AdvoCare International, L.P. is a nutrition, weight-loss, energy and sports performance products company. The company was founded in 1993 by Charles Ragus and employs around 247 people in the United States. In a statement, AdvoCare claims net sales of USD under 100 million in 2009 and its corporate headquarters are in Plano, TX, USA.
Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer team based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area in Minnesota, which will join Major League Soccer as an expansion team in 2018. Founded in 2010, the team currently plays in the North American Soccer League, a professional league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation. The team won the 2011 NASL championship. On March 25, 2015, Major League Soccer announced it had selected Minnesota United as an expansion team, to begin play in 2018.