Forbes Names The Vitamin Shoppe® as One of America's Best Midsize Employers

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Apr 06, 2016, 08:00 ET

SECAUCUS, N.J., April 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vitamin Shoppe^®, a multi-channel specialty retailer and manufacturer of nutritional products, today announced that Forbes has named the company as one of America's Best Midsize Employers.

Forbes, in partnership with Statista.com (a statistics portal), conducted an independent survey of 30,000 American employees working for large or midsize companies and institutions. The anonymous survey was conducted on companies in all industry sectors employing more than 1,000 workers in the U.S. The willingness to recommend one's own employer was the most important metric of the assessment.

"At the Vitamin Shoppe, our company culture is at the heart of what we do every day in helping our customers to achieve their health and wellness goals," commented Colin Watts, Chief Executive Officer, the Vitamin Shoppe. "I'm humbled and proud that our Health Enthusiasts have shared their enthusiasm for working at the Vitamin Shoppe and how important our culture is to them. This recognition reinforces how important our Health Enthusiasts are to the success of our company."

About the Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (NYSE:VSI)
The Vitamin Shoppe is a multi-channel specialty retailer and contract manufacturer of nutritional products based in Secaucus, New Jersey. In its stores and on its websites, the Company carries a comprehensive retail assortment including, vitamins, minerals, specialty supplements, herbs, sports nutrition, homeopathic remedies, green living products, and beauty aids. In addition to offering products from approximately 800 national brands, the Vitamin Shoppe also carries products under the Vitamin Shoppe^®, BodyTech^®, True Athlete^®, MyTrition^®, plnt^®, ProBioCare™, Next Step^®, BetancourtNutrition™, and Nutri-Force^®Sports brands. The Vitamin Shoppe conducts business through more than 750 company-operated retail stores under the Vitamin Shoppe and Super Supplements retail banners, and primarily through its website. Follow the Vitamin Shoppe on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/THEVITAMINSHOPPE and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VitaminShoppe.