| Royal Numico has a distinquished history and reputation. In the Netherlands, a company must conduct a successful business for 100 years before earning the Royal title. Founded in 1896 and now the world's leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of nutritional products, Royal Numico began as a small dairy producer and played a key role in developing and manufacturing infant formulas, which helped alleviate the world's high rates of infant mortality. Prior to World War I, the company worked with medical professionals to produce other special diet products, including low-sugar milk for diabetics and iodine-fortified milk for goiter patients. Following World War II, the company evolved into a producer of a variety of scientifically advanced nutritional products and made breakthroughs in nutritional foods developed for hospitals, including Nutri 2000, a complete food for chronically ill patients with serious feeding problems. During the past two decades, the company has acquired other nutritional organizations and evolved into Royal Numico, the world's largest specialized nutrition company. |
