Showing posts with label Bethenny Frankel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bethenny Frankel. Show all posts

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Bethenny Frankel Sold "Skinnygirl" For Significantly Less That The Reported $120 Million


My gal Bethenny Frankel has been under severe media scrutiny as of late! First, she was accused of drumming up a plan to become lost at sea while taping her hit reality TV show (according to her, she was actually lost at sea during a trip with her husband Jason Hoppy for a few hours). And now it has been revealed that the "Skinnygirl" honcho actually sold her burgeoning enterprise for significantly less, as opposed to what was originally reported - that she netted a whopping $120 million. 

According to financial records posted on the Fortune Brands website, Bethenny sold her line of low calorie alcoholic beverages for just $8.1 million. 

WAIT. Wasn't Forbes the one who actually FEATURED Bethenny on their cover which lead folks to believe she made/sold "Skinnygirl" for $120 Million?!?!?!? I'm confused....

Although Bethenny never confirmed or denied "Skinnygirl" selling for that particular figure, the reality star has MUCH to be proud of! She has licensed deals for workout DVDs,  clothes, weight loss supplements, books, and MORE!


Nothing to laugh at, ya know! I love Bethenny.....inspiring!

Friday, September 2, 2011

Whole Foods No Like Bethenny Frankel....Pulls Skinnygirl Products!


First and foremost, Bethenny's daughter Bryn is getting so big!

Natural and health food store chain Whole Foods have decided to pull all of Bethenny Frankel's Skinnygirl products. Why you ask? Well according to them, the store discovered that the ingredients in the drink were not natural. Ut Oh!!!

According to the Huffington Post:
“There are no ingredients listed on the bottle,” one nutritionist tells me. “Bethenny has been promoting the drink on and off-camera for years [as] full of 'natural flavors, lightly sweetened with agave nectar and made with premium Blue Agave clear tequila,' but that’s about all we know about its ingredients." The reality star, who has told many friends "you have to fake it until you make it," has been doing just that. “Whole Foods isn’t about faking anything,” a store worker, who did not have permission to speak on behalf of the company, told me. “The store prides itself in selling the best quality whole products that our high-end consumers expect. Not novelty products that are shaded with secrecy.” What’s amazing is how quiet this big blow to Frankel’s brand has remained. Neither The Skinnygirl website nor the Whole Foods site mentions the withdrawal. And no response was given from either the company or Frankel’s spokesperson.
In business and in life, there are always setbacks. Hopefully Bethenny can get over this hurdle! 

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