What are the top coporations or companies that make the majority of the supplements?

[swtnycboy]

Although it is all different names and created by different brand name companies, what is the major corporation that stands out?

[Big BAMA]

Ajax- The same place Willie Coyote gets all his neat stuff.

[PumpingIron]

Ajax- The same place Willie Coyote gets all his neat stuff.

I thought that was ACME?

[Big BAMA]

It was I was thinking of something else.

[ReaperX]

Wal-mart.

[EctoPower]

It is ACME! That's funny.

[Patrick Arnold]

Although it is all different names and created by different brand name companies, what is the major corporation that stands out?

are you talking about who is the biggest contract manufacturer? the biggest raw material supplier? or the biggest private label company?

we have the biggest cornfield

[Vitruvian]

are you talking about who is the biggest contract manufacturer? the biggest raw material supplier? or the biggest private label company?

we have the biggest cornfield

Yes, PA hands down dominates the cornfield market. Competition beware.

I'd suggest also adding the category of biggest make of EFFECTIVE supplements.

[swtnycboy]

are you talking about who is the biggest contract manufacturer? the biggest raw material supplier? or the biggest private label company?

we have the biggest cornfield

talking about what is the pharmaceutical company that researches and developes the supplements.

[EctoPower]

talking about what is the pharmaceutical company that researches and developes the supplements.

Pharmaceutical companies don't make supplements. Supplement companies make supplements. Pharma companies are regulated by the FDA; supplement companies are not. Big, huge difference.

Not sure what you're getting at here.

[swtnycboy]

Pharmaceutical companies don't make supplements. Supplement companies make supplements. Pharma companies are regulated by the FDA; supplement companies are not. Big, huge difference.

Not sure what you're getting at here.

i am interested in the whole process. from the pharmaceutical company that research to the companies that develops it to the distributors that distributors. any idea where i can find these ideas? i would try google but i need something more fine to start off.

[Vitruvian]

As stated, pharmaceutical companies do not make supplements or do the research for them.

[Vitruvian]

If you're looking for the major companies that stand out, look at the ones with the most print ads. lol. They tend to have the highest budgets. BSN, MuscleTech, EAS, MetRX.

This however does not equate to efficacy.

[swtnycboy]

As stated, pharmaceutical companies do not make supplements or do the research for them.

Where does the research come from that makes old supplements obsolete? I know the "research" is paid for by the companies by where do scientist come in and "research" it?

[Vitruvian]

To be 100% honest, that's the golden question. Every company is doing things differently. You have Ergopharm with a skilled chemist, and then you have marketing companies that just pile dozens of ingredients into a pill and hype it. Wide range of approaches.

[EctoPower]

Many of them don't do any research at all. Research is incredibly expensive. They get bigger profits by just going with whatever the hype machine is spewing out, without ever coming to their own conclusions.

ZMA for instance. Vic Conte starts marketing it and everybody jumped on. Did they all do their own research? H*ll no! They just sold it. Basically the same with beta-alanine. One scientist discovered a muscle building use for it and got a patent. Now everybody has to pay him to use it in their own products. You think they're paying even more to make sure it works? No way.

That doesn't necessarily mean that it doesn't work, just that supplement companies are NOT research companies, for the most part. Ergopharm may be an exception, AX may be an exception, and I think AST is an exception.

[rms80]

To be 100% honest, that's the golden question. Every company is doing things differently. You have Ergopharm with a skilled chemist, and then you have marketing companies that just pile dozens of ingredients into a pill and hype it. Wide range of approaches.

Good post

[Vitruvian]

You know I learn from the best!

[TheMyth]

I have found that the sponsors from this board have the most effective products! They arn't as heavily advertised, but they don't need to advertise...because their products speak for themselves, they work! That is all the advertising you need, and they are all generouse about samples so you can judge for yourself! Stick with the guys from this forum, only the best are allowed to advertise here. It isn't about who can shell out the most money to advertise here, its about product effectiveness...otherwise you woudl see EAS, BSN, and Muscle Tech only here!

[lamuscleman]

myth finally got the rep job i see, so how many lap dances did you h ave to give, your a good guy and glad to see you got it