Ribus has opened its doors to its first solely-onwed and operated production facility in Sparks, Nevada. The company, which was previously based in St. Louis, also moved its headquarters to Sparks earlier this year.
 
The new 15,000 square-foot plant is organic and Kosher certified, with Non-GMO, gluten-free, Halal, and SQF certifications pending. Ribus’ new facility will create new jobs in the Reno area in plant operations, quality, maintenance, supply chain, customer service, and finance.
 
“Having our own plant gives us increased capacity and control over making changes that are needed in the marketplace,” said Steve Peirce, co-founder and president of RIBUS. “Some of these changes may include different package sizes, different particle sizes, and new, innovative ingredients.”
 
Peirce said that the new facility comes from market demand for Ribus’ ingredients which include Nu-Flow and other excipients.
 
“RIBUS is dedicated to fulfilling additional demand to meet customer needs,” said Peirce. “With this new production facility, we are perfectly positioned for 300%+ incremental production capacity,” Peirce said.
 
Nu-Flow gives manufacturers the option of replacing synthetic materials or anti-caking agents like silicone dioxide or tri-calcium phosphate (talc), with a natural or certified organic ingredient. Nu-Flow allows for a producer to list “rice hulls” instead, while solving caking, flow, and other manufacturing and production challenges. Nu-Flow is made from rice hulls which are steam-sterilized and ground to a fine powder.
 
Ribus’ clean-label portfolio includes Nu-RICE, Nu-BAKE, Nu-FLOW, Nu-FLAC, Nu-MAG, Nu-BIND, and Nu-SORP. The patented ingredients are used by contract and branded manufacturers and formulators to help solve production issues while maintaining clean labels for a variety of products.