Vitamin Company - This is a list of vitamin companies by Ray Sahelian, M.D.
The following is an alphabetical list of natural vitamin companies. there are literally thousands of vitamin and herbal companies in the US and overseas. Some are mom and pop upstarts, others are well established with sales over a billion dollars a year.
Allergy Research Group, Inc. (ALRG) announced financial
results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2006. Allergy Research Group
recorded total revenue of $4,091,460 for the quarter, up 7% from 2005. During
the quarter ended September 30, 2006, the vitamin company recorded net earnings
of $291,434 as compared to net earnings of $244,274 for the same period in 2005.
Complete copies of the vitamin company financial statements can be found on its
website at www.nutricology.com.
Biocentric Health, Inc. a Gaithersburg, MD based privately-owned direct response
vitamin company and marketer of twelve proprietary nutritional supplements has
acquired approximately 26,000 new customers during its first year of operations.
The companys President and Chief Executive Officer is Rick Popowitz. Biocentric
Health is a provider of proprietary nutritional supplements that are sold by
direct mail, the internet and by infomercial. Biocentric products include:
Alexin, a homeopathic product for increased energy and immunity
Androx nutritional support for sexual vitality
Cholectin containing Sytrinol and phytosterols to promote cardiovascular
health
Hydraflexin containing Paractin and biofermented HA for joint and muscle
support
Metorin X to promote healthy blood sugar levels
Prostaris nutritional support for a healthy prostate
Serotonin Weight Loss Formula: Utilizing the neurotransmitter
Serotonin,
cravings, satiation and diet related metabolism issues are addressed.
Total Daily Advantage: Complete multivitamin, mineral and herbal formula.
Club Natural is an online company based out of Irvine, CA. Club Natural began in 1998 and has a strong presence on the internet. They carry a number of products including goji, pomegranate, DHEA, and hundreds of other products.
Garuda International is a vitamin company with products including LesstanoL Octacosanol / Policosanol, COWCIUM Brand Natural Milk Calcium and other high intensity sweeteners, we are also focusing on several of our new and unique polyphenols as well as a high percentage beta-glucan raw material ingredient. Garuda International will also be offering SelenoExcell High Selenium Yeast, a recent GRAS approved product, to the food and nutraceutical industries as well as introducing it to new markets worldwide in 2007. In further collaboration with operations in Norway / Denmark, we are also introducing a new line of EFA's & Marine ingredients. On behalf of our partners, Cypress Systems (USA), L&P Foods (China), Uniq Ingredients (Denmark-Belgium-UK), and our many distributors in all of South East Asia and Australasia, we wish you the best of health and success in this New Year. Garuda International, Inc. Exeter, California, USA.
GNC
is one of the largest vitamin companies in the world.
Herbalife is a global
network marketing company that sells weight-management, nutritional supplements
and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife
products are sold in 62 countries through a network of more than one million
independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation
and its Casa Herbalife program.
Mannatech sells glyconutrients.
Natural Alternatives International, Inc. ("NAI") (NAII) , a vitamin company and leading formulator, manufacturer and marketer of customized nutritional supplements, today announced a 15% increase in revenue to $25.2 million and net income of $387,000 or $0.05 per diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2006. SAN MARCOS, Calif., Oct, 2006 --
Nordic Naturals makes fish oils. See Nordic Naturals for more info. See Multivitamin-Child which is one of their products. They also have a fish oil formula for children DHA-children.
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NUS) reported third-quarter financial results. Revenue for the quarter was $276.3 million and earnings per share were $0.19. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2006, Nu Skin Enterprises revenue was $276.3 million, compared to $290.8 million for the prior-year period. Net income and earnings per share for the quarter were $13.2 million and $0.19, respectively, compared to net income of $17.7 million and earnings per share of $0.25 for the same period in 2005. Third-quarter results brought the company's nine-month revenue total to $826.2 million compared to $890.2 million for the same period in 2005. Net income for the period, which includes $32.0 million of pre-tax restructuring and impairment charges incurred in the first quarter, was $17.0 million compared to net income of $58.3 million for the same period in 2005. PROVO, Utah, Nov 02, 2006.
Nutraceuticals International supplies raw materials, vitamins, herbs, and dietary supplements.
Reliv International, Inc. (RELV) , a developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary nutritional supplements, reported a 4.3 percent increase in net sales and an 8.1 percent increase in net income for the third quarter of 2006 compared to the same period last year. Net sales were $29.8 million for the third quarter, compared to $28.6 million in the year-ago quarter. Net income rose to $1.80 million or $0.11 diluted earnings per share, compared to net income of $1.67 million or $0.10 diluted earnings per share in the third quarter of 2005. CHESTERFIELD, Mo., Nov 01, 2006.
Ramuan Health is a Malaysian vitamin and herbal company. Ramuan Health has Asmara, Ramuan Health Women's Blend, Asmara, Men's Blend, and Tenaga for Men.
Sabinsa Corporation, a vitamin company founded in 1988, is a manufacturer and supplier of herbal extracts, cosmeceuticals, minerals and chemicals. Sabinsa has brought to market more than 50 standardized botanical extracts, including BioPerine. BioPerine is a standardized piperine extract obtained from the fruits of the Piper nigrum L. (black pepper) and/or Piper longum L. (long pepper). Sabinsa Corporation has introduced several Ayurvedic herbal extracts in the U.S. market. Bioperine is available here.
Source Naturals vitamin company was founded in 1982. Source Naturals has hundreds of formulas including Wellness Formula, which is a popular immune support product. Source Naturals is located in Scotts Valley, CA
SunOpta Inc. (SunOpta or the Company) (STKL) announced results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006. The Company achieved record revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006, realizing its 36th consecutive quarter of increased revenue growth versus the same quarter in the previous year. Revenues in the quarter increased by 26.5% to $145,463,000 as compared to $114,950,000 in the third quarter of the prior year. TORONTO, Nov 01, 2006.
Tricon Health distributes The Pleasure Beads, an herbal
aphrodisiac blend from China. Tricon Health is based in Pasadena, CA.
USANA Health Sciences,
Inc. (USNA) has obtained a business license in Malaysia and plans to begin
selling products there in the first quarter of 2007. Consolidated net sales in
the third quarter of 2006 for this vitamin company increased by 15% to $95.2 million, compared with $82.2
million in the third quarter of the prior year. This is the 17th consecutive
quarter of record sales for the Company. Net sales growth for the third quarter
of 2006 was driven primarily by a 14.2% increase in the number of active
Associates, compared with the third quarter of the prior year. SALT LAKE CITY, Oct, 2006 --
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) reported sales and earnings for the 12-week quarter ended September 24, 2006. For the quarter, sales increased 16% to $1.3 billion. Comparable store sales increased 8.6% on top of a 13.4% increase in the prior year. Identical store sales (excluding two relocated stores and one major expansion) increased 8.4%. AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 02, 2006
May 2009, Lead content in
products
Santa Cruz County District Attorney Bob Lee has joined eight other counties in
asking the court to halt the sales of vitamin supplements made or sold by 74
companies unless customers are warned that the products contain cancer-causing
lead. The complaint, initially filed by Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. in
December in Alameda County Superior Court, alleges the manufacturers failed to
provide the warning required by the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement
Act of 1986, also known as Proposition 65. The complaint also seeks penalties of
$2,500 a day for each violation. State law requires businesses to provide a
"clear and reasonable warning" before exposing individuals to chemicals known to
the state to cause cancer or reproductive harm. Lead is highly toxic, and has
been found to be capable of damaging the nervous system, particularly of
children, at increasingly lower levels, according to the complaint. Lee called
the civil enforcement action unprecedented. The alleged violations were
discovered in July 2008 after the Food and Drug Administration released the
results of tests of different multivitamin and mineral products, some of which
contained excessive amounts of lead according to the FDA testing. Defendants
named in the lawsuit:
21st Century Healthcare, Inc.; Apex Fitness Group, A division of 24 Hour Fitness
USA; Biosan Laboratories; Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation; Bronson Nutritionals;
Buried Treasure, a division of Life Line Food Inc.; Clinician's Choice; D&E
Pharmaceuticals; Davinci Laboratories of Vermont; Delaware Natrol; Designs For
Health; Douglas Laboratories; Dynamic Health Laboratories; Enzymatic Therapy;
Esteem Products; Fairhaven Health; Foodscience Corporation; Foodscience of
Vermont; Futurebiotics; Genspec Labs; Health Authority Dba Doctor's Trust
Vitamins; Hxn Corporation Dba Health Xpress; Integrative Therapeutics; Irwin
Naturals; J.R. Carlson Laboratories; Kirkman; Kordial Nutrients; Maximum
International; Metabolic Maintenance Products; Metagenics; Mountain Naturals of
Vermont; Natural Organics; Nature's Secret; Nature's Way Products; Nbty; New
Chapter; Nexgen Pharma; Nf Formulas; Now Foods; Nutribiotic; Nutritional
Specialties; Nutri-west; Olympian Labs; Only Natural; Optimal Nutrients, USA, a
division of Pegasus Plus; Pioneer Nutritional Formulas; Pure Essence
Laboratories; Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems; Solgar; Spring Valley Herbs &
Natural Foods; Supernutrition Life-extension Research; The Daily Wellness
Company; The Vitamin Shoppe Industries; Threshold Enterprises, the Parent
Company Of Source Naturals; True Fit Vitamins; Universal Nutrition; Wyeth
Laboratories.
See Nutraceuticals
information, see also Vitamins abcde
information.