Kerry ProActive Health
Kerry Group plc is an Irish multinational food and ingredients company headquartered in Tralee, Ireland. Kerry's ProActive Health division supplies branded functional ingredients to the dietary supplement industry from its North American headquarters in Beloit, Wisconsin. Key branded ingredients include Wellmune (yeast beta-1,3/1,6-glucan for immune support, 50+ clinical studies, FDA GRAS), BC30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 probiotic, 45+ publications), and Plenibiotic (rice-derived postbiotic, launched 2025). Kerry operates approximately 50 sites across North America with about 6,000 employees in the region.
Beloit, Wisconsin
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§1Editorial assessment
Kerry Group plc is an Irish multinational food and ingredients company headquartered in Tralee, Ireland. Kerry's ProActive Health division supplies branded functional ingredients to the dietary supplement industry from its North American headquarters in Beloit, Wisconsin. Key branded ingredients include Wellmune (yeast beta-1,3/1,6-glucan for immune support, 50+ clinical studies, FDA GRAS), BC30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 probiotic, 45+ publications), and Plenibiotic (rice-derived postbiotic, launched 2025). Kerry operates approximately 50 sites across North America with about 6,000 employees in the region.
§2Our review
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§3Inspection history
§4Certifications
Certification verification in progress. International supplier records require regional database lookups (EudraGMDP, Health Canada NHP, FSSC public register, JHFA directory). See our methodology.
§5Capability matrix
- PRODUCT TYPES
- Wellmune (Beta-Glucan, Immune Support) · BC30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 Probiotic) · Plenibiotic (Rice-Derived Postbiotic) · Functional Ingredient Systems
- CAPABILITIES
- Branded Functional Ingredient Supply · Clinical Research Support (50+ Wellmune Studies) · Probiotic and Postbiotic Development · Custom Ingredient Solutions · Regulatory and Claims Support (FDA GRAS)
§6Sources
- Kerry Group Official Website(2026-04-02)
- Kerry BC30 GLP-1 Study (2025)(2026-04-02)
Dietary supplement manufacturers must comply with 21 CFR Part 111 (Current Good Manufacturing Practice for dietary supplements). This includes requirements for personnel, facilities, equipment, production, laboratory operations, and record-keeping.
What We Couldn't Verify
- Large multinational (EUR 8B+ total revenue). ProActive Health is one division among many in Kerry's Taste & Nutrition portfolio
- 2018 FDA warning letter at Gridley, Illinois food manufacturing facility (Salmonella in cereal production for third party); this was a food manufacturing operation, NOT related to supplement ingredients; corrective actions taken and resolved
- Certification details beyond cGMP and FDA GRAS not independently verified from public databases
- On-site facility inspection was not conducted
Last reviewed: April 2, 2026
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- Abstention: When we can't assess, we say so explicitly
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