• First Sale of Inland Sea water

    First Product Sale

    The First official sale of Anderson’s Inland Sea Water from the Great Salt Lake.

  • Marine Minerals Inc., incorporation

    Incorporation

    Anderson Family Incorporated as Marine Minerals, Inc.

  • CMP-standards

    First GMP Standards Awarded

    Received first Good Manufacturing Practice in manufacture, processing, packing or holding from the Food and Drug Administration.

  • Second generation joining company

    2nd Generation

    The second generation of the Anderson family joins founders Hartley and Gaye Anderson in company operations.

  • First International sale to Canada

    First International Sale

    First International sales into Canada.

  • First exclusive license in China

    China

    First exclusive license to sell product in China.

  • Expanded sales to Asian countries

    Southeast Asia

    Expanded sales into Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

  • First Halal certification

    HALAL

    Received Halal certification ensuring products meet Islamic dietary laws and ethical standards.

  • GMP-certification

    GMP

    Participated in establishing GMP guidelines with NNFA and obtained independent Good Manufacturing Practices Certification.

  • Fire to MRI building

    Overcoming Disaster

    Mineral Resources International endured and prevailed from a devastating fire of Manufacturing building.

  • Kosher certification

    KOSHER

    First Rabbi Council Kosher Star Certification indicating products adheres to Jewish dietary laws.

  • Product donation to Ukraine nuclear disaster

    Donations

    MRI donates over $100,000.00 of product to the victims of the Ukraine nuclear disaster.

  • Expanding sales internationally

    International Expansion

    Expanded sales into Japan, Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Ireland, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, Hungary and United Kingdom.

  • Product launch of elete

    Initial launch of retail brand elete Electrolyte Add-In. For the weekend warrior.

  • India and Philippines sales

    Further Growth

    In July 2003 MRI expands sales to India for the first time. Sales to the Philippines follows in August 2006.

  • Firefighter smoke jumper hydration study

    Firefighters Study

    University of Montana conducted hydration clinicial study with fire fighters, showing greater hydration using elete Electrolytes.

  • US Military donation during Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts

    US Military donations

    Started donations to the US Military for Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.

  • Started Athlete Sponsorship program

    Athlete Program

    MRI introduces the elete athlete Sponsorship and affiliate programs.

  • New facility in Ogden Utah

    Facility relocation

    MRI moved locations to a new address at 2720 Wadman Dr., Ogden, Utah.

  • iTQi Superior Taste Award

    Taste Award

    Entered FortiSalt product into the International Taste Institute (iTQi) annual evaluation and won a three star rating in 2011 and again in 2015.

  • Launch of SolarSea Branding

    SolarSea Branding

    Launched new SolarSea branding for MRI’s bulk product line and private label customers.

  • HACCP certified by NSF

    HACCP certified

    A Certificate of Conformity was issued to MRI by the NSF Food Safety Certification, LLC (NFS) having been found to be in conformance to the standards for NSF HACCP certification.

  • Stewardship and Sustainability

    At Mineral Resources International, stewardship and sustainability are cornerstones of our company. Learn about how we are reducing water usage, making use of existing
    resources, and how we can look forward to the future.

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