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GNC Holdings, LLC (an initialism of General Nutrition Centers) is an American multinational retail and nutritional manufacturing company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [5] [6] It specializes in health and nutrition related products, including vitamins, supplements, minerals, herbs, sports nutrition, diet, and energy products.
EAS was founded in Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California in 1992 by biochemist Anthony Almada, and businessman Ed Byrd.In 2012, Byrd founded EAB Labs .After discovering the possible benefits for athletes of creatine monohydrate supplementation, in December 1992 they acquired a kilogram of creatine and began trials.
The Bountiful Company is an American dietary supplements company. It is owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, which sold most of the company's brands to Pfizer in 2021. [2] It was originally known as Nature's Bounty, Inc. but changed its name to NBTY, Inc. in 1995. [citation needed] It then changed its name back to Nature's Bounty Co. in 2016. [3]
Nature Made is an American dietary supplement and vitamin brand founded in 1971 by Barry Pressman and Henry Burdick. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Nature Made began operating as a brand of Pharmavite as of this date. [ when? ] [ 3 ] [ better source needed ] Parent company Pharmavite was acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical in 1989.
The Vitamin Shoppe's retail stores and online sites carry a line of nutritional supplements [16] with supplementary lines, such as FitFactor, NatureFuel, ProBio Care, plnt and the Bodytech brand of sports supplements. [17] In addition to their own brands, the company carries third-party lines, including professional and specialized lines.
Olly was founded in 2013. Later, in 2014, Ryan worked with Target on a program that emphasized eco-friendly products. He had trouble selecting a brand for the health & wellness category. [2] Ryan stated that he "couldn't find a worse aisle than the nutritional supplement aisle," calling it "dated and filled with uninspiring brands and mediocre ...
Vitamin World, Inc. was founded in 1977 as a subsidiary of NBTY Inc, later the Nature's Bounty Company. [1] NBTY manufactured and sold vitamin and mineral supplement products under the "Vitamin World" label, sports nutrition products under their "Precision Engineered" label, and numerous National Brand label products at the stores.
Swanson's personal regimen began with vitamin E, and by 1968, he was a regular user of several vitamins and supplements and began ordering in bulk to maintain his personal supply. Not long after he ordered 5,000 vitamin E capsules and began selling supplements through the mail. Shortly thereafter, he began publishing small catalogs of his own.