NOW Foods

NOW Foods is a manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements and natural foods. The company was founded in 1968 with the idea that good health was not a luxury available only to the wealthy. This belief is a big part of the Now mission today as well, which is to provide value in products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives. NOW Foods is one of the top-selling brands in health foods stores, an award-winning manufacturer, a respected advocate of the natural product industry, and a leader in the fields of nutritional science and methods development.

In 2009 NOW Foods was acknowledged with many awards. They were honored with Whole Foods Magazine's highest accolade, the Natural Choice Award for Best Full Line of Supplements and Best Sports Nutrition Supplement, they were one of Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for, and they were awarded seven (7) Vity Awards from Vitamin Retailer Magazine to name a few. This is on top of the many awards they won prior to 2009.

Quality is also of high importance to the company. The testing of raw materials, in-process formulas and finished products is an ongoing responsibility at NOW Foods. Experienced, educated, and highly trained technicians rely on the latest technology to perform a variety of tests throughout the entire manufacturing process. These include Identity, Potency, Microbial, Organoleptic, and Contamination. And while each type of test is important in manufacturing quality products, Microbial testing is critical in ensuring that NOW products are safe and free of biological contamination. A technologically-advanced, in-house microbiology lab that allows NOW scientists to provide unparalleled quality microbiological control in a timely manner, using rapid method analysis.