BALTIMORE, Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Medifast (NYSE: MED), the company behind one of the
fastest-growing health and wellness communities, OPTAVIA®, today
announced it will ring The Opening Bell® at the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) on March 2, 2020, in
celebration of its strong 2019 revenue and earnings results. To
honor the occasion, Medifast Chief Executive Officer Dan Chard will be joined by Mike MacDonald, Chairman of the Board, Dr.
Wayne Scott Andersen, Co-founder of
OPTAVIA and Independent OPTAVIA Coach, members of the
executive team and other independent OPTAVIA Coaches.
"This past year marked a transformative year for Medifast. We
are pleased with our strong growth in revenue and active earning
Coaches, which has enabled us to impact more lives than ever
before," said Chard. "This success was powered by our
OPTAVIA Coach Community, whose passion and dedication fuels
Client's success. We have more than 31,000 Coaches and are thrilled
several members from that Community will join us in this
celebratory moment at the New York Stock Exchange."
The Opening Bell will ring at 9:30 a.m.
ET and can be viewed live on the NYSE's website at
www.nyse.com/bell. Photos and videos of the bell ringing will be
available via Twitter @Medifast and @NYSE.
About Medifast:
Medifast (NYSE:
MED) is the company behind one of the fastest-growing health and
wellness communities, OPTAVIA®, which offers Lifelong
Transformation, One Healthy Habit at a Time®. Based on nearly 40
years of experience, Medifast has redefined direct selling by
combining the best aspects of the model. Its community of thousands
of independent OPTAVIA Coaches teach Clients to develop
holistic healthy habits through products and clinically proven
plans, the Habits of Health® Transformational System and
comprehensive support from a community of like-minded people. In
2019, Medifast expanded the OPTAVIA movement globally,
beginning with the Asia-Pacific
region. Medifast is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and was
named to Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list in 2019 and
Forbes' 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America list in 2016 and
2017. For more information, visit www.MedifastInc.com or
www.OPTAVIA.com.
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