Mannatech
Mannatech was founded by Samuel Caster in 1993, as Congress prepared to pass the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, which made feasible the profitable marketing of a wider spectrum of dietary supplements. Mannatech is a multinational multi-level marketing firm that sells dietary supplements and personal care products, with a history of false claims and lawsuits. It was founded in November 1993 by Samuel Caster and is headquartered in Coppell, Texas. Mannatech and its sales people made false claims of anti-disease benefits about its lead product called "Ambrotose" which contains sugars derived from plants. The company was profitable soon after its founding until about 2008, when it started losing money due to exposure of its business practices through a class action lawsuit based on the false health claims, a critical 20/20 news special, and a civil suit filed by the Attorney General of Texas. From 1993 to 2009, Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, father of presidential candidate Ted Cruz, was a top salesman for Mannatech.wiki
- Alfredo Bala - Chief Executive Officer and President
- Landen Fredrick is the Chief Global Sales Officer and President, North America.
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- Marlin Ray Robbins - cofounder
- Robert Sinnott, Steve Fenstermacher , Terry Persinger
- Benjamin Solomon Carson's image still appeared on the Mannatech's website in 2014,[42] and in the same year he praised their "glyconutrient" supplements in a PBS special (The Missing Link – The Science of Brain Health), sponsored by a group of Mannatech distributors, that was subsequently featured on the site [1]
- Vicente Fox
- Marian Head
- Che Ahn
- Reg McDaniel
- Mark Shank
- Bill McAnalley
