What Black Label Ingredients does

Black Label Ingredients is a specialty ingredient distributor headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, that sources and resells nutraceutical and personal care ingredients to contract manufacturers and retailers across the United States. The company maintains access to more than 500 products through nine key supplier partnerships (Aloe Corp, Provitas, Food Ingredient Solutions, Divis Nutraceutical, Oleon, Active Concepts, Effepharm and others), and operates as the exclusive distributor in Texas and the Midwest for several of these producers. Its portfolio spans two primary verticals: Human Nutrition (vitamins, amino acids, sweeteners, specialized nutritional compounds) and Personal Care (emollients, botanical extracts, UV filters, surfactants, and active ingredients for skin and hair care). USDA Organic certification for handling, granted in September 2024 by Oregon Tilth, extends capability into organic-certified ingredient distribution.

The company's underlying technology is conventional: its "expertise lies in supply chain management, ingredient sourcing, and distribution logistics rather than proprietary technology development." Distribution is supported by approximately 100,000 square feet of warehouse space across the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and St. Louis, enabling coast-to-coast U.S. fulfillment. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through product margins on ingredient sales (a transaction-fee model). The go-to-market is direct sales to contract manufacturers, retailers, personal care/cosmetics companies, and human nutrition manufacturers, with the company positioning itself as an extension of its customers' procurement teams — solving pain points around long lead times, price volatility, and hard-to-find specialty ingredients.

The company is founder-led (Jason Blackerby, President and Founder), privately held with no disclosed institutional funding, and operates with a lean leadership structure spanning sales (personal care and broad-line VPs), operations, finance, customer service, and warehouse management. It markets through its website, LinkedIn presence, and a content blog ("The Nitty Gritty"), and has signaled intent to expand its warehouse footprint over the next five years. Customer logos are not publicly disclosed; segment mix is described as serving salon shampoo, OTC pharmaceutical, general cosmetics, and nutraceutical manufacturers across Texas, the Southwest, Midwest, Rockies, and broader national geographies.

Name

Black Label Ingredients

Legal name

Black Label Ingredients

Website

https://blacklabelingredients.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Black Label Ingredients is a Fort Worth, Texas-based specialty ingredient distributor that sources and resells 500+ nutraceutical and personal care ingredients from nine global suppliers to contract manufacturers and retailers across the United States, operating as an exclusive Texas and Midwest distributor for several producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Ingredient Distribution

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Food-Grade Additives & Functional Ingredients Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food-Grade Chemicals & Processing Aids Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAJ)

Keywords

• Specialty ingredient distribution
• Nutraceutical raw materials
• Personal care ingredients
• Cosmetic formulation ingredients
• Ingredient sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ingredient Distribution: Black Label Ingredients generates revenue by distributing specialty ingredients to manufacturers in the personal care, cosmetics, and human nutrition industries. They source high-quality ingredients from regional and global suppliers and sell them to contract manufacturers and retailers. Revenue is derived from product margins on ingredient sales.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Black Label Ingredients is a specialty ingredient distributor that sources from 9+ supplier partners and distributes a portfolio of 500+ ingredients to manufacturers and retailers in the personal care, cosmetics, and nutraceutical/human nutrition markets. The company operates warehouses in the Dallas–Fort Worth area and St. Louis, supporting U.S.-wide distribution, and is USDA Organic certified for handling and storage of organic ingredients.

Product overview

Black Label Ingredients operates as a specialty ingredients distributor offering a portfolio of 500+ products across two primary categories: Human Nutrition (nutraceuticals, vitamins, amino acids, sweeteners) and Personal Care (cosmetics ingredients, botanical extracts, emollients, UV filters). The company sources ingredients from global suppliers and serves as exclusive distributor in Texas and the Midwest for certain producers, positioning itself as an extension of customers' procurement teams with a focus on trust, quality, and reliability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Care Ingredients
• Human Nutrition Ingredients

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Active ConceptscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBlack Label Ingredients serves as the Texas distributor for Active Concepts, a leading provider of high-quality personal care ingredients with cutting-edge raw material research and development capabilities. The collaboration brings together nearly two decades of success and aims to provide excellent service and unmatched ingredient technology to customers in Texas.
• Aloe CorpminorOthersAloe Corp is one of Black Label Ingredients' industry partners, providing specialty ingredients as part of BLI's network of regional and global suppliers.
• ProvitasminorOthersProvitas is one of Black Label Ingredients' industry partners, providing specialty ingredients as part of BLI's network of regional and global suppliers.
• Food Ingredient SolutionsminorOthersFood Ingredient Solutions is one of Black Label Ingredients' industry partners, providing specialty ingredients as part of BLI's network of regional and global suppliers.
• Divis NutraceuticalminorOthersDivis Nutraceutical is one of Black Label Ingredients' industry partners, providing specialty nutraceutical ingredients as part of BLI's network of regional and global suppliers.
• OleonminorOthersOleon is a leading distributor of oleochemical products including fatty acids, glycerine, esters, dimers, technical oils, and specialty oleochemicals. Black Label Ingredients distributes Oleon's products including their sun care protection line.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IMCD: Global specialty ingredients distributor serving personal care, beauty, nutrition, and food markets with a focus on formulation-support and supplier partnerships — closely aligned with BLI's model of representing ingredient producers to formulators.
• Azelis: Specialty ingredients and chemicals distributor with strong personal care and food/nutrition verticals; comparable to BLI in acting as a value-add intermediary with exclusive distribution mandates from global principals.
• Barentz: Specialty ingredients distributor focused on human nutrition, personal care, and animal nutrition; comparable supplier-partner model and exclusive distribution arrangements to BLI's approach with Active Concepts and others.
• Prinova: Specialty distributor of nutraceutical, vitamin, and functional food ingredients with a similar B2B model serving manufacturers; particularly relevant to BLI's human nutrition product line.

Broad incumbents

• Univar Solutions: Large North American specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor with a broad portfolio across personal care, food, and nutrition end markets — directly comparable distribution model to BLI but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Brenntag: World's largest chemical and ingredients distributor with broad food, nutrition, and personal care coverage — a scaled incumbent against which BLI's regional exclusivities compete.
• Cargill: Global agribusiness with extensive food, nutrition, and personal care ingredient businesses; relevant as a large incumbent supplier/competitor in many of BLI's ingredient categories.
• Kerry Group: Global taste and nutrition ingredients company serving food, beverage, and personal care manufacturers — comparable end customers and ingredient focus to BLI, but operating as a manufacturer rather than distributor.
• Ingredion: Major ingredient solutions provider with personal care and nutrition product lines; comparable to BLI in serving consumer goods manufacturers, but as a manufacturer/ingredient producer rather than pure distributor.

Emerging players

• Tate & Lyle: Specialty food and beverage ingredients company expanding into nutrition and personal care adjacencies; partial overlap with BLI's ingredient categories and end customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/black-label-ingredients

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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