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Type
  
Public (NASDAQ: NAII)

Number of employees
  
over 240

Founder
  
Mark A. LeDoux

Genre
  
Health

Website
  
www.nai-online.com

Founded
  
1980

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Stock price
  
NAII (NASDAQ) US$ 8.70 0.00 (0.00%)22 Mar, 1:57 PM GMT-4 - Disclaimer

Headquarters
  
Carlsbad, California, United States

Subsidiaries
  
Natural Alternatives International Europe SA

Natural Alternatives International (NAI) is an American company based in San Marcos, California which manufactures nutritional supplements such as Juice Plus. NAI was founded in 1980 by Mark A. LeDoux, and had 241 employees in 2007. NAI's manufacturing facilities are located in Vista, California, Switzerland and Japan.

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Product Lines

NAI manufactures products sold by other companies such as National Safety Associates, Mannatech, Arbonne International (Sold Through MLM), NuSkin Enterprises, Jenny Craig, and Dr. Reginald Cherry. NAI previously held a multimillion-dollar contract with the U.S. Olympic Committee, which expired in March 1997.

NAI experienced a dramatic shift in its financial situation when NuSkin Enterprises, one of NAI’s largest customers, did not renew its manufacturing contract and began the process of transferring to another manufacturer. Sales subsequently declined 15.5% from $67.9 million USD in 1998, with a net profit of $5.9 million, to $57.4 million in 1999, with a net loss of $2.9 million.

Juice Plus

One of their main products is Juice Plus, launched in 1993, which was brought up during the O. J. Simpson murder case in 1995, since O. J. Simpson was the product's chief spokesperson.

NAI manufactures Juice Plus products through an exclusive worldwide manufacturing agreement with National Safety Associates. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, National Safety Associates accounted for approximately 38% of NAI's net sales.

References

Natural Alternatives International Wikipedia