Editing XanGo (section)

==Company overview==

===Executives 2008-12===
*Gary Hollister, founder, chairman emeritus, former chief executive, former chairman of the Board<ref name="SLT-7Oct08"/>
*Aaron Garrity, founder, chairman of the board, CEO, former president<ref>[http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=9356539&itype=storyID "At Xango in Utah, it's the brand, it's the man"], The Salt Lake Tribune, June 10, 2008</ref><ref>[http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/executive_connection_with_aaron_garrity_founder_chairman_and_ceo_xango#.UZeBH7Ucens "Executive Connection with Aaron Garrity, Founder, Chairman and CEO, XANGO"], Direct Selling News, December 2012</ref>
*Joe Morton, founder, board of directors<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/8/lifeliving/18206277&sec= "Queen of Fruits, bottled"], The Star, Malaysia, July 2007</ref>  
*Gordon Morton, founder, board of directors
*Kent Wood, founder, board of directors<ref>[http://www.utahbusiness.com/articles/view/forty_under_1 "Forty Under 40"], Utah Business, January 2008</ref>

===Revenues 2003-12===
Xango was a privately held company and as such did not publicly disclose its financial statements. Company press releases in 2005-2006 stated that sales totaled $40 million in 2003 and $150 million in 2004,<ref>[http://www.industrialnewsupdate.com/news/food-processing/archives/2005/03/food_supplement.php "Food Supplement Has Healthy Sales Growth, Gains Popularity"], XANGO press release, March 9, 2005</ref> and that 2005 sales were more than twice those of 2004.<ref>[http://www.xangonewscenter.com/pressreleases/2006/4.html#4 "XANGO Named Top Growth Company by Nutrition Business Journal Awards"], XANGO press release, February 9, 2006</ref> In October 2007 the company said that cumulative sales since its inception five years earlier were over $1 billion and by November 2008 had exceeded $1.5 billion.<ref name="AP-Feb2008">Foy P. (cited from Associated Press) [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23071982 Is $40 ‘super fruit’ juice really good for you?], NBC News, February, 2008</ref>

In December 2012, ''Direct Selling News'' reported that Xango concluded its first ten years of operation in November 2012 with sales operations in 43 countries, 27 office locations, 49 distribution centers, more than two million distributors, and about $2 billion in cumulative revenues. Xango's revenues and annual reports have fueled much public and legal speculation that it is a [[pyramid scheme]].<ref name="XANGO: Solid, Simple, Sizzling">[http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/xango_solid_simple_sizzling#.UZeEKLUcens XANGO: Solid, Simple, Sizzling], Direct Selling News, December 2012</ref>

===Financial sponsorships and contributions===
In November 2006, Xango, LLC, became the official corporate jersey-front sponsor of [[Real Salt Lake]], an [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] [[football (soccer)|soccer]] team based in [[Salt Lake City]], Utah, for four years, at a cost of between $500,000 and $1 million per year.<ref>Jack Bell, [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/25/sports/soccer/25soccer.html?ex=1324702800&en=e8bcf07948389597&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "M.L.S. Wants Your Advertising"], ''[[New York Times]]'', December 25, 2006</ref> Xango's contract with Real Salt Lake ended after the 2013 season. In 2006, the company made a 5-year, $1 million grant to an [[Orem, Utah]] arts council for naming rights to what is now called the "Xango Grand Theater".<ref>Sara Israelsen, [https://archive.today/20120707192056/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650199959,00.html "Aging SCERA gaining new luster: 5-year-plan aims to turn building into a state-of-the-art facility"],  ''[[Deseret Morning News]]'', October 19, 2006</ref>
Xango, LLC, has been the top contributor to the political campaign of Utah senator [[Orrin Hatch]], contributing $47,200 in 2008 and $46,700 in 2006, according to [[OpenSecrets]].<ref name=CRP>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=2006&cid=n00009869
|title=Orrin G. Hatch: Top Donors |access-date=2008-10-04 |publisher=[[OpenSecrets]] }}</ref>