About Artemis
Our Vision
Wellness powered by plants, for a healthier and happier world. We believe good health and wellness should be life foundations, available to all, built into what we eat and do every day.Our Mission
- To make effective, best-in-industry nutraceutical ingredients for use in the food, beverage, and dietary supplement industries
- To be stewards of the environment and act responsibly in all facets of our business
- To maintain the highest level of ethical standards within our company, our dealings with our customers, and in all other business interactions
- To always be innovative and forward-thinking in our approach to what we do asking ourselves “how can we make this better, how can we do this better, how can WE be better
Our Story
Tracing the history of Artemis International goes back to 1989, when founder Jan Mills, CEO of Artemis International went to Eastern Europe on a business trip. Pregnant at the time, she was frequently handed juice to drink that people insisted was ‘good for the baby.’ The well-meaning offering was Aronia juice, made from the fruit previously known in the US as chokeberry.
Intrigued by the locals’ insistence on the benefits of aronia juice, Jan decided to research whether there was any solid science within the folklore.
Six years after first encountering Aronia berries, Jan brought Aronia plants from Poland back to the United States, where they had once thrived. She gave plants to universities for propagation research and began collaborating with scientists studying the health benefits of Aronia berries. “The research made me a believer,” says Jan. Shortly thereafter, Artemis International was born.
In its early days, Artemis began working closely with Iprona, a state-of-the-art extraction facility in Italy. Questions were being brought to light about the safety of artificial colors, and the time was right to develop a successful business providing berry-based colors to the natural products industry. However, Jan was completely captivated by all she was learning about the science of dark berries’ health benefits. Based on her growing expertise, she shifted the company’s focus to the nutraceuticals industry.
Over the past 25 years, Artemis International has grown to be a highly regarded supplier of clinically validated dark berry nutraceuticals, including extracts, fruit fibers, powders and concentrates. The company is headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN, and this location includes corporate offices, warehousing, a fully functioning analytical lab and product development capabilities. Our passion is the science of berries and we work alongside some of the top scientists in the field of fruit and vegetable research, questioning and cross-questioning the role of dark berry compounds in overall wellness and in remediating health chronic concerns. For us, and for plant-powered wellbeing, the story continues.