by Corey Lynn, Corey’s Digs:
The vitamin industry is booming, and major players in gene-editing, nanotech, and biotech are eyeing a piece of the action, while several key acquisitions of dietary supplement companies have taken place. The global dietary supplements market is projected to increase from $71.81 billion in 2021 to $128.64 billion in 2028, with an expected compound annual growth rate of 8.68% within that timeframe. The vitamin industry saw massive growth since the Covid bioweapon was unleashed on the world, with a 26.9% increase in 2020 alone. Meanwhile, mega-corporations like Nestle have made major moves in the vitamin industry, such as the acquisitions of Atrium Innovations, The Bountiful Company and Puravida, just to name a few.
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The supplement industry is not only growing, but it is also evolving. A new generation of performance enhancing, anti-aging and longevity ‘supplements’ have come on the market, such as FitBiomics. FitBiomics is behind Nella – a genomics-based “next generation” probiotic to enhance performance in athletes. The FitBiomics team states that, “among the athletes who use Nella are two US 2020 Tokyo Olympic medalists: Adeline Gray won silver in wrestling and Krysta Palmer won bronze in diving. In 2021 Nella was also named the official probiotic of St. John’s University, and in 2022 the San Francisco Marathon partnered with FitBiomics.” George Church, who co-founded FitBiomics, is known as “the founding father of genomics,” and is a serial entrepreneur in dozens of gene editing, gene therapy, and biotech companies.
As the dietary supplements industry rapidly progresses, it is important to know who owns your vitamins. NIH hosts a Dietary Supplement Label Database where you can search for any supplement and review the label breakdown. The following list outlines several popular supplement companies, their countries of origin, and in some cases, which companies acquired them.
Company: Atrium Innovations
Country: Canada
Founded: 1999
Acquired By: Nestle Health Science
Acquired Date: 2018
Company: Arizona Nutritional Supplements
Country: United States
Founded: 1996
Acquired By: Endeavour Capital
Acquired Date: 2013
Note: Arizona Nutritional Supplements is a contract and private label manufacturer of vitamins and supplements.
Company: Best Formulations
Country: United States
Founded: 1984
Acquired By: Sirio Pharma Acquired Date: 2023
Company: Biotics Research
Country: United States
Founded: 1971
Note: Family-owned company
Company: BYHEALTH International
Country: China
Founded: 1995
Company: Country Life
Country: United States
Founded: 1971
Joint Venture Agreement With: Kikkoman, partly owned by Master Trust Bank of Japan, Japan Trustee Services Bank & Oriental Land Company Joint Venture Agreement Date: 2005
Company: Doctor’s Best
Country: United States
Founded: 1990
Acquired By: sold to North Castle Partners in 2014, acquired by Xiamen Kingdomway Group Co, China
Acquired Date: 2016
Company: FitBiomics
Country: United States
Founded: 2019
Note: founded by George Church, often called the “founding father of genomics,” and Jonathan Scheiman. They are making Nella – a genomics-based probiotic to enhance performance in athletes.
Company: Gaia
Country: United States
Founded: 1987
Acquired By: merger with SALUS Haus, Germany Acquired Date: 2021
Company: Garden of Life
Subsidiary Of: Atrium Innovations, Canada
Country: United States
Founded: 2000
Acquired By: Parent company Atrium Innovations acquired by Nestle Health Science Acquired Date: 2018
Company: GNC
Country: United States
Founded: 1935
Acquired By: Thomas H Lee Investment group, 1989, then sold to Harbin Pharmaceutical Holding Group Co. LLC, China
Acquired Date: 2021
Company: GSK
Country: United Kingdom
Founded: GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd founded in 1924
Note: Here is an A-Z list of GSK brands
Company: Kirkland (Costco)
Country: United States
Founded: 1995
Note: Kirkland products are manufactured by their partners. Each supplement sold under the Kirkland name may have a different manufacturer. Kirkland labeled bottles have a vitamin information hotline to call for more information. Kirkland supplements are made in the United States with ingredients that may be sourced from other countries.
Company: Klean Athlete
Subsidiary Of: Douglas Laboratories, Canada
Country: United States
Founded: 2012
Acquired By: Parent company Douglas Laboratories acquired by Atrium Innovations in 2005, which was acquired by Nestle Health Science
Acquired Date: 2018
Company: Life Extension
Country: United States
Founded: 1980
Note: The Life Extension Buyer’s Club is associated with the Life Extension Foundation, which changed its name in 2018 to Biomedical Research & Longevity Society.
Company: Matsun Nutrition
Country: United States
Founded: 1992
Note: Matsun Nutrition offers a Private Label Supplement Program for clients to start private label vitamin and supplement companies. Matsun Nutrition provides manufacturing of the vitamins and supplements.
Company: MegaFood
Subsidiary Of: FoodState, United States
Country: United States
Founded: 1973
Acquired By: Parent company FoodState acquired by Pharmavite, a subsidiary of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Japan
Acquired Date: 2014
Company: Metagenics
Subsidiary Of: Alticor, Inc., United States
Country: United States
Founded: 1983
Acquired By: Gryphon Investors
Acquired Date: 2021
Company: Nature Made
Subsidiary Of: Pharmavite, United States
Country: United States
Founded: 1971
Acquired By: Parent company Pharmavite acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Japan
Acquired Date: 1989
