Nature of Business

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Nature of Business

Nature of Business

1.    Nature of Business

        NBTY, Inc. and together with its subsidiaries, (the "Company," "we," or "us") is the leading global vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer, distributor and retailer of a broad line of high-quality vitamins, nutritional supplements and related products in the United States, with operations worldwide. Our products are marketed through four operating segments: Wholesale, European Retail, Direct Response/E-Commerce and North American Retail. We market over 25,000 individual stock keeping units ("SKUs") under numerous owned and private-label brands, including Nature's Bounty®, Ester-C®, Balance Bar®, Solgar®, MET-Rx®, American Health®, Osteo Bi-Flex®, SISU®, Sundown®, Pure Protein®, Body Fortress®, Natural Wealth®, Puritan's Pride®, Holland & Barrett®, GNC® (UK), Physiologics®, De Tuinen®, Essenza® and Vitamin World®.