Our History | Wyeth Nutrition

Our Global History of Firsts
1915

FIRST to develop a milk formula

Our Global History of Firsts
1933

FIRST to add Beta-Carotene which is a precursor to vitamin A

Our Global History of Firsts
1947

FIRST to add stabilized Vitamin C

Our Global History of Firsts
1951

FIRST to use enamel-lined cans that revolutionized product safety

Our Global History of Firsts
1956

FIRST to stamp an expiration date on cans to ensure freshness

Our Global History of Firsts
1961

FIRST to produce a Whey-dominant formula

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
1964

FIRST to build a nutritional plant in the country, located in Makati City

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
1965

FIRST to add Whey-dominant ingredient in formula

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
1969

FIRST to produce a formulation for the mainstream market

Our Global History of Firsts
1989

FIRST to add 5 major Nucleotides

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
1992

Start of manufacturing operations at the factory in Cabuyao, Laguna

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
1993

“Wyeth Suaco Laboratories” becomes “WYETH PHILIPPINES, INC.”

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
1994

FIRST to introduce a follow-on formula for the mainstream market

Our Global History of Firsts
1996

FIRST to add AA and DHA from purified natural sources

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
1997

FIRST to fortify formulations for premium market with 5 major Nucleotides

Our Global History of Firsts
1997

FIRST to develop a Whey-dominant formula for children with lactose intolerance

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
1998

FIRST to produce Whey-dominant formula for Lactose intolerance

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
2000 - 2002

FIRST to introduce a product range for premium market fortified with AA and DHA

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
2002

FIRST to fortify a mainstream formula with 5 major Nucleotides

Our Global History of Firsts
2002

FIRST to enrich formula with Alpha-Lactalbumin

Our Global History of Firsts
2006

FIRST to add Lutein

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
2007

FIRST to add Lutein in formulations for premium market

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
2009

Acquisition by Pfizer, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
2010

FIRST to enrich formula with Alpha-Lactalbumin

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
2012

FIRST and ONLY to add Lutein in all formulations for the mainstream product lines (Acquisition by global-leader Nestlé S.A.)

Our Global History of Firsts
2015

Celebration of Wyeth Nutrition’s 100 Years of advancing nutrition science

Decades of Pioneering Infant and Pediatric Nutrition in the Philippines
2016

Launch of the FIRST 24/7 consumer and nutrition information service accessible through phone, web, and chat: WYETH NUTRITION CARELINE 24/7