Herbalife International is a multi-level marketing company that sells nutrition, weight management and skin-care products. The company was founded in 1980, and it employs around 7,400 people worldwide.The company distributes its products in 91 countries (as of November 2013) through a network of approximately 3.2 million independent distributors, some of whom earn profit on product sales and additional commission from a multi-level marketing (MLM) compensation structure.