in Manhattan, New York. Passionate about the preventive action of natural supplements, pharmacists Nat Colby and Mike Goldfarb, as well as holistic physician Carl Zoll, founded the company Solgar Vitamin & Herb.
They developed the first Solgar product in a Manhattan pharmacy: Naturvite. Three years later, N. Colby met the young biochemist Allen Skolnick. Together, they continued to lay the foundations of the company with their own philosophy and a work approach based on
In 1947, there was only one employee and one product available. 60 years later, over 300 Solgar products are now available to consumers in over 60 different countries. The headquarters are located in Leonia, New Jersey. Although many changes have taken place within the company, Solgar Vitamins remains true to the philosophy of its founders for the development of
high quality food supplements.
The
quality standards of Solgar are exceptional, both with respect to equipment and manufacturing processes as well as quality controls.
The Solgar Quality Charter:
- Effective and innovative products from a team of experts dedicated exclusively to research.
- Unparalleled quality standards from the overall control of the quality process up to the end consumer.
- Special attention to allergens : as much as possible, Solgar products are gluten, wheat, soy, corn, yeast or dairy products free.
- Limitation of additives: Solgar products are almost exclusively sugar-free, salt-free and free from preservatives, artificial flavours or colours.
- Recyclable amber glass bottles. Although they are more expensive, they better protect nutrients from heat, light and humidity.