What Vege Tech does

Vege Tech is a privately held US botanical ingredients manufacturer, founded in 1988 as a subsidiary of Vege Labs Company, that develops, processes, and sells specialty botanical extracts and natural ingredients to formulators and marketers in the cosmetic, cosmeceutical, health and beauty, and household industries. The company is headquartered at 412 W Cypress St, Glendale, California, where all manufacturing takes place under strict monitored procedures using both domestically- and globally-sourced raw materials.

The company's core technology rests on three named proprietary extraction platforms. Formulex™ is a non-intrusive extraction process that isolates and separates botanical components without transforming them into undesirable by-products and maintains volatile plant compounds at original levels, delivering lot-to-lot and crop-to-crop consistency. Formuplex™ extends Formulex extracts into custom multi-blend formulations of two or more botanicals. Honeylex and Honeyplex use honey as the extraction solvent, imbuing extracts with honey's antibacterial, antimicrobial, anti-aging, and humectant properties. Additional product lines include Certified Organic Extracts (organic-compliant single and blended specialties with full traceability), Specialty Proteins and Derivatives (hydrolyzed wheat, soy, quinoa, oat proteins, and oat beta glucan for hair and skin applications), and Fruit and Vegetable Purees processed to retain flesh, skin, juices, seeds, sugars, pectins, vitamins, and minerals. Across these lines Vege Tech offers more than 400 ingredients.

Vege Tech operates a direct-to-formulator B2B sales model. The company sells through its website via product pages, downloadable sell sheets (PDFs), a botanicals-in-skin-care reference chart, and contact-form-based inquiries. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based on minimum order quantities (MOQs) and custom-blend specifications. The company holds organic certification and supports a broad set of specialty claims — organic, vegan, non-GMO, cruelty-free, natural, gluten-free, and made-in-USA — and operates with a long-tenured workforce, multiple team members having served over 30 years.

Name

Vege Tech

Legal name

Vege Tech

Website

https://vegetech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vege Tech is a privately held US botanical ingredients manufacturer, founded in 1988 and based in Glendale, California, that produces 400+ proprietary botanical extracts and specialty ingredients for cosmetic, cosmeceutical, health and beauty, and household product formulators via direct B2B sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Botanical Ingredients

NAICS

Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844), Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients (IMAEABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Botanical & Herbal Extracts (Adaptogens, Polyphenols, Essential Oils, Standardized Extracts) (AFAJAKAD), Ingredient Blends & Systems / Custom Formulation (Seasoning Systems, Functional Blends) (CRADAOAO)

Keywords

• Botanical extracts
• Cosmetic ingredients
• Specialty proteins
• Organic extracts
• Personal care ingredients

Headquarters

HQ city

Glendale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations

Revenue model

1. Botanical Extract Ingredients: Vege Tech manufactures and sells botanical extracts and specialty ingredients to formulators and marketers in the cosmetic, cosmeceutical, health and beauty, and household industries. Revenue is generated through product sales of Formulex, Formuplex, certified organic extracts, specialty proteins, fruit and vegetable purees, and Honeylex/Honeyplex lines.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vege Tech manufactures and sells botanical extracts and specialty ingredients to formulators and marketers in the cosmetic, cosmeceutical, health and beauty, and household industries. Its product portfolio includes Formulex™ single botanical extracts, Formuplex™ multi-blend extracts, certified organic extracts, specialty plant proteins (wheat, soy, quinoa, oat), fruit and vegetable purees, and Honeylex/Honeyplex honey-complexed extracts, offering 400+ ingredients processed at its Southern California facility.

Product overview

Vege Tech is a botanical ingredients company offering a portfolio of proprietary and specialty ingredient lines for the cosmetic, cosmeceutical, health and beauty, and household industries. The portfolio consists of six product lines: Formulex™ (single botanical extracts via proprietary non-intrusive extraction), Formuplex™ (multi-extract blends built on Formulex™), Certified Organic Extracts (USDA-compliant organic singular and blended specialties), Specialty Proteins & Derivatives (plant proteins for hair and skin care), Fruit & Vegetable Purees (whole-fruit/vegetable purees), and Honeylex & Honeyplex (honey-complexed botanical extracts). With over 400 ingredients available and manufacturing in the USA since 1988, the products are sold as ingredient inputs to formulators and marketers rather than as a software or SaaS platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Formulex™: High-value botanical extract ingredients obtained through proprietary extraction process.
• Formuplex™
• Honeylex
• Honeyplex

Products and services

• Formulex™ Proprietary line of high-value botanical extract ingredients manufactured through a non-intrusive extraction process that captures beneficial botanical constituents while providing low color, low odor, and consistent quality across lots and crops. Designed for formulators and marketers in the cosmetic, cosmeceutical, health and beauty, and household industries.
• Formuplex™ Multi-blend botanical extract formulations made from Formulex™ extracts, utilizing the same proprietary extraction technology to produce custom or suggested-use blends of two or more botanical extracts for synergistic formulation benefits. For formulators developing cosmetic, cosmeceutical, and personal care products.
• Certified Organic Extracts Singular botanical specialties or custom blends curated for organic formulations, sourced from carefully selected natural materials that are fully traceable and processed under strict monitored procedures in Southern California. Aimed at formulators requiring certified organic ingredients for cosmetic, cosmeceutical, and personal care products.
• Specialty Proteins & Derivatives Portfolio of plant-derived proteins including Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Litein W Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Hydrolyzed Quinoa Protein, Fluid Oat Colloid, Liqui-Oats Protein, and Oat Beta Glucan. Designed for hair repair, conditioning, skin moisturizing, and anti-aging applications in personal care formulations.
• Fruit & Vegetable Purees Whole fruit and vegetable purees containing the flesh, skin, juices, and seeds of the original produce, retaining sugars, fruit acids, pectins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals intact. For use in personal care formulations by cosmetic and health and beauty product manufacturers.
• Honeylex & Honeyplex Value-added botanical extracts produced using honey as the solvent in extraction, imbuing extracts with honey's antibacterial, antimicrobial, anti-aging, and humectant properties. Honeyplex blends combine multiple Honeylex extracts for synergistic formulations. For cosmetic and personal care product formulators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistent quality from lot to lot and crop to crop
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bell Flavors & Fragrances: Bell Flavors & Fragrances manufactures flavors, fragrances, and botanical extracts for the food, beverage, personal care, and household industries. It is a direct peer in the botanical extract ingredient space, particularly in supplying personal care and household product formulators.
• Bio-Botanica: Bio-Botanica is a US-based manufacturer of botanical extracts and natural ingredients serving the cosmetic, personal care, and flavor/fragrance industries. It is a direct peer to Vege Tech given its parallel focus on standardized botanical extracts for personal care formulators with proprietary extraction capabilities.
• Active Concepts: Active Concepts produces natural and bio-fermented cosmetic ingredients, including botanical extracts, proteins, and specialty actives for personal care formulators. It directly parallels Vege Tech's specialty proteins, purees, and botanical extract offerings targeted at cosmetic and personal care manufacturers.
• Botanic Innovations: Botanic Innovations supplies seed, fruit, and herb-based botanical ingredients to the personal care, food, and nutraceutical industries with proprietary extraction technology. It is a direct peer given its comparable focus on small-batch specialty botanical ingredients for cosmetic and health-beauty formulators.

Broad incumbents

• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): IFF's Health & Biosciences and Scent divisions produce botanical extracts, natural flavors, and cosmetic active ingredients for personal care and household product manufacturers. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities and a global manufacturing footprint versus Vege Tech's single-site operation.
• Symrise: Symrise's Diana and Scent & Care divisions produce natural flavors, fragrances, and cosmetic botanical ingredients for personal care and household product manufacturers. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping botanical extraction capabilities serving many of the same downstream customers as Vege Tech.
• Givaudan: Givaudan is the world's largest flavors and fragrances company, with Active Beauty supplying botanical extracts and natural cosmetic ingredients. It is a broad incumbent peer offering overlapping botanical extract capabilities serving cosmetic and personal care manufacturers globally, far exceeding Vege Tech's scale and geographic reach.
• Croda International: Croda is a global specialty chemicals company whose Personal Care division supplies botanical actives, proteins, and natural extracts to cosmetic and personal care manufacturers. It is a broad incumbent peer given its much larger scale, broader portfolio, and overlap with Vege Tech's cosmetic and personal care customer base.
• Evonik Industries: Evonik's Care Solutions business produces specialty ingredients including botanical extracts, proteins, and active systems for cosmetics and personal care. It is a broad incumbent peer offering overlapping personal care ingredient capabilities as part of a much larger specialty chemicals portfolio.
• Lubrizol Life Science (Berkshire Hathaway): Lubrizol's personal care and beauty division supplies specialty polymers, proteins, and botanical-derived ingredients for cosmetic and personal care formulators. It is a broad incumbent peer offering overlapping specialty ingredients with significantly greater scale and R&D resources than Vege Tech.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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