Promoting sustainability while providing wellness solutions
Friend of the Sea, the leading global certification standard for products and services that respect and protect the marine environment, has certified The Vitamin Shoppe for its Vthrive The Vitamin Shoppe brand Premium Omega-3 fish oil product. TheVitamin Shoppe can now display the Friend of the Sea® eco-friendly label on this product.
“Wellness and sustainability go together,” said Paolo Bray, Director of Friend of the Sea. “Keeping your body healthy is analogous to keeping the planet in a sustainable condition. Ensuring sustainability in Omega-3 oils is a step in the right direction. We’re pleased to welcome The Vitamin Shoppe to our community of businesses that are committed to protecting the marine environment.”
New Jersey-based The Vitamin Shoppe® is an omni-channel specialty retailer and wellness lifestyle business. Their mission is to provide customers with the most trusted products, guidance, and services to help them become their bestselves, however they define it. The company offers a comprehensive assortment of nutritional solutions. These include vitamins, minerals, specialty supplements, herbs, sports nutrition, homeopathic remedies, green living products, and natural beauty aids.
In addition to carrying products from approximately 700 national brands, The Vitamin Shoppe offers products from its proprietary brands within its owned and wholesale channels, including: The Vitamin Shoppe®, BodyTech®, BodyTech Elite®,True Athlete®, plnt® and ProBioCare®. The Company conducts business through more than 750 company-operated retail stores under The Vitamin Shoppe and Super Supplements banners, and via its website.
About Friend of the Sea
Friend of the Sea, a project of the World Sustainability Organization, awards sustainable practices in Fisheries, Aquaculture, Fishmeal and Omega 3 Fish Oil. The organization promotes projects related to restaurants, sustainable shipping, whale and dolphin-watching, aquaria, ornamental fish, UV creams and others. It is the only sustainable fisheries and aquaculture certification program recognized and supervised globally by European National Accreditation Agencies.
For more information, visit https://friendofthesea.org/
