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April 3, 2025 Premca Capital, an investment fund, has nominated three directors for election to WW International’s board, according to the people familiar with the matter. WW has a market capitalization of about $40 million, following a sharp decline in its shares in recent years. Its stock is down nearly 70% in the past year, due […]
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April 2, 2025 Robard, the medical weight loss company, has begun selling its shakes, puddings, soups and beverages direct to the public via a new website. These products are part of its New Direction program. This is a departure from its long-standing policy where you had to sign up for the program to get access
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March 31, 2025 Many economists and analysts are saying that a recession is coming sometime this year. That said, many weight loss companies and their top managers will say they’ll have to cut expenses, especially marketing. That’s the knee-jerk reaction, but it’s dead wrong. When consumers cut back on spending, they will revert to trusted
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March 24, 2025 Marketdata LLC has just published a new report: “The U.S. Weight Loss Market: Commercial (non-medical) Programs & Products”, March 2025. This is a 220-page analysis of commercial weight loss programs/companies and how they have been affected by and respond to the onslaught of the GLP-1 drugs competition. The $38 billion U.S. commercial weight loss
$38.4 Billion U.S. Commercial Weight Loss Market Pivots To Survive GLP-1 Drugs Explosion Read More »
March 14, 2025 On Mar. 5, a judge denied a request from the Outsourcing Facilities Association (OFA), an industry group for compounding pharmacies, to block the FDA’s attempt to stop the production of compounded tirzepatide. Generally, making copies of brand-name drugs is not legal until their patents expire. But there are exceptions: Compounding pharmacies can
FDA Says No More Compounded Weight Loss Drugs – Industry OFA Appeal Shot Down Read More »
March 13, 2025 Marketdata, the parent company of DietBusinessWatch.com, has updated its report on the Commercial & Retail Weight Loss Market. Several things have become apparent as we do the research Marketdata analysts see a possible opportunity this year for the commercial (non-medical) weight loss firms to recover some ground. Here’s how we think 2025
Recession Is Coming – But Commercial Diet Companies Could Benefit Read More »
March 5, 2025 Weight loss drugs (GLP-1s) have soared in popularity over the last two years, with about 12% of American adults reporting that they’ve used a medication like Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro to slim down. That’s a big slice of the population — and new research shows that being on these medications influences what
GLP-1 Drugs Are Affecting Consumers’ Food Spending Habits Read More »
Feb. 27, 2025 Marketdata LLC has published anew 154-page analysis of the U.S. weight loss market, entitled: “The U.S. Medical Weight Loss Market: The Impact of GLP-1 Drugs on Doctors, Hospitals, Clinics and Franchises”, February 2025. This report presents a complete picture of the medical weight loss market in the United States, with the inter-relationships between competing
$33 Billion U.S. Medical Weight Loss Market Dominated by GLP-1 Drugs – New Report Read More »
Feb. 2o, 2025 Herbalife reported Q4 and full year 2024 results. The company sells a significant amount of weight loss and meal replacement products each year. “With three consecutive quarters of new distributor growth, a new incoming CEO and significantly improved Adjusted EBITDA2 margins, we enter 2025 with strong momentum.” – Michael Johnson, Chairman and
Herbalife Reports 2024 Results, $567 Million Weight Loss U.S. Sales Read More »
Feb. 18, 2025 “This past year was a pivotal year for Medifast, as we continued to transform our business to meet the changing nature of a health and wellness market that has been revolutionized by the rising acceptance of GLP-1 medications,” said Dan Chard, Chairman & CEO. Fourth quarter 2024 revenue decreased 37.7% to $119.0
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