Ganeden, Inc. is a privately held United States

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ingredient manufacturer that sells its products to makers of foods and

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s. It is based in

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and was founded in 1997 in

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by Sean Farmer. The company's name, Ganeden, was derived from the Hebrew "

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", meaning

Garden of Eden In Abrahamic religions, the Garden of Eden ( he, גַּן־עֵדֶן, ) or Garden of God (, and גַן־אֱלֹהִים ''gan-Elohim''), also called the Terrestrial Paradise, is the Bible, biblical paradise described in Book of Genesis, Genes ...

. The company moved to Ohio in 2000. In 2011, Ganeden sold two of its probiotic brands, Sustenex and Digestive Advantage, to

Schiff Nutrition International Schiff Nutrition International (NYSE: SHF) was a company based in Salt Lake City, and is the manufacturer of dietary supplements such as Airborne, MegaRed, and Move Free. Founded by Joe Weider as Weider Nutrition (NYSE: WNI) in 1936, considered th ...

. In 2017, the Irish-based

Kerry Group Kerry Group plc is a public food company headquartered in Ireland. It is quoted on the Dublin ISEQ and London stock exchanges. Given the company's origins in the co-operative movement, farmer-suppliers of the company retain a significant int ...

acquired Ganeden for an undisclosed amount.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ganeden Health care companies based in Ohio Companies established in 1997 Digestive system Probiotics