COPPELL, Texas, April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has recognized global health and wellness leader Mannatech, Incorporated , for its successful entry into the international marketplace.
The federal agency recently presented Mannatech with an Export Achievement Certificate. The certificate is awarded to small-to-medium-size enterprises and organizations that have entered the international marketplace for the first time or that have successfully entered a new market.
Mannatech now sells its products in nine countries outside the United States. Within the last 18 months alone, the company has begun selling its products in four new countries -- South Korea, Taiwan, Denmark and Germany.
"Mannatech has made enormous inroads in its international outreach in a relatively short time," said John Price, president of the company's International Operations. "And it won't end there. Mannatech is investing heavily in Web automation, global supply-chain flexibility and a complete re- architecture of its IT systems to prepare for additional aggressive international expansion."
Founded in 1993, Mannatech is a leading wellness company and a pioneer in the field of glyconutritional research and development. The company announced a ground-breaking formulation in 1996 of a nutritional supplement comprised of a unique blend of plant-based sugars, which are also known as glyconutrients ('glyco' is the Greek word for 'sweet').
Medical research acknowledges that eight glyconutrient sugars are needed at the cellular level for optimum immune system function. Considering that six of these glyconutrients are often lacking in modern diets, Mannatech sought new and better sources of the nutrients. The effort culminated in the Ambrotose complex. Twenty patents -- including one from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- have been issued to Mannatech for technology related to the Ambrotose complex formulation.
Today Mannatech has more than two dozen glyconutritional products for adults and children that address health and nutrition, sports performance, weight management and skin care.
About Mannatech, Incorporated
Mannatech, based in Coppell, Texas, is a wellness solutions provider that sells its products through a global network-marketing system throughout the United States and the international markets of Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Denmark and Germany. For additional information about Mannatech, please visit its corporate Web site: http://www.mannatech.com/ . Media may contact Alan A. Van Zelfden at 972-471-7334 or by e-mail at
Please Note: This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified generally by the use of phrases or terminology such as "may," "believes," and "plans" or other similar words or the negative of such terminology. Similarly, descriptions of Mannatech's objectives, strategies, plans, goals or targets contained herein are also considered forward-looking statements. Mannatech believes this release should be read in conjunction with all of its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cautions its readers that these forward-looking statements are subject to certain events, risks, uncertainties, and other factors. Some of these factors include, among others, Mannatech's inability to attract and retain Associates and Members, increases in competition, litigation, regulatory changes and its planned growth into new international markets. Although Mannatech believes that its expectations, statements, and assumptions reflected in these forward- looking statements are reasonable, it cautions its readers to always consider all of the risk factors and any other cautionary statements carefully in evaluating each forward-looking statement in this release, as well as those set forth in its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its current reports on Form 8-K. All of the forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this release.
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