📜 Timeline of Early Vitamin & Supplement Companies (1920s–1940s)

1922 – Jamieson Laboratories (Toronto, Canada)
Founder: Claire Edwin Jamieson
Signature product: Early cod-liver oil and vitamin formulations; became Canada’s best-known vitamin brand.

1929 – Standard Process (Wisconsin, USA)
Founder: Dr. Royal Lee
Signature product: Whole-food concentrates like Catalyn; emphasized minimally processed nutrition.

1929 / 1935 – Rowell Laboratories (Minnesota, USA)
Founder: Theodore H. Rowell, Sr. (pharmacist)
Signature product: High-vitamin A&D burbot liver oil; later multivitamins and minerals.

1932 – KAL (Southern California, USA)
Founder: Chester Weldon
Signature product: Early multivitamins and calcium supplements sold in health food stores.

1934 – California Vitamin Company → Nutrilite (California, USA)
Founder: Carl F. Rehnborg
Signature product: Multi-vitamin/mineral concentrates; one of the first commercial multivitamins in America.

1935 – Seven Seas (Hull, U.K.)
Founders: British Cod Liver Oil Producers Association
Signature product: Cod liver oil marketed for vitality and children’s health.

1936 – Viobin (Illinois, USA)
Founders: Millers in Monticello, IL
Signature product: Wheat germ oil, a concentrated source of vitamin E.

1936 – Schiff Bio-Foods (Detroit, USA)
Founder: Eugene Schiff (pharmacist)
Signature product: Stabilized whey protein products, plus brewer’s yeast and desiccated liver tablets.

1940 – Miles Laboratories: One-A-Day (Indiana, USA)
Founders: Dr. Miles & Co. (later Miles Labs)
Signature product: One-A-Day multivitamin tablets, a household brand for decades.

1947 – Solgar Vitamin & Herb (New York, USA)
Founders: Nat Colby, Mike Goldfarb (pharmacists), Dr. Carl Zoll (holistic physician)
Signature product: High-quality, science-backed vitamins and minerals for health professionals.

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