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Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition, Inc. (BSN) Type Private Industry Supplements, Bodybuilding Founded Boca Raton, Florida, USA September 2001 Founder(s) Chris Ferguson
Scott JamesHeadquarters , Boca Raton, Florida, United States Area served Worldwide Key people Chris Ferguson
(President & CEO)
Scott James
(Vice-President)Website BSNonline.net Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition (BSN) is an American nutritional supplement company. Founded in 2001, the company is currently based in Boca Raton, Florida, and its products are distributed in over 90 countries worldwide.[citation needed]
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History
Bio-Engineered Supplements and Nutrition, Inc. (BSN) was founded in 2001, and employs over 120 individuals at its headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida and its warehouse in Tennessee.[1][verification needed] In 2007 Inc 500 ranked BSN No. 27 among the fastest-growing privately held companies in America , No. 2 among the fastest-growing privately held companies in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL, No. 4 among the fastest-growing companies in the Health industry & No. 6 among the fastest-growing companies in the Southeast.[2]
In 2003, BSN was issued an Ephedra and misclaim warning letter for their weight-management supplement, Thermonex.[3]
In 2007 a federal district court in California certified a class action against the company. In the lawsuit, the company was charged with fraud for selling products that falsely claim to contain a new and improved form of creatine called CEM3 or Creatine Ethyl Ester Malate.[4]
In August 2006, BSN launched a clothing line, Train Like a Freak Apparel.[citation needed][original research?]
In July 2008, BSN became the Official Nutritional Supplement Provider of the UFC.[5]
Products
BSN products can be found at health/supplement stores and online retailers.
Awards
At the 2009 Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards, BSN won a record eight awards, among them "Brand of the Year," "Ad Campaign of the Year," and a fifth consecutive "Muscle-Builder of the Year" win for its flagship product N.O.-Xplode.[6]
See also
Associated athletes
- Forrest Griffin
- Ronnie Coleman
- Cain Velasquez
- Brandon Curry
- Jennifer Nicole Lee
- Ty Loomis
- Anthony Johnson (fighter)
- Amanda Latona
- Josh Ford
- Joakim Noah
- Bob Cicherillo
- Triple H
Notes
- ^ "BSN". IncBizNet. http://www.incbiznet.com/companies/bsn. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "BSN - Health, inc5000 Article". Inc. Article. 2007-01-11. http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2007/company-profile.html?id=200700270. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ http://www.casewatch.org/fdawarning/prod/2003/bioengineeredsupplements.shtml
- ^ http://nutrisuplaw.zoomshare.com/files/BSN.pdf
- ^ url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.Detail&gid=13296
- ^ [1]
External links
Categories:- Manufacturing companies based in Florida
- Bodybuilding supplements
- Companies established in 2001
- Companies based in Boca Raton, Florida
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