The company was born when Pittsburgh entrepreneur David Shakarian opened a yogurt store in 1935. The firm sold generic vitamins by mail order from the 1950s through most of the '80s and became a discount retailer of vitamins and health food until Shakarian's death in 1984.
GNC sets the standard in the nutritional supplement industry by demanding truth in labeling, ingredient safety and product potency, all while remaining on the cutting-edge of nutritional science.
Worldwide. With more than 4,000 retail locations throughout the United States over 2,000 international operations, GNC is the largest global specialty retailer of nutritional products.
Guidance, navigation and control (abbreviated GNC, GN&C, or G&C) is a branch of engineering dealing with the design of systems to control the movement of vehicles, especially, automobiles, ships, aircraft, and spacecraft. In many cases these functions can be performed by trained humans.
Because GNC hasn't had its products pre-approved for sale by the FDA, the supplements should have a prominent disclaimer warning buyers that the products are "not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease." But the disclaimers are either hidden on the back of supplement labels or omitted entirely, ...
NYSE delists GNC stock after Chapter 11 filing NYSE delists GNC stock after Chapter 11 filing. The move won't affect GNC's operations as it proceeds with restructuring plan. GNC Holdings Inc. stock closed at 55 cents per share Monday—its last day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
In the 1950s, with recreational and competitive bodybuilding becoming increasingly popular, Irvin P. Johnson began to popularize and market egg-based protein powders marketed specifically at bodybuilders and physical athletes.
Why do GMC and GNC have the same logo? GMC and GNC do not have the same logo but are very similar. The GMC logo is a simple, bold sans-serif font in all caps, while the GNC logo is a slightly more stylized version of the same font. Both logos feature the letters “GMC” or “GNC” in a red rectangle.
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