BLOOMINGDALE, Ill.—NOW Foods is adding more than 30 new U.S. positions to its workforce. NOW Foods growth and recent expansion has created the need for additional workers in positions related to manufacturing and quality assurance. The company has experienced 14.5 percent growth in hiring from December 2007 to December 2008, with 45 new positions created in 2008. For the past two years, NOW Foods has been recognized as one of Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR).
“Our mission is to provide value in products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives. The underlying commitment is simply to help people, which providing new jobs certainly does,” said NOW president Al Powers. “It’s a tribute to our committed work force that company growth allows us to provide employment that will help create more than 30 new positions at a time when job losses are far too common.”
Founded in 1968, NOW Foods is an award-winning manufacturer of more than 1,500 natural dietary supplements, sports nutrition, personal care products and health foods. The company employs more than 500 individuals and its products are sold in more than 70 countries.