NBTY to Build 140,000-SF Distribution Facility in Islip

NEW YORK CITY-NBTY, one of the US’ largest vitamin manufacturers, will spend $14.5 million to build a 140,000-sf distribution plant on Long Island. Illinois was the second choice for the facility.

“We faced stiff competition in our efforts to secure this major investment for the people of Long Island, but our hard work and business-friendly policies have clearly paid off,” Governor George Pataki said yesterday, in revealing the deal. “Attracted by our tax cuts and New York’s dramatically improved business climate, more and more companies like NBTY are making the smart decision to invest, expand and create new jobs right here in the Empire State.

The company, which operates the popular Vitamin World and Nutrition Warehouse stores, will build its new plant in Bayport, located within the Town of Islip. The new distribution facility will be constructed adjacent to NBTY’s $50 million soft gel cap manufacturing plant, which was built in 1998. NBTY is eligible to apply for a $500,000 capital grant from Empire State Development Corp, the state’s real estate agency.