Rodale, Inc.

Rodale, Inc.
StatusDefunct, 2017
Founded1930
FounderJ. I. Rodale
SuccessorHearst (magazines)
Crown Publishing Group (books)
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationEmmaus, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Publication typesMagazines, books
Official websiterodale.com

Rodale, Inc. (/ˈrdl/), was an American publisher of health and wellness magazines, books, and digital properties headquartered in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, with a satellite office in New York City.[1] The company was founded in 1930. In 2017, it was acquired by New York City-based Hearst Communications, a media conglomerate.

The company launched and published health and wellness lifestyle magazines, including Men's Health and Prevention, and books, including the bestsellers An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore and Eat This, Not That by health writer David Zinczenko.

  1. ^ "Global reach statistics for Rodale, Inc". Hcp.com. August 19, 2008. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.