Nature's Bounty Returns To Top Billing As NBTY's New Name
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The firm owned since 2010 by a Carlyle Group holding company opts for a name that encompasses its largest brand, which also had been its name until the previous management chose the name NBTY in 1995.
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