NBTY draws upon nature's bounty to cash in on the market for preventive and alternative health care. As the largest vertically integrated source of nutritional supplements in the US, the company manufactures, wholesales, and retails more than 25,000 products including vitamins, minerals, herbs, and sports drinks. Brands include Ester-C, Nature's Bounty, Solgar, and Sundown. NBTY has manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, the UK, and the US and is able to produce and package capsules, tablets, powders, and liquids. The company sells its goods through pharmacies, wholesalers, supermarkets, and health food stores around the world. NBTY is owned by investment firm The Carlyle Group.

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• Pharmaceuticals
  • Vitamins, Nutritionals & Other Health-Related Products

• Retail
  • Drug Stores & Pharmacies
    • Health Supplement & Vitamin Stores

Subsidiaries/affiliates of NBTY, Inc.

• Holland & Barrett Retail Limited
• Julian Graves Ltd.
• Solgar Vitamin and Herb Company
• Vitamin World, Inc.

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• #142 in Forbes Largest Private Companies (November 2011)