Soft textures and bold flavors are making the gummy application the delivery method of choice for vitamins and supplements.

Global nutraceutical manufacturer Sirio Pharma Co. Ltd has opened a multimillion-dollar gummy production plant at its 240,000-sq.-meter manufacturing facility in Ma’anshan, China.

Known as a private-label and contract manufacturer of candies and nuts, Mount Franklin Foods has decided to complement its manufacturing capabilities and prowess with the introduction of its own brands.

Mount Franklin Nutritionals, a manufacturer of gummy nutritional supplements, organic gummies and fruit snacks and a subsidiary of El Paso, Texas-based Mount Franklin Foods, says its new 100,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Sumter, S.C., is primed to serve the “rapidly growing,” $2.7-billion nutraceuticals industry.

Gummy vitamins are continuing to gain traction, according to a new report from Albany, N.Y.-based research firm Transparency Market Research.