| NBTY, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, distributes, and retails nutritional supplements in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of products, including vitamins, minerals, and sports and other nutritional supplements; food products, such as fruits, nuts, and confectionery products; and personal care products. It markets approximately 25,000 products under various brand names, including Nature's Bounty, Vitamin World, Pure Protein, Body Fortress, Puritan's Pride, Holland & Barrett, Rexall, Osteo Bi-Flex, Flex-A-Min, Knox, Sundown, MET-Rx, WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition, American Health, DeTuinen, Le NaturisteTM, SISU, Solgar, Physiologics, and Ester-C. The company primarily sells its products to mass merchandisers, drug store chains, drug wholesalers, supermarkets chains, wholesale clubs, independent pharmacies, health food stores, health food store wholesalers, military, and other retailers. It also markets its products through the operation of retail stores and an e-commerce portal, as well as mail order catalogs. As of September 30, 2008, the company operated 441 Vitamin World and Nutrition Warehouse retail stores, 81 Le Naturiste retail stores, 526 Holland & Barrett stores, 346 Julian Graves stores, 31 GNC stores, 19 Nature's Way stores, and 71 DeTuinen stores. NBTY, Inc., formerly known as Nature's Bounty, Inc., was founded in 1971 and is based in Ronkonkoma, New York. |