA Honored with Best of State Awards
Posted 6/5/2008



USANA Regional Event to Feature MLM Training  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc, (NASDAQ: USNA) has invited trusted MLM training expert Tim Sales to speak at their Regional Celebration in Toronto on May 29th. Tim will teach USANA's associates how to find and invite prospects and overcome some of the highest hurdles network marketers face.

"Tim Sale...

Source: PR Web


USANA Regional Event to Feature MLM Training
Posted 6/2/2008



USANA Teams up with Pachuca Soccer Club  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA), a worldwide leader in science-based nutritional supplements, announced today it will be the official supplement supplier of Club Pachuca, Mexico’s oldest professional soccer club.

Pachuca’s players will join a growing number of premier athletes from a w...

Source: Earthtimes


USANA Teams up with Pachuca Soccer Club
Posted 5/27/2008



USANA board forms panel to evaluate buyout offer  

Nutritional supplement and skin care products company Usana Health Sciences said Tuesday its board of directors has formed an independent panel to evaluate a buyout offer from its chief executive and largest shareholder.

Last Tuesday, investment firm Gull Holdings Ltd., which is controlled by Usan...

Source: CNNMoney.com


USANA board forms panel to evaluate buyout offer
Posted 5/27/2008



USANA ordered to pay for SLAPP violation  

Vitamin maker USANA Health Sciences Inc. must pay a critic of the multilevel marketing industry who was forced to defend himself against a company lawsuit.

Federal Magistrate Samuel Alba decided Wednesday that USANA owes $142,510 in attorney fees to a San Diego investigator, Barry Minkow, and his...

Source: LocalNews8.com


USANA ordered to pay for SLAPP violation
Posted 5/13/2008



USANA in the Salt Lake Tribune  

1st quarter results Usana's sales drop and costs rise; earnings fall 28% Usana Health Sciences Inc. reported lower earnings for the first quarter of 2008, blaming the decrease on higher operating costs and a decline in net sales. The nutritional, personal care and weight management products comp...

Source: Salt Lake Tribune


USANA in the Salt Lake Tribune
Posted 4/29/2008



USANA Becomes Official Supplier of US Bobsled Team  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA), a worldwide leader in science-based nutritional supplements, today announced it has signed a two-year sponsorship agreement to be the official supplement supplier of nationally ranked USA Bobsled Team Radcliff.

“I’ve done a lot of research on a variety...

Source: Business Wire


USANA Becomes Official Supplier of US Bobsled Team
Posted 4/29/2008



USANA Receives Certification  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) recently received certification of six of its products through NSF International’s Certified for Sport™ program. NSF’s independent certification helps athletes make educated decisions about the safety of the dietary supplements they choose to take.

USANA...

Source: Business Wire


USANA Receives Certification
Posted 4/1/2008



USANA Shares Plunge on Guidance Cut  

Shares of Usana Health Sciences Inc. plummeted following the nutritional and weight management product makers' move to cut its first-quarter guidance.

The stock fell to $18.25 early in the trading session, its lowest point in nearly five years. Shares fell 20.8 percent, or $5.60, to close at $21.3...

Source: Forbes


USANA Shares Plunge on Guidance Cut
Posted 4/1/2008



USANA Shares Plunge on Guidance Cut  

Shares of Usana Health Sciences Inc. plummeted following the nutritional and weight management product makers' move to cut its first-quarter guidance.

The stock fell to $18.25 early in the trading session, its lowest point in nearly five years. Shares fell 20.8 percent, or $5.60, to close at $21.3...

Source: Forbes


USANA Shares Plunge on Guidance Cut
Posted 3/29/2008



USANA Demonstrates Metabolic Syndrome Improvement  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) announced today that a large, third-party clinical study recently completed at the University of Colorado Denver (UCD) has confirmed that lifestyle change, involving diet, supplementation and exercise, can improve the metabolic syndrome.

The results of th...

Source: Centre Daily Times


USANA Demonstrates Metabolic Syndrome Improvement
Posted 3/12/2008



USANA Wins Distributor Choice Award  

Distributors recently chose USANA Health Sciences (NASDAQ: USNA) as the best network marketing company for 2007 in an annual report released by MLM Insider. This marks the 10th year that USANA has ranked first in this category.

Each year, thousands of distributors make their pick for the best com...

Source: Earthtimes


USANA Wins Distributor Choice Award
Posted 3/9/2008



USANA Exec Sells Shares  

The executive vice president of operations for nutritional and skin care products company USANA Health Sciences Inc. sold 40,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday.

In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Fred W. Cooper reported selling the shares on...

Source: Houston Chronicle


USANA Exec Sells Shares
Posted 3/6/2008



USANA Meal Replacement Receives Approval  

USANA Health Science Inc.'s (NASDAQ: USNA) Nutrimeal' drink mix is the first meal replacement product in the Australian market to carry the coveted Glycemic Index (GI) Symbol. The GI Symbol Program is a public health initiative run by Glycemic Index Limited, which provides consumers with a credible...

Source: Ad-Hoc-News


USANA Meal Replacement Receives Approval
Posted 2/26/2008



Usana Posts Hefty Sales  

Usana reported that sales in the fourth quarter of 2007 increased by 10.8 percent and reached $108.7 million, compared with $98.1 million in the fourth quarter of the 2006 fiscal year. Its fourth quarter profit, however, fell slightly to $11.06 million, or 67 cents per share, from $11.1 million or 6...

Source: Trading Markets


Usana Posts Hefty Sales
Posted 2/25/2008



USANA Health Sciences Receives Recognition  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) announced today that it has become a Founding Reporter of The Climate Registry. The Climate Registry is a non-profit organization established to measure and publicly report greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in a common, accurate and transparent manner consiste...

Source: Business Wire


USANA Health Sciences Receives Recognition
Posted 1/21/2008



USANA Says SEC Rules out Enforcement Action  

Usana Health Sciences Inc., a Salt Lake City-based multi-level marketing company targeted last year in a Securities and Exchange Commission probe, said it won't face further action because the U.S. watchdog agency found nothing incriminating. Usana received notification from the SEC than its...

Source: Salt Lake Tribune


USANA Says SEC Rules out Enforcement Action
Posted 1/21/2008



Shareholder Lawsuit Dropped Against USANA  

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- USANA Health Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) announced today that a Utah State court has dismissed the shareholder derivative action Larson vs. Wentz brought against USANA and several of its directors and executives in September 2007.

The Plaintiff agree...

Source: Business Wire


Shareholder Lawsuit Dropped Against USANA
Posted 1/12/2008



Usana Health Sciences Lawsuit Dismissed  

Usana Health Sciences Lawsuit Dismissed Utah State Court Dismisses Shareholder Lawsuit Against Usana Health Sciences

Usana Health Sciences Inc., which makes nutritional, personal care and weight management products, said Thursday a Utah state court dismissed a shareholder lawsuit related to clai...

Source: CNNMoney


Usana Health Sciences Lawsuit Dismissed
Posted 1/12/2008



USANA Shares Jump on SEC Inquiry Closure  

Usana Health Sciences shares soared Friday after the nutritional and skin care products company said the Securities and Exchange Commission had closed its inquiry into the company's marketing model.

Shares jumped $13.91, or 39.1 percent, to $49.48 Friday.

In addition to closing its inquiry, Usan...

Source: chron


USANA Shares Jump on SEC Inquiry Closure
Posted 1/12/2008



USANA Beats Q3 Estimates  

USANA (Nasdaq: USNA) reported Q3 EPS of $0.70, 4 cents better than the analysts estimates $0.66. Revenues for the quarter were $106.2 million, versus the consensus of $106.44 million. Company sees Q4 earnings from $0.66 to $0.68 versus a consensus of $0.68. Q4 revenues sees $108 million to $110 mill...

Source: StreetInsider.com


USANA Beats Q3 Estimates
Posted 10/23/2007



USANA Health Sciences Regains Compliance with NASDAQ Listing  

USANA Health Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) announced that a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel has determined the Company is compliant with the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market, including the Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) related to the filing of periodic reports with the...

Source: Trading Markets


USANA Health Sciences Regains Compliance with NASDAQ Listing
Posted 10/20/2007



USANA President Elected Vice Chair of DSA  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA), today announced that Dave Wentz, president of USANA, was recently elected to a second term as vice chairman of the Direct Selling Association (DSA) Board of Directors and chairman of the Annual Meeting.

As a board officer, Wentz will help direct the DSA...

Source: Business Wire


USANA President Elected Vice Chair of DSA
Posted 10/8/2007



USANA Profiled in Trading Markets  

A report and profile featuring emerging companies within the nutritional supplement industry has been released by financial courier Small Cap Voice and is now available online to the investing public.

The report will feature detailed information regarding Planet Nutrition Holdings (Pink Sheets:PN...

Source: Trading Markets


USANA Profiled in Trading Markets
Posted 10/8/2007



USANA Appoints PricewaterhouseCoopers  

Usana Health Sciences Inc. (USNA) on Wednesday said it appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's new independent registered public accounting firm. PricewaterhouseCoopers is expected to immediately begin reviewing the Company's financial results filed in Usana's Form 10-Q for the quarter...

Source: RTT News


USANA Appoints PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted 9/11/2007



USANA Announces Board Appointment  

USANA Health Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) announced today that it has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm.

“We are pleased to engage PwC, a global leader in the accounting profession, as our independent auditors,” said Ronal...

Source: Business Wire


USANA Announces Board Appointment
Posted 9/5/2007



USANA Defends Business Practices  

We are writing this letter to express our concern with the article 'Most people won't get their money back', by Helen Malmgren, which appeared in the July 12, 2007 issue of National Business Review.

Unfortunately, this article contained several misrepresentations of the facts and outright false...

Source: National Business Review


USANA Defends Business Practices
Posted 8/5/2007



USANA Shares Drop Following Resignation  

NEW YORK — Shares of Usana Health Sciences Inc., which makes nutritional and personal care products, dropped Tuesday after the lawsuit-plagued company said its independent accountant has resigned.

Shares fell $5.12, or 10.2 percent, to $44.98 in afternoon trading.

The announcement of the resigna...

Source: Houston Chronicle


USANA Shares Drop Following Resignation
Posted 7/23/2007



Auditor for Vitamin Maker USANA Quits  

SALT LAKE CITY — The accounting firm for embattled Utah vitamin maker USANA Health Sciences Inc. has resigned, and the company insisted Tuesday that no disagreement led to the departure.

That would be unusual, corporate watchdogs say. A Securities and Exchange Commission filing hints at a dustup o...

Source: Houston Chronicle


Auditor for Vitamin Maker USANA Quits
Posted 7/23/2007



USANA Health Sciences Rises on Forecast  

NEW YORK — Shares of USANA Health Sciences Inc. rose on Wednesday, after the nutritional and personal care products company forecast a strong third-quarter outlook on the heels of a 9 percent higher second-quarter profit.

USANA said Wednesday that second-quarter earnings were fueled by higher sale...

Source: Houston Chronicle


USANA Health Sciences Rises on Forecast
Posted 7/23/2007



USANA Q2 Profits Climb  

SALT LAKE CITY - USANA Health Sciences Inc., which makes nutritional and personal care products, said Tuesday its second-quarter profit climbed 9 percent.

For the quarter ended June 30, net income rose to $11.3 million, or 66 cents per share, from $10.3 million, or 55 cents per share.

Analysts p...

Source: Forbes


USANA Q2 Profits Climb
Posted 7/18/2007



USANA Auditor Quits  

SALT LAKE CITY - The accounting firm for embattled Utah vitamin maker USANA Health Sciences Inc. has resigned, and the company insisted Tuesday that no disagreement led to the departure.

That would be unusual, corporate watchdogs say. A Securities and Exchange Commission filing hints at a dustup o...

Source: Forbes


USANA Auditor Quits
Posted 7/18/2007



Prompted by FTC BurnLounge Changes Business Model  

A digital music service accused by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission of running an illegal pyramid scheme has changed its business model and has worked out an agreement with the agency, the company said.

BurnLounge Inc. has eliminated the "network marketing" portion of its business that was target...

Source: PC World


Prompted by FTC BurnLounge Changes Business Model
Posted 7/6/2007



USANA Founder Receives Albert Einstein Award  

Dr. Myron Wentz, founder, chairman, and CEO of USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA), was honored Monday at a special ceremony in Jerusalem with the Albert Einstein Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Life Sciences.

The Albert Einstein Award, given by Global Capital Associates, salutes...

Source: Business Wire


USANA Founder Receives Albert Einstein Award
Posted 7/6/2007



USANA Probe Ends With Settlement  

Two officials at Salt Lake City-based Usana Health Sciences Inc. promised to stop representing themselves as certified public accountants, ending an investigation by Utah authorities into the vitamin maker, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Gilbert A. Fuller, the company's chief financial...

Source: HULIQ


USANA Probe Ends With Settlement
Posted 6/30/2007



USANA to Sell Third Party Contract  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) has signed a letter of intent to sell certain assets and inventory associated with the third-party contract manufacturing business at its Draper, Utah, facility. The terms of this transaction were not disclosed, however it is anticipated that the sale of th...

Source: StreetInsider.com


USANA to Sell Third Party Contract
Posted 6/10/2007



USANA to Sell Draper Facility Assets  

Usana Health Sciences Inc., a multi-level marketing company based in Salt Lake City, said it has signed a letter of intent to sell assets and inventory associated with its third-party manufacturing business at its facility in Draper. Bloomberg News reports the terms of the transaction were not...

Source: Salt Lake Tribune


USANA to Sell Draper Facility Assets
Posted 6/6/2007



USANA Donates to Childrens Hunger Fund  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA) announced today that it has expanded its long-standing support to a leading international charity, Children's Hunger Fund (CHF), with a $110,000 donation for the purchase and maintenance of a new semi truck for distribution of food, clothing and other critical reli...

Source: NPIcenter


USANA Donates to Childrens Hunger Fund
Posted 5/29/2007



USANA Wins Two Best of State Awards  

USANA Health Sciences Wins Two Utah Best of State Awards

SALT LAKE CITY, Apr 30, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA) will be recognized on May 19, 2007 with two Utah Best of State Awards. USANA will receive an award for the best dietary supplements in the state of Utah along...

Source: NPI Center


USANA Wins Two Best of State Awards
Posted 5/1/2007



USANA Director Withdraws Nomination for Reelection  

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USANA Health Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) issued the following statement today regarding allegations made concerning the academic credentials of board member, Dr. Denis Waitley:

“Dr. Denis Waitley has decided not to stand for reelection to the USANA board of direct...

Source: BUSINESS WIRE


USANA Director Withdraws Nomination for Reelection
Posted 3/31/2007



USANA Files Defamation Lawsuit Against FDI  

USANA Health Sciences Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Fraud Discovery Institute And Barry Minkow - Quick Facts

Thursday, USANA Health Sciences Inc. said that it has filed a lawsuit against the Fraud Discovery Institute and Barry Minkow in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, Utah for defamation...

Source: TradingMarkets


USANA Files Defamation Lawsuit Against FDI
Posted 3/20/2007



Discovery Institute Reports on Usana Health Sciences  

SAN DIEGO, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fraud Discovery Institute, under the direction of Barry Minkow, has issued a report on public company, Usana Health Sciences, Inc., alerting authorities to possible fraud and also raising questions about the legitimacy of the entire multi-level marketing indus...

Source: PRNewswire


Discovery Institute Reports on Usana Health Sciences
Posted 3/18/2007



Scheme report strikes USANA  

Shares of USANA Health Sciences tumbled Thursday after The Wall Street Journal reported on a 500-page critique of the company sent to the Security and Exchange Commission, the FBI and the criminal division of the IRS by the San Diego-based Fraud Discovery Institute. The report was penned by Ba...

Source: Salt Lake Tribune


Scheme report strikes USANA
Posted 3/16/2007



Heard on the Street knocks USANA  

USANA Health and Sciences (NASDAQ:USNA) fell about 15% today after a very negative "Heard on the Street" column was published in today's Wall Street Journal. For those unfamiliar with USANA, the company sells nutritional and personal care products. The company could be considered a 'multi-level mark...

Source: Blogging Stocks


Heard on the Street knocks USANA
Posted 3/15/2007



USANA Furthers Focus on Global Customer  

Witness Systems (NASDAQ: WITS), a leading global provider of workforce optimization software and services, today announced that USANA Health Sciences, Inc. – a leader in the development and distribution of health and nutritional products – has reported measurable results based on its initial use of...

Source: Roswell


USANA Furthers Focus on Global Customer
Posted 3/14/2007



USANA Furthers Global Focus  

USANA originally implemented Witness Systems' workforce management software to automate, streamline and better manage the process of building staff schedules to meet customer and distributor demands. Because a large percentage of its agents are students from local colleges and universities, the comp...

Source: CRM Today


USANA Furthers Global Focus
Posted 3/13/2007



USANA Improves Contact Center  

USANA Improves Contact Center Efficiency with Witness Systems Workforce Management Solution

In its initial use of Witness Systems’ software, USANA Health Sciences, Inc., a developer and distributor of health and nutritional products, has reported measurable results with far-reaching benefits. The...

Source: TMCnet


USANA Improves Contact Center
Posted 3/13/2007



USANA Surges on Revenue Growth  

USANA Health Sciences Inc. Surging On Increases In Revenue Growth

...Tuesday, USANA Health Sciences Inc. reported fourth quarter EPS of 0.61, compared to $0.54 per share last year. Analysts expected earnings of $0.59 per share.

Revenues for the quarter increased to $99.8 million from $85.6 milli...

Source: Trading Markets


USANA Surges on Revenue Growth
Posted 2/10/2007



USANA Target Stock Price Raised  

USANA Health Sciences "neutral," target price raised

NEW YORK, February 7 (newratings.com) - Analyst Timothy S Ramey of DA Davidson maintains his "neutral" rating on USANA Health Sciences Inc (USNA.NAS), while raising his estimates for the company. The target price has been raised from $54 to $56....

Source: NewRatings


USANA Target Stock Price Raised
Posted 2/8/2007



USANA initiated with outperform rating  

USANA Health Sciences initiated with "outperform"

NEW YORK, September 25 (newratings.com) - Analyst Mark Rupe of Ryan Beck & Co initiates coverage of USANA Health Sciences (USNA.NAS) with an "outperform" rating. The target price is set to $52.

In a research note published this morning, the analy...

Source: newratings


USANA initiated with outperform rating
Posted 9/27/2006



USANA Featured in Success from Home  

Success from Home Magazine Features USANA Health Sciences

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2006--USANA Health Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) announced today that Success from Home magazine is featuring USANA in its November 2006 issue. This national magazine, which focuses on the multibil...

Source: Press Release


USANA Featured in Success from Home
Posted 9/14/2006



USANA  

WTA PLAYERS TO GET FREE VITAMINS

WTA Tour players will be provided with free vitamins and health supplements by a company offering up to $1 million US to any player who fails an anti-doping test because of their products. Under the three-year deal announced yesterday, USANA Health Sciences is pay...

Source: London Free Press


USANA
Posted 8/25/2006



USANA makes renewable energy purchase  

USANA Health Sciences Inc., a West Valley City manufacturer and direct seller of nutritional supplement and personal-care products, has made a large renewable energy purchase from Rocky Mountain Power. The company is buying 75,000 kilowatt-hours of Blue Sky wind energy per month, which is enough to...

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune


USANA makes renewable energy purchase
Posted 8/23/2006



USANA and Herbalife - Stocks of Interest  

...A.G. Edwards considers two securities particularly interesting: Herbalife and USANA Health Sciences.

The first has an international network in which it can forward new products. The second has a more limited network, but seems to count on a good science team specialized in food products develo...

Source: Npros.com


USANA and Herbalife - Stocks of Interest
Posted 7/14/2006



USANA in the News  

Most of us dream of winning the lottery, of getting a call out of the blue to say we're the sole beneficiary of a long-lost rich relative's estate. What wouldn't we do if only we had financial freedom?

Multi-level marketing (MLM) companies promote such dreams -take charge of your life, work the...

Source: Stuff.co.nz


USANA in the News
Posted 7/9/2006



USANA Founder Gives School A Boost  

Mogul gives Napoleon a boost

A native son of Napoleon, who has achieved worldwide success in health and nutrition, wants to give a boost to folks back at home.

Myron Wentz, a microbiologist and immunologist who founded USANA, a vitamin and nutrition supplement company based in Salt Lake City, an...

Source: Bismarck Tribune


USANA Founder Gives School A Boost
Posted 5/17/2006



USANA Profits Up  

USANA Health Sciences Inc., a maker of nutritional and beauty products, said Tuesday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 7 percent as sales climbed.

For the quarter ended April 1, the company, which sells its products mainly through independent distributors it calls associates, earned $9.6 millio...

Source: MSN Money


USANA Profits Up
Posted 4/20/2006



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