Supplement production for brands that already sell

It depends on the dosage form. Powders start at 1,000 units. Capsules, tablets, and liquids start at 2,000. Softgels and gummies start at 3,000, functional beverages run higher depending on format, and stick packs start at 50,000. Those are floors, not targets. We scale the same product past 100,000 units as it sells. We give you the exact minimum for your format on the discovery call.

Private label supplements using a formula from our catalog ship in 4 to 12 weeks* because we skip the R&D phase. The range covers our whole manufacturing network: some facilities turn a run in 4 weeks, others take up to 12. A custom formulation with NPN application and branded packaging adds development time before production. Clients can browse 800+ ready-to-launch formulas to find their starting point. The most common delay we see is clients changing their formula mid-process, so we recommend locking that down early in our discovery call.

Mostly because you inherit the position of a large account. Our network is already GMP certified and audited, so you skip the months of sourcing and vetting it takes to qualify a facility yourself. We quote each project across the network and place it with the facility that fits its cost, lead time, certificate, and export requirements. Because we pool volume across all our clients, partners give our runs pricing and minimums a single brand rarely gets on its own. A few of our manufacturers take no new direct projects below a minimum annual spend at all; they onboard our clients because of that combined volume.

Yes, it's required by law. Every natural health product sold in Canada needs a Natural Product Number (NPN) issued by Health Canada. There are no exceptions for online sales or small brands. We handle the entire NPN application for you, and every Class I and Class II NPN we've filed has been approved on first review. Class III submissions (novel ingredients, full safety and efficacy review) take longer, and we tell you upfront where your formula sits. We wrote a detailed guide on our blog about the NPN application process if you want to understand the steps involved.

Yes, and we recommend it. Selling in both Canada and the USA roughly doubles your addressable market, and we can handle both regulatory streams at the same time. For Canada, that means the NPN application through Health Canada. For the US, it's FDA facility registration, compliant labeling, and structure/function claim review. We design bilingual labels so you can use one SKU for both markets. Visit our services page for details on our regulatory and compliance work.

100% yes. Any custom formulation we develop is your intellectual property. You get the full documentation, and we don't license, resell, or reuse your formula for other clients. This is standard in our contracts and it's non-negotiable. If a manufacturer ever tells you otherwise, that's a red flag.

Capsules, tablets, softgels, powders, gummies, liquids, and single-serve sachets. Our GMP-certified manufacturing partners produce supplements, nutraceuticals, functional foods, sports nutrition products, beauty ingestibles, and pet health supplements. We maintain a private formula catalog with 800+ ready-to-launch options across 11 categories and 6+ dosage forms. Reach out to learn more or request catalog access.

It depends on the path you pick. A private label launch using one of our stock formulas is the lowest-cost starting point because the R&D is already done. A full custom formulation with NPN application, branded packaging, and e-commerce setup costs more because there's more to build. We give you exact numbers on a 30-minute discovery call once we understand your formula, format, target market, and order size. The most common mistake we see is brands spending too much on packaging before they've validated that the product sells.

Every production run includes a Certificate of Analysis (COA) from an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory. Standard testing covers identity verification, potency, heavy metals, and microbial contamination. Depending on your product and its regulatory profile, we may add pesticide screening or allergen testing. We never ship without a passing COA.

Yes. Most of our clients stay with us after launch. We handle reorders, formula adjustments, new SKU development, digital marketing, and ongoing regulatory compliance monitoring. In our experience, brands that launch a second or third product within 6 months grow faster because they can cross-sell to existing customers. We make it easy to add new products once the first one is selling.

Every US facility in our network is GMP certified and FDA registered, producing under cGMP 21 CFR Part 111. Every Canadian partner holds a Health Canada site licence and is GMP certified. Halal, Kosher, NSF and organic runs go to the partner that carries the certificate your product needs, so tell us the requirement early and it becomes part of how we choose the facility. We coordinate production through these partners, so the certificates belong to the facility running your batch and we provide copies on request.

Yes. Sampling is how a formula gets finalised, so it runs as part of R&D rather than as a separate stage. Two rounds of amendments come as standard, and samples take 3 to 4 weeks whether the work runs in Canada or the US. Cost depends on the market and the dosage form, and some or all of it is credited back against your first production run of that SKU. We confirm both when we quote.

Yes, and it sits inside R&D and sampling rather than being billed separately. Our manufacturers are well versed in flavour development and virtually every fruit profile is achievable. We can also match a flavour from a product you send us, which is usually faster and more accurate than describing what you are after. Solubility and stability are tested in the same rounds, so the flavour that passes sampling is the one that survives a full batch.

Yes. We prep finished goods for FBA shipment, including labelling, cartoning and ship-ready packing to Amazon's specifications. For ongoing warehousing and order fulfillment we refer you to a 3PL, and we can make that introduction when the batch is close to finishing.

Yes. We have an in-house designer, and label design comes with compliance review built in, so artwork that goes to print has already been checked against Health Canada or FDA labelling rules. If you are using your own designer, we supply dielines and print specifications so their files lay out correctly for the format you picked.

We send an NDA to every client as standard, so you never have to ask for one. Once it is signed, send the formula through and we can start costing the project properly.

A quote covers production through to finished goods. Final shipping is quoted separately once batch weight, destination and timing are known, because those three decide the number. We arrange freight and handle the customs paperwork when you want us to, including HS classification and export certificates.

50% upfront and 50% on production completion, just before the batch ships. Production is queued when the deposit arrives rather than when the agreement is signed, so a late deposit moves the whole timeline. We are flexible with clients we work with repeatedly, and custom terms get agreed case by case.

Yes. You can supply some or all of the raw materials and we manufacture with them, which clients usually do when they already have a supplier relationship for a signature active. Anything you do not supply we procure through the network. Pricing depends on which side sources what, so we quote it per project.

Yes to both. You can supply your own bottles, cartons or inserts instead of using our standard program, and we run kitting for multi-packs such as a four-bottle value pack. Tell us early if you are supplying packaging, because components arriving late is the most common reason a scheduled run slips.