Amway is a direct-seller of nutrition, beauty, bath & body, as well as home products. Amway was founded in 1959 by now billionaire Richard De Vos and Jay Van Andel (deceased), employs more than 20,000 employees, showed revenue of 10B+ in 2011, is a largely recognized multinational corporation, and is a subsidiary of Alticor. Sources: Wiki, Amway. Amway uses MLM (multi-level marketing) to sell products.
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Other well known MLM's are: Avon, Herbalife, Mary Kay, Tupperware