Mannatech®, Incorporated celebrated its 20th Anniversary with the company’s MannaFest Conference. More than 2,000 people from up to 22 countries convened in Frisco, Texas for the event. The three-day global conference highlighted the company’s breakthroughs over its 20-year history. The conference was May 1 – 3 and was held at Frisco’s Embassy Suites and Dr Pepper Ballpark. This was the first time the city of Frisco hosted the annual event.
“MannaFest 2014 focused on our company’s proven commitment to Social Entrepreneurship that links consumers of our products to the needs of the world’s most vulnerable children,” said Dr. Robert Sinnott, Mannatech CEO and Chief Science Officer. “Associates from around the world learned more about this important mission as well as how they can develop and grow their businesses through our patented products based on Real Food Technology® solutions.”
Speakers at the conference included Darren Hardy, publisher and editorial founder for Success magazine and Rita Davenport, author and entrepreneur. Also taking the stage was ultra-endurance athlete Jason Lester and entertainer and speaker Jason Hewlett.
“We were proud to host these visitors from around the world at our city’s truly unique and exciting hotel and convention venues,” said Frisco Mayor Maher Maso. “In recognition of its commitment to fighting malnutrition, Frisco declared May 1, M5M Day.”
For millions of children around the world, essential nutrition is simply not an available option. Malnutrition is considered to be one of the most pressing challenges for the world’s most at-risk children. Malnutrition is a phenomenon that impacts the lives of 55 million children at any given moment. Each year, an estimated five million children die from causes related to malnutrition. That’s one child every six seconds.
“Our goal with the Mission 5 Million℠ movement is to link five million consumers of our glyconutrient, food-based nutrition supplements with five million children in need,” said Al Bala, President, International, and Chief Sales Officer. “This year at MannaFest, we had a unique opportunity to celebrate the progress we’ve made, and reinforce our drive to make this vision a reality.”
Mannatech recently announced the results of its social entrepreneurial efforts over 2013 through its Mission 5 Million, or M5M, movement. In total, purchases placed by Mannatech customers and Associates generated over 16 million servings of the company’s nutrient-dense PhytoBlend™ powder to children in need in 15 different countries.
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