The Nature's Sunshine Story

Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., began in 1972 as a kitchen-table enterprise for Gene and Kristine Hughes, and other members of the Hughes family, in Provo, Utah.  Their first efforts involved hand-filling capsicum herb powder into small, empty capsules.  Working for three successive nights, the family managed to produce 3,000 capsules (30 bottles).  A friend printed some labels.  Not counting their many hours of labor, the 30 bottles of capsicum represented an investment of $30.  Six bottles were sold to a health food store and the rest to a grocery store for $1.15 per bottle.  The grand total of their profit, excluding the man-hours invested, was an astounding $4.50!

From this humble beginning, the Hughes' operation blossomed into an international corporation with Distributors in all 50 states, and subsidiaries operating in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Japan, Malaysia, and several other countries.  NSP also enjoys export sales to several foreign lands.  Hundreds of thousands of people have become independent Nature's Sunshine Distributors, participating in a generous direct sales marketing program.

Building on its success with herbs, the company extended the product line to include vitamins, nutritional supplements and dietary aids, homeopathic remedies and personal care products.  Today, there are more than 450 natural products, all designed to promote health and vitality.  Nature's Sunshine has long been recognized as, and remains, a world leader in the health and nutrition industry.

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