Nutricia

Danone Baby and Medical Nutrition B.V.
Formerly
  • N.V. Nutricia (1896–1998)
  • Royal Numico N.V. (1998–2009)
Company typePrivate (1896–2007)
IndustryHealthcare
Founded1896 (1896) in the Netherlands
FounderMartinus van der Hagen
Jan van der Hagen
FateAcquired by Danone in 2007, which took over the "Nutricia" brand.
Headquarters
ProductsTherapeutic food
BrandsNutricia
OwnerDanone
Websitenutricia.com

Nutricia is a Danone brand that specialises in therapeutic food and infant formula, including medical nutrition for babies with specific needs.

The former company, N.V. Nutricia., was established in The Netherlands by brothers Jan and Martinus van der Hagen, who started the production of infant milk formula in 1896 and diabetic milk products and iodine enriched milks in 1905.