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GNC Launches In-store Fundraising Event to Support Pressley Ridge's Programs to Keep Children and Families Together

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Customers Who Make Donations in August will be Rewarded with a $10-off Coupon for September

PITTSBURGH - Aug. 1, 2014 // PRNewswire // - GNC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GNC), the nation's largest specialty retailer of health and wellness products, will reward customers who make in-store donations to Pressley Ridge, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit, in August with a $10 coupon for any order over $50 made in September. The innovative fund-raising event will take place in approximately 100 corporate GNC stores across areas in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio and Virginia that are served by Pressley Ridge.

Pressley Ridge provides multiple services to keep children and families together under challenging circumstances, including foster care, crisis respite, education and autism. Donations from individuals are a vital source of funding for Pressley Ridge, which notes that even a $25 gift can give a child a start in building a successful life as an adult and a $50 gift can help a teen finish high school and go to college.

"This is our way of encouraging customers whose communities benefit from Pressley Ridge's many programs to show their support with in-store donations," said Joseph Fortunato, Chairman, President and CEO of GNC. "Because of the work that this amazing organization does, thousands of children and their families benefit each year from the care and opportunities provided by an extremely dedicated and caring staff. We encourage GNC customers to join GNC in supporting Pressley Ridge in all it does."

About Pressley Ridge

Since 1832, Pressley Ridge has understood that all children can change and grow and that all families can use support. We help over 5,400 children and families annually through Educational Opportunities, Foster Care Connections, Residential Options, and Community-based Support with locations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, as well as internationally in Portugal and Hungary.

All of Pressley Ridge services are guided by a common treatment philosophy called Re-Education. Re-ED focuses on the strengths of each child and family, and holds these beliefs: it is possible to teach competence; change is possible; and the development of trusting relationships with caring, committed adults is the most significant factor in turning around the lives of seriously troubled children.

About GNC Holdings, Inc.

GNC Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, is a leading global specialty retailer of health and wellness products, including vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplement products, sports nutrition products and diet products, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GNC."

The Company – which is dedicated to helping consumers Live Well – has a diversified, multi-channel business model and derives revenue from product sales through company-owned retail stores, domestic and international franchise activities, third party contract manufacturing, e-commerce and corporate partnerships. GNC's broad and deep product mix, which is focused on premium, value-added nutritional products, is sold under GNC proprietary brands, including Mega Men®, Ultra Mega®, Total Lean™, Pro Performance® AMP, Beyond Raw®, GNC Puredge™, GNC GenetixHD®, Herbal Plus® and under nationally recognized third party brands. As of June 30, 2014, GNC has more than 8,700 locations, of which more than 6,500 retail locations are in the United States (including 1,050 franchise and 2,232 Rite Aid franchise store-within-a-store locations) and franchise operations in more than 50 countries (including distribution centers where retail sales are made).

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SOURCE GNC Holdings, Inc.

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