AMWAY FACT SHEET
THE FACTS AMWAY IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST DIRECT SELLING COMPANY.* FOUNDED IN 1959 BY JAY VAN ANDEL AND RICH DEVOS, AMWAY OPERATES IN MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS. PEOPLE
LEGACY
Amway has more than 19,000 employees around the world. In addition, millions of Amway Business Owners (ABOs) sell the company’s products worldwide.
In 1959, Amway launched a business model fueled by the power of relationships. The original product offered in this model was Liquid Organic Cleaner (L.O.C.™), one of the first concentrated, bio-degradable and environmentally friendly cleaning products. Since then, Amway has become a global leader in the categories of nutrition, beauty and home.
BRANDS AND PRODUCTS More than 450 unique, high-quality products carry the Amway name in the nutrition, beauty and home categories. Top-selling AMWAY™ brands include: • Nutrilite™ is the world’s number one selling vitamins and dietary supplements brand.** • Artistry™ is the world’s number one direct selling premium beauty brand and is among the world’s top five, largest-selling, premium skincare brands.** • eSpring™ is the world’s number one selling brand of home water treatment systems.*** *2016 Direct Selling News, Global 100 **Source: Euromonitor International Limited: www.euromonitor.com/amway-claims ***Based on a Verify Markets study of 2014 global sales revenue.
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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Amway is led by Chairman Steve Van Andel and President Doug DeVos. Van Andel is the former chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and DeVos currently serves as chairman of the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations. Both have served in leadership positions with key industry organizations, such as the Direct Selling Education Foundation.
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AMWAY FACT SHEET
FACILITIES
CITIZENSHIP
Amway World Headquarters, which spans an area of more than 3 million square feet, is located in Ada, Michigan, USA. The company and its markets own, manage and operate:
Amway is committed to leveraging its corporate expertise to fight global childhood malnutrition, support local volunteers and improve sustainability at every stage.
• Manufacturing facilities in Ada, Michigan, Buena Park, California and Quincy, Washington, USA; Guangzhou, China; Tamil Nadu, India; and Binh Duong, Vietnam • Organically certified farms for growing food supplement ingredients in Trout Lake and Ephrata, Washington, USA; Jalisco, Mexico; and Ubajara, Brazil
SALES Amway sales from direct selling activities in 2016 were divided into the following product categories: • Nutrition — 49% • Beauty — 25% • Home — 22% • Other — 4%
• A global distribution and warehousing network, with major operations in Ada, Michigan, Norcross, Georgia, and Santa Fe Sprints, California, USA; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Budapest, Hungary; Moscow, Russia; Pruszkow, Poland; Srinakarin, Thailand; Venlo, Netherlands; Bejing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Xi’an, China; Taipei, Taiwan; Busan, South Korea; Kobe, Japan, Srinakarin, Thailand; and Tokyo, Japan
DIRECT SELLING INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT Amway is a prominent and active member of regional and national direct selling associations worldwide. Amway executives hold approximately 50 leadership positions in direct selling industry associations globally.
AMWAY OPPORTUNITY The Amway opportunity is a low-cost, low-risk path for entrepreneurs to achieve their ideal work/life balance with rewards and recognition for their efforts. Amway offers support, training and advanced digital tools to help ABOs succeed, as well as a guaranteed refund on the initial startup cost and a 100% satisfaction guarantee on all Amway products.*
* Exclusions apply. For complete details, visit amwayglobal.com and search for “satisfaction guarantee.”
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