Liquid manufacturing demands precision most founders underestimate. Viscosity requirements, pH stability, preservative systems, and bottling line capabilities determine success. Understanding minimum batch sizes, homogenization specs, and shelf-life testing prevents choosing manufacturers who can’t handle your formula.
- Our Mission
When you know which GMP certifications actually matter, what fill tolerances to demand, and why some manufacturers ghost you after quoting, you stop second-guessing every vendor decision. Knowledge transforms operational anxiety into executable confidence.
Minimum order quantities, lead times, SQF audits, encapsulation speeds—the supplement industry drowns you in jargon. We translate this operational maze into plain English, exposing what matters and what's just expensive noise.
Armed with vetting checklists, cost calculators, and hard-won insights from brands that survived their first production run, you negotiate from strength. No more signing contracts you don't understand or accepting "that's industry standard" as an answer.
- Vendor Vetting Fundamentals
Key Services We Provide Nutrition Entrepreneurs
Manufacturer Verification
That FDA registration number means nothing if they can't handle your magnesium blend. We expose what certifications actually matter—NSF-GMP, SQF, BRC—and which are just expensive wallpaper. Real verification means understanding dissolution rates, checking third-party audit results, and knowing why that suspiciously low quote will cost you triple in rejected batches. Smart founders learn these red flags before signing contracts, not after their first failed production run.
Capability Matching
Your probiotic needs 10 billion CFU stability. Their sales rep swears they can handle it. Six months later, your entire batch fails potency testing. True capability matching goes beyond sales promises—it means understanding actual equipment specs, verifying strain expertise, and knowing which manufacturers quietly outsource what they claim to do in-house. We decode their capabilities so you find partners who can actually deliver what you need.
Cost Transparency
"Setup fees," "plate charges," "stability holding costs"—manufacturers bury their real pricing in line items you've never heard of. Understanding true unit economics means dissecting quotes to expose hidden fees, knowing when MOQs are negotiable, and recognizing which "industry standard" terms are actually just profit padding. Armed with actual cost breakdowns from dozens of manufacturers, you negotiate from knowledge, not desperation.
The Vendor Vetting Process
Getting to Know You
FDA compliance sounds simple until you’re drowning in acronyms: cGMP, DSHEA, NDI, GRAS. We translate regulatory requirements into actionable checklists, identify which certifications your formula actually needs, and prepare the documentation manufacturers require. This groundwork determines whether you’ll get serious quotes or polite rejections from quality manufacturers.
Contract & Launch
MOQs, lead times, stability holds, overages—manufacturer contracts hide expensive surprises in legal language. We decode payment terms, expose hidden fees, and identify escape clauses before you sign. Understanding these details prevents the crushing discovery that your “12-week lead time” doesn’t include raw material sourcing or stability testing.
