Vitamix
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
Family-owned US maker of high-performance blenders.
There's no proof Vitamix pays more than the legal minimum, which in the United States is below a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 3 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 3 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in the United States.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
- Met: High-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range
Red flags 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
| Star | Awarded for |
|---|---|
| Open supply chain |
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Where it's made
From Vitamix's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Systematic violations | Below a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
- Owns or runs its own production
Research notes Vitamix says its blenders are engineered and assembled in the USA, at its own plants in north-east Ohio, using components from sourcing and production partners around the world. It does not name its component suppliers or their countries. Suppliers must contractually certify they use no forced labour and it may inspect their sites, but it publishes no audit results, modern slavery statement or living wage commitment.
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Buckeye Built: Vitamix (News 5 Cleveland, 2019) · search the archive · Blenders assembled, packaged and shipped from its Strongsville, Ohio plant with about 300 staff.
- Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Vita-Mix Corporation · search the archive · Privately owned, run by the Barnard family; based in Olmsted Township, Ohio; 900+ employees (2021), most at NE Ohio HQ and manufacturing facilities
- Vitamix brand page (Harvey Norman Australia) · search the archive · Vitamix blenders sold by Harvey Norman in Australia.
Published by Vitamix or its owner
- Get to know Vitamix · search the archive · Products engineered and assembled in the USA; fourth-generation family-owned; sourcing and production partners worldwide.
- Vitamix California Transparency Act disclosure · search the archive · Direct suppliers certify no forced labour; contract allows site inspections; staff training; no countries or audit results given.
Company details
- Headquarters
- United States
- Employees
- About 900
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Vitamix ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/vitamix, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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