NBTY Wins Gold Level Golden Bridge Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility Program and Employee Communications Campaign of the Year

RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NBTY, Inc., ("NBTY") a manufacturer and distributor of some of the most trusted brands in the vitamin and nutritional supplement industry, received two Gold level national awards at a ceremony hosted by the Golden Bridge Awards.  NBTY took home the gold award for Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year and Employee Communications Campaign of the Year.

NBTY's award for Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year was in acknowledgment of more than $7 million in donations of vitamins and supplements from brands such as Nature's Bounty^© and Sundown Naturals^©, nutrition bars on behalf of brands like MET-Rx^© and Pure Protein^©, and monetary contributions from NBTY's charitable organization, NBTY Helping Hands. Donations went to more than 30 charitable organizations both within and outside the U.S.

The Gold Award for Employee Communications Campaign of the Year was for the company's Global Walk to Wellness, a virtual "walk around the world. Involving thousands of its global Associates, the goal of the campaign was to, as one team, collectively walk enough steps to circle the world, going office to office, and encourage camaraderie and fitness. In total, almost 3,000 team members collectively covered 136,241.2 miles.

The coveted annual Golden Bridge Awards program encompasses the world's best in organizational performance, innovations, products and services, executives and management teams, women in business and the professions, innovations, case studies, product management, public relations and marketing campaigns, and customer satisfaction programs from every major industry in the world.  More than 40 judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around the world participated and their average scores determined the 2014 Golden Bridge Business Awards winners.

"Our Associates play such a large and important role in our company initiatives, from our global corporate giving to our team-focused activities that build culture," said Karla Packer, Senior Vice President of Human Resources. "Being awarded two gold-level awards for actions that both positively impact our corporate culture and improve the health and wellness of others is an honor and a validation of our wellness mission."

About NBTY
NBTY has enriched the lives of consumers around the world by introducing innovative products and solutions to the health and wellness marketplace for more than 40 years. Our ongoing mission to deliver the highest quality nutritional supplements and wellness products has resulted in an extensive portfolio of well-known and trusted brands, including Nature's Bounty®, Sundown Naturals®, Osteo Bi-Flex®, Solgar ®, Balance Bar®, MET-Rx®, Pure Protein®, Body Fortress®, Puritan's Pride®, Vitamin World®, Holland & Barrett®, De Tuinen® and many others. As a leading global manufacturer, marketer, distributor and retailer of more than 20,000 vitamins and nutritional supplements, NBTY is committed to supporting wellness by creating products that consumers want and making them easily available anywhere they shop. Learn more about our wellness vision and industry-leading products at www.nbty.com. Alphabet Holding is the parent company of NBTY.

About the Golden Bridge Awards
Golden Bridge Awards are an annual industry and peers recognition program honoring best companies in every major industry from large to small and new start-ups in North America, Europe, Middle-East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin-America, Best New Products and Services, Best Innovations, Management and Teams, Women in Business and the Professions, Case Studies, Customer Satisfaction, and PR and Marketing Campaigns from all over the world. Learn more about The Golden Bridge Awards at www.goldenbridgeawards.com

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