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Vitamin World
Vitamin and supplement retailer bought from NBTY by private equity firm Centre Lane Partners in February 2016 for $25 million; filed Chapter 11 in September 2017 after supply-chain disruption, and was sold as a going concern to Feihe International in January 2018.
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Record updated Sept. 4, 2026
Current ownership
Current owner not established
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What happened under and after ownership
Operating outcome
Operating through distress or restructuring
Filed Chapter 11 in September 2017 under Centre Lane Partners ownership after supply-chain and rent disputes; roughly 51 of 334 stores were slated for closure while remaining locations stayed open through the case.
Chinese infant-formula maker Feihe International bought the business as a going concern for $28 million in January 2018; vitaminworld.com is an active retail site with a store locator as of 2026.
- Founded
- 1977
- Peak headcount
- 1,500
- Sponsor at closure
- Centre Lane Partners
- Retail Dive · Centre Lane Partners bought Vitamin World from NBTY for $25 million in 2016; September 2017 Chapter 11 filing details, ~1,500 employees and 334 stores at filing
- Bloomberg Law · Vitamin World's Chapter 11 filing and ownership transition context
- Wikipedia · founded 1977 by Arthur Rudolph; Feihe International bought the company for $28 million in a January 2018 Section 363 sale; continues operating with 60-plus stor
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