Amway Global is a
multi-level marketing or
network marketing company, founded 1959 in Ada, Michigan, United States. It is privately owned by the families of
Rich DeVos and
Jay Van Andel through
Alticor which is the
holding company for businesses including
Amway, Amway Global,
Fulton Innovation,
Amway Hotel Corporation,
Gurwitch Products, Hatteras Yachts and manufacturing and logistics company
Access Business Group.
After the launch of Amway Global originally operating under the name Quixtar, it replaced the Amway business in United States, Canada and the Caribbean, with the Amway business continuing to operate in other countries around the world. Company officials confirmed in June 2007 that, over the subsequent 18 to 24 months, Quixtar will merge with its sister companies of Amway organizations around the globe to form under one new name Amway Global.