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GNC is the world’s largest specialty retailer devoted solely to manufacturing and selling vitamins and nutritional supplements. They have nearly 5,000 company-owned and franchised retail stores located in all 50 states and more than 35 foreign markets.

GNC’s exceptional growth and success rates can be traced back to one man’s dream. In 1935, David Shakarian opened a little health food store in Pittsburgh, PA., called Lackzoom, which specialized in healthy foods like yogurt, honey, grains and “health sandwiches.”

His idea quickly caught on. With a half-dozen Pittsburgh stores operating by the 1960s, Shakarian decided to open locations in other states and changed the company name to General Nutrition Centers. Soon after, GNC began producing its own vitamin and mineral supplements.

Today, GNC maintains its commitment to quality by rigorously testing and producing cutting-edge products at one of the biggest, most modern vitamin and supplement manufacturing facilities in the United States.