Manufacturing Today Issue - 247 April 2026 | Page 230

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this investment as a vote of confidence in everything we’ ve worked so hard to build.”
Such investment has also seen global growth, but Jonathan is quick to highlight that Designs for Health remains committed to the company’ s roots.“ Although our international footprint has grown significantly, we’ re deliberate about how we expand it,” Jonathan says.“ Today, we have offices and field sales representatives with direct distribution operations in Canada and Australia. Beyond those, we have established distributor relationships across the UK, the EU, Korea, China, and much of South America, with new relationships actively being developed in the Middle East and other regions. Every market has its own regulatory framework and navigating those correctly takes time and expertise, but our approach is to get it right rather than get it fast. As we work through each regulatory environment methodically, we fully expect to expand our direct presence in more markets over the coming years.”
Commitment to practitioner communities
2026 is already shaping up to be a landmark year for Designs for Health on multiple fronts.“ On the product side, we have new launches planned, headlined by what we expect to be a truly revolutionary multi-strain keystone commensal probiotic launching in May, which we believe will redefine the probiotic category,” Jonathan reveals.“ We’ re also continuing to scale our manufacturing operations to keep pace with the double-digit growth rates we’ ve consistently achieved. And perhaps most significantly, we’ re welcoming a new CEO, Chris Tedesco, who brings a wealth of experience from some of the most recognized consumer health brands in the world. With experience in
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