Herbalife International (NYSE: HLF) is a global nutrition, weight management and skin-care company. The company was founded in 1980 and it employs around 4,000 people worldwide. Herbalife reported net sales of USD 3.45 billion in 2011 with a retail sales turn over of 5.1 billion USD with an increase of 1.1 billion retail sales on 2010.[2] Though incorporated in the Cayman Islands,[1] its corporate headquarters are in Los Angeles, United States.[3]The company distributes its products in 86 countries (As of July 2012) through a network of approximately 2.7 million independent distributors,[1] some of whom earn profit on product sales and additional commission from a multi-level marketing (MLM) compensation structure.