Sunrider Founder Honored by Forbes Asia as one of the Top 25 Most Notable Chinese-Americans

Online, September 21, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Sunrider founder and chairman of the board, Dr. Tei-Fu Chen, has been selected by Forbes Asia magazine (August 2010) as one of the "25 most notable Chinese-Americans." This places Dr. Chen among a select group of "entrepreneurs, innovators, and business people who left home and made their mark in the U.S." With his company's international headquarters in Los Angeles, Sunrider is now enjoying its 28th year as one of the world's most important manufacturers of health and wellness products.

In order for the Sunrider boss to qualify for this exclusive Forbes list, he had to be born in Mainland China, Taiwan, or Hong Kong, and currently maintain citizenship in the U.S. Other criteria included leadership within the honorees respective industries and communities, plus "scale of economic success, such as wealth and jobs created." The list was further narrowed by the results of a survey of prominent business associations, scholars, entrepreneurs, investors, and bankers.

This marks the second time that Forbes Asia magazine has featured the Sunrider creator. In March of 2009, Dr. Chen was honored as one of the world's "48 heroes of Philanthropy." A special report in that issue noted his many worldwide charitable contributions. In addition to be being, involved in the day to day operations of Sunrider, Dr. Chen also owns hotels in Beijing and Taiwan, and has his image on a postage stamp in China.

Born in Taiwan, Dr. Chen came to the U.S. with his wife Oi-Len and started Sunrider in 1982. The company, known officially as Sunrider International, manufactures and sells concentrated herbal health food, skin care and personal use products with 7,000 franchise stores in China and over a million independent distributors in more than 44 countries.

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