NBTY

NBTY, Inc.

Type	Private
Industry	Retail
Founded	1971
Headquarters	Bohemia, New York, U.S.
Products	Nutritional supplements
Revenue	$2.2 Billion (2008)
Owner(s)	The Carlyle Group
Website	www.nbty.com

NBTY, Inc., formerly known as Nature's Bounty, Inc., is a manufacturer of vitamins and nutritional supplements which are distributed under many third party brands in the United States and internationally. [1] Its name was changed from Nature's Bounty, Inc. to NBTY, Inc. in 1995.[2]

In 1999, NBTY became a supplier of nutritional supplements for Wal-Mart under the Nature's Bounty brand[3], and was named Wal-Mart's Supplier of the Year in 2002[4].

In May 2000, NBTY announced a large addition to its supply of products at Walgreens [5].

In 2003, CVS selected NBTY as its exclusive supplier for all existing vitamins and supplements [6].

On July 15, 2010 NBTY agreed to be acquired by The Carlyle Group in a $3.5B deal. [7].

NBTY also markets products to chain stores such as CVS and Target.

Origins

Nature's Bounty was founded in 1971 by Arthur Rudolph primarily as a mail order, catalog based company. Nature's Bounty is headquartered in Bohemia, New York.

Brands

Nature's Bounty distributes its products to supermarkets, drug store chains, mass merchandisers, club stores, and health food stores under various brand names, as well as selling direct-to-consumer. Some of their more recognizable brands include Puritan's Pride, Vitamin World, Osteo-Bi-Flex, Nutrition Warehouse, MET-Rx, and GNC (UK). Other brands owned by NBTY include Holland & Barrett (UK), Julian Graves (UK & Ireland), Rexall, Sundown, Ester-C, Solgar, Precision Engineered, WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition, American Health, DeTuinen, LeNaturiste, Flexamin, Knox, Herbal Authority, and Doctor's Trust and Leiner Health Products (which was acquired in 2008).

See also

• MET-Rx

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External links

• NBTY, Inc. official website
• NBTY buys SOLGAR