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On December 10, the company announced its first product offering for the 2014 weight loss season, “The Fast Five” — a trial kit as part of traditional monthly package aimed at attracting users by enabling them to lose 5lbs in their first week on the program (“Fast Five – Lose 5 pounds in your 1st […]

Has Your Diet Company Missed The Opportunity? We at Marketdata published a new report about Retail Healthcare Mini-Clinics, in Sept. 2012. We spoke about the opportunity for weight loss companies to align themselves with this growing number of clinics (about 1,500 now) as an entry point and new distribution channel for their programs. We talked

A new review, conducted at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital, analyzed eight previous studies from the past decade. Researchers concluded that obesity consistently carries a higher risk of cardiovascular issues and premature death. Despite the normal metabolic readings, the review found that an obese person had a 24% higher risk of

Dec. 16, 2013.. According to a company press release: “With weight loss being at the top of traditional resolution lists, we know that the first couple of weeks are very important to one’s motivation and success. Focusing on a big weight loss goal at the start can feel overwhelming, but we believe the powerful combination

Rick Warren, one of the nation’s best-known pastors and author of the bestseller The Purpose Driven Life, has been on a weight loss journey with his congregation for the past three years. Mr. Warren has a new book called The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to A Healthier Life – just in time for the new

Nov. 14, 2013… The medical profession (The Obesity Society, American heart Assn., American College of Cardiology) has issued new guidelines for fighting the national obesity epidemic, urging doctors to get more aggressive with their patients. In 2014, most insurance companies are expected to cover counseling and other obesity treatments. These new guidelines advise doctors to:

Nov. 7, 2013… Nestle will divest Jenny Craig in North America, Australia and New Zealand, the Swiss company said today in a statement. The company was sold to a private equity firm, North castle partners, Greenwich, CT. The price was probably less than the approximately $600 million Nestle paid in 2006, analysts at Natixis and

Oct. 31, 2013..According to Michael C. MacDonald, Medifast’s Chairman and CEO: “The consumer environment proved challenging for us in the quarter, and while we believe this will continue to impact our revenue in the fourth quarter, we anticipate full year revenue growth for 2013.  Our team is optimistic we will return to stronger revenue growth

Oct. 31, 2013…A New York City trial judge has certified a class of 751 current and former Jenny Craig workers who claim the company changed their time cards to show that they had taken 30-minute meal breaks when, in fact, they were pushed to work through the pause. This, the complaint claims, was a policy

On Oct. 31, 2013, the company reported Q3 revenues of $393.9 million, down 8.5% on a constant currency basis versus the prior year period. “While progress on cost cutting has allowed us to exceed our Q3 profit expectations, we expect Q4 revenues to be down low double digits given our continuing negative recruitment trends,” commented