Young Living
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | multi-level marketing |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Donald Gary Young |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | International |
Key people | Donald Gary Young (Founder and CEO) |
| Products | Essential oils, home products |
Young Living is a Lehi, Utah based company which uses multi-level marketing to sell essential oils and other related products. The company was founded in 1993 by Donald Gary Young.[1]
Multi-level marketing
Young Living is a multi-level marketing company; i.e. the company recruits "thousands of independent distributors who can sell directly to customers and earn commissions on sales to distributors recruited into a hierarchical network called 'downlines'."[2]
Lawsuit with doTerra
In August 2013, Young Living filed suit against doTerra for theft of trade secrets, alleging that the company had recreated their production process illegally.[2][3] doTerra retaliated by filing suit against Young Living under the accusation that the company had illegally and inaccurately tested their products in a lab, then posted erroneous test results publicly on their website.[4] One unintended consequence of the lawsuit between the two companies has been a court deposition by Indiana University chemistry professor Dr. Robert Pappas stating that Young Living utilizes synthetic chemicals in their organic products.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Young Living Opportunity".
- ^ a b Harvey, Tom (1 August 2013). "Essential oils rivalry spills into Utah courts". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Young Living Essential Oils, LC (Plaintiff) v. doTERRA, Inc., et al. (Defendants)" (PDF). United States District Court for the District of Utah Central Division. July 18, 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ Huff, Ethan A. (13 September 2013). "Essential oils manufacturers Young Living and doTERRA battle it out in court over alleged theft of trade secrets, phony lab tests and false advertising". Natural News. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ http://www.utahstories.com/2014/08/damning-evidence-that-young-living-and-doterras-essential-oils-are-adulterated/
- ^ http://personalcaretruth.com/2014/08/truth-seekers-young-living-deposition/