Zinzino, in full.

Start here

You will care about one of these more than the rest. Start there, and come back for the others when you want them.

• Is the company solid?Listed on Nasdaq, twenty years old, published accounts. Sections 2 to 5.
• Does the product actually work?The science, the advisory board, the blood test and what it measures. Sections 6 to 8.
• Where can I build?46 local markets, and what Malaysia looks like on the ground. Sections 9 and 10.
• How does it pay?The service, the ranks, the bonus streams and the first 120 days. Sections 11 to 14.
• Is this for me?Who it suits, the common questions, and what to know before you start. Sections 15 to 17.
• How do I check all this?Every claim above, and where to verify it yourself. Section 18.

Nothing here asks you to decide anything. Read what interests you, then tell me what you would need to see with your own eyes.

The company

Hear it from the co-founder

Two short talks by Hilde Sæle, who founded Zinzino with Ørjan Sæle in 2005: four minutes on the concept and the 2050 goal, nine on the trend behind it. Press play to load from YouTube.

Who runs it

• CEO: Dag Bergheim Pettersen, CEO since 2011. MBA, Oslo; earlier at Elgiganten, Alcatel and NetCom (Telia).⁵
• CFO: Fredrik Nielsen, with the company since 2009.⁵
• Chairman: Hans Jacobsson, board member since 2007, chairman since 2009.⁵
• Board: Pierre Mårtensson (2015), Ingela Nordenhav (2019), Staffan Hillberg (2007).⁵
• Chief Product Officer: Colin Robertson, PhD, joined 2022.⁵
• APAC: Thomas Ekberg, President APAC Region, joined end of 2024.⁵

What the group owns

The Norwegian research and production units BioActive Foods AS (100%) and Faun Pharma AS (98.8%), the Swiss skin care brand HANZZ+HEIDII, and, since 2024, 49% of the Cypriot olive oil producer Cleanthi Alpha-Olenic LTD.¹

Faun Pharma is the group’s factory in Norway, south of Oslo. It makes tablets, capsules and powders and bottles the olive oil products, and it is certified to ISO 9001 and to FSSC 22000 for food safety.¹ It also manufactures for outside customers, about 28% of its turnover in 2025 — that share fell as the group’s own demand rose, and outside sales are reported as a separate line in every monthly report.¹⁶

Head office in Gothenburg, with further offices in Europe, Asia and Australia.¹ US customer service has run from Jupiter, Florida since 2013.¹

Twenty years

Zinzino started as a coffee company. The Balance concept came in 2012, the Nasdaq listing in 2014, Asia from 2020. The dated history is printed in the annual report.¹

Japan opened in November 2025 and South Korea in July 2026, both with wholly owned Zinzino companies and local warehouses.

Expanding distribution

Since 2012 Zinzino has bought research and factories and, more recently, the distributor bases of other direct-sales companies, expanding its distribution into new markets quickly.

What to make of it

• The early purchases bought capability: the product, the science and the factory. Zinzino makes what it sells.¹
• The recent purchases bought distribution: existing sales organisations in markets where Zinzino wanted scale quickly.
• It Works! alone is expected to add more than USD 60 million of revenue in 2026.⁵

The numbers

Euros, millions. The 2005–2025 series is the company’s own, from its corporate presentation; the growth rate is as printed in each year’s report, so every year from 2012 checks against a linked source. 2026 figures are converted from Swedish kronor at the ECB rate of 11.2715.⁶⁷

Annual revenue, 2005–2025

Profit and cash, 2025

2025 by region

2026 so far: January to August, € m

What to take from it

• Revenue has risen every year for twenty years, and grew 51% in 2025.¹⁶
• First half 2026: revenue €164.9 m (+22%), EBITDA €26.2 m at a 15.9% margin, cash €74.7 m at 30 June.⁵⁷
• Asia-Pacific is 8.5% of revenue so far this year. It grew 254% in 2025.³⁴ A small share of a fast-growing company, with a lot of room.

The science

The claim is narrow and testable: most people have too much omega-6 relative to omega-3, that ratio can be measured in two drops of blood, and the right oil moves it within 120 days.

The idea

• The company’s business presentation puts the ideal omega-6:3 ratio at 3:1.¹
• Its reliability page states that 97% of people who take the test find their ratio out of balance.²
• BalanceOil+ combines fish oil rich in EPA and DHA with extra-virgin olive oil from early-harvested olives, whose polyphenols protect the oil from oxidation.¹³
• Its product claims follow the EU-approved list, and the company cites the regulation it works under.¹

The scientific advisory board

Zinzino publishes its advisory board with names and credentials.¹⁴

The in-house team

• Colin Robertson, PhD, Chief Product Officer. PhD in exercise physiology; registered nutritionist; 30 years in high-performance sport and clinical exercise physiology.⁴⁵
• Emmalee Gisslevik, PhD, senior R&D specialist for the BalanceOils, PhD in food and nutrition science.⁴
• Martina Torrissen, PhD, R&D specialist, PhD from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, working on omega-3 fatty acid profiles.⁴

The lab and the test on the next page are independent of the company.

The test

A blood test, then the oil, then the same test again after 120 days. The numbers move or they don’t.

• What it is: a dried blood spot test from a finger prick, done at home. It reads 11 fatty acids in whole blood.¹
• What the report shows: six markers: the omega-6:3 ratio, omega-3 index, fatty acid score, cognitive fatty acid index, fluidity ratio, and omega-6 (arachidonic acid) level.¹
• Who analyses it: Vitas, a GMP-certified lab in Oslo, in business since 1994 and grown out of the University of Oslo’s Department of Nutrition. Samples are anonymous.¹²
• Turnaround: results by text or email after 10–21 days, viewed at zinzinotest.com.¹
• Scale: 1,896,828 tests as of 18 September 2026, which the company calls "the world’s largest data bank for fatty acid dried blood spot testing".¹
• The cycle: retest after 120 days, the time the company gives for blood cells to regenerate.¹
• Other tests: Vitamin D, HbA1c (long-term blood sugar) and Gut Health. All kits are CE marked.¹³

What a result looks like

General examples of how a result is presented, from Zinzino partner material. Not a specific person’s claim and not a typical outcome; your own numbers are whatever your own test says.

What the world map shows

Zinzino publishes a country map of every BalanceTest analysed. First tests are people not on an omega-3 supplement; second tests are after 120 days on Zinzino omega-3. A country appears after 50 tests.⁴

Every country on that map shows the same pattern: first tests far above the 3:1 target, second tests close to it. The map is public.⁴

One figure from me, not the map: in Zinzino’s internal reporting, 94 to 95% of people who retest after four months have brought their ratio down. Ask me and I’ll show you where it comes from.

The products

• BalanceTest
• BalanceOil+
• BalanceOil+ Vegan
• Essent+ Premium
• Xtend
• ZinoBiotic+
• Viva+
• Velixir
• Gut Health Test
• Collagen Boozt
• Skin Serum

From the US product list, 18 September 2026. Descriptions are the company’s own; nothing added.¹

Quality and certification

Research, development and production sit in the group’s own Norwegian units, BioActive Foods and Faun Pharma; Faun Pharma has been ISO 9001 certified since 2016 and also holds FSSC 22000 for food safety.²⁵ The manufacturer LYSI is EU GMP certified, and quality management follows HACCP principles.³

The olive oil runs grove to bottle inside the group: Zinzino has owned 49% of the Cypriot producer Cleanthi Alpha-Olenic LTD since 2024, and the oil is bottled at the company’s own factory in Norway.⁵

• Halal. The Malaysia webshop states that a product marked Halal-Control certified "complies fully with Islamic dietary laws". BalanceOil+ carries it.⁴
• Sustainability. Friend of the Sea certified since 2018, for fish oil from wild-caught small fish in unpolluted waters.³
• Sport. Informed Sport and Cologne List®, the tested-for-athletes standards.⁴
• Purity. Molecular toxin testing and TOTOX results, for freshness and freedom from heavy metals and PCBs.³⁴
• Also carried: Marine Stewardship Council, Informed Choice, The Vegan Society, DNV-GL, Kosher.²

The business presentation notes that certificate availability is market dependent, so check the mark on the product page for your own market rather than assuming.²

Where you can build

Zinzino ships to more than 100 countries and runs a local operation, with local pricing and support, in 46 of them.¹²

Two numbers get mixed up. "100+ markets" is the company’s count of countries it ships to, mostly through the global webshop.¹ The 2025 year-end report lists the countries run as local markets: 46.² Colombia was added on 11 June 2026.³

The group chart in the annual report shows wholly owned companies in the US, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines.⁴

What that means in practice

• In a local market you get local pricing, local payment, a local warehouse, local support hours and commissions paid in local currency.
• In a webshop country people can buy, but there is no local company behind it. Fine for a few customers; not a base to build on.
• Asia-Pacific support runs from the hub in Kuala Lumpur, which is why Malaysia gets its own page next.⁵

Malaysia

Open since 3 June 2021, with a local company, a Kuala Lumpur warehouse and the regional support hub for Asia-Pacific.

Why it matters beyond Malaysia

• Kuala Lumpur is the customer and partner support hub for the Asia-Pacific region.³
• Malaysia was described at launch as one of the top ten most relevant markets for direct selling.¹
• On the public test map, Malaysia has 12,720 tests analysed, an average first test of 22.2:1 and an average second test of 3.6:1.⁴ Against a population of 34 million, that is a lot of room.
• Products carry Halal-Control certification, which the Malaysia webshop states complies fully with Islamic dietary laws.⁵

Ask me anything about working this market. I would rather show you than tell you, and the sources are here so you can check.

What sits around the product

• Subscription with home delivery. Auto Order refills go to the customer’s door.¹
• Zinzino4Free. Refer four or more subscribing customers on Premier Kits, worth at least 40 credits together, and your own monthly order is free; you pay shipping.²
• Test portal. Results are viewed at zinzinotest.com, with the customer’s personal recommendations.¹
• Partner tools. Back Office for reports, team and the File Library; ZinzinoPlay, the video platform; the Marketing Portal for assets; and the GoCore app, with 1,500 training audios and videos.³⁴
• Get Started programme. A structured first 120 days, tracked in the Back Office.³
• Support. Asian markets are supported from the hub in Kuala Lumpur.¹
• Rules. A published Marketing Rules and Ethics document; only the company’s approved health claims may be used.¹

How it pays

A summary of the public marketing plan document, US edition, 10 April 2026, version 0009.¹ It names the streams and the ladder. The document itself says its figures are not representative of what a partner can or will earn.¹ Local editions sit in the Back Office under File Library, Partner material, and commissions are paid in local currency on local terms.

Customer titles and the Cash Bonus

The partner ladder

The company calls it 17 achievement ranks.² From the plan document and the compensation plan presentation:¹³

The titles and their order are from the plan document, which also sets the volume and customer requirements for each.¹ The average monthly income per rank and the team structure are from the Compensation Plan Presentation of 15 August 2026, slide 40.³ Read them as the company’s illustrative monthly figures, not a promise. The plan itself says its figures are not representative of what a partner can or will earn.¹

The streams, as the plan names them

• Retail profit and Cash Bonus on personal customers: 10% from the first sale, rising to 30% with the customer titles.¹
• Fast Start Bonuses: four bonuses inside the first 120 days.¹
• Customer Fast Start Bonuses and Monthly Customer Bonus for reaching each customer title.¹
• Team Commission: 10–15% on combined weekly credit volume across two teams, held to a 2:1 balance, paid weekly.¹
• Mentor Matching Bonus: a matching percentage on personally enrolled partners, up to 25% at Crown.¹
• One-Time Bonuses: three per partner title, from Bronze upward.¹
• Volume Commission: 1–4% of weekly credit volume, from Director upward.¹
• Higher levels: a monthly car bonus from Diamond, incentive trips, and bonuses paid in company shares from President.¹
• Pay Points: commissions are calculated in Pay Points and converted to local currency.¹

Zinzino pays about 50% of its revenue back to partners as commissions, and runs roughly 20 to 25 customers for every partner: a customer-led business, which is what a healthy direct-sales company looks like.

The first 120 days

The company publishes a structured start. It is four steps, and the Back Office tracks where you are in it.

1. 30 days: four customers subscribing to a Premier Kit. That is Q-Team.¹²
2. 60 days: enrol two new partners.¹²
3. 90 days: help those two enrol two each. Any four from you, A or B will do.¹²
4. 120 days: six more customers on a Premier Kit. That is X-Team.¹²

Each completed step unlocks a set of rewards, a new title and free monthly products.² From the fifth calendar month a partner stays active with four customer points plus 20 credits of monthly orders.¹

What you actually do in week one

• Create a partner kit, set up a Zinzino4Free Auto Order, and take your own BalanceTest. Your own numbers are your best story.³
• Download the GoCore app and join the team groups.³
• Give out your first tests. The 120-day retest is the conversation that closes, so the clock starts the day the test goes out, not the day you decide to start.

The first 120 days build your proof. A number on a retest is harder to argue with than a feeling, and it makes every conversation after it easier.

Support and training

• GoCore app. 1,500 audios and videos, refreshed monthly.¹
• ZinzinoPlay. The video platform, with product, business, event and training categories.²
• Marketing Portal. Print-on-demand and digital assets in the Back Office.¹
• Back Office. Reports, team view, File Library with the local marketing plan, price lists and forms.¹³
• Events. Local partner meetings, regional events, and incentive trips at the higher titles.⁴
• Regional support. Kuala Lumpur covers Asia-Pacific; each local market has its own line and hours.³

The company gives you the tools and the plan. Your team gives you the rest: the person who sent you this, and everyone around them. Ask them anything.

Who this is for

It fits if

• You can give it 120 days. The retest is the proof, and it arrives on day 120.
• You are comfortable with a product that starts with a measurement rather than a promise.
• You want something you can check: a listed company, published accounts, a named lab, a dated plan.
• You are building for more than one country, or you want the option.
• You would rather have a small market with room than a large one that is already full.

What it asks of you

• About 120 days of patience: the retest is the proof, and it takes that long to arrive.
• Taking the test yourself first, and showing your own numbers.
• Building customers first. Earnings start with your first customer and grow with your base.
• Building your own team, with ours behind you.

If that sounds like you, let’s talk. If it doesn’t yet, tell me that too; there is no rush.

Common questions

"Is the market already saturated?"

The test map is public. Malaysia has 12,720 tests analysed, against 337,834 in Germany.⁴ Asia-Pacific is 8.5% of company revenue.⁵ There is a lot of room still.

"Do I have to stock product?"

No. Customers order from the webshop in their own market and the warehouse ships to their door.⁶ You hold no inventory.

"I tried network marketing and it didn’t work. Why is this different?"

It is still direct sales, and it still takes work. What is different is the proof: a retest gives you a number to show instead of an argument to win, which changes who you can talk to and how the second conversation goes.

"Is it halal?"

The Malaysia webshop states that a product marked Halal-Control certified complies fully with Islamic dietary laws, and BalanceOil+ carries that mark.⁷ Certificate availability is market dependent, so check the product page in your own market.⁸

"What does it cost to start?"

Registering as a partner with Back Office access is free; you can earn retail profit and Cash Bonuses at that level.¹ Partner kits and prices differ by market, so ask me for the current price list rather than a number that is out of date by the time you read it.

"Can I do this alongside a job?"

Most people start that way. The 120-day programme is built around a handful of customers and two partners, not a full-time schedule.¹ The plan rewards consistency more than intensity.

Good to know before you start

Three things worth knowing before you start.

• Asia-Pacific is early. 8.5% of revenue for January to August 2026, after growing 254% in 2025.¹² The region is young, and its support hub is in Kuala Lumpur.
• Results take 120 days. The retest comes after 120 days.⁵ That is the proof, and it is worth the wait.
• You are paid in your own currency. Commissions are calculated in Pay Points and converted to local currency, so your earnings move with the exchange rate.⁶

The markets that are wide open are open because nobody has built them yet.

How to check all this

• The company. Investor relations: every quarterly and annual report since 2011, plus governance documents. zinzino.com investor relations
• The listing. Nasdaq’s page for ZZ B, live. nasdaq.com ZZ B
• The announcements. The press release archives, in date order. news.cision.com/zinzino and prnewswire.com/news/zinzino
• The monthly numbers. A preliminary sales report in the first days of every month.
• The test, by country. Open the world map, search your own country, and compare it with the table on the test page. zinzinotest.com world map
• The lab. The reliability page, then look up Vitas in Oslo independently. zinzino.com test reliability
• The plan. Read the current US document end to end; it is dated and versioned on page 2. Ask me for your own market’s edition. Compensation plan (PDF)
• The local company. Call your own market’s support line during office hours and ask them anything on this site. Malaysia: +60 3 7955 2222.
• Me. Ask me the question you think I would rather not answer.

Next step

Whoever sent you this link is an independent Zinzino partner. They would rather you see it for yourself than take their word, which is why every figure here has a source beside it.

Read whatever interests you. Then tell them what you would need to see with your own eyes, and have the conversation properly.

This site is prepared by an independent Zinzino partner. The views on it are their own, and it is not an official Zinzino publication. Nothing here is an offer of employment or a guarantee of income.

Sources

All links checked on 18 September 2026. Each page above also carries its own numbered sources.

Company and financial

• Zinzino investor relations page
• Zinzino Annual Report 2025 (PDF)
• Zinzino Year-End Report 2025 (PDF)
• Preliminary sales report 2025, 5 January 2026
• Preliminary sales report August 2026, 3 September 2026
• Interim report Q2 2026, 25 August 2026
• Nasdaq, Zinzino B (ZZ B) share page
• Press release, move to the Premier segment, 16 September 2020
• Zinzino management and board page
• Zinzino press release archive (Cision)
• Zinzino on PR Newswire
• European Central Bank euro reference rate, SEK 11.2715 per euro, 17 September 2026

Science, test and products

• Zinzino product philosophy page (scientific advisory board)
• Zinzino BalanceTest page
• Zinzino, "Are Zinzino test results reliable?"
• zinzinotest.com, BalanceTest
• Zinzino BalanceTest World Statistics map, zinzinotest.com, opened 27 September 2026
• Zinzino product list (US)
• Zinzino Malaysia webshop, BalanceOil+ 300 ml
• Zinzino Business Presentation (PDF, EU edition, 2026)
• Friend of the Sea, Zinzino certification

Markets

• Zinzino Malaysia launch sheet (PDF, June 2021)
• Zinzino Philippines launch sheet (PDF, June 2025)
• Direct Selling Association of Malaysia, Zinzino Malaysia Sdn Bhd
• Press release, VMA Life, 6 April 2020
• Press release, Sanki, 8 November 2025
• Press release, It Works!, 26 January 2026
• Press release, acquisitions in the US and Asia, 7 June 2024

The plan and partner tools

• Zinzino Compensation Plan, US edition, 10 April 2026, version 0009 (PDF)
• Zinzino Partner Reward Program page
• Zinzino Get Started page
• ZinzinoPlay

Partner material, not publicly linkable

• Zinzino corporate presentation slide, "Steady, double-digit sales growth for two decades" (annual revenue 2005–2025 in euros).
• Zinzino Compensation Plan Presentation, 15 August 2026, slide 40, the career ladder.
• Zinzino internal reporting on second-test improvement rates.

Photographs

Product and brand photographs are Zinzino partner marketing material, used here by an independent partner.

Prepared by an independent Zinzino partner · Sources on this page