What Calleva does

Calleva Nutrition is a UK-based Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) headquartered in North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset, that develops and manufactures nutritional powdered blends, energy gels, and liquid nutritional products on behalf of brand owners in the sports nutrition, health and wellness, beauty from within, cognitive health, hydration, and collagen categories. Founded in 1994 and originally specialising in precision blending of powdered food ingredients, Calleva became one of the first UK companies to produce and pack sports gels and liquid nutritional supplements, and now produces millions of sachets annually for both Blue-chip and Founder-led brands. The technical platform spans pharmaceutical-grade precision powder blending, hot and cold liquid processing with full CIP systems, gel manufacturing, and multi-format packaging (stick packs, sachets, multi-serve pouches, liquid stand-up pouches), underpinned by BRCGS AA+ accreditation, Informed Manufacturer/Informed Sport/Informed Choice certification, and ISO-aligned quality management.

Calleva generates revenue through a B2B contract manufacturing model combining one-off production runs with professional services for new product development, bespoke formulation, flavour masking, claims development, and scale-up support. Customers are brand owners rather than end consumers, and sales are conducted via direct enterprise engagement, facility visits, sample trials, major trade shows such as Vitafoods Europe and FI Europe, and referrals within the Wellma Group network. The company reports being trusted by hundreds of brands, and in August 2024 was acquired by Wellma Group, a European nutraceutical manufacturing collective with 6 production sites across 5 European countries, giving Calleva access to additional formats (gummies, tablets, bars, liposomals) and pan-European customer pipelines. Since 2020, Calleva has been led by CEO Ed Ryle, with Andy Woolf joining as COO in January 2023, and a ~30% facility expansion broke ground in October 2025 to scale warehouse and operational capacity.

Name

Calleva

Legal name

Calleva Limited

Website

https://calleva-nutrition.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Calleva Nutrition is a UK-based CDMO developing and manufacturing nutritional powder blends, energy gels, and liquid supplements for sports nutrition, wellness, beauty-from-within, hydration, and collagen brand owners across the UK and Europe, operating as part of the Wellma Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgwater

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: Full-service CDMO providing formulation, development, manufacturing, and packaging of nutritional supplements. Revenue generated through production runs, minimum order quantities, and scale-up services for brands.
2. New Product Development: Innovative NPD services helping brands develop bespoke formulations, quick-to-market options, and late-stage customization. Charges for development work and formulation services.
3. Contract Filling Services: Filling and packing services available as contract-only for customers supplying their own bulk powder or liquid products, subject to MOQ requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Calleva is a UK-based Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) providing end-to-end services for nutrition and nutraceutical products. It manufactures powdered blends, energy gels, and liquid/syrup supplements on behalf of brand owners, covering formulation, new product development, precision blending, liquid processing, filling, and packaging across stick packs, sachets, and multi-serve pouches. The company serves sports nutrition, health and wellness, beauty-from-within, cognitive health, hydration, and collagen brands.

Product overview

Calleva Nutrition is a UK-based Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) providing end-to-end services for nutrition and nutraceutical products. The core product portfolio includes Gels & Liquids (energy gels, caffeine gels, functional wellness liquids) and Powder Supplements (available in stick packs, sachets, and multi-serve pouches). These are supported by New Product Development services for custom formulation and Manufacturing Services for production, blending, and packing. Packaging Solutions provide multiple format options. Products span Performance Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Beauty From Within, Cognitive Health, Hydration & Electrolytes, and Collagen categories. Through the Wellma Group partnership, Calleva also offers access to additional formats including nutrition bars (Bar Factory), gummies (Nutrifundiet), tablets (Legosan), and liposomal products (Plantacorp).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Calleva Ingredients: Bespoke ingredient solutions and custom blend services offered as part of the Calleva portfolio.

Products and services

• Gels & Liquids Manufacturing Contract manufacturing of liquid nutritional supplements including energy gels, caffeine gels, and functional wellness gels. One of the first UK companies producing and packing sports gels and liquid nutritional supplements, with decades of experience in this specialised format.
• Powder Supplement Manufacturing Contract manufacturing of powder-based nutritional supplements available in stick packs, sachets, and multi-serve pouches, with specialisation in precision blending of powdered food ingredients since 1994.
• New Product Development Services End-to-end new product development services including formulation, ingredient selection, flavour masking, claims development, and scale-up support for nutrition and nutraceutical brand partners.
• Contract Manufacturing Services Full-service contract manufacturing covering powder blending, liquid processing, and filling/packing operations for nutritional and nutraceutical products, with capabilities for contract filling services for customers supplying their own bulk powder or liquid products (subject to MOQ).
• Packaging Solutions Multiple packaging format options including flat powder sachets, powder stick packs, liquid stick packs, multi-serve pouches, and stand-up liquid pouches to suit diverse product and consumer requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Produced millions of sachets annually for brands ranging from Blue-chip companies to Founder-led businesses
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• Wellma GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 August 2024Calleva joined forces with Wellma Group, a leading European development and manufacturing partner in nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. Wellma specializes in food supplements and niche pharmaceuticals with 6 production sites across 5 European countries. This strategic move marks Wellma's entry into the UK market, complementing its broad European presence. Calleva brings unique capabilities in formulations, sourcing, taste profiles, and BRC Global Standard manufacturing.
• Devon Contract WasteminorOthers · 29 January 2020Zero to Landfill waste management program partner. DCW provides responsible waste disposal services, sorting waste streams to maximize recycling with non-recyclable waste processed in clean energy generation plants.
• Somerset County Cricket ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Long-standing partnership spanning more than 10 years supplying tailored nutritional products for elite athletes. Products include energy gels, hydration drinks, protein supplements, and recovery formulations. Calleva gains valuable insight into real-world athlete demands that informs product development for all customers.
• BCMPA (British Contract Manufacturers and Packers Association)minorOthersTrade body membership reinforcing commitment to providing highest quality and best value service to clients. BCMPA has over 100 members including Calleva.
• Informed SportcoreOthersInformed Manufacturer site registration providing in-depth analysis of critical control processes with focus on testing for WADA banned substances. Includes 6-monthly independent on-site inspections and extensive swabbing of manufacturing areas.
• JRS SilvateamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted on JRS Silvateam's stand at FI Europe 2025 Paris. Collaboration on functional fibres and natural texturisers including pectin and citrus fibre for improved texture, mouthfeel, and clean-label positioning.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Aenova Group: Aenova is one of Europe's largest pharmaceutical and nutraceutical CDMOs, operating multiple sites across Germany, Italy and Switzerland for softgel, tablet, capsule, powder and liquid formats. Directly comparable to Calleva on the contract-manufacturing-of-supplements model, B2B brand-customer base and broad formulation-to-packaging service stack, with greater geographic scale.
• Glatt Group: Glatt is a German-based specialist in powder granulation, particle engineering and process technology for food, nutrition and pharmaceutical applications. Directly comparable to Calleva's powder-blending and CDMO activities for nutrition customers, with strong overlap in technology platforms and end-market customers in sports nutrition and supplements.
• Colorcon: Colorcon is a US-headquartered specialty supplier of coatings, excipients and formulated systems for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries, providing both ingredients and contract manufacturing-adjacent services. Directly comparable to Calleva on the supplements/CDMO interface, with overlap in serving brand customers that require regulatory-grade, format-specific manufacturing.
• Stern-Wywiol Gruppe (Stern Ingredients): Stern-Wywiol Gruppe is a German family of specialty ingredient companies providing functional systems and bespoke blends for the food supplements and nutrition industries, including contract manufacturing. Comparable to Calleva as a European supplement-focused CDMO/blending business serving brand customers, with overlapping customer base in sports and wellness nutrition.

Broad incumbents

• Lonza Group: Lonza is one of the world's largest CDMOs with established nutrition and consumer health manufacturing capabilities alongside its biologics franchise. Comparable to Calleva in offering integrated CDMO services to nutritional supplement brands, but at materially greater scale and with broader technology depth across dosage forms.
• Almac Group: Almac is a UK- and Ireland-headquartered contract development and manufacturing organization serving pharmaceutical and consumer health customers with formulation, manufacturing and packaging services. Comparable to Calleva on UK-based CDMO services and B2B brand customer base, with broader capabilities including clinical trial supply.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Patheon CDMO): Thermo Fisher operates one of the world's largest CDMO networks through its Patheon brand, providing contract development and manufacturing services across pharma and consumer health. Comparable to Calleva as a global CDMO serving brand customers with formulation, manufacturing and packaging capabilities, though at far greater scale and broader technology scope.
• Catalent: Catalent is a global CDMO offering softgels, oral solid dose, biologics and consumer health manufacturing across dozens of sites. Overlaps with Calleva in consumer health / supplement contract manufacturing and packaging formats, but operates at far greater scale and breadth, making it a broad incumbent rather than a direct CDMO peer.
• Siegfried Holding: Siegfried is a Swiss CDMO providing integrated API and drug-product manufacturing services to pharmaceutical and consumer health companies. Comparable to Calleva as a European CDMO serving brand customers in regulated end-markets, though Siegfried is larger and more pharmaceutical-tilted in its mix.
• Recipharm: Recipharm is a Swedish-headquartered CDMO with multiple European facilities serving pharma and consumer health customers across solid, semi-solid and sterile formats. Comparable to Calleva as a European contract manufacturer serving brand customers, though more pharmaceutical in mix and broader in geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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