Farmingdale, NY—NutraScience Labs has secured a new distribution center, according to a press release.

The 13,500 square-foot building is located in Hauppage, NY, where it has easy access to I-495, helping to streamline freight shipping. The facility is expected to open by October of this year, and Nutrascience expects that it will be GMP Certified through NSF before the end of 2021.

“Today’s dietary supplement brand owners are searching for reliable distribution and warehousing solutions beyond Amazon,” said Adam Gershenson, Director of Logistics and Fulfillment Operations at NutraScience Labs. “Securing this warehouse facility in the heart of Long Island, right by the Long Island Expressway, will allow us to excel at providing these services to our customers now and for years to come.”

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NutraScience is currently transforming it into a new warehouse designed to store raw nutraceutical ingredients and materials as well as finished products. It is climate-controlled, and will have special racking systems installed that are designed to maximize storage space and allow quicker turnaround time for prepping and shipping. The building uses solar power and gas to help minimize the company’s carbon footprint.

“Our mission has always been to provide our customers with best-in-class contract supplement manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and fulfillment services,” stated Vincent Tricarico, Executive Vice President at NutraScience Labs. “Adding this warehouse, upgrading our internal systems, and investing in both people and resources will help further cement NutraScience Labs’ standing as the best contract manufacturer for new and emerging dietary supplement brands in the United States and around the Globe.”