About GRA Nutra

GRA Nutra, as part of the A4F family, is one of the leading companies in natural, sustainable technologies for fermentation and algae-based, as well as formulated ingredients. We supply natural colors, carotenoids, vitamins & minerals, and specialty ingredients to the food & beverage, supplement, and pet food industries.

Founded in 2021, GRA Nutra was created by industry veterans with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise to develop natural ingredients for foods, beverages, and dietary supplements utilizing their extensive fermentation, algae, formulation, commercial experience and capabilities. The co-founders, who have worked together in varying capacities for many years, created GRA Nutra to meld their expertise in fermentation, formulation, and connections in the global dietary supplement and functional food and beverage markets.

Our History

The origin of GRA Nutra dates back to 2008, when Guido Schaer and Bruno Sommer Ferreira had the idea to someday form a company together to create natural ingredients for human nutrition. Each went on to gain experience with other businesses and to form other companies, including A4F, Biotrend, and Schaer BDS. In 2020 they merged their technologies – fermentation and algae production – with formulation, production, commercial expertise, and industry knowledge, and expanded their management team to include fermentation scientist Akash Mitra and science, regulatory, and business expert Lynda Doyle. The team has over 75 cumulative years of experience in scale-up and commercialization of fermentation, algae and formulation processes and products, and over 110 cumulative years of industry experience.