Overview

The Bountiful Company 是美國主要的膳食補充品公司,前身為 NBTY, Inc.。公司採用多品牌組合策略,曾擁有 Nature’s Bounty、Sundown、Vitamin World 等知名品牌。

2021 年,Nestlé Health Science 以 $5.75B 收購其核心品牌後,公司目前主要保留運動營養品牌 (Pure Protein, Body Fortress, MET-Rx)。

Key Facts

  • 創立: 1971 年 (as Nature’s Bounty)
  • 總部: Long Island, New York, USA
  • 現任擁有者: KKR (2017-present)
  • 業務範圍: 運動營養品 (post-2021)

Corporate History

Year Event
1971 Arthur Rudolph 創立 Nature’s Bounty (郵購公司)
1977 創立 Vitamin World 零售連鎖
1995 更名為 NBTY, Inc.
2003 收購 Vitamin World (正式併入)
2010 收購 Solgar
2016 更名為 The Nature’s Bounty Co.
2016 出售 Vitamin World 給 Centre Lane Partners ($25M)
2017 KKR 收購 NBTY (從 The Carlyle Group)
2020 更名為 The Bountiful Company
2021 Nestlé 收購核心品牌 ($5.75B) - Nature’s Bounty, Sundown, Solgar 等

Ownership Timeline

1971-2017: 獨立/Carlyle Group
     │
     ▼
2017-present: KKR
     │
     ├── 2016: 出售 Vitamin World
     │
     └── 2021: 出售核心品牌給 Nestlé
               (Nature's Bounty, Sundown, Solgar, etc.)

Current Brand Portfolio (Post-2021)

保留品牌 (運動營養):

  • Pure Protein
  • Body Fortress
  • MET-Rx

已出售品牌:

  • Nature’s Bounty → Nestlé (2021)
  • Sundown → Nestlé (2021)
  • Solgar → Nestlé (2021)
  • Osteo Bi-Flex → Nestlé (2021)
  • Puritan’s Pride → Nestlé (2021)
  • Vitamin World → Feihe/Centre Lane (2016)

Private Equity History

Period Owner Notes
~2007-2017 The Carlyle Group Private equity ownership
2017-present KKR Acquired from Carlyle

Notes

  • DSLD 資料庫中的產品資料反映歷史公司結構 (品牌尚未分拆時期)
  • 品牌分組 Group 1300 包含 3,414 個產品,涵蓋所有歷史品牌
  • 2023 年 FTC 對 The Bountiful Company 提起訴訟,指控濫用 Amazon 產品變體功能

Data Sources

  1. from_the_refinery: NBTY Corp Brand Grouping Analysis (2025-12-15)
  2. Wikipedia: The Bountiful Company
  3. Nestlé Press Release: Acquisition announcement (2021)
  4. Nutraingredients: Vitamin World acquisition by Feihe (2018)

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Live Data (Census)

Census data generated: 2025-12-20 09:29

Relationships

  • parent_company KKR since 2017
  • parent_company The Carlyle Group since 2007
  • subsidiary Vitamin World, Inc. since 1977

References