Pharmavite was founded in 1971 by Oluwason Henry Burdick and Barry Pressman. The company makes vitamin and mineral supplements under the brand name Nature Made, as well as a soy based snack bar called SOY JOY.
The company was purchased in 1989 by Japanese based pharmaceutical company Otsuka. Pharmavite remains based in the US and had headquarters in Northridge, California. The main manufacturing plant is located in San Fernando, California. In 2013, a new plant, which makes softgels and gummy vitamins, opened in Opelika, Alabama.
Pharmavite participates in the USP Dietary Supplement Verification Program, which performs random tests for quality, purity, and potency, by conducting tests on products chosen directly off of store shelves.
PharmavitePharmavite was founded in 1971 by Oluwason Henry Burdick and Barry Pressman. The company makes vitamin and mineral supplements under the brand name Nature Made, as well as a soy based snack bar called SOY JOY.
The company was purchased in 1989 by Japanese based pharmaceutical company Otsuka. Pharmavite remains based in the US and had headquarters in Northridge, California. The main manufacturing plant is located in San Fernando, California. In 2013, a new plant, which makes softgels and gummy vitamins, opened in Opelika, Alabama.
Pharmavite participates in the USP Dietary Supplement Verification Program, which performs random tests for quality, purity, and potency, by conducting tests on products chosen directly off of store shelves.