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Döhler has partnered with US nutraceutical manufacturer VitaWorks, aiming to expand innovation across North America’s health and functional nutrition industry.

The two companies will combine their strengths to provide customers with next-generation nutrition solutions through enhanced formulation, blending and packaging capabilities.

Döhler brings its expertise in natural speciality ingredients – including flavours, colours, botanical extracts and functional ingredients – while VitaWorks will share its manufacturing and formulation capabilities.

Together, they aim to deliver agile, science-backed and clean label nutrition solutions designed to meet rising consumer demand for ‘effective, natural and transparent nutrition’.

VitaWorks operates two facilities in Fairfield, New Jersey, and Tempe, Arizona. As part of the agreement, Döhler is partnering with VitaWorks on a cutting-edge blending and processing facility. The plant will focus on novel flavour and powdered delivery systems, significantly expanding on-site development capacity and accelerating product innovation for North American customers.

The partnership will also establish a West Coast Development Lab, creating a collaborative hub for concept-to-market product creation.

Customers will gain access to an expanded range of dosage and packaging formats, including tablets, capsules, soft gels, powders, gummies and liquids – all supported by full turnkey services from formulation through final packaging.

VitaWorks and its affiliated manufacturing companies – including its nutritional gummies business Gummy Works, and liquid ingestibles specialist Celmark Labs – are led by founder and CEO Keith Frankel.

Paul Graham, president of Döhler Americas, said: “Keith Frankel has continually raised the bar for quality, innovation and leadership within the supplement industry. Our collaboration with his team and manufacturing platform represents a powerful step toward enabling faster, smarter and more sustainable nutrition innovation across North America.”

Frankel commented: “Döhler’s reputation for scientific rigour and natural innovation aligns perfectly with our mission. By combining Döhler’s world-class ingredient technologies and formulation expertise with our manufacturing network’s operational strength, we’re redefining what’s possible in the development and delivery of functional nutrition products.”