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Corey's Digs just put up some ownership changes in health supplement companies.
Do You Know Who is Behind Your Vitamins?
"NIH hosts a Dietary Supplement Label Database where you can search for any supplement and review the label breakdown. The following list outlines several popular supplement companies, their countries of origin, and in some cases, which companies acquired them."
Company: Atrium Innovations Country: Canada Founded: 1999
Acquired By: Nestle Health Science Acquired Date: 2018
Company: Arizona Nutritional Supplements Country: United States Founded: 1996
Acquired By: Endeavour Capital Acquired Date: 2013
Company: Best Formulations Country: United States Founded: 1984
Acquired By: Sirio Pharma Acquired Date: 2023
Company: Biotics Research Country: United States Founded: 1971
Note: Family-owned company
Company: BYHEALTH International Country: China Founded: 1995
Company: Country Life Country: United States Founded: 1971
Joint Venture Agreement With: Kikkoman, partly owned by Master Trust Bank of Japan, Japan Trustee Services Bank & Oriental Land Company Joint Venture Agreement Date: 2005
Company: Doctor’s Best Country: United States Founded: 1990
Acquired By: sold to North Castle Partners in 2014, acquired by Xiamen Kingdomway Group Co, China
Acquired Date: 2016
Company: FitBiomics Country: United States Founded: 2019
Note: founded by George Church, often called the “founding father of genomics,” and Jonathan Scheiman. They are making Nella – a genomics-based probiotic to enhance performance in athletes.
Company: Gaia Country: United States Founded: 1987
Acquired By: merger with SALUS Haus, Germany Acquired Date: 2021
Company: Garden of Life Country: United States Founded: 2000
Subsidiary Of: Atrium Innovations, Canada
Acquired By: Parent company Atrium Innovations acquired by Nestle Health Science Acquired Date: 2018
Company: GNC Country: United States Founded: 1935
Acquired By: Thomas H Lee Investment group, 1989, then sold to Harbin Pharmaceutical Holding Group Co. LLC, China
Acquired Date: 2021
Company: GSK Country: United Kingdom
Founded: GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd founded in 1924
Note: Here is an A-Z list of GSK brands
Company: Kirkland (Costco) Country: United States Founded: 1995
Note: Kirkland products are manufactured by their partners. Each supplement sold under the Kirkland name may have a different manufacturer. Kirkland labeled bottles have a vitamin information hotline to call for more information. Kirkland supplements are made in the United States with ingredients that may be sourced from other countries.
Company: Klean Athlete Canada Country: United States Founded: 2012
Subsidiary Of: Douglas Laboratories,
Acquired By: Parent company Douglas Laboratories acquired by Atrium Innovations in 2005, which was acquired by Nestle Health Science Acquired Date: 2018
Company: Life Extension Country: United States Founded: 1980
Note: The Life Extension Buyer’s Club is associated with the Life Extension Foundation, which changed its name in 2018 to Biomedical Research & Longevity Society.
Company: Matsun Nutrition Country: United States Founded: 1992
Note: Matsun Nutrition offers a Private Label Supplement Program for clients to start private label vitamin and supplement companies. Matsun Nutrition provides manufacturing of the vitamins and supplements.
Company: MegaFood Country: United States Founded: 1973
Subsidiary Of: FoodState, United States
Acquired By: Parent company FoodState acquired by Pharmavite, a subsidiary of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Japan
Acquired Date: 2014
Company: Metagenics Country: United States Founded: 1983
Subsidiary Of: Alticor, Inc., United States
Acquired By: Gryphon Investors Acquired Date: 2021
Company: Nature Made Country: United States Founded: 1971
Subsidiary Of: Pharmavite, United States
Acquired By: Parent company Pharmavite acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Japan
Acquired Date: 1989
Country: Nature’s Bounty Country: United States Founded: 1971
Subsidiary Of: The Bountiful Company, United States
Acquired By: Parent company The Bountiful Company acquired by Nestle Health Science
Acquired Date: 2021
Company: New Chapter Country: United States Founded: 1982
Acquired By: Procter & Gamble Acquired Date: 2012
Note: In 2018 the founders of New Chapter left the brand citing “’financial pressures to accelerate profits’ meant they could no longer in good conscience continue to associate themselves with the brand.”
Company: Nordic Naturals Founded: 1995
Country: Headquarters in United States, Manufacturing by Nordic Pharma in Norway
Subsidiary Of: Nordic Pharma, UK, which is a subsidiary of Nordic Group, France
Company: NOW Country: United States Founded: 1968
Note: Privately owned by the Richard Family
Company: Nutranext Country: United States Founded: 1986
Acquired By: The Clorox Company (subsidiary of P&G) Acquired Date: 2018
Company: Nutrisystem Country: United States Founded: 1972
Acquired By: Kainos Capital in 2020, then merged with Adaptive Health in 2021 under new parent company, Wellful, Inc. in 2021
Acquired Date: 2020
Company: OLLY Nutrition Country: United States Founded: 2013
Acquired By: Unilever Acquired Date: 2019
Company: Pentavite Country: Australia Founded: 1940
Acquired By: Roche in 1991, Bayer in 2004, then sold to BYHEALTH, China Acquired Date: 2018
Company: Puravida Country: Brazil Founded: 2015
Acquired By: Nestle Health Science Acquired Date: 2022
Company: Pure Encapsulations Country: United States Founded: 1991
Subsidiary Of: Atrium Innovations, Canada
Acquired By: Parent company Atrium Innovations acquired by Nestle Health Science
Acquired Date: 2018
Company: ReNew Life Country: United States Founded: 1997
Acquired By: Swander Pace Capital and Triangle Capital in 2008, then acquired by The Clorox Company (subsidiary of P&G)
Acquired Date: 2016
Company: Ritual Country: United States Founded: 2016
Partnered With: Whole Foods Partner Date: 2022
Company: Royal DSM Country: Netherlands Founded: 1902
Note: DSM has subsidiaries and equity interests in hundreds of companies all over the world, ranging from biotech companies to nutritional product companies.
Company: Schiff Nutrition Country: United States Founded: 1936
Acquired By: Reckitt Benckiser with operations in over 60 countries, and headquarters in the UK, Singapore, Dubai and Amsterdam
Acquired Date: 2012
Company: Seeking Health Brand Of: Healthy Goods Country: United States Founded: 2011
Note: Seeking Health was a product line within Healthy Goods, then launched as a separate online company in 2011. While Healthy Goods was sold in 2012, Seeking Health remained under original ownership.
Company: Solaray, Inc. Country: United States Founded: 1973
Acquired By: Nutraceutical International Corp in 1993, then acquired by HGGC private equity firm
Acquired Date: 2017
Company: Source Naturals Country: United States Founded: 1982
Owned By: Threshold Enterprises, Ltd., a manufacturer and distributer of over 450 brands
Company: Standard Process Country: United States Founded: 1929
Partnership Agreement With: Integria Healthcare, Australia
Partnership Agreement Renewal Date: 2020
Note: Family-owned company
Company: Swanson Health Products Country: United States Founded: 1969
Acquired By: Swander Pace Capital Acquired Date: 2016
Company: The Better Health Co. (TBHC) Country: New Zealand Founded: 2008
Acquired By: CDH Investments, China in 2016, then acquired by Nestle Health Science
Acquired Date: 2022
Company: The Clorox Company Country: United States Founded: 1913
Acquired By: Procter & Gamble Acquired Date: 1957
Company: Thorne Country: United States Founded: 1984
Merged With: Onegevity under new parent company Thorne HealthTech in 2021, whose largest shareholders are Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd, Mitsui & Co., Ltd (a Berkshire Hathaway Co.) and Helsinn Holding S.A.
Note: Onegevity is a “health intelligence company” that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning for healthcare applications.
Company: Vital Proteins Country: United States Founded: 2013
Acquired By: Nestle Health Science Acquired Date: 2020
Company: Zarbee’s, Inc. Country: United States Founded: 2008
Acquired By: Johnson & Johnson Acquired Date: 2018
Do You Know Who is Behind Your Vitamins?
"NIH hosts a Dietary Supplement Label Database where you can search for any supplement and review the label breakdown. The following list outlines several popular supplement companies, their countries of origin, and in some cases, which companies acquired them."
Company: Atrium Innovations Country: Canada Founded: 1999
Acquired By: Nestle Health Science Acquired Date: 2018
Company: Arizona Nutritional Supplements Country: United States Founded: 1996
Acquired By: Endeavour Capital Acquired Date: 2013
Company: Best Formulations Country: United States Founded: 1984
Acquired By: Sirio Pharma Acquired Date: 2023
Company: Biotics Research Country: United States Founded: 1971
Note: Family-owned company
Company: BYHEALTH International Country: China Founded: 1995
Company: Country Life Country: United States Founded: 1971
Joint Venture Agreement With: Kikkoman, partly owned by Master Trust Bank of Japan, Japan Trustee Services Bank & Oriental Land Company Joint Venture Agreement Date: 2005
Company: Doctor’s Best Country: United States Founded: 1990
Acquired By: sold to North Castle Partners in 2014, acquired by Xiamen Kingdomway Group Co, China
Acquired Date: 2016
Company: FitBiomics Country: United States Founded: 2019
Note: founded by George Church, often called the “founding father of genomics,” and Jonathan Scheiman. They are making Nella – a genomics-based probiotic to enhance performance in athletes.
Company: Gaia Country: United States Founded: 1987
Acquired By: merger with SALUS Haus, Germany Acquired Date: 2021
Company: Garden of Life Country: United States Founded: 2000
Subsidiary Of: Atrium Innovations, Canada
Acquired By: Parent company Atrium Innovations acquired by Nestle Health Science Acquired Date: 2018
Company: GNC Country: United States Founded: 1935
Acquired By: Thomas H Lee Investment group, 1989, then sold to Harbin Pharmaceutical Holding Group Co. LLC, China
Acquired Date: 2021
Company: GSK Country: United Kingdom
Founded: GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd founded in 1924
Note: Here is an A-Z list of GSK brands
Company: Kirkland (Costco) Country: United States Founded: 1995
Note: Kirkland products are manufactured by their partners. Each supplement sold under the Kirkland name may have a different manufacturer. Kirkland labeled bottles have a vitamin information hotline to call for more information. Kirkland supplements are made in the United States with ingredients that may be sourced from other countries.
Company: Klean Athlete Canada Country: United States Founded: 2012
Subsidiary Of: Douglas Laboratories,
Acquired By: Parent company Douglas Laboratories acquired by Atrium Innovations in 2005, which was acquired by Nestle Health Science Acquired Date: 2018
Company: Life Extension Country: United States Founded: 1980
Note: The Life Extension Buyer’s Club is associated with the Life Extension Foundation, which changed its name in 2018 to Biomedical Research & Longevity Society.
Company: Matsun Nutrition Country: United States Founded: 1992
Note: Matsun Nutrition offers a Private Label Supplement Program for clients to start private label vitamin and supplement companies. Matsun Nutrition provides manufacturing of the vitamins and supplements.
Company: MegaFood Country: United States Founded: 1973
Subsidiary Of: FoodState, United States
Acquired By: Parent company FoodState acquired by Pharmavite, a subsidiary of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Japan
Acquired Date: 2014
Company: Metagenics Country: United States Founded: 1983
Subsidiary Of: Alticor, Inc., United States
Acquired By: Gryphon Investors Acquired Date: 2021
Company: Nature Made Country: United States Founded: 1971
Subsidiary Of: Pharmavite, United States
Acquired By: Parent company Pharmavite acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Japan
Acquired Date: 1989
Country: Nature’s Bounty Country: United States Founded: 1971
Subsidiary Of: The Bountiful Company, United States
Acquired By: Parent company The Bountiful Company acquired by Nestle Health Science
Acquired Date: 2021
Company: New Chapter Country: United States Founded: 1982
Acquired By: Procter & Gamble Acquired Date: 2012
Note: In 2018 the founders of New Chapter left the brand citing “’financial pressures to accelerate profits’ meant they could no longer in good conscience continue to associate themselves with the brand.”
Company: Nordic Naturals Founded: 1995
Country: Headquarters in United States, Manufacturing by Nordic Pharma in Norway
Subsidiary Of: Nordic Pharma, UK, which is a subsidiary of Nordic Group, France
Company: NOW Country: United States Founded: 1968
Note: Privately owned by the Richard Family
Company: Nutranext Country: United States Founded: 1986
Acquired By: The Clorox Company (subsidiary of P&G) Acquired Date: 2018
Company: Nutrisystem Country: United States Founded: 1972
Acquired By: Kainos Capital in 2020, then merged with Adaptive Health in 2021 under new parent company, Wellful, Inc. in 2021
Acquired Date: 2020
Company: OLLY Nutrition Country: United States Founded: 2013
Acquired By: Unilever Acquired Date: 2019
Company: Pentavite Country: Australia Founded: 1940
Acquired By: Roche in 1991, Bayer in 2004, then sold to BYHEALTH, China Acquired Date: 2018
Company: Puravida Country: Brazil Founded: 2015
Acquired By: Nestle Health Science Acquired Date: 2022
Company: Pure Encapsulations Country: United States Founded: 1991
Subsidiary Of: Atrium Innovations, Canada
Acquired By: Parent company Atrium Innovations acquired by Nestle Health Science
Acquired Date: 2018
Company: ReNew Life Country: United States Founded: 1997
Acquired By: Swander Pace Capital and Triangle Capital in 2008, then acquired by The Clorox Company (subsidiary of P&G)
Acquired Date: 2016
Company: Ritual Country: United States Founded: 2016
Partnered With: Whole Foods Partner Date: 2022
Company: Royal DSM Country: Netherlands Founded: 1902
Note: DSM has subsidiaries and equity interests in hundreds of companies all over the world, ranging from biotech companies to nutritional product companies.
Company: Schiff Nutrition Country: United States Founded: 1936
Acquired By: Reckitt Benckiser with operations in over 60 countries, and headquarters in the UK, Singapore, Dubai and Amsterdam
Acquired Date: 2012
Company: Seeking Health Brand Of: Healthy Goods Country: United States Founded: 2011
Note: Seeking Health was a product line within Healthy Goods, then launched as a separate online company in 2011. While Healthy Goods was sold in 2012, Seeking Health remained under original ownership.
Company: Solaray, Inc. Country: United States Founded: 1973
Acquired By: Nutraceutical International Corp in 1993, then acquired by HGGC private equity firm
Acquired Date: 2017
Company: Source Naturals Country: United States Founded: 1982
Owned By: Threshold Enterprises, Ltd., a manufacturer and distributer of over 450 brands
Company: Standard Process Country: United States Founded: 1929
Partnership Agreement With: Integria Healthcare, Australia
Partnership Agreement Renewal Date: 2020
Note: Family-owned company
Company: Swanson Health Products Country: United States Founded: 1969
Acquired By: Swander Pace Capital Acquired Date: 2016
Company: The Better Health Co. (TBHC) Country: New Zealand Founded: 2008
Acquired By: CDH Investments, China in 2016, then acquired by Nestle Health Science
Acquired Date: 2022
Company: The Clorox Company Country: United States Founded: 1913
Acquired By: Procter & Gamble Acquired Date: 1957
Company: Thorne Country: United States Founded: 1984
Merged With: Onegevity under new parent company Thorne HealthTech in 2021, whose largest shareholders are Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd, Mitsui & Co., Ltd (a Berkshire Hathaway Co.) and Helsinn Holding S.A.
Note: Onegevity is a “health intelligence company” that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning for healthcare applications.
Company: Vital Proteins Country: United States Founded: 2013
Acquired By: Nestle Health Science Acquired Date: 2020
Company: Zarbee’s, Inc. Country: United States Founded: 2008
Acquired By: Johnson & Johnson Acquired Date: 2018