Nutrition Group PLC

What Nutrition Group PLC does

Nutrition Group PLC is a UK-based contract manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, supplements, and sports nutrition products, with a stated horizontal platform spanning VMS, Sports Nutrition, Animal Health, and Beauty categories. The company has operated since 1993 from its Blackpool headquarters and manufacturing site, and holds the regulatory credentials typical of a serious UK contract manufacturer: MHRA manufacturing license, GMP-compliant operations, and BRCGS certification, with full traceability built into all operational processes. In 2023 it invested a multi-million pound sum in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and secured a £2m working capital facility from Barclays to fund further growth.

The company runs a B2B contract manufacturing model, producing on behalf of major high street retailers, blue chip pharmaceutical organisations, and leading international brands, and explicitly accepts enquiries from funded start-ups alongside established players. Its service offering goes beyond production to include Technical Services, New Product Development, and Global Supply Chain management, positioning it as a full-service manufacturing partner rather than a pure toll converter. Reported total sales grew 22% in the trailing 12 months and the company is recognised as one of the fastest-growing manufacturers in the North West of England.

Commercially, the business is privately held under a PLC legal structure, with no public ticker, no disclosed revenue, and no disclosed ownership detail. Leadership is anchored by CEO Richard Greathead. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales, with no public pricing, no app, and no consumer-facing distribution channel — the company is invisible to end consumers and monetises entirely through its manufacturing relationships.

Name

Nutrition Group PLC

Legal name

Nutrition Group Plc

Website

https://nutrition-group.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UK contract manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, supplements, sports nutrition, animal health, and beauty products. GMP- and MHRA-licensed, BRCGS-certified, serving major high street retailers, blue chip pharmaceutical organisations, and leading international brands from its Blackpool facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Manufacturing of Dietary Supplements

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports & Performance Nutrition Foods Manufacturing (Protein Foods, Energy Gels/Bars) (AFAKAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Manufacturing, Private Label & Co-Manufacturing for Animal Diets (HLAMAHAO), Snack Bars (Granola, Protein, Cereal Bars) (CRADABAG), Sports Nutrition (Protein, Creatine, Pre-Workout/Intra-Workout) (CRADAGAA)

Keywords

• Contract manufacturing
• Dietary supplements
• Sports nutrition
• Vitamins minerals supplements
• Animal health nutrition

Headquarters

HQ city

Blackpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing: Revenue generated through contract manufacturing of vitamins, minerals, supplements, sports nutrition, animal health, and beauty products for B2B clients including major retailers, pharmaceutical organisations, and international brands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Nutrition Group PLC is a UK-based B2B contract manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, supplements (VMS), sports nutrition products (including protein bars), animal health supplements, and beauty products. The company produces these items on behalf of major high street retailers, blue chip pharmaceutical organisations, and leading international brands, manufacturing to GMP standards with MHRA licensing and BRCGS certification. It also offers related services including production, technical services, new product development, and global supply chain management.

Product overview

Nutrition Group PLC is a future-focused contract manufacturer of vitamins, minerals and supplements, serving multiple sectors including VMS (Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements), Sports Nutrition, Animal Health, and Beauty. The company operates as a single unified manufacturing platform offering both product manufacturing across these five categories (Vitamins/Minerals/Supplements, Protein Bars, Sports Nutrition, Animal Health, Beauty) and related service offerings including Production Services, Technical Services, New Product Development, and Global Supply Chain management. The company supplies major high street retailers, pharmaceutical organisations, and leading international brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements Manufacturing Contract manufacturing of vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements for the VMS sector, produced to GMP standards for major retailers, pharmaceutical organisations and international brands.
• Protein Bars Manufacturing Contract manufacturing of protein bar products for sports nutrition and health markets, produced under GMP standards for B2B clients.
• Sports Nutrition Manufacturing Contract manufacturing of sports nutrition products for athletes and fitness consumers, supplied to brands and retailers.
• Animal Health Manufacturing Contract manufacturing of health supplements and nutritional products for animal health applications, produced to GMP quality standards.
• Beauty Manufacturing Contract manufacturing of beauty sector nutritional supplements and health products for brand clients.
• Production Services Manufacturing and production services for dietary supplements and nutritional products, delivered to GMP and MHRA standards.
• Technical Services Technical expertise and support for product development and manufacturing processes, offered to brand clients alongside production.
• New Product Development New product development services for creating innovative health and nutrition products, from formulation through to manufacture.
• Global Supply Chain Global supply chain management and distribution services for international markets, supporting clients' cross-border product delivery.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Recipharm: Swedish-headquartered CDMO with multiple UK and European manufacturing sites producing pharmaceuticals and consumer health products. Comparable GMP-certified contract manufacturing model serving pharma and health-supplement brand customers across Europe.
• Glanbia Nutritionals: Global nutrition ingredients and contract manufacturing business with deep presence in sports and performance nutrition. Serves similar B2B brand and supplement customers across protein, sports nutrition, and VMS categories.
• Almac Group: Northern Ireland-headquartered pharmaceutical and nutraceutical CDMO with GMP-certified manufacturing across the UK and Ireland. Comparable GMP/MHRA-aligned contract manufacturing capability for pharma and health supplement clients in the UK/Ireland region.
• Catalent: One of the world's largest contract development and manufacturing organisations with consumer health, softgel, and oral-dose capabilities. Catalent serves similar pharma, consumer health, and nutrition brand customers but at far greater scale and breadth than Nutrition Group's UK-focused supplement manufacturing niche.

Direct peers

• Wasdell Group: UK-based contract manufacturer of vitamins, supplements, and pharmaceuticals serving similar B2B customers. Wasdell is the most direct functional peer to Nutrition Group, operating an MHRA-licensed, GMP-certified manufacturing model with a comparable product range across health supplements and sports nutrition.
• Labomar: Italian CDMO focused on nutraceuticals, supplements, sports nutrition, beauty, and medical devices. Highly comparable to Nutrition Group in product categories served, GMP-certified contract manufacturing model, and B2B brand customer base across Europe.
• Fine Foods & Pharmaceuticals NTM: Italian contract manufacturer of nutraceuticals, supplements, sports nutrition, medical foods, and beauty products. Closely comparable peer to Nutrition Group in VMS, sports nutrition, and beauty contract manufacturing categories.
• Purna Pharmaceuticals: Indian contract manufacturer of nutraceuticals and supplements with European distribution. Directly comparable contract manufacturing offering across vitamins, minerals, supplements, and sports nutrition categories, supplying B2B brands competing for similar UK/European customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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