What Thompson & Capper Ltd does

Thompson & Capper Ltd is a UK-based contract manufacturer specializing in nutritional and pharmaceutical products. Founded in 1798 and registered as Thompson and Capper Limited (company number 00235815), the company operates from a manufacturing facility at 9/12 Hardwick Road, Astmoor Industrial Estate, Runcorn, Cheshire. The company employs 251-500 people and serves health supplement brands and pharmaceutical companies as a B2B contract manufacturing partner.

The company's product portfolio spans multiple delivery formats: tablets and hard gel capsules, innovative chewies and melts, premium effervescents, powders in stick packs and sachets, daypack solutions for lifestyle nutrition programmes, clean label and sustainable packaging, and pet nutritional products. Core capabilities include custom formulation development through an in-house NPD and innovation lab, supported by market trend analysis to bring innovative ideas into customer portfolios. The company manufactures custom-formulated vitamins, minerals, health supplements, and speciality tablets to customer specifications, operating on a quote-based pricing model for B2B contract manufacturing engagements.

Thompson & Capper generates revenue through manufacturing service fees for custom-formulated products, targeting nutritional supplement brands as the primary customer segment and pharmaceutical companies as a secondary segment. The company was previously part of HBI Health & Beauty Innovations (described as Europe's leading health and beauty providers) and has since been acquired by the Ourvita Group, with operations continuing under the same team and commitments.

Name

Thompson & Capper Ltd

Legal name

Thompson and Capper Limited

Website

https://thompsonandcapper.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1798

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Thompson & Capper Ltd is a UK-based contract manufacturer that develops and produces custom-formulated vitamins, minerals, health supplements, and speciality tablets for nutritional and pharmaceutical brand owners across multiple delivery formats.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing (311111)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Functional Foods & Supplement Formats (Gummies, Chews, Powders, Shots) (CRADAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Powdered & Dry Beverage Mix Co-Packing (Instant Drinks, Sachets) (AFAFAIAH), Functional Shot Production (Wellness/Immunity/Focus Shots) (AFAFAFAI)

Keywords

• Contract pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Nutritional supplement manufacturing
• Custom tablet production
• Effervescent drink manufacturing
• Vitamin mineral formulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Warrington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: B2B contract manufacturing of nutritional and pharmaceutical products. The company develops and manufactures custom vitamin, mineral, health supplement and speciality tablet formulations for brand owners. Revenue is generated through manufacturing service fees for custom-formulated products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Thompson & Capper is a UK-based contract manufacturer that develops and produces custom-formulated nutritional and pharmaceutical products for brand owners. Its offering covers tablets, hard gel capsules, chewies, melts, premium effervescents, powders in stick packs and sachets, and daypack lifestyle nutrition programmes, complemented by clean label packaging and pet nutrition capabilities. The company transforms customer ideas into ready-to-go finished products via formulation development, an NPD and innovation lab, and full manufacturing services.

Product overview

Thompson & Capper Ltd operates as a full-service contract manufacturing partner for the nutritional and pharmaceutical industry, offering a comprehensive portfolio of product formats and delivery systems. The core offering spans tablets (including hard gel capsules and speciality formulations), innovative chewies and melts, premium effervescents, and powders in stick packs and sachets. The company also provides daypack solutions for lifestyle nutrition programmes. Beyond the primary product formats, Thompson & Capper offers supporting capabilities including clean label and sustainable packaging solutions, and has expanded into pet nutrition. All products are custom-formulated to meet customer specifications, transforming nutritional ideas into ready-to-go finished products. The company is part of the Ourvita Group following a recent merger.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tablets & Hard Gel Customisation Contract manufacturing of nutritional and pharmaceutical products, offering customisation of tablets and hard gel capsules for the health supplement industry.
• Innovative Chewies and Melts Nutritional tablets with great taste, offering chewable and melt-in-mouth formats for improved consumer experience and compliance.
• Premium Effervescents Functional drink products in effervescent format, providing fantastic flavours and nutritional benefits in a beverage delivery system.
• Powders in Stick Packs and Sachets Powdered nutritional products packaged in practical stick packs and sachets, offering convenient portion control and sample sizes.
• Daypack Solutions for Lifestyle Nutrition Tailor-made nutritional programmes in daily pack format, designed for trend-focused lifestyle and wellness consumers seeking personalised supplementation.
• Speciality Tablets Advanced tablet formulations for specialised nutritional and pharmaceutical applications, part of the company's focus on innovative delivery formats.
• Clean Label & Sustainable Packaging Sustainable and clean label packaging solutions for health supplements, addressing consumer demand for environmentally friendly and transparent labelling.
• Pet Nutrition Manufacturing Specialised nutritional products for pets, extending the company's contract manufacturing capabilities to the animal health supplement market.
• Health Supplements Contract Manufacturing Custom-formulated vitamins, minerals, and health supplements manufactured under contract for branded health products.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HBI Health & Beauty InnovationscoreOthersThompson & Capper is part of HBI Health & Beauty Innovations, described as Europe's leading health and beauty providers. HBI is the parent company of Thompson and Capper Limited.
• Ourvita GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThompson & Capper has joined the Ourvita Group, bringing additional expertise, innovation, and opportunities. The same people and commitment continue under the new ownership structure.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Siegfried Holding: Swiss-headquartered CDMO manufacturing APIs and finished dosage forms including effervescents and tablets for global pharma and nutraceutical customers; comparable in CDMO operating model and dosage-form breadth to Thompson & Capper.
• Eurofins CDMO: Eurofins' contract development and manufacturing arm offering solid-dose and pre-formulation development services for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical customers across Europe; comparable to Thompson & Capper at the formulation and CMO service layer.
• Recipharm: European CDMO offering solid dose, semi-solid and biologics manufacturing including effervescents and specialty formats; comparable as a multi-format pharma/nutraceutical contract manufacturer serving brand owners across Europe.
• Catalent: Global contract development and manufacturing organization offering softgel, tablet, and oral dose manufacturing including effervescents and powders - directly comparable capability set to Thompson & Capper but at much greater scale and across therapeutics plus consumer health.

Direct peers

• Almac Group: Northern Ireland-headquartered CDMO with extensive tablet, capsule and clinical-to-commercial manufacturing services, directly comparable as a UK/Ireland-based multi-format contract manufacturer serving pharma and health-brand clients.
• Aenova Group: European-based contract manufacturer of solid dose forms (tablets, capsules, effervescents) and powders for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries, making it one of the closest geographic and capability analogues to Thompson & Capper's UK operation.
• Robinson Pharma: US-based contract manufacturer focused on vitamins, minerals and supplements in tablets, capsules, softgels and powders; directly comparable as a dedicated nutritional-supplement CMO serving brand owners across multiple delivery formats.
• NutraScience Labs: US contract manufacturer of dietary supplements in capsules, tablets, powders and gummies for brand owners; directly overlaps Thompson & Capper's gummy/melt and powder-stick-pack CMO offering within nutritional supplements.
• Gemini Pharmaceuticals: US nutraceutical contract manufacturer producing tablets, capsules, powders and stick packs for supplement brands - a service mix and B2B CMO model nearly identical to Thompson & Capper's nutritional-supplement offering.

Regional players

• Abtei Pharma Polska: European vitamin and supplement brand/CMO group operating across multiple dosage formats for health brands; comparable as a competing European nutritional-format manufacturer with overlapping effervescent and tablet capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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