Stuart Thomson was the founder and principal researcher of the Gaia Research Institute in the 1990s along with his wife Lettie Thomson.
Claudia Henderson, (Lettie’s daughter) had been working with the Gaia Research Institute since 2001 and when Stuart and Lettie retired, Claudia purchased the business from them and has been the owner of Gaia Research trading as Gaia Organics since 2012.

Trading as Gaia Organics, they began supplying the first ‘original’ health stores in South Africa, such as Field’s in Kloof St. Cape Town, Health Fayre in Rondebosch, The Good Stuff in Claremont, Health Matters in Sea Point, and Fruits & Roots in Johannesburg.
Original formulations are still intact, although new products have been added over the years as the company continues to evolve and innovate.
Claudia is the marketer, manufacturer and along with her son Jethro, Gaia is now a 3rd generation family business based at 24 Seaside Longships, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa.
Staff members, Alicia, Shirley, and Cindy have been with Gaia for 18+ years.