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Diet soda sales constitute a significant share of the total diet market sales – $21.78 billion in 2011. The latest data show that diet soft drink sales represented 30% of all soft drink sales–no change. The soda companies are working hard to develop zero or low-calorie natural sweeteners, but progress has been slow and consumers […]

As we transition into the 2013 “diet season”, it’s time to look back at what happened in the weight loss market in 2012 and look forward to what’s in store for 2013. This next year promises to be as dynamic as ever, as diet companies tweak their programs with a new twist for the new

TV’s well-known weatherman from the Today Show, Al Roker, is releasing a new diet book: Never Goin Back: Winning The Weight Loss Battle for Good. Mr. Roker tipped the scales at 340 lbs. (on a 5’8″ frame) and had bariatric surgery in 2002. He did lose 100 lbs. but gained a lot of it back

Marketdata Enterprises has released the 9th edition of its best-selling market research study entitled: “The U.S. Market for Self-improvement Products & Services”. It’s the ONLY business analysis of a huge $10.4 billion market that exists. This 382-page study traces the market from 2003-2016, examining these markets: Infomercials, Holistic Institutes, Self-Help Books & Audiobooks, Motivational Speakers,

On Dec. 17th, Medifast announced its increased international expansion intentions via a renewed strategic partnership with Productos Medix, which is a leader in pharmaceutical obesity products in Mexico. The former is a top domestic maker and supplier of clinically proven, portion-controlled weight-loss products and programs. Through a five-year exclusive licensing agreement, the firm plans to

Herbalife is a public company but one that flies “under the radar” in terms of its participation in the weight loss market. Based on the company’s Q3 2012 report, the company had total North American net sales of $644 million. This represented 21% of the company’s worldwide sales of $3.01 billion. Herbalife had total world

NutriSystem today announced that Dawn M. Zier will join the company as president and CEO. She will also serve on the Nutrisystem board of directors. She replaces Joe Redling, who is stepping down as president and CEO and resigning from the company’s board of directors. Ms. Zier is a 20-year veteran of Reader’s Digest Association,

opened 30 franchise centers nationwide. By 2010, Itrim was represented by franchisees in Sweden’s largest towns and cities. In order to reach and help a larger proportion of the population, It was then decided to also offer the Itrim program to successful fitness facilities in the country’s smaller towns through licensing. At present they have

Marketdata Enterprises just released a groundbreaking new study entitled: “The Market For Retail Health Clinics & Urgent Care Centers, Sept. 2012, 132 pp. 17 company profiles, 25 Tables. Price: $1,495. See the Press Release with some major findings and the Table of Contents here These 1,400 or so clinics are popping up more often in

Medifast has agreed to pay $3.7 to settle charges that its ads for meal replacement products made unsupported claims in 2009 about users’ success in losing weight. The FTC claims the firm made unsupported claims in radio, TV, Internet and print ads, that consumers could lose 2-5 lbs each week. Medifast said that the FTC