It's probably because their celebrity spokeswomen regained the weight

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• Jenny Craig appears to be shedding more than pounds.

  The weight-loss company warned staffers to look for other employment opportunities as it prepares for potential mass layoffs.

  The private equity-owned company said it didn’t know “if any employees may be retained” as it begins preparations to shutter its physical operations in internal communications obtained by NBC News.

  “We do not know the exact employees/groups whom will be impacted, and if any employees may be retained. As a result, we would suggest that you anticipate that your employment may be impacted and begin to seek other employment,” stated Tuesday’s document titled “Jenny Craig Company transitions FAQs.”

  Though Jenny Craig’s policy is to dole out severance pay based on employees’ job level and time with the company, the forthcoming laid-off staffers may not receive any.

  “At this time, it is highly unlikely that these will be paid,” according to the document.

  Jenny Craig, which was founded in Australia in 1983, issued “Warn Notices” — as required by federal law — for its locations where 50 or more employees could be impacted by the potential layoffs, but added that all employees will likely be impacted “in some manner” in the FAQs document.

  The federal WARN Act requires employers with 100 or more staffers to give workers a heads-up about potential layoffs or worksite closure two months in advance.

  The company also stated in the documents that it “has been going through a sales process for the last couple of months.” Bloomberg Law reported last month that Jenny Craig was seeking potential buyers as it grappled with “cash flow pressures.”

  The California-based company was bought in April 2019 by HIG Capital, a $55 billion private equity firm, for an undisclosed amount, according to NBC News.

  At the time, the company operated about 500 locations — both company-owned and franchised — in the US and Canada.

  https://nypost.com/2023/04/27/jenny-craig-warns-staffers-of-mass-layoffs-plans-to-shutter-locations-report/

  My former roommate had a friend named Genay who had an idea at one point to start a weight-loss company and asked us for suggestions for names. My roommate suggested ‘Weight No More’. I suggested ‘Genay Craig’.

  Btw, when my former roommate was in the hospital recovering from a serious accident, she gave Genay her ticket, and she & I saw the Bee Gees in a light rain at Jones Beach.

  

 

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Iconic weight-loss brand Jenny Craig made a surprising announcement in late April: It's closing its business after being in operation since 1983. The brand's original announcement indicated that Jenny Craig would transition to an e-commerce model, according to a company email obtained by NBC News. However, in early May the company announced it had shut down entirely.

"It's with a heavy heart, we're announcing the close of our business," reads a message on the Jenny Craig website. "The last 40 years would not have been possible without you." The message — which is the only thing left on the website, aside from a photo of a smiling woman — also says that all auto-delivery subscriptions have been canceled and the company's coaching sessions, food orders and merchandise sales "have ceased online and in corporate centers."

[dbar123]

Who needs Jenny Craig when you can shoot up Wegovy or Mounjaro. Todays medical miracles will wind up being tomorrow’s Fen-Phen. 

[kingsley88]

I first heard of Wegovy yesterday at a friend's BBQ. Had no idea it's becoming a thing throughout the US, including the gay community. (Note I don't have TikTok and apparently it went viral a few months ago through TikTok.)