President of French Polynesia Visits Tahitian Noni International Annual Conference in Hollywood; President Oscar Temaru Also Makes First Utah Visit.PROVO, Utah -- The president of French Polynesia French Polynesia, officially Territory of French Polynesia, internally self-governing overseas country (2002 pop. 245,516) of France, consisting of 118 islands in the South Pacific. The capital is Papeete, on Tahiti. , Oscar Temaru Oscar Manutahi Temaru (born November 1, 1944, at Faa'a on the island of Tahiti) is the current president (président de la Polynésie française) of French Polynesia (a French dependency with broad powers of self-rule). , made a historic visit to the annual International Leadership Conference of Tahitian Noni Tahitian Noni International is a Utah-based company that is known for its products made from the noni plant.[1] It operates under a multi-level marketing type of business. International in Hollywood. This was the first appearance that the president of French Polynesia made at the annual event. Speaking before a crowd of more than 6,700 at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheater, he expressed his gratitude for all that Tahitian Noni International and its thousands of Independent Product Consultants have done for his people and the country. "Ten years ago, the value of the noni noni, n See morinda. fruit was unknown in French Polynesia," stated Kelly Olsen, president of Tahitian Noni International. "Now, it is the No. 1 agricultural export of that country. We have helped to create a new industry for the people of French Polynesia and it was wonderful to have their president here to speak to our people for the first time." After speaking at the International Leadership Conference, President Temaru visited Tahitian Noni International's corporate headquarters in Provo, Utah, as well as the warehouse and bottling plant Noun 1. bottling plant - a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" in American Fork, Utah American Fork is a city in Utah County, Utah, USA, at the foot of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range, north of Utah Lake. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 21,941 and was estimated at 22,387 in 2004. It has been rapidly growing since the 1970s. . The American Fork facility also houses the largest noni-based research facility in the world. This was the first visit by President Temaru to Utah and to Tahitian Noni International, the leader in the sales of noni products around the world. About Tahitian Noni International Tahitian Noni International is a global, research-driven products company that was the first to introduce the health benefits of the noni plant to the world outside Tahiti. Founded by two food research scientists in 1995, the company is a leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of noni-based products including beverages, beauty and spa products, weight loss management lines and animal nutrition. Headquartered in Provo, Utah, Tahitian Noni has manufacturing facilities in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Tahiti, Japan, and China; sales offices in more than 30 countries; and products available worldwide. |
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