LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, global nutrition company Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) chairman and chief executive officer, Michael O. Johnson, released the following statement:

"Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity for us all to acknowledge and celebrate the many important contributions Latinos make in communities throughout the U.S. every day.

"Herbalife is extremely proud of our close links to the Hispanic community in the U.S. over the past 35 years. Hundreds of thousands of Latino Herbalife members have embraced our products to help improve the nutrition of their friends, families and communities. Every day, our members show what can be achieved through hard work and the right choices.

"Herbalife also honors the contributions of our many Hispanic employees. We have a passionate and extremely hard working team that benefits greatly from the creativity and guidance of our many Hispanic leaders and directors. I am proud of all that we do at Herbalife to encourage, nurture and embrace Hispanics within our workforce.

"As we do throughout the year, we will use our social media and digital channels to shine a spotlight on the important work of Hispanic community groups and promote the benefits our Hispanic members are bringing to communities through spreading the healthy and active lifestyle message."

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Herbalife
Michael Gutierrez, 213-745-0401

Source: Herbalife

Released Sep 15, 2015 • 9:00am EDT