VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc.

VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc. is an American ingredient supplier headquartered in Momence, Illinois, that develops and manufactures plant-based ingredients for the nutraceutical, functional food and beverage, and supplement industries. The company describes its purpose as bringing nature and science together to unlock the synergistic power of plants, and it positions itself as a discovery-driven partner for brands that want clinically substantiated, on-trend nutrition solutions. FutureCeuticals was formed in 1999 by Jeff Van Drunen as a sister company to Van Drunen Farms, the family farming and processing business whose history the company traces back to 1856. That lineage matters to the brand: FutureCeuticals presents itself as the research-and-development arm of a multi-generation agricultural family, combining farming and processing heritage with modern analytical and clinical science. It is a member of the Van Drunen Family of Companies. The company's portfolio spans individual ingredients, custom blends, and branded, clinically researched solutions. Its product categories include clinically researched plant extracts, performance grains, whole vegetable powders, whole fruit powders, and specialty branded ingredients, with application areas such as bone and joint health, women's health, cellular health, brain health, gut health, immunity, healthy aging, beauty from within, energy, and active nutrition. One of its better-known branded ingredients is Fruitex-B, associated with bone health, bone strength and density, joint comfort, flexibility and mobility. FutureCeuticals operates as a business-to-business supplier rather than a consumer-facing brand. Its customers are formulators and marketers of supplements, foods and beverages who incorporate its ingredients into finished products. The company supports those customers with research, custom formulation help, and a portfolio organized around wellness categories and market trends. According to its own account, the company has been helping partners for more than 25 years, with 250+ published articles and patents, five global manufacturing locations, millions of pounds of production and blending capacity, and more than 11 billion doses served. It maintains research and analytical centers and collaborates with universities and institutions, including the University of Illinois, University of California, Davis, and Auburn University, as well as expanded research partnerships in the United Kingdom. Its scientists regularly publish in peer-reviewed journals. FutureCeuticals remains privately held within the Van Drunen family enterprise and continues to operate from Momence, Illinois, serving supplement and functional food customers in the United States and internationally.

FutureCeuticals' history is presented by the company as an extension of the Van Drunen family's agricultural story, which it dates to 1856, when the family began farming. Over more than a century the family continued farming and expanded its processing capabilities under the Van Drunen Farms name, building expertise in growing, harvesting and processing plant materials. In 1999, Jeff Van Drunen formed FutureCeuticals as a sister company to Van Drunen Farms. The new venture was created to focus on research and product development for the emerging nutraceutical and functional food and beverage categories — a deliberate move from agricultural processing toward science-driven, value-added ingredients. This positioned FutureCeuticals as the research-and-development-oriented member of what became the Van Drunen Family of Companies. From that base, the company built a portfolio of plant-based ingredients spanning fruit, vegetable and grain inputs, and developed branded, clinically researched solutions. It established research and analytical capabilities, including a discovery research center and a research and analytical center, and formed partnerships with universities and institutions such as the University of Illinois, University of California, Davis, and Auburn University, along with expanded research partnerships in the United Kingdom. Its in-house scientists and experts have regularly published research in peer-reviewed journals. By its own account, the company has supported partners for more than 25 years, accumulating 250+ published articles and patents, five global manufacturing locations, millions of pounds of production and blending capacity, and more than 11 billion doses served. It continues to operate as a privately held member of the Van Drunen family enterprise, headquartered in Momence, Illinois, and serving supplement and functional food customers in the United States and internationally.

• 1999

  Jeff Van Drunen forms FutureCeuticals as a sister company to Van Drunen Farms, focused on nutraceutical and functional food and beverage research and products.

• 1856

  The Van Drunen family begins farming, the heritage the company traces its history to.

Business-to-business supplier of clinically researched, plant-based ingredients that bring nature and science together for nutraceutical and functional food and beverage brands.

• Fruitex-B

  A branded ingredient associated with bone health, bone strength and density, joint health, comfort, flexibility and mobility.

• Clinically researched plant extracts

  Plant-based extracts supported by clinical research for various wellness categories.

• Performance grains

  Grain-based ingredients for performance and active nutrition applications.

• Whole vegetable powders and whole fruit powders

  Whole-food powders made from fruits and vegetables for formulation into foods, beverages and supplements.

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