Nature Made
{{Short description|American dietary supplement and vitamin brand}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Nature Made
| industry = Dietary supplements
| founded = 1971
| founders = Henry Burdick, Barry Pressman
| parent = Pharmavite
| hq_location_city = Southern California
| website = {{URL|https://naturemade.com/}}
}}
Nature Made is an American dietary supplement and vitamin brand founded in 1971 by Barry Pressman and Henry Burdick. Nature Made began operating as a brand of Pharmavite as of this date.{{when|date = January 2025}}{{better source|date = January 2025}} Parent company Pharmavite was acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical in 1989. As of August 2023, Nature Made was manufacturing over 150 different types of supplements.
History
In 1971, Barry Pressman and Henry Burdick launched Nature Made, inspired by the belief that “there was a better alternative to long term health than prescription drugs.”{{cite news |title=2001 Manufacturer of the Year |publisher=Nutritional Outlook |author=Jim Wagner |date=November–December 2001}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newsdirect.com/health-supplements/nature-made-reviews-is-naturemade.com-legit-healthy-vitamin-supplements-that-work|date=August 16, 2023|title=Nature Made Reviews: Is NatureMade.com Legit? Healthy Vitamin Supplements That Work?|work=News Direct}} The company joined the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) in 1981. Nature Made began operating as a brand of Pharmavite as of this date.{{when|date = January 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/pharmavite-introduces-nurish-by-nature-made-vitamin-subscription-service/|date=May 12, 2020|title=Pharmavite Introduces nurish by Nature Made® Vitamin Subscription Service|work=BioSpace}}{{better source|date = January 2025}} Parent company Pharmavite was acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical in 1989.{{cite news|last1=Condon|first1=Lee|title=Pharmavite Puts Energy Into Immediate Results|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-26-me-26985-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=26 September 2000}}{{cite news|url=https://www.pharmavite.com/who-we-are/|title=Who We Are|work=Pharmavite}}{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/12/27/Japanese-pharmecutical-giant-acquires-US-vitamin-makerLOS-ANGELES-UPI/3183599202000/|date=December 27, 1988|title=Japanese pharmecutical giant acquires U.S. vitamin maker|work=UPI}}
In 2002, a Nature Made product{{what|date=January 2025}} became the first dietary supplement verified by United States Pharmacopeia (USP).{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/wellness/2002/11/19/certified-to-a-point/bdaf1786-1e99-4645-813d-ece62ad9c280/|author=Judy Packer-Tursman|date=November 19, 2002|title=Certified, To a Point|newspaper=Washington Post}} In 2016, Nature Made became the first company to prepare a USP-verified gummy brand.{{what|date=January 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.quality-supplements.org/usp_verified_products|title=USP Verified Products|work=Quality Supplements}}{{cite news|url=https://nutraceuticalbusinessreview.com/news/article_page/Nature_Made_adult_gummies_receive_USP_verified_mark_for_quality/115863|date=February 22, 2016|title=Nature Made adult gummies receive USP verified mark for quality|work=Nutraceutical Business Review}}
As of August 2023, Nature Made was manufacturing over 150 different types of supplements.
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