As a sickly kid in Taiwan, Sunrider’s founder Dr. Tei-Fu Chen began learning about herbs from his paternal grandfather and grew up studying ancient manuscripts on herbs.

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To refine his study, Dr. Chen went on to graduate from Kaohsiung Medical College with a degree in pharmacy.After immigrating to the United States, Dr. Chen started Sunrider International in 1982 and his wife, Oi-Lin, a medical doctor, soon joined him. Thirty years later, they have taken what began as a one office operation to.As a sickly kid in Taiwan, Sunrider’s founder Dr. Tei-Fu Chen began learning about herbs from his paternal grandfather and grew up studying ancient manuscripts on herbs.

To refine his study, Dr. Chen went on to graduate from Kaohsiung Medical College with a degree in pharmacy.After immigrating to the United States, Dr. Chen started Sunrider International in 1982 and his wife, Oi-Lin, a medical doctor, soon joined him. Thirty years later, they have taken what began as a one office operation to a multinational company doing business in nearly 50 countries and regions!With World Headquarters based in sunny California, Sunrider owns eight state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, spanning two million square feet—twice the size of the LA Coliseum! Sunrider prides itself on controlling every facet of production—from research and formulation to manufacturing and packaging. Every product is concentrated and effective, made to our exacting standards.

This, in turn, creates very happy customers!Sunrider’s herbal products are all based on the Philosophy of Regeneration®, a unique blueprint with a singular goal: helping the body achieve balance and optimal health. This one-of-a-kind approach is based on four principles:1.

Nourish + Cleanse = Balance.2. Foods, Not Chemicals.3. Expertise in Formulation, Extraction, and Concentration.As the manufacturer and distributor of over 400 herbal foods and beverages, nutritional supplements, skin care, cosmetics, and household products, Sunrider has top-quality products to fit your life. If you want to look and feel better, we have the products for you! Sunrider International Shipping RatesFreight PolicyOrders are shipped for $5 per order. Orders exceeding $50 are shipped free.Shipping rates depend on the selected shipping speed and weight/size of the items.To determine the applicable shipping rate for items in your Cart:. Select Proceed to Checkout.

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If tax is separately calculated and collected in connection with items ordered from Sunrider International through the Amazon.com Site, the tax amounts that appear during the ordering process are estimated - the actual taxes that will be charged to your credit card will be calculated at the time your order is processed and will appear in your order confirmation notification. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS1) Who is Sunrider International?Sunrider International is a 30-year-old global business headquartered in Torrance, California, and operates in nearly 50 countries and regions.

Sunrider International specializes in the development, self-manufacture, and sales of high-quality herbal products.Sunrider’s core competency is product development and manufacturing. Company founders Drs. Tei-Fu and Oi-Lin Chen (see below) bring a unique combination of Eastern and Western expertise to drive product development hands-on and oversee manufacturing closely. Products are manufactured in Torrance, CA, in Sunrider’s own four-year-old, one million square foot manufacturing facility.2) What do you mean by 'owner expertise?'

To ensure premium quality and safety, all Sunrider® products are researched, developed, formulated, and manufactured with owner expertise. Sunrider chairman and founder, Dr. Tei-Fu Chen, has a degree in pharmacy and is a world-renowned herbalist. His wife, Dr. Oi-Lin Chen, is a medical doctor licensed in the US. Together, they lead a team of scientists to oversee the vast, complex development of Sunrider® products based on their expertise in Western science and Chinese herbal wisdom.

Their son, Dr. Reuben Chen, is also a medical doctor and has joined Sunrider to oversee its business and product development.3) What makes your manufacturing processes so unique?In 2008, hundreds of millions of dollars were invested to build a state-of-the-art research and manufacturing facility in Torrance, California, spanning one million square feet. Sunrider owns two million square feet of manufacturing space worldwide. A trade-secret manufacturing process extracts and concentrates the beneficial essences of many pounds of raw herbs to create a nutrient-rich, highly concentrated final product.While many companies outsource the manufacture and production of their products, Sunrider prides itself on ensuring that high quality-control standards and stringent protocol are met or exceeded in its manufacturing facilities.

Sunrider founder Dr. Tei-Fu Chen often remarks, 'How can I guarantee quality if I don’t have direct control over the manufacturing process?' 4) How are Sunrider® products different from others on the market?Sunrider’s Philosophy of Regeneration® is the blueprint for every Sunrider® product—it is what makes our products unique, safe, and effective. This special philosophy is comprised of four essential principles:Principle 1: Nourish + Cleanse = Balance: Our products are designed to nourish and cleanse your body, bringing it into balance.Principle 2: Foods, Not Chemicals: Our body is designed to digest foods, not chemicals. Sunrider’s trade secret process preserves nutrients in their food form for easier digestion and absorption.Principle 3: Variety: Our bodies are very complex, and we need to eat a variety of foods. There is no one-ingredient-cure-all.Principle 4: Expertise in Formulation, Extraction & Concentration: Successful formulation—how to put the foods together in the right combination, proportion, and concentration—requires knowledge, experience, and creativity. The way Sunrider customizes the manufacturing process of ingredients is impossible for other companies to duplicate.Company credibility, exacting research and development, and owner expertise are all proven attributes of Sunrider that help differentiate Sunrider® products from others in the marketplace.

Self-manufacturing in our state-of-the-art facilities, combined with owner expertise, superior formulation, and exacting research, ensures Sunrider® products are unsurpassed in safety, quality, and effectiveness.5) Are your products organic?Organic food is produced without using most conventional pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, bioengineering, or ionizing radiation. A government agency must inspect and certify the farm before the food can be labeled 'organic.' Our products use many exotic herbs and plants that grow in the wild in their natural environment, and are not usually farmed. We believe nature is the best 'farmer'—man cannot successfully duplicate many of nature’s best creations. That’s why our goal is to use ingredients grown by nature. When we do use cultivated herbs and plants, we work closely with the farmer. Whatever the source of our raw herbs, we make sure the herbs are grown in the right soil, the right climate, and the right conditions for maximum nutrition.6) Do you have any certified kosher products?Yes, many Sunrider® products are kosher.

Sunrider’s kosher food products are certified by Star-K, one of the most respected kosher-certification agencies in the world. Sunrider® products that are certified by Star-K are also certified by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, which is the supreme Jewish religious governing body in the state of Israel, controlling many aspects of life, including kosher certification. Star-K guarantees that kosher-certified Sunrider® products meet kosher requirements for the source of ingredients and the status of the production equipment.The below mentioned Sunrider® products sold on Amazon.com are certified kosher products.Calli®Citric C™ TabElectrosport®Evergreen®Fortune Delight®Herb Cal® TabSpirulinaSportCaps®Sunbreeze® BalmSunbreeze® OilSunny Fresh®SunnyDew®Sunrider VitaFruit®VitaShake® (strawberry flavor only)White Willow BarkWu Chia Pi.

Sunrider Corporation, or Sunrider International, is a privately owned multi-level marketing company headquartered in Torrance, California. Sunrider lists thousands of franchise stores and tens of thousands of distributors internationally. Sunrider manufactures health, beauty, food, and household products at four manufacturing plants: Southern California, China, Singapore, and Taiwan.^[1] Sunrider does business in 42 countries,^[2] and operates offices in 22 countries.^[3]

Company history[edit]

Sunrider was founded in 1982 in Orem, Utah in the United States by the Taiwan-born herbalist, Tei-Fu Chen. In the late 1980s, the company moved its headquarters to the Los Angeles area. It has since expanded into an international corporation with about forty offices worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007 Sunrider purchased the Holiday Inn Asiaworld Taipei and renamed it the Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei, and expressed plans to purchase more hotels in Asia.^[4] Sunrider has over 7,000 retail stores in China.^[5]

In 1995 Sunrider International and its owner were charged with orchestrating a tax and customs fraud scheme to evade tens of millions of dollars in taxes. Chen and the Sunrider Corporation were indicted by a federal grand jury in a 20-count indictment charging them with conspiracy, tax evasion, filing of false corporate tax returns, and smuggling. In 1997, the Chens entered into a plea bargain with the court on the charges of tax evasion and customs fraud. Tei-Fu Chen served nearly a year in minimum security prison while his wife, Oi-Lin Chen, served six months of home detention. The couple paid over $100 million in back taxes, interest and penalties and an additional $4 million to avoid forfeiting the items they were accused of smuggling and undervaluing.^[6]

Sunrider's founders were jointly named No. 6 on the Goldsea 100 list of America's top Asian entrepreneurs.^[when?][7] And in 2017, Sunrider’s President, Dr. Oi-Lin Chen, was named one of the most influential women in the direct selling industry.

Business[edit]

Sunrider is a multi-level marketing company which is primarily known for selling herbal products such as diet pills, teas, and health snacks. As of 2009 the company was reported to have an annual revenue of over $700 million, and 300,000 distributors.^[6]

Stephen Barrett has accused the company of making false claims regarding its products' therapeutic effects, and reports legal problems the company has faced from the FDA and state of California regarding false medical claims. However, none of them were substantiated, and the company has never been directed to pay any fines for such wrong doings. In addition, Barret has said that Sunrider distributors do not have the proper qualifications to advise their customers about the product. However, since the products are foods, there are actually no qualifications needed to make suggestions for product use.^[8][9] The company has instructed distributors to avoid medical claims.^[6][10]

In 1992, Sunrider settled out of court to a woman who claimed that Sunrider products had negatively affected her health. This was settled out of court, even though the woman's estranged husband came forward with information about how poison had been added to the product after the woman received the products.^[8][11]

Hotel Business[edit]

Sunrider owns and operates a hotel chain called Sunworld Dynasty, having acquired several hotels in Asia. In Beijing, the hotels are the Sunworld Dynasty Hotel (on Wangfujing) and the Sunworld Hotel, located next door. In Taipei, Taiwan, the Sunworld Dynasty Hotel is one of the largest hotels in the city.^{[citation needed]}

Sunrider acquired the 297-room SLS Beverly Hills for about $200 million in mid 2015. The hotel is located at 465 S. La Cienega Blvd.^[12]

Manufacturing of Products[edit]

Sunrider International researches, develops, and manufactures all of its own products and does not outsource any production. The manufacturing process begins with buying raw herbs, sanitizing/cleansing the herbs, refining and concentrating, and packaging.^[1] This process occurs at all of Sunrider's four manufacturing sites in Guangzhou, China; Taiwan; Singapore; and Los Angeles. A fifth manufacturing plant is under construction^[when?] in Kunshan, China, in the metropolitan area of Shanghai, China. The Kunshan plant will have nearly 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m²) of manufacturing space. The Los Angeles manufacturing plant was opened in July 2008 and also has nearly 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m²) of manufacturing facilities and space.^[13]

In 1987, salmonella bacteria were found in one of the company's products.^[14][15]

Sunrider products are both kosher and halal, making them marketable and available to the Jewish and Islamic communities.^[16]

Philanthropy[edit]

Sunrider International has long held a global commitment to supporting initiatives related to health, education, and youth issues.

Cute girl names for cats. Sunrider has contributed millions of dollars to organizations such as UNICEF, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, and numerous universities in the U.S. and worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

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