Zinzino, in full.

The company, the science, the products and the plan. Prepared by Mikael Chew, September 2026.
Every figure has a numbered source on the same page, and all sources are listed again at the end. Figures are in euros. Zinzino reports in Swedish kronor; converted figures show the rate.
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?An honest filter, the common questions, and where it could break. 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, since 2011 by the annual report’s history, 2012 by the management page. 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%), and the Swiss skin care brand HANZZ+HEIDII.1 Faun Pharma’s outside sales are reported as a separate line in every monthly report.6
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
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Opens in Norway and Sweden as the exclusive Nordic distributor of Rombouts coffee machines; Denmark follows in the autumn |
| 2007 | Zinzino AB, the holding company, is started; office in Gothenburg |
| 2010 | Shares listed on the Aktietorget trading platform |
| 2011 | Baltic markets open; Dag Bergheim Pettersen becomes CEO |
| 2012 | Buys 6% of BioActive Foods AS with exclusive rights to its products; the Balance concept is born |
| 2013 | US sales begin; office opened in Jupiter, Florida |
| 2014 | Buys 85% of Faun Pharma AS and 100% of BioActive Foods AS; Xtend launched; shares move to Nasdaq First North in December |
| 2015 | Faun Pharma stake raised to 98.8%; Canada opens; LeanShake launched |
| 2016 | Pre-launch in all EU countries; Germany and Poland open; Skin Serum launched; 100,000 customers |
| 2017 | BalanceOil Vegan and Viva launched; GoCore training app launched |
| 2018 | Hungary and Romania open as their own markets |
| 2019 | First IFRS report; global webshop opens; subsidiaries in Australia and India |
| 2020 | VMA Life acquired, opening Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Hong Kong; Hong Kong launches; shares move to the Premier segment |
| 2021 | Malaysia, Taiwan and South Africa open; Vitamin D Test, ZinoGene+ and ZinoShine+ launched |
| 2022 | Enhanzz acquired; Singapore opens as a local market; HbA1c Test launched |
| 2023 | Turkey and Mexico open; one millionth test performed |
| 2024 | Xelliss assets acquired; partnership with ACN; Serbia and the Canary Islands open; Collagen Boozt launched |
| 2025 | New Zealand, China and the Philippines open; six asset acquisitions; Gut Health Test launched |
| 2026 | It Works! merged in; Colombia opens; Collagen Boozt Flex launched |
Japan opened in November 2025 and South Korea in July 2026. Both have wholly owned Zinzino companies and local warehouses in the 2025 annual report, and South Korea has been in the company’s Asia-Pacific market list since the November 2025 sales report. The opening dates are mine; no press release states them.
Sources for this page
Growth by acquisition
Since 2012 Zinzino has bought research, factories and, more recently, the distributor bases of other direct sales companies. This is where a large part of recent growth came from, and it is worth understanding before you read the revenue chart.
| Year | Company | What it brought | Price as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | BioActive Foods AS (Norway) | 6% plus exclusive rights to its products; the Balance concept | —1 |
| 2014 | BioActive Foods AS | Remaining shares, to 100% ownership | —1 |
| 2014 | Faun Pharma AS (Norway) | 85% of a modern factory; research, product development and production | —1 |
| 2015 | Faun Pharma AS | Stake raised to 98.8% | —1 |
| 2020 | VMA Life (Singapore) | Operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Hong Kong; about USD 2 m turnover | USD 0.4 m fixed, up to USD 1.15 m conditional2 |
| 2022 | Enhanzz (Switzerland) | IP and distributor network; drives the DACH region | —1 |
| 2024 | Xelliss (Luxembourg) | Southern Europe and microalgae spirulina | EUR 2 m fixed, up to EUR 8 m conditional3 |
| 2024 | ACN | Strategic partnership | —1 |
| 2024 | Cleanthi Alpha-Olenic LTD | 49% stake | —1 |
| 2025 | Zurvita (US) | Distributor base, acquired through a Chapter 11 process | —1 |
| 2025 | Valentus Global (US) | Distributor base | —1 |
| 2025 | Ecosystem SAS | France and the French overseas territories | —1 |
| 2025 | Bodē Pro (US) | Distributor base; about 55% of its revenue came from Japan | USD 2 m fixed1 |
| 2025 | Truvy (US) | North America, Latin America and South Korea, including Truvy Korea LLC | —1 |
| 2025 | Sanki (Mexico) | US, Mexico, Colombia and Peru; about USD 12 m turnover | USD 8 m fixed, up to USD 12 m conditional4 |
| 2025 | Xion International (Spain) | 35% of the producer of its omega-3 oil and spirulina | —1 |
| 2026 | It Works! (US) | Distributor and customer base in North America and Europe | USD 30 m in shares, up to USD 4 m conditional5 |
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
- Merging distributor bases is real work, and not all of it is finished. That belongs on the honest page, and it is there.
The numbers
Euros, millions. The 2005–2025 series is the company’s own, from its corporate presentation. Beside it, where a public report exists, the kronor figure and growth rate as printed, so every year from 2012 checks against a linked report. 2026 figures are converted at the ECB rate of 11.2715 and will not match the company’s own euro rounding exactly.67
Annual revenue, 2005–2025

| Year | Revenue, € m | As reported, SEK m | Growth as reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.3 | — | — |
| 2006 | 1.7 | — | — |
| 2007 | 2.7 | — | — |
| 2008 | 3.4 | — | — |
| 2009 | 5.1 | — | — |
| 2010 | 7.1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 10.1 | — | — |
| 2012 | 17.6 | 177.2 | — |
| 2013 | 25.4 | 254.5 | — |
| 2014 | 35.8 | 357.7 | — |
| 2015 | 44.4 | 435.0 | +22% |
| 2016 | 49.2 | 492.3 | +11% |
| 2017 | 54.0 | 540.3 | +13% |
| 2018 | 58.6 | 585.6 | +8% |
| 2019 | 76.5 | 770.6 | +34% |
| 2020 | 113.9 | 1,138.6 | +48% |
| 2021 | 137.9 | 1,370.6 | +20% |
| 2022 | 144.3 | 1,443.1 | +5% |
| 2023 | 176.2 | 1,766.4 | +22% |
| 2024 | 193.1 | 2,207.8 | +25% |
| 2025 | 306.1 | 3,337.5 | +51% |
Euro series: Zinzino corporate presentation, "Steady, double-digit sales growth for two decades".6 Kronor: each year-end report, as first reported; 2012–2014 from the five-year table in the 2016 report.12 Later reports sometimes restate the prior year, so growth rates are as printed in each report.
Profit and cash, 2025
2025 by region
| Region | 2025, € m | SEK m | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordics | 29.5 | 332.5 | +10% |
| Central Europe | 88.3 | 995.4 | +67% |
| Eastern Europe | 35.3 | 398.0 | −1% |
| Southern & Western Europe | 50.2 | 565.8 | +43% |
| Baltics | 11.8 | 133.5 | +24% |
| North America | 48.4 | 545.7 | +172% |
| Asia-Pacific | 26.6 | 299.4 | +254% |
| Africa | 2.1 | 23.8 | +42% |
From the preliminary 2025 sales report, which put the year at SEK 3,344.5 million before audit; the audited figure is 3,337.5.3 Asia-Pacific there means Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, China, Philippines and South Korea.
2026 so far: January to August, € m
| Region | Aug 2026 | Aug 2025 | Δ | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordics | 2.1 | 2.4 | −13% | 18.3 | 18.5 | −1% |
| Central Europe | 7.6 | 6.4 | +18% | 65.9 | 50.0 | +32% |
| Eastern Europe | 2.1 | 2.6 | −17% | 19.3 | 21.9 | −12% |
| Southern & Western Europe | 3.9 | 3.5 | +11% | 35.7 | 31.0 | +15% |
| Baltics | 0.7 | 0.9 | −22% | 6.5 | 6.8 | −4% |
| North America | 5.6 | 3.5 | +61% | 47.2 | 29.6 | +59% |
| South America | 0.2 | 0.1 | +79% | 2.6 | 0.6 | +323% |
| Asia-Pacific | 2.6 | 2.0 | +30% | 18.3 | 17.0 | +8% |
| Africa | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0% | 1.5 | 1.3 | +18% |
| Zinzino | 24.9 | 21.5 | +16% | 215.2 | 176.7 | +22% |
| Faun Pharma | 0.1 | 0.3 | −62% | 3.5 | 3.2 | +7% |
| Group | 25.0 | 21.8 | +15% | 218.7 | 179.9 | +22% |
Converted from kronor at 11.2715.47 In the source, Zinzino’s year-to-date revenue is SEK 2,425.7 million and the group’s SEK 2,464.8 million; percentages as printed.
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 and 8% in 2026.34 Small base, large headroom, and slower than last year.
Sources for this page
- Zinzino Year-End Report 2025 (PDF)
- Zinzino Annual 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
- Zinzino corporate presentation, "Steady, double-digit sales growth for two decades" (annual revenue 2005–2025 in euros). Zinzino partner material, supplied by Mikael Chew. Not publicly linkable; available on request.
- European Central Bank euro reference rate, SEK 11.2715 per euro, 17 September 2026
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 a drop 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+ is built as a synergistic formula, not a plain fish oil: fish oil rich in EPA and DHA plus extra-virgin olive oil from early-harvested olives, whose polyphenols protect the oil from oxidation.13
- The EU-approved claims it may carry are narrow, and the company cites the regulation it works under.1
The scientific advisory board
Zinzino publishes its advisory board with names and credentials, which is how you check whether the science is supervised or decorative.14
| Member | Background as published |
|---|---|
| Dr Paul Clayton | Principal member. Clinical pharmacologist and pharmaco-nutritionist; PhD in neuropharmacology, University of Edinburgh; former Chair of the Forum on Food & Health (UK) and senior scientific adviser to the UK government’s Committee on the Safety of Medicines.14 |
| Ola Eide | Founder of BioActive Foods AS; chairman of the board for the Norwegian and Nordic food research programme; former director of innovation at Mills DA and R&D director of Tine Norwegian Dairies.14 |
| Dr Angela M. Rizzo | Expert in the biochemistry of lipids; professor of biochemistry at the University of Milan; widely published.14 |
| Dr Anantharaj Abraham | Medical doctor with more than 40 years in health and nutrition, in state hospitals and across several medical disciplines.1 |
| Dr Natalie Kather | MD, University of Utah School of Medicine; board certified in family medicine and anti-aging, with specialties in women’s health, hormone balancing and human performance.1 |
| Stephen Cherniske | Biochemist, MS; former university instructor in clinical nutrition; served on the faculty of the American College of Sports Medicine and advised members of the US Olympic team.1 |
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
Read this page as what the company publishes about itself, which is what it is. The independent part is the lab and the test, on the next page. That is the part I would push on if I were you.
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
| Country | Tests analysed | Average first test | Average second test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 12,609 | 22.2:1 | 3.6:1 |
| Singapore | 5,131 | 19.7:1 | 3.2:1 |
| Taiwan | 25,068 | 18.2:1 | 3.7:1 |
| Hong Kong | 3,709 | 16.3:1 | 3.2:1 |
| Philippines | 2,503 | 18.6:1 | 3.3:1 |
| India | 8,622 | 45.6:1 | 3.7:1 |
| United States | 77,194 | 22.6:1 | 3.6:1 |
| Germany, for scale | 334,917 | 15.9:1 | 3.1:1 |
| Sweden, for scale | 155,512 | 10.3:1 | 2.7:1 |
Every country on that map tells the same story: first tests far above the 3:1 target, second tests close to it. That is the product argument in one table, and it 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+
Gut Health Test
Collagen Boozt
Skin Serum

From the US product list, 18 September 2026. Descriptions are the company’s own; nothing added.1
| Product | What it is | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|
| BalanceTest · Vitamin D Test · HbA1c Test · Gut Health Test | Dried blood spot home tests | The start and the retest of every customer cycle |
| BalanceOil+, and the Premium, AquaX, Orange Lemon Mint and Tutti Frutti versions | Polyphenol omega-3 and vitamin D dietary supplement | The core product; the one the test is built around |
| BalanceOil+ Vegan | All-natural polyphenol omega balance vegan supplement | Plant-based customers |
| Essent+ Premium | Polyphenol omega balance supplement, capsule form | Customers who prefer capsules to oil |
| R.E.V.O.O | Extra virgin olive oil | Kitchen product alongside the oil |
| Xtend+ · Xtend | Multi-nutrient supplements | Daily supplement line |
| Protect+ · ZinoShine+ · SpiruMax+ | Beta-glucans with vitamin C and D3; vitamin D with magnesium; spirulina | Daily supplement line |
| ZinoBiotic+ · X Gold+ | Eight natural dietary fibres; liquid turmeric with piperine | Gut health line |
| Viva+ · ZinoGene+ · PhycoSci+ X20 | Saffron with magnesium, iodine and vitamin C; seaweed fucoidans; spirulina extract | Targeted supplement line |
| LeanShake · Energy Bar | Meal replacement shakes; vegan high-fibre bar | Weight management |
| Collagen Boozt · Collagen Boozt Flex · Skin Serum | Liquid and powder marine collagen; 24-hour face and neck serum | Skin line |
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 2016.2 The manufacturer LYSI is EU GMP certified, and quality management follows HACCP principles.3
- 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
| Region | Countries |
|---|---|
| Nordics | Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden |
| Baltics | Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania |
| Central Europe | Austria, Germany, Switzerland |
| Eastern Europe | Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania |
| Southern & Western Europe | Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Canary Islands |
| North America | Canada, US, Mexico |
| Asia-Pacific | Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, New Zealand, China, Philippines |
| Africa | South Africa |
| Added since | Colombia, June 2026. Japan and South Korea have wholly owned companies and local warehouses in the 2025 annual report.4 |
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, including the Philippines.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 12,609 tests analysed, an average first test of 22.2:1 and an average second test of 3.6:1.4 That is a market with proof of concept and plenty of room.
- Products carry Halal-Control certification, which the Malaysia webshop states complies fully with Islamic dietary laws.5
I was Sales and Marketing Director for Zinzino Malaysia, and I am moving to the field as a brand partner. That gives you a line to the company and someone who has seen the market from both sides. It also means you should discount my enthusiasm and check the numbers, which is why every one of them here has a source.
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 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
| Customer Career title | Personal customers | Cash Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Q-Team | 4 | 10% |
| X-Team | 10 | 10% |
| A-Team | 25 | 20% |
| Pro-Team | higher tiers in the plan | 25% |
| Top-Team | higher tiers in the plan | 30% |
The partner ladder

The company calls it 17 achievement ranks.2 From the plan document and the compensation plan presentation:13
| Partner Career titles, in order | Average monthly income shown per rank, € | Team structure |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | €50 | 2 teams |
| Silver | €200 | |
| Gold | €350 | |
| Executive | €900 | |
| Platinum | €1,400 | |
| Diamond | €4,000 | |
| Director | €7,000 | |
| Crown | €12,000 | |
| Royal Crown | €16,000 | |
| Black Crown | €20,000 | |
| Ambassador | €24,000 | 3 teams |
| Royal Ambassador | €28,000 | |
| Black Ambassador | €32,000 | |
| President | €50,000 | 4 teams |
| Elite President | €75,000 | |
| Global President | €110,000 | |
| 1 Star Global President, then further stars | €110,000+ | 5 teams |
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. The company reserves the right to adjust the Pay Point value.1
Sources for this page
- Zinzino Compensation Plan, US edition, 10 April 2026, version 0009 (PDF)
- Zinzino Partner Reward Program page
- Zinzino Compensation Plan Presentation, 15 August 2026, slide 40. Zinzino Back Office, File Library, Partner material; supplied by Mikael Chew. Not publicly linkable; available on request.
The first 120 days
The company publishes a structured start. It is four steps, and the Back Office tracks where you are in it.
- 30 days: four customers subscribing to a Premier Kit. That is Q-Team.12
- 60 days: enrol two new partners.12
- 90 days: help those two enrol two each. Any four from you, A or B will do.12
- 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. You cannot sell a test you have not taken.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 honest version: the model is slower at the start than a product people feel in a week, and faster afterwards, because a number on a retest is harder to argue with than a feeling. Plan for a quiet first month.
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 compensation 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
What the company gives you is tools and a plan. What it does not give you is a line, a team, or someone who answers on a Sunday. That part is me, and it is the part worth asking me hard questions about before you decide anything.
Who this is for, and who it isn’t
It fits if
- You can be patient for 120 days. The retest is the proof, and it arrives when it arrives.
- 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.
It does not fit if
- You need income this month. This is not that, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling you something.
- You want a product people feel in a week.
- You are not willing to take the test yourself and show your own numbers.
- You want to be handed a team. Acquired distributor bases are real, but they are not yours.
- You are waiting to see what your current company does next. Decide that first; this will still be here.
If you read the second list and recognised yourself, say so and we will stop. I would rather have a straight no than a polite maybe.
Common questions
"How do I know the plan won’t change?"
You don’t, and nobody can promise you that. What you can do is check. The plan is published as a dated, versioned document, the current one is 10 April 2026, version 0009, and older editions are still online to compare against.1 The company is listed on Nasdaq First North Premier, which carries disclosure and governance standards close to the main market, and every quarterly report since 2011 is public.23 That is not a guarantee. It is visibility, which is the most any company can honestly offer.
"Is the market already saturated?"
Check the test map rather than taking anyone’s word. Malaysia has 12,609 tests analysed, the Philippines 2,503, against 334,917 in Germany.4 Asia-Pacific is 8.5% of company revenue.5 Those are the numbers; draw your own conclusion.
"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?"
Partly it isn’t: it is still direct sales, it still needs customers, it still takes work. What differs is the close. 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 Be honest with yourself about the hours you actually have, because the plan rewards consistency more than intensity.
Sources for this page
- Zinzino Compensation Plan, US edition, 10 April 2026, version 0009 (PDF)
- Press release, move to the Premier segment, 16 September 2020
- Zinzino investor relations page
- Zinzino BalanceTest World Statistics map, zinzinotest.com, opened 18 September 2026
- Preliminary sales report August 2026, 3 September 2026
- Zinzino Malaysia launch sheet (PDF, June 2021)
- Zinzino Malaysia webshop, BalanceOil+ 300 ml
- Zinzino Business Presentation (PDF, EU edition, 2026)
Where it could break
Every page above is the case for. This one is the case against, and I would rather you heard it from me.
- Asia-Pacific is small. 8.5% of revenue for January to August 2026.1 Large headroom, small base. And growth has slowed: 254% in 2025, 8% this year.12
- Europe is the engine. Central Europe alone is about 31% of this year’s revenue.1 Building in Asia means building where the company is thinnest and the support newest.
- Some growth was bought. The company added the distributor bases of Zurvita, Truvy, Bodē Pro and others in 2025, and merged in It Works! in 2026.34 Integrating them is work, and it is not finished.
- Test-based selling is slower at the start. The retest comes after 120 days.5 A product people feel in a week gives faster first stories.
- The plan can change. It has been revised before; earlier editions are online.6 The current document reserves the right to revise it, and to adjust the Pay Point value.6 What you get is a dated, published document, not a promise that it stays fixed.
- Currency. The company reports in Swedish kronor and pays in Pay Points converted to local currency.6 If you earn in ringgit or pesos and the rate moves, that is your risk, not the company’s.
That is the whole list. If any of it worries you, it should. It is also exactly why the opening exists: 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. <a href="https://www.zinzino.com/site/us/en-us/about/investor-relations">zinzino.com investor relations</a>
- The listing. Nasdaq’s page for ZZ B, live. <a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/european-market-activity/shares/zz-b?id=TX692516">nasdaq.com ZZ B</a>
- The announcements. The press release archives, in date order. <a href="https://news.cision.com/zinzino">news.cision.com/zinzino</a> and <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news/zinzino/">prnewswire.com/news/zinzino</a>
- 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. <a href="https://www.zinzinotest.com/en/balancetest?openmap=1">zinzinotest.com world map</a>
- The lab. The reliability page, then look up Vitas in Oslo independently. <a href="https://www.zinzino.com/site/gb/en-gb/info/are-zinzino-test-results-reliable">zinzino.com test reliability</a>
- 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. <a href="https://zinzinowebstorage.blob.core.windows.net/filelibrary/CompensationPlanUSAeng.pdf">Compensation plan (PDF)</a>
- 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.
Talk to me

I spent 23 years in this industry and eight of them as a field leader, then corporate roles at several companies including Zinzino Malaysia, where I was Sales and Marketing Director. I am moving back to the field as a brand partner.
That is the whole disclosure. I have a reason to want you to say yes. Which is why everything on this site has a source next to it, and why the page about where it could break exists.
Tell me what you would need to see with your own eyes. Then let’s talk.
Mikael Chew
Mikael Chew is an independent Zinzino partner. This site is prepared by him, the views on it are his 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
- <a href="https://www.zinzino.com/site/us/en-us/about/investor-relations">Zinzino investor relations page</a>
- <a href="https://cdn.cms.zinzino.com/globalassets/media/reports/financial-reports/2026/zinzino-annual-report-2025.pdf">Zinzino Annual Report 2025 (PDF)</a>
- <a href="https://cdn.cms.zinzino.com/globalassets/media/reports/financial-reports/2026/year-end-report-2025.pdf">Zinzino Year-End Report 2025 (PDF)</a>
- <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zinzino-ab-publ-preliminary-sales-report-2025-302652715.html">Preliminary sales report 2025, 5 January 2026</a>
- <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zinzino-ab-publ-preliminary-sales-report-august-2026-302868809.html">Preliminary sales report August 2026, 3 September 2026</a>
- <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zinzino-ab-publ-interim-report-q2-2026-302859115.html">Interim report Q2 2026, 25 August 2026</a>
- <a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/european-market-activity/shares/zz-b?id=TX692516">Nasdaq, Zinzino B (ZZ B) share page</a>
- <a href="https://news.cision.com/zinzino/r/zinzino-ab--publ--zinzino-moves-to-the-premier-segment-of-first-north-growth-market,c3194829">Press release, move to the Premier segment, 16 September 2020</a>
- <a href="https://www.zinzino.com/site/us/en-gb/management-and-board">Zinzino management and board page</a>
- <a href="https://news.cision.com/zinzino">Zinzino press release archive (Cision)</a>
- <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news/zinzino/">Zinzino on PR Newswire</a>
- <a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policyandexchangerates/euroreferenceexchangerates/html/eurofxref-graph-sek.en.html">European Central Bank euro reference rate, SEK 11.2715 per euro, 17 September 2026</a>
Science, test and products
- <a href="https://www.zinzino.com/site/us/en-us/about/product-philosophy/">Zinzino product philosophy page (scientific advisory board)</a>
- <a href="https://www.zinzino.com/site/us/en-us/explore/balance-test">Zinzino BalanceTest page</a>
- <a href="https://www.zinzino.com/site/gb/en-gb/info/are-zinzino-test-results-reliable">Zinzino, "Are Zinzino test results reliable?"</a>
- <a href="https://www.zinzinotest.com/en/balancetest">zinzinotest.com, BalanceTest</a>
- <a href="https://www.zinzinotest.com/en/balancetest?openmap=1">Zinzino BalanceTest World Statistics map, zinzinotest.com, opened 18 September 2026</a>
- <a href="https://www.zinzino.com/site/us/en-us/products">Zinzino product list (US)</a>
- <a href="https://www.zinzino.com/shop/site/MY/en-GB/products/shop/300000">Zinzino Malaysia webshop, BalanceOil+ 300 ml</a>
- <a href="https://zinzinowebstorage.blob.core.windows.net/filelibrary/Business-Presentation-PDF-en-EU.pdf">Zinzino Business Presentation (PDF, EU edition, 2026)</a>
- <a href="https://friendofthesea.org/zinzino-maintains-friend-of-the-sea-certification/">Friend of the Sea, Zinzino certification</a>
Markets
- <a href="https://zinzinowebstorage.blob.core.windows.net/filelibrary/ENG-Launch-Malaysia.pdf">Zinzino Malaysia launch sheet (PDF, June 2021)</a>
- <a href="https://zinzinowebstorage.blob.core.windows.net/filelibrary/Launch-Sheet-en-PH.pdf">Zinzino Philippines launch sheet (PDF, June 2025)</a>
- <a href="https://dsam.org.my/portfolio/zinzino-malaysia-sdn-bhd/">Direct Selling Association of Malaysia, Zinzino Malaysia Sdn Bhd</a>
- <a href="https://news.cision.com/zinzino/r/zinzino-ab--publ--zinzino-expands-in-asia,c3082679">Press release, VMA Life, 6 April 2020</a>
- <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zinzino-ab-publ-zinzino-acquires-mexican-company-sanki-to-increase-distribution-capacity-in-north-america-and-south-america-302609350.html">Press release, Sanki, 8 November 2025</a>
- <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zinzino-ab-publ-zinzino-announces-merger-of-it-works-into-the-zinzino-family-of-businesses-for-increased-distribution-power-in-north-america-and-europe-302670283.html">Press release, It Works!, 26 January 2026</a>
- <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zinzino-ab-publ-zinzino-now-seeks-acquisitions-in-the-us-and-asia-to-increase-distribution-power-302167000.html">Press release, acquisitions in the US and Asia, 7 June 2024</a>
The plan and partner tools
- <a href="https://zinzinowebstorage.blob.core.windows.net/filelibrary/CompensationPlanUSAeng.pdf">Zinzino Compensation Plan, US edition, 10 April 2026, version 0009 (PDF)</a>
- <a href="https://www.zinzino.com/site/us/en-us/partnerweb/opportunity/partner-reward-program/">Zinzino Partner Reward Program page</a>
- <a href="https://www.zinzino.com/site/us/en-us/partnerweb/opportunity/get-started/">Zinzino Get Started page</a>
- <a href="https://www.zinzinoplay.com/en">ZinzinoPlay</a>
Supplied by Mikael Chew, 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. Portrait of Mikael Chew: his own.