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TopGum
Yummy ummies
TopGum is taking North America by storm with its functional gummies
On a mission to become the world’ s strongest functional gummy brand, TopGum is leading the way for the first truly sugar-free delivery system. With a strong in-house research and development( R & D) team, the company is constantly expanding its portfolio of dietary and nutraceutical gummies, from pre and probiotic supplements to beauty gummies and immune system boosters.
Jennifer Toomey, Head of Product Development US, joins us to share more details about how the company became a leading functional gummy manufacturer.“ TopGum was established in 2004 as a confectionery company, and it quickly built a strong reputation among several clients and partners across the globe,” Jennifer opens.“ In 2018, we expanded our operations into the ever-growing gummy supplement market, significantly increasing our distribution, presence, and partnerships
around the world. We re-tooled the entire factory and installed state-of-the-art equipment to enable us to produce vitamin and mineral supplement gummies based on our confectionery heritage.
“ We strive to create gummies that offer a tasty and visually enjoyable experience while providing some great wellness benefits. Entrepreneurial spirit runs high across TopGum and we’ re constantly challenging ourselves, using new technologies to leverage the benefits of science. Our inhouse microencapsulation lab can blend technologies to deliver the best possible experiences for our customers.
“ We’ re a global company and our largest market is in the US, which accounts for 60-to- 70 percent of our business, but we also serve customers in Europe, Australia, and South Africa,” she continues.“ We have product catalog with 40 plus formulas which offers a convenient, off-the-shelf product, but most of our business is developing custom formulas to meet specific customer requirements. We think of our product catalog as a starting point, from which customers can assess their core requirements and tailor products to create exactly what they need. From
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