Tauranga-based nutraceuticals company Health House (Zealand Publishing House Ltd) last week opened its 1000sq m manufacturing and retail facility in Tauriko Business Estate.
"We've upgraded everything substantially, especially our manufacturing capabilities," said managing director Mike Coory.
Health House was started in 1986 by Mike's father David, a health researcher, on the back of the success of his book Stay Healthy By Supplying What's Lacking In Your Diet, which has to date sold 84,000 copies. David Coory remains involved as a director of the business, but was now focusing on writing projects, said Mike Coory, formerly an accountant with KPMG, who took over the management of Health House in 2009.
Mr Coory snr started the business in response to queries from readers seeking the minerals profiled in his book. After initially importing products, he developed a multi-mineral/vitamin supplement called CAA, which remains the company's best-selling product. Health House now sells a variety of nutraceuticals, including Omega-3 pills, bee-venom gel, colostrum powder and colloidal silver liquid. The company also maintains its book business, selling a range of health books, about half of which were printed and published inhouse.
Mike Coory initially got involved in the business in 2008, when a manufacturer that had been making products for Health House went into liquidation.