AboutNewAge® Industries, Inc.
AdvantaPure®, the high purity products division of NewAge® Industries, is designed to anticipate and satisfy the evolving needs of the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing industries. AdvantaPure is ISO 9001:2015 certified, and many of our products meet and exceed USP Class VI, FDA, ISO, NSF, 3-A, and European Pharmacopoeia standards. All products are manufactured, stored, and shipped using the cleanest methods possible to ensure unsurpassed product purity for the customer.
As an extended family of people working together, our goal is to bring you excellence in both service and products. Each of our teams – from manufacturing and warehouse to customer service and engineering, and from R&D and quality to IT and purchasing – is dedicated to giving you pure products that fulfill your application's requirements.
NewAge Industries established its ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership Plan – in January 2006, when CEO Ken Baker sold 30% of the company to the employees as a way to ensure the company’s continuation.
The ESOP added a new facet to the company's culture, namely the pride of ownership, while it discouraged a buyout from a competitor or other business. It’s another feature of the company's retirement benefits that include a pension plan and 401(k) plan.
In January of 2013, Baker sold an additional 10% to the employees, bringing employee ownership to a 40% share. ESOP ownership was increased to 49% in 2016, and in 2019 NewAge became 100% employee owned.
Since the inception of the ESOP, NewAge has continued to grow and prosper. Demand for its high purity products, marketed under the AdvantaPure® name, has experienced tremendous growth, and its standard products have also seen a substantial increase in sales. This success and the satisfaction of employee ownership has a real and beneficial effect on the morale, attitude, and future retirement of NewAge Industries' employee-owners.
NewAge built its solid reputation by providing a high level of customer support and service, along with superior products, and the AdvantaPure division has earned a similar standing. The establishment of the ESOP lets employees expand upon that by allowing them to take true ownership of their positions. Baker says "When a customer calls, they speak with an owner. The employees' jobs are part of an investment in their future, and that's reflected in their communications with customers and suppliers, and with each other, now more than ever."
Another customer benefit resulting from the ESOP is that it sets up a succession plan for the organization. Many of today's international conglomerates become larger by acquiring small companies. Plants are often closed, and production is moved offshore. The knowledge and talent of those employees is lost as they find jobs in other industries. Baker wanted to avoid that possibility and, at the same time, help secure a future for NewAge, AdvantaPure, and its employees.
