Weider Nutrition International announces name change to Schiff Nutrition International

31/10/05 Weider Nutrition International, Inc. has announced its formal name change to Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. Shareholders approved the name change at the company's annual meeting held October 25th in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company will begin trading under its new name on the New York Stock Exchange on November 1, 2005, but will retain its current New York Stock Exchange symbol: WNI.

Bruce Wood, president and chief executive officer, stated, "With the recent divestitures of the Weider(R) brand business and the Germany-based Haleko business unit, we have streamlined our business portfolio, and are now dedicating our resources to our growing Schiff(R) branded business, which represents the vast majority of our revenues."

Wood added, "The Schiff brand is a recognized premium brand in the nutritional supplements arena, and it is appropriate that our new corporate name reflects our strategic commitment to growing the Schiff brand. Looking ahead, we expect to leverage our existing Schiff business, invest in new product initiatives under the Schiff brand umbrella, and explore acquisition opportunities that fit strategically and operationally with our Schiff business."

Stockholders also approved the re-election of Eric Weider, George F. Lengvari, Bruce J. Wood, Ronald L. Corey, Roger H. Kimmel, Brian P. McDermott and H. F. Powell to the board of directors for terms ending upon the election of directors at the 2006 annual stockholders meeting. The board currently consists of seven directors who are elected annually.

Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. (formerly Weider Nutrition International) develops, manufactures, markets and sells branded and private label vitamins, nutritional supplements and sports nutrition products in the United States and throughout the world. To learn more about Schiff, please visit the Web site www.schiffnutrition.com.