stacker 2

What stacker 2 does

Stacker 2 is a private, for-profit company founded in 1997 that develops, markets, and sells dietary supplements in the energy, diet, and sports nutrition categories. The company has maintained a continuous operating presence for over 25 years under the Stacker 2 brand name. Its product portfolio spans multiple delivery formats — pills, liquid shots, and gummies — covering the principal consumer use cases of weight management, pre-workout energy, and sports/recovery nutrition.

The company's go-to-market is consistent with the branded consumer supplement industry: packaged, shelf-stable SKUs sold through retail and online channels to end consumers rather than institutional buyers. The website domain (teamkz1.com) suggests a team/affiliate-oriented sales structure in addition to direct consumer channels. The product line is positioned in the mass-market supplement tier rather than the clinical or practitioner channel, with format diversification (pill, shot, gummy) used to reach different consumer preference segments within the same end markets.

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Name

stacker 2

Website

https://teamkz1.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Short description

Stacker 2 develops and sells diet, energy, and sports nutrition supplements in pill, shot, and gummy formats for consumer fitness and weight-management markets under a brand established in 1997.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dietary Supplements

NAICS

Food (Health) Supplement Retailers (456191)

SIC

Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Weight Management & Metabolic Supplements (CRADAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Weight Management & Metabolic OTC (HLAIADAI), Sports & Performance Nutrition Foods Manufacturing (Protein Foods, Energy Gels/Bars) (AFAKAJAE)

Keywords

• Dietary supplements
• Energy supplements
• Sports nutrition
• Weight management
• Nutritional pills

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

Stacker 2 develops, manufactures, and sells its own brand of diet, energy, and sports nutrition supplements. Its product range is delivered in multiple consumer-friendly formats including pills, liquid shots, and gummies, targeting consumers seeking weight management, energy enhancement, and sports/athletic nutrition support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stacker 2 Diet Supplements Branded diet/weight-management supplements sold in pill form, marketed to retail consumers seeking over-the-counter weight management support.
• Stacker 2 Energy Supplements (Pills, Shots, Gummies) Branded energy supplements available in pill, liquid shot, and gummy formats, targeting consumers seeking convenient over-the-counter energy enhancement.
• Stacker 2 Sports Nutrition Supplements Branded sports/athletic nutrition supplements sold in pill, shot, and gummy formats for consumers seeking workout support, performance, and recovery nutrition.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• BSN (Bio-Engineered Supplements and Nutrition): BSN sells sports-nutrition and performance supplements (Nitrix, Syntha-6, CELL-MASS) in pill and powder form, overlapping directly with Stacker 2's sports-nutrition/energy supplement portfolio and targeting the same male fitness consumer.
• PhenQ: PhenQ is a direct-to-consumer diet pill brand targeting the same weight-management consumer as Stacker 2. It is a focused emerging competitor with strong digital marketing, comparable to Stacker 2's diet pills in positioning and use case.
• MusclePharm: MusclePharm is a sports-nutrition and active-lifestyle supplement brand offering protein, pre-workout, and energy products. It is directly comparable to Stacker 2's sports-nutrition line and competes for the same retail and online channels.
• Hydroxycut: Hydroxycut is a leading U.S. weight-management supplement brand offering pills, capsules, and gummies — directly comparable to Stacker 2's diet/weight-management product line, same category, same retail channels, same consumer demographic.
• Cellucor (C4): Cellucor markets C4 pre-workout and energy/sports nutrition SKUs across pills, shots, and ready-to-drink formats — directly comparable to Stacker 2's energy and sports-nutrition lines, with similar format mix and retail distribution.
• Applied Nutrition: Applied Nutrition markets sports-nutrition and diet supplements (Amino Fuel, Critical Mass, LCarnitine) across pills, capsules, and liquids — directly comparable to Stacker 2's diet and sports-nutrition SKU mix in retail and online channels.
• VPX (Redline): VPX markets the Redline and Bang energy/weight-management lines in shots, RTDs, and capsules — directly comparable to Stacker 2 across both energy-stimulant and weight-management categories, with a similar stimulant-positioned brand identity.

Broad incumbents

• Herbalife: Herbalife is a large, publicly-traded weight-management and wellness company (Formula 1 shakes, Herbalife Nutrition) — a broader incumbent that competes in the same weight-management consumer market as Stacker 2 but with a much larger portfolio and MLM distribution model.
• Optimum Nutrition: Optimum Nutrition (ON) is a category-leading sports-nutrition brand (Gold Standard whey, Amino Energy, etc.). It is a broader incumbent that overlaps with Stacker 2's sports-nutrition line but operates at much larger scale across many more SKU categories.

Others

• GNC: GNC is the largest U.S. specialty retailer of dietary supplements including diet pills, sports nutrition, and vitamins. It is a key distribution channel where Stacker 2's products have historically been sold, and is thematically comparable as the dominant retail destination for the same consumer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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