Netlab bets on gummies More than a fashion, it’s the galenic that everyone is talking about (for good or bad). Of course, it has its detractors, but it is clear that with time, the «gummies» phenomenon is not running out of steam, on the contrary it is accelerating. Netlab Pharma laboratory, manufacturer of nutraceutical products (food supplements and dietetic foods) certified ISO 22 000 and Ecocert. Guided tour in Bordeaux in their premises. n the Bordeaux ring road, in Saint- plant extracts such as orange essential oils and Loubès, the Netlab Pharma labora- cider vinegar. For each gummie, an addition of tory has just acquired on the right 10 to 20% of active ingredients is possible, for a a plot of land with a surface area of total of 2 to 3 g. As for the health targets, they about 2,000 m, and on the left a factory, i.e. 9002 are all there: beauty, energy, slimming, diges- additional m. This will allow the company to2 tion, stress and sleep, etc. Netlab plans to set expand, of course, as it plans to triple the sur- up a testing bar at the Vitafoods trade show to face area of the white zones and storage areas, present its entire «gummies» offer. Among the currently 1,300 m. But also an opportunity to2 diversify its offer. Because when the demands of its customers in terms of shaping gummies are « Netlab plans to set up a testing bar at the more and more numerous, Netlab has thought Vitafoods trade show to present its entire of equipping itself with a dedicated production gummies offer» line. A significant cost, but above all, a signi- ficant amount of space to plan. Indeed, these machines require a lot of length, especially for the drying process. So the investment has not future new production lines, there is a good (yet) been made, but Netlab has been able to chance that one day a line will be dedicated respond to its customers by approaching a tra- to gummies... Today, on the site, 300,000 cap- ditional confectioner to produce the famous sules and tablets, as well as 2,000 pillboxes are gummies (pilot batch of 10 kg, i.e. about 3,000 produced every hour; bagging machines, cap- gummies); recipe formulation and adjustments sule fillers, packaging and filming lines, mixing are done by Netlab. The specifications aim at na- and material storage areas are supervised by 40 turalness for both flavors and coloring: fruit or people. In the long term, the targeted payroll would be 55-60: a dozen more for the new clean rooms with a new analysis laboratory for more reactivity, and an additional capsule filler (a third) for smaller series. In addition, a tempe- rature-controlled storage area would complete this new facility. Regarding waste management, 14 001 certification is planned. As for the facto- ry acquired on the other side of the site, there are plans to develop a drop shipping activity there. The idea? To deliver directly to the end customer and limit the carbon impact of round- trip freight. This new card would allow the hi- ring of 5 to 10 additional employees. Great am- bitions for Netlab, which saw its sales increase tenfold since 2013 thanks to its DNA (natural, plant-based and organic) and does not want to stop there. • srentraP lairtsudnI — sleirtsudnI serianetraP- 871 -