For more than 20 years, Natural Essentials Inc. has been a privately held Ohio manufacturer and distributor serving brands across North America. The company is known for combining farm-direct sourcing with its own manufacturing operations, helping retail, institutional, and private-label customers bring natural products to market. It also operates an FDA-audited facility for OTC drug manufacturing and contract filling.
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Certified Organic Manufacturer / Handler
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Quality certification
NOW FoodsSince 1968, NOW Foods has made natural products and dietary supplements, growing into a family- and employee-owned company based in Bloomingdale, Illinois. Its manufacturing is controlled from raw-material sourcing through finished goods, with in-house laboratories performing about 31,000 tests each month. NOW also holds Intertek certification for the Supplement Safety & Compliance Initiative benchmarks and has been recognized for exposing bogus supplements sold online.BUCYRUS, OH
Reese Consumer HealthFounded in Cleveland in 1907 as a small independent pharmacy, Reese Consumer Health now develops, manufactures, and distributes branded and private-label over-the-counter health products and supplements. The family-owned company pairs consumer insights with co-creation and manufacturing services, while its own brands include home colon-health testing and single-dose pinworm medicine. Reese is expanding with a 70,000-square-foot manufacturing and collaboration hub in Cleveland.CLEVELAND, OH
American Essentials LLCFounded in 2008, Cincinnati-based American Essentials LLC develops private-label consumer products and manages their global sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution for retailers and businesses. Its reach combines offices in the United States and India, a warehouse network across the U.S. and Asia, and more than 1,000 vetted suppliers supporting programs that have reached over 5,000 stores and Fortune 500 clients. American Essentials is also a WBENC- and NMSDC-certified diverse business.CINCINNATI, OH
Bulk ApothecaryFounded in 2010 as a small specialty retailer in Streetsboro, Ohio, Bulk Apothecary supplies soap-making materials, natural ingredients and essential oils to makers and businesses nationwide. It has grown from those early soap and candle supplies into a broad source for ready-to-label personal-care products, including hand-crafted cold-process soap made in the USA, while still operating its local store. Its Nature’s Oil line extends the business into natural oils and supplements sold through health-food, grocery and craft stores.AURORA, OH