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Who owns vitafusion?

vitafusion is owned by Church & Dwight (the United States, NYSE: CHD), which acquired the brand on 1 October 2012 for $650 million.[1][2] vitafusion was founded in 2006 in the United States and was independent until 2012.

Evidence: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12, SEC EDGAR, 12 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .

Key facts

Current owner
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. verified
Owned since
· deal details
Acquisition price
$650 million (enterprise value)
Previous owner
Independent (2006–2012)
Owner HQ
🇺🇸 United States, Ewing, New Jersey
Origin
🇺🇸 United States
Founded
2006
Category
Food › Nutrition & supplements › Vitamins & supplements
Parent ticker
NYSE: CHD
Last verified
· 2 sources

About vitafusion

vitafusion makes gummy vitamins for adults, a format that was previously confined to children's products, and helped turn supplements into something closer to confectionery in presentation. Church & Dwight acquired it with Avid Health in 2012 for $650 million, and it leads the American gummy vitamin category.

Ownership timeline of vitafusion

Owners of vitafusion over 2006 to 2026 Church & Dwight 2012–present Church & Dwight 2010201520202025
  1. 2012 – present Church & Dwight — acquired 1 October 2012 [1][2] verified

Where vitafusion sits in Church & Dwight

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Where vitafusion sits in Church & Dwight Tree of 9 brands under Church & Dwight. Church & Dwight vitafusion Arm & Hammer Batiste First Response Miss Mouth's Messy Eater OxiClean and 3 more

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Other brands owned by Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight controls 9 brands on Brandtree.

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About the owner: Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight is a publicly listed company headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, United States, founded in 1846. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CHD.

Church & Dwight was founded in 1846 to sell sodium bicarbonate and still leads with Arm & Hammer. Its strategy is buying mid-sized leading brands in categories the largest companies overlook.

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🇺🇸 vitafusion and other American brands

Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; vitafusion is not one of them.

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Deals involving vitafusion

Acquisition closed

Church & Dwight acquires vitafusion

Church & Dwight acquired Avid Health, owner of the vitafusion and L'il Critters gummy vitamin brands, for about $650 million. Gummy vitamins were then growing far faster than tablets, and the purchase gave the company a position in supplements it had not had.

Value
$650m
Seller
—
Regulatory
None recorded

Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of vitafusion?

The parent company of vitafusion is Church & Dwight, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.

Is vitafusion American?

Yes. vitafusion originated in the United States in 2006 and its owner, Church & Dwight, is also headquartered in the United States.

When did Church & Dwight buy vitafusion?

Church & Dwight completed its acquisition of vitafusion on 1 October 2012, after announcing the deal on 13 September 2012. The deal was valued at $650 million (enterprise value).

Who owned vitafusion before Church & Dwight?

vitafusion was an independent company from its founding in 2006 until Church & Dwight acquired it in 2012.

Is vitafusion still owned by Church & Dwight?

Yes. As of 16 September 2026, vitafusion is still owned by Church & Dwight. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.

Sources (2) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 12 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. [2] Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Form 8-K — acquisition of Avid Health — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 1 October 2012; retrieved 16 September 2026.

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