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Vemma Nutrition Company, one of the world’s fastest growing liquid dietary supplements has just launched a three ounce Energy Shot this weekend at the company’s 4th annual convention, held in Las Vegas, Nevada.  

We had heard rumblings that Verve was creating the new energy shot back in August of last year.

The new drink, the Verve Energy shot, is a three ounce shot perfect for people on the go. The shot is available in low sugar and sugar free. The drink is a perfect addition to the company’s Verve Energy drink line which has been wildly popular in just the few short years it has been on the market. The Energy Shot business has been one of the fastest growing beverage categories. According to a report by bevnet.com the energy shot industry grew nearly $100 million dollars in 2008 and analysts expect it could be a $500 million dollar business in 2009.

The Verve Energy Shot is a healthy all natural alternative to many of the shots currently on the market. The mangosteen based drink contains a fast acting blend of superfruit juices including aloe and mangosteen in a clinically tested formula. The company claims that the shot contains low amounts of sugar and will not cause the crash that is a side effect of many shots.

BK Boreyko, President and CEO of Vemma announced the addition of the new drink at the Vemma Convention in Las Vegas last week. In attendance at the convention were over 2500 Independent Members including Shawne Merriman, three time Pro Bowl linebacker for the San Diego Chargers.

BK was excited about showing off the drink at the convention and about its release into the marketplace. “As a young brand in the energy drink/functional beverage marketplace, Verve has definitely raised the standard and credibility when it comes to exceeding people’s health and energy needs. Every one of our Members is fired up about our Verve Energy Shot and the momentum it creates to positively fulfill people’s daily nutritional gaps, but also to tap into the financial freedom our business opportunity presents them.”

The new shot is available on the website, http://www.verve.com, through your local distributor and will be available at select retail stores through hybrid marketing.

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Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) announced their fourth quarter and full years 2008 sales and profit numbers. Despite the faltering economy, the news and numbers were not all bad.

While sales increased in the fourth quarter, the company said that sales were negatively impacted by poor foreign exchange rates. This caused a sales decreased of 10% percent compared to 2007.

 its profit for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 27 reached $65.8 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, up from $54.9 million, or 88 cents per diluted share, from the same period in 2007, helped by the disposal of assets.

The increased profit came as sales dropped 10 percent year over year. It had sales of $521.7 million during quarter, down from $576.9 million the year before.

For the full year, the Kissimmee-based company (NYSE: TUP) had a net income of $161.4 million, or $2.56 per share, compared to a net income of $116.9 million, or $1.87 per share. Sales for the year were $2.16 billion, up from $1.98 billion in 2007.

Chairman and CEO, Rick Goings commented, “We were pleased to hold our own in the fourth quarter in light of the difficult external environment. Sales in our emerging market businesses increased 11% in local currency and our established market businesses were down 4% in local currency in the quarter. Among our established markets, France was a stand out on the positive side and we were pleased to have a 5% local currency increase in company sales by Tupperware United States and Canada. We were also pleased to be able to reduce our outstanding debt in 2008, while continuing to support our 88 cent per share annual dividend, which reflected the strong cash flow that our business generates.”

Tupperware held its conference call on February 4th and is now archived for all of you who would like to listen in to it on www.tupperwarebrands.com

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Daytime talk show, the Doctors, dedicated a spot on their show a few weeks ago to the top ten health trends of 2009 and one of the featured products on that list was the acai berry. In touting the benefits of this popular super-fruit, the 4 doctors on the talk show panel highlighted MonaVie the all natural super-fruit acai drink that has garnered much of the market share of the acai berry drinks.

The health trends segment aired the second week of January and MonaVie made it to number 7 on the list of the most popular and talked about health trends.

MonaVie was one of the first acai berry drinks to hit the market in the last few years and has soared in popularity. Doctors have called the antioxidant packed berry from the Amazon the “miracle berry.”

MonaVie is a blend of 19 different fruits, including the Acai. Acai contains anthocyanins which are a family of antioxidants that fight and neutralize the effects free radicals can have on the body. Acai contains concentrated amounts of the antioxidants which providing an extra helping of the free radical fighting power.

You can read a synopsis of the show on thedoctorstv.com Or….just watch the clip here!

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Roger Barnett, CEO and Chairman of Shaklee Corporation announced plans to launch a nationwide campaign to promote the Shaklee business opportunity. The 50 year old company hopes to raise awareness of the potential the company offers for financial freedom. Barnett says that the Shaklee opportunity has the chance to help over a million families throughout 2009. The campaign got underway in Greensboro NC on February 9th.

Shaklee representatives on the tour will tout the benefits of becoming an independent distributor and highlight the chance to become financially independent while taking control of your life and time. Barnett will promote Shaklee’s revolutionary business model that will help those in need even during the economic downturn.

“Families are struggling to make ends meet in this difficult economy,” says Barnett. “While so many others are cutting back, we’re a 50-year-old company with a revolutionary business model that’s seeking to create one million new entrepreneurial opportunities to give people the potential to thrive even during these difficult economic times. Shaklee has actually grown during the past seven economic downturns. Our economic growth, combined with products that make people and the planet healthier, make Shaklee a powerful force for good,” says Barnett.

The tour comes at a perfect time, when millions of Americans have lost their jobs within the last year, and new jobs are scarce, if not impossible to find. The tour will travel to half a dozen cities and expose thousands to the possibility of operating their own independent business. Shaklee hopes to highlight the opportunity the company provides either to supplement income or create a source of full time income.

Shaklee is over 50 years old, and is one of the most well respected companies not only in the Direct Sales Industry but in the world. Shaklee has been a pioneer in the fields of all natural products that are healthy and harmless to the environment.

The nationwide tour will run through Feb. 14 and is free and open to the public. For information on this campaign, call 1-800-SHAKLEE.

Tour dates:
Greensboro, NC — February 9
New York City, NY — February 10 (Spanish translation provided)
Chicago, IL — February 11 (Spanish translation provided)
Dallas, TX — February 12
Denver, CO — February 13
Los Angeles, CA — February 14 (Spanish language provided)
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