NUTRILITE TIMELINE

1915 – While in China, Carl studies the nutritional habits and poor health of the people in towns compared to those in the country, and makes a correlation between nutrition and health.

1973 – Mentally and physically active until the end, Carl F. Rehnborg passes away at the age of 86.

1998 – Nutrilite and the Amway Corporation acquire Fazenda Planato Grande in Brazil and a controlling interest in Trout Lake Farm in Washington State.

2004 – The Nutrilite Health Institute establishes the Scientific Advisory Board, which consists of leading scientists from around the world in areas of academia, industry, medicine and research. The S.A.B. provides constructive scientific evaluation, advice and public opinion on specific topics.

2009 – Nutrilite celebrates its 75th anniversary!

2006 – The Nutrilite Health Institute Center for Optimal Health opens. This 33,000 sq. ft. world-class teaching and training facility serves as an extraordinary introduction to the philosophy behind the NuTRILITe® brand.

1928 – Carl returns to Southern California and begins to set up makeshift laboratories for developing a multivitamin/multimineral product based on plant materials.

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1937 – Carl moves his company’s operations to Balboa Island. Carl manufactures a three-part product rich in vitamins, minerals, and trace elements that is based on plant concentrates. This product is the predecessor of DOuBLe X®.

1956 – Nutrilite Products, Inc. becomes a leader in the commercial cultivation of acerola cherries. Acerola concentrate is used to produce the first supplement containing all-natural Vitamin C.

1946 – Nutrilite facilities move to a Quonset hut in Buena Park, California.

1972 – Amway Corporation acquires a controlling interest in Nutrilite Products, Inc. and sales of Nutrilite® products increase tremendously.

1934 – Carl F. Rehnborg produces and sells the first multivitamin/multimineral product in the united States. His company is named California Vitamins, Inc.

1949 – Nutrilite Products, Inc. completes construction of a new Buena Park facility and consolidates all its packaging, compounding and shopping operations. Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos become NuTRILITe® distributors.

1953 – Sales continue to grow, and Nutrilite Products, Inc. purchases land in Lakeview, CA. Construction begins on new processing facilities.