Food & BeveragesJul 18, 2026

GNC Holdings, Inc

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Year Founded & Workforce

1934-12-31

15,500 Employees

Industry

Food & Beverages

Services

GNC Holdings, Inc Overview

Company Headquarters: Pennsylvania, US

Founded: 1935

Workforce: ~15,500

Company Working: GNC Holdings, Inc. is a global retailer of health, wellness, and performance products, including vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements products, sports nutrition products, and diet products. The company operates through the retail, franchise, and manufacturing and wholesale segments. The retail segment sells products to customers through company-owned stores in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Ireland through its websites, GNC.com and LuckyVitamin.com. The franchise segment comprises domestic and international franchise operations and product sales to franchisees, royalties on franchise retail sales, and franchise fees. The manufacturing and wholesale segment is focused on manufacturing operations in South Carolina, US, and the wholesale business. This segment supplies to the retail and franchise segments, as well as various third parties.

Strategy

GNC Holdings, Inc. is focused on global expansion through strategic partnerships and joint ventures. Moreover, it is investing in e-commerce to control sales through a cloud-based, company-controlled platform. Through these strategies, it plans to strengthen its presence in the global market.

Company Snapshot

15,500

Employees

1934-12-31

Founded

Pennsylvania, US

Headquarters

Key Developments

Date	Approach	Development
September 2019	Partnership	GNC Holdings Inc. entered into a partnership with BFG Brasil Comercial de Vitaminas LTDA, a professional retail operator, to expand the company’s presence in Brazil.
April 2018	Partnership	GNC Holdings Inc. partnered with Rapid Nutrition to market, sell, and distribute GNC products through retail outlet expansion, e-commerce, and other potential distribution channels throughout Australia.
March 2018	Partnership	The company announced plans to expand in India via a partnership with franchisee Guardian Healthcare Services Pvt Ltd.
February 2018	Joint Venture	The company signed an agreement with Harbin to establish a joint venture to manufacture, market, sell, and distribute GNC-branded products in China.

Product Offering

GNC Holdings, Inc
- Whey Protein
- Mass Gainers
- Plant-Based Protein
- Protein Bars
- Casein Protein
- Protein Blends
- Meal Replacements
- Protein Drinks

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Bong Lau

Sales Leader, Bamberg

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Peter Groot Koerkamp

Account and Business Manager, EFS-Holland BV

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Younghwan Choi

Senior Retail Manager, LG Chem

We found the report very insightful! we found your research firm very helpful. I'm sending this email to secure our future business.

Mark Irwin

Management Consultant, Level 21

I am very pleased with how market segments have been defined in a relevant way for my purposes (such as "Portable Freezers & refrigerators" and "last-mile"). In general the report is well structured. Thanks very much for your efforts.

Rob Kooiker

Group Product Manager HVAC & Fire Protection GMA, Rockwool

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Jason Lee

R&D Director, Seojin

Thanks for your great support. Appreciate it. Well received report. It helps us to understand market well. We're planning other area of survey in the future, let's keep in touch.

Akif Moroglu

Strategy & Business Development Director, Dogan Holding

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GNC Holdings, Inc

Company Headquarters: Pennsylvania, US Founded: 1935 Workforce: ~15,500 Company Working: GNC Holdings, Inc. is a global retailer of health, wellness, and performance products, including vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements products, sports nutrition products, and diet products. The company operates through the retail, franchise, and manufacturing and wholesale segments. The retail segment sells products to customers through company-owned stores in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Ireland through its websites, GNC.com and LuckyVitamin.com. The franchise segment comprises domestic and international franchise operations and product sales to franchisees, royalties on franchise retail sales, and franchise fees. The manufacturing and wholesale segment is focused on manufacturing operations in South Carolina, US, and the wholesale business. This segment supplies to the retail and franchise segments, as well as various third parties.

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