USANA Health Sciences - Excellence in Innovation in Consumer Product & Service Industries

Name of Organization / Company: USANA Health Sciences
Category: B01 - B11 - Award for Excellence in Corporate Innovation > B02B. Award for Excellence in Innovation in Consumer Product & Service Industries - More than 100 Employees

Entry Title: USANA 2020

Founded in 1992 by microbiologist and immunologist Dr. Myron Wentz, USANA Health Sciences is a science-based company that develops scientifically advanced nutritional, personal-care, and weight-management products. The name “USANA” derives from Greek and Latin and means “true health.” USANA’s products and home-based business are helping to improve the lives of its independent distributors and their customers in now 24 International markets after expanding in 2018.

Research & Development

USANA was founded on science, which means that research and development is priority number one. USANA’s goal is to provide the world with the highest quality products made with cutting-edge science through research and development and constant quality control testing.

USANA’s R&D team continued their momentum this past year after their successful launch of Celavive in 2018, USANA released 4 new products this year – The Brightening series consists of the Dark Spot Corrector, Vivid White Sheet Mask, Light Complextion Serum, and Luminous Moisture Cream.

USANA also released two mood products. Calm Response and Stress Relief.

Calm Response is a high-quality balm that uniquely blends essential oils known to support a calm, collected, and resilient emotional state. It is used to create an aromatic, calming environment to provide a sense of well-being.

Stress Relief is USANA’s daily mood-support supplement made to support your emotional and mental well-being This dynamic formula contains extensively researched herbal ingredients—ashwagandha, saffron, and lemon balm—known for their use in many traditional remedies and highly regarded for their scientifically supported emotional and mental effects.

Corporate Social Responsibility

In March 2012, USANA Health Sciences launched the USANA True Health Foundation (THF), which was rebranded to USANA Foundation in 2019. The USANA Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides the most critical human necessities—nutrition, clothing, shelter, medical assistance, and health education—to those who are suffering or in need, around the globe.

In 2020 alone, the USANA Foundation:

• Provided 5,224,839 meals
• Donated 13,446 Usanimals
• Impacted over 866,353 people with our programs
• Gave over 1.3 million in grants
• 29,915 bags of food or 377,591 meals provided to school children locally
• 1400 people have volunteered in our USANA Kids Eat Center

Since 2012:

• Provided over 50 million meals
• Over $23 million raised
• Over 500,000 Usanimals given

USANA is continuing its fight to protect the environment by becoming a member of the Utah Sustainable Business Coalition. The company pledged to reduce plastic waste in 2020 and beyond as part of its coalition efforts. USANA’s first step in the pledge was to move to smaller bottles to reduce wasted space and to make the switch from plastic bottles to 25% post-recycled material bottles. The Utah Sustainable Business Coalition consists of Utah businesses and community partners that want to help improve Utah’s environmental health and sustainability.

HR & Employee Development

USANA takes the development and wellness of its employees very seriously. This is proven by the multiple “Best Places to Work” awards that the company has won. For a company of their size, they stand out from the crowd for how they treat and develop their employees.

USANA employees can count on a fun, open and community-focused workplace. A few of the initiatives that make USANA a healthy place to work include offering employees access to its on-site fitness facilities and a professional fitness trainer, CrossFit, yoga, and boot camp classes, along with a sand volleyball court, rock climbing wall, and indoor basketball court.

Furthermore, employees have access to a generous annual profit-sharing program, extensive annual health fairs, monthly back and neck massages, free company products, excellent health and life insurance packages. In 2020, USANA opened an on-site health clinic for employees and their families. USANA also offers tuition reimbursement for those looking to improve their place in life through higher education.

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www.usana.com
www.celavive.com