Nutraceutical is acquiring Arizona Health Foods chain

0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Jun 20, 2003

PARK CITY -- Nutraceutical International Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to acquire substantially all of the operating assets of Arizona Health Foods Inc. through its subsidiary, Fresh Vitamins Inc.

Terms will be available after the closing, which is expected before June 30 but no later than July 31.

Phoenix-based Arizona Health Foods owns and operates a chain of 11 health food stores, which primarily sell branded nutritional supplements.

Nutraceutical manufactures and markets branded nutritional supplements; under the name Woodland Publishing publishes, prints and markets a line of books and booklets; and manufactures bulk materials for use in its own products and for sale to other manufacturers and marketers in the nutritional supplement industry.