NBTY, the Ronkonkoma-based maker of nutritional supplements, reported preliminary, unaudited results for its first quarter showing a 14 percent overall increase in sales.

Revenue for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2009, were $751 million, compared with $661 in the year-ago quarter, according to the company, which markets products under several brands including Nature's Bounty.

For the quarter, wholesale revenue was $471 million, up from $407 million in last year's fourth quarter; North American retail sales rose to $51 million from $48 million, European retail rose to $176 million from $156 million, and direct sales, including Internet sales, rose to $53 million from $49 million, the company said. - Joseph Mallia

Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week. Credit: Randee Daddona, Gary Licker, Anthony Santino

Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.

Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week. Credit: Randee Daddona, Gary Licker, Anthony Santino

Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.

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