RIBUS Inc. recently opened its doors to its first solely owned and operated production facility in Sparks, NV. The company, previously based in St. Louis, MO, moved its headquarters to Sparks, located in the Reno area, earlier this year.

The new 15,000-plus square-foot plant, located at 1355 Greg St., Ste. 101, Sparks, NV 89431, is organic and kosher certified, with non-GMO (genetically modified organism), gluten free, halal and SQF certifications pending. RIBUS’ new facility has added additional jobs to the Reno area in plant operations, quality, maintenance, supply chain, customer service and finance departments.

“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 the new production facility comes from market demand for RIBUS’ clean label ingredients including Nu-FLOW and other excipients. “RIBUS is dedicated to fulfilling additional demand to meet customer needs,” he added. “With this new production facility, we are perfectly positioned for 300-plus percent incremental production capacity.”

For more information, visit www.ribus.com.