NUTRILITE

'Nutrilite' is a brand of vitamin, mineral and dietary supplements created in 1934 by Dr. Carl F. Rehnborg. Nutrilite products are currently manufactured by Access Business Group, a subsidiary of Alticor. The Nutrilite brand is known as 'Nutriway' in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand.
The founders of Amway began selling Nutrilite products in 1949. Amway bought a controlling interest in the company in 1972, and took over complete ownership in 1994.[1]
Nutrilite's vitamin and mineral products are distributed exclusively by Quixtar affiliates known as Independent Business Owners (IBO) in North America and Amway IBOs in more than 90 other countries and territories. Amway, Quixtar, and Access Business Group, are subsidiaries of Alticor. Nutrilite claims to be the only global vitamin and mineral brand to grow, harvest and process plants on their own certified organic farms, although Nutrilite states that their products may sometimes have ingredients from plants grown not at their own farms.[2] Nutrilite farming techniques include soil solarization, an integrated pest management system and utilize sustainable agricultural production systems. Nutrilite's organic farms are located in California, Washington State, Mexico, and Brazil. Nutrilite Farms . Many Nutrilite products sold in other countries are also manufactured locally, for example in India.[3]IBOs can sell these products at any price they choose to. In 2001, five Nutrilite products were the first dietary supplements to be certified by NSF International. NSF International Announces Dietary Supplements Certification Program

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Spokespersons
References
External links

Spokespersons


Nutrilite has signed 2006 World Male Athlete of the Year and men's 100m sprint world record holder, Asafa Powell, 110m men's hurdles World record holder on 2007 World Champion Liu Xiang, 2006 World Female Athlete of the Year Sanya Richards, and American Pole Vault Champion Jennifer Stuczynski as spokespersons for the brand.[4][5][6]

References


1. http://www.alticor.com/index.html?who=resources Alticor Timeline (PDF)
2. http://www.nutrilite.com/en-us/General/faq-products.aspx?
3. Amway plans India as base to service Asian market Ratna Bhushan
4. Quixtar Welcomes Second World Record Setter as Nutrilite Spokesman Quixtar
5. NUTRILITE™ brand powers ASAFA POWELL, World's fastest man and Global brand spokesman Quixtar
6. World-class United States athletes join Team Nutrilite Quixtar

External links



Nutrilite Health Institute, home page for Nutrilite

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