Life & Nutrition - Nutricia
About Life and Nutrition
Nutricia has a proud heritage that stretches back over 100 years.
Nutricia has a proud heritage that stretches back over 100 years. Founded in the Netherlands in the town of Zoetermeer, the company was originally a specialist in infant formulas. Laboratory-synthesised baby milk was produced to match the nutritional needs of different babies. But in 1905 Nutricia pioneered the concept of specialised medical nutrition, developing special diet products such as low-sugar milk for diabetic patients and iodine-rich milk for those suffering from goitre
In the modern era, Nutricia focused more intensely on the development of research based nutritional products. In 1946, it opened its first proprietary research department within its laboratories. Dietitians were hired in 1950 to provide medical information to doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. Scientific advances of the 1960s led to development of specialised nutritional products for hospitals, and the introduction of Nutri 2000 - a complete nutrition solution for the chronically ill with serious feeding problems.
In the 1990s, Nutricia acquired the highly specialised firms SHS International (UK) and Milupa (Germany), gaining new expertise in areas such as Inborn Metabolic Disorders and severe Cow’s Milk Allergy. With the UK baby food brand Cow & Gate, these businesses were brought together under the umbrella of Numico. Numico was acquired in 2007 by Danone. Nutricia's Human Nutrition Research team, now part of Danone Research, is one of the largest in the world, with over 200 nutritional scientists, molecular biologists and chemists, all working to keep our innovations at the forefront of medical nutrition.
Nutricia’s commitment to Advanced Medical Nutrition.
Nutrition is increasingly recognised as playing an important role in modern health care provision and advanced medical nutrition is key to effective disease management. Nutritional intervention can improve clinical outcomes and give patients a greater chance of recovery and independence, whilst relieving the clinical and financial burdens of health authority.
Production Facilities
We have nearly ten decades of experience, producing wide variety of products from niche, small volume products for individual cases through to bulk orders for patients across the world. Our continual expansion and investment in new technology have ensured that Nutricia we will continue to strive to provide the best possible service to all our customers.
We comply with regulations laid down by Europe and FDA and follow the ISO 9001 and 14001 standards. Our Quality Department works closely with the relevant accreditation bodies to continuously improve our Quality Standards.
Research is at the heart of our ethos; our long-term strategy is to translate concepts into new formulations that meet patients’ needs. With our technical expertise and knowledge we are providing palatable and acceptable products to help improve patient compliance. Our mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible.