Established in the United States in 2010, Parapharma Tech’s early mission was to provide a healthier alternative thickening option to rice cereal for the pediatric community. While pediatricians still are recommending thickening infant milk with cereals for reflux management in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics warn that early introduction to cereals increases a child’s risk to allergies and obesity, in addition to severely displacing the natural diet and causing excessive caloric intake. Parapharama Tech sought to bring to the United States a quality thickener, made with all natural ingredients that parents and pediatricians could trust.