A contract manufacturer and trade partner for dietary supplements
Founded in Cuxhaven in 1984 as a three-person enterprise trading vitamins and minerals for the food industry, Nutrilo has grown over four decades into a global contract manufacturer for a wide range of dietary supplements — and a recognised supplier of vitamins and minerals as single raw materials or customised premixes.
Cuxhaven site Everything from one source
Nutrilo covers three connected business areas: the supply of vitamins and minerals, the trading of raw materials for the food industry, and the contract manufacturing of finished dietary supplements. Because they sit together in one company, a project can move from ingredient sourcing to a packed, released batch without a single hand-off between suppliers.
The site in Cuxhaven — close to the North Sea ports and international freight infrastructure — combines modern production facilities, SAP-driven material management and just-in-time logistics. Nutrilo is a company of the PHW-Group, one of the largest privately owned food groups in Europe.
What holds it together
- Quality
- Defined and monitored specifications for more than 25 years — in the product and in every process around it.
- Responsibility
- Food safety, health and the environment are principles we live by, audited by SMETA, RSPO and ISO 50001.
- People
- A skilled, motivated team and a strong training programme — many colleagues have been here for decades.
- One source
- Ingredients, formulation and manufacturing under one roof and one set of records — "alles aus einer Hand".
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Four decades
A short history of the plant and the capabilities added to it.
- 1984 Founded in Cuxhaven as a three-person vitamin & mineral trade for the food industry
- 1989 First own production facilities
- 1994 Tablet press production started
- 2001 Blister packaging line added
- 2008 Technical centre built under cleanroom conditions
- 2011 AEO-F customs certification
- 2017 Soft gelatin capsule production brought in-house
- today ≈ 380 people, customers in 65+ countries, part of the PHW-Group
Part of the PHW-Group
The PHW-Group is a family-owned group of companies active in nutrition, animal health and agriculture. Membership gives Nutrilo the backing of a large organisation while keeping the focus, speed and direct contact of a specialist manufacturer.
Tell us what you want to make.
Send a brief — a target formulation, a dosage form, a market. We reply with feasibility, samples and a quote.