Vitaquest International

What Vitaquest International does

Vitaquest International LLC is a privately held US dietary supplement contract manufacturer founded in 1977 and headquartered in West Caldwell, New Jersey. The company operates as a turnkey CDMO serving supplement brand owners ranging from internet-stage startups to established CPG companies, producing over 4,000 custom formulas for more than 500 brands across 40+ countries from a 500,000+ square foot integrated manufacturing, laboratory, and office footprint with annual packaging capacity of 8.5 million bottles. Core manufacturing capabilities span capsules (gelatin, vegetarian HPMC/pullulan, delayed-release, organic), tablets (traditional, chewable, effervescent via proprietary QFIZZ technology, orally disintegrating), and powders including electrolyte and drink-mix formulations, supported by specialized particle engineering (fluid bed, roll compaction, granulation, agglomeration, microencapsulation), in-house packaging design, and ingredient sourcing from a global climate-controlled inventory.

The business operates across three revenue streams: contract manufacturing services (production fees, formulation, and packaging), third-party logistics through its wholly-owned VQ Solutions subsidiary (storage and per-transaction fulfillment fees), and packaging services. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting brand owners via direct outreach, phone (800-526-9095), and web quote requests, with finished products ultimately reaching consumers through major US retail and e-commerce channels including Walmart, Amazon, Costco, CVS, Target, Walgreens, GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Whole Foods, and Sam's Club. The TotalQ quality system bundles more than 11 third-party certifications — including FSSC 22000 (the first US nutraceutical recipient), NSF GMP, NSF GMP for Sport, USP Audited GMP, USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, Health Canada NHP, Kosher, and Halal — alongside in-house analytical testing (FT-IR, HPTLC, ICP-MS, UPLC-MS) and stability testing, functioning as the primary regulatory and credibility moat for the business.

Name

Vitaquest International

Legal name

Vitaquest International LLC

Website

https://vitaquest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Vitaquest International is a privately held US dietary supplement contract manufacturer (founded 1977) operating from a 500,000+ sq ft facility in West Caldwell, NJ, producing 4,000+ custom formulas for 500+ brands across 40+ countries through capsules, tablets, powders, and particle engineering services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nutraceutical Contract Manufacturing

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Multivitamins & Daily Packs (CRADAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty Condition Supplements (Sleep, Stress, Heart, Joint, Gut, Immunity) (CRADAGAE)

Keywords

• Contract supplement manufacturing
• Nutraceutical formulation services
• Powder particle engineering
• Supplement packaging design
• Third-party logistics fulfillment

Headquarters

HQ city

Caldwell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: Full-service dietary supplement manufacturing including custom formulation, blending, particle engineering, and large-scale production. Revenue generated from production fees, formulation services, and related manufacturing activities for brand clients.
2. Third-Party Logistics (VQ Solutions): Turnkey fulfillment and warehousing services through VQ Solutions subsidiary. Includes storage fees based on space used and transaction-based costs for order processing and shipping.
3. Packaging Services: In-house packaging design and manufacturing capabilities including bottles (8.5 million annually), canisters, gusset bags, jars, stick packs, vials, blister cards, and modified atmosphere packaging.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels11 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vitaquest International is a turnkey dietary supplement contract manufacturer producing capsules, tablets, powders, and specialty delivery formats for supplement brand owners. Services span custom formulation, particle engineering, production, packaging, and third-party logistics fulfillment. The company produces over 4,000 custom formulas for more than 500 brands globally, operating from over 500,000 square feet of integrated manufacturing, laboratory, and office facilities in West Caldwell, New Jersey.

Product overview

Vitaquest International is a leading dietary supplement contract manufacturer offering turnkey manufacturing services since 1977. The company operates over 500,000 square feet of manufacturing, laboratory, and office space, producing over 4,000 custom formulas for more than 500 brands worldwide. The product portfolio centers on three primary dosage forms (capsules, tablets, and powders) with comprehensive manufacturing services including Product Development, Formulation Design, Powder & Particle Engineering, Packaging Design, and VQ Solutions fulfillment/3PL. Core manufacturing offerings include Capsule Supplements (including vegetarian and gelatin options), Powder Supplements, Tablet Supplements (including chewable and effervescent), and specialized product categories such as Sports Nutrition, Vitamins, Probiotics, Collagen, Creatine, Keto, Bodybuilding, Herbal, Pet, and BCAA supplements. The company differentiates through in-house particle engineering capabilities (granulation, agglomeration, microencapsulation), comprehensive quality assurance (TotalQ), and full-service packaging solutions. Supporting services include ingredient sourcing, stability testing, regulatory assistance, and third-party logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Capsule Supplement Manufacturing

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ square feet of integrated manufacturing, laboratory, and office facilities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Robinson Pharma: Robinson Pharma is a US-based dietary supplement contract manufacturer offering capsule, tablet, powder, and liquid manufacturing with similar turnkey capabilities. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping service model and US customer base.
• Best Formulations: Best Formulations is a US dietary supplement contract manufacturer producing capsules, tablets, powders, and softgels for brand clients. Closely aligned with Vitaquest on service breadth and customer profile.
• Makers Nutrition: Makers Nutrition is a US supplement contract manufacturer offering custom formulation, manufacturing, packaging, and fulfillment services. Comparable scale and go-to-market as Vitaquest with similar SMB and emerging-brand focus.
• Vitakem: Vitakem is a US-based dietary supplement and nutraceutical contract manufacturer offering custom formulations in capsules, tablets, and powders. Directly comparable peer for vitamin, mineral, and specialty supplement contract manufacturing.
• Herbal Science Ltd. Herbal Science is a US-based contract manufacturer specializing in custom herbal and botanical supplement formulations. Comparable niche peer in the specialty supplement manufacturing segment that Vitaquest serves.

Broad incumbents

• Capsugel (Lonza): Capsugel, now part of Lonza, is a global leader in capsule manufacturing and contract development for dietary supplements and pharmaceuticals. Larger incumbent with broader geographic reach and pharmaceutical-grade capabilities overlapping Vitaquest's capsule and specialty format offerings.
• Catalent: Catalent is a large global CDMO serving pharmaceutical and consumer health markets with softgel, oral dose, and supplement capabilities. Broad incumbent peer offering overlapping contract manufacturing services at significantly larger scale.
• Aenova Group: Aenova is a European-based pharmaceutical and nutraceutical CDMO with solid dosage form manufacturing capabilities. Comparable broad incumbent for supplement contract manufacturing, particularly relevant for Vitaquest's international brand clients.
• Patheon (Thermo Fisher Scientific): Patheon, part of Thermo Fisher's pharma services, is a global CDMO with oral solid dose and softgel manufacturing capabilities. Broad incumbent that competes for enterprise-level supplement contract manufacturing work alongside Vitaquest.
• Bora Pharmaceuticals: Bora Pharmaceuticals is an Asia-based CDMO with growing dietary supplement and nutraceutical contract manufacturing capabilities in oral solids and powders. Emerging broad incumbent that increasingly competes with US-focused CDMOs like Vitaquest.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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