Herbalife is a well known and well-publicized Pyramid Scheme that preys on new immigrants and naive people looking to "get rich quick". A quick Google search can reveal the depths of this scam...so can the movie Betting on Zero or the John Oliver newscast about MLMs. It's a scam. These "storefronts" are designed to get you in the door and get you to buy into Herbalife (with their "find out about nutrition" informational meetings and challenges). Getting people to sign up is how the money is made, not selling a product. The "nutrition club" storefronts, which is what Hometown Hub is, rarely last because it's an unsustainable business model.
They will brand themselves as a "supportive community" for nutrition and healthy shakes. There have been no legitimate studies supporting the health efficacy of HL shakes. In 2008, Herbalife was sued after laboratory tests indicated that levels of lead in several Herbalife products were in excess of California state law and could lead to liver problems over an extended period of time. So yeah. LEAD. Much healthy.
At the end of the day, Herbalife is a pyramid scheme designed to make those at the top rich and the rest financially beholden to the scam.
Hometown Hub is not terribly clear about WHERE their shakes are from unless you ask them directly or you know what you're looking for when you're in their store. I'm sure the owners would give you a nice, typical Pyramid Scheme response in that "No, pyramid schemes are illegal. We are a multi-level marketing company....or we are a supportive nutrition club"
It's all a facade. Most of these "businesses" fail because of the structure.
So, the TLDR is this: Hometown Hub is a front for a pyramid scheme and probably shouldn't be supported. read more