What It Is
Production for a formula you already have
Contract manufacturing is for brands that already own a formula and need someone to make it. That might be a formula we developed for you, one you developed elsewhere, or one you have been producing yourself and have outgrown.
We take the formula, the specification and the documentation, verify that we can reproduce it faithfully at our scale, and then run it. Nothing about the product changes unless you ask for it.
A common reason brands move to us is that their previous manufacturer raised minimums. If your lab now wants 5,000 units and you sell 800 a quarter, you are being asked to finance their efficiency rather than your growth.
What Production Includes
The parts that decide whether a run is any good
- Formula verification and a trial batch before full production
- Raw material sourcing, or working with suppliers you already trust
- Compounding, filling, capping and labelling
- In-process checks throughout the run
- Batch records and traceability for every production lot
- Runs from 250 units per SKU, so you produce to demand rather than to a minimum
Transferring A Formula
Moving production without breaking the product
A formula transfer is the part most brands worry about, and rightly. The same ingredient list made on different equipment can behave differently, and customers notice a change in texture long before they can name it.
We handle it by treating the transfer as its own small project rather than as paperwork. You provide the formula, the manufacturing procedure and the specification. We produce a trial batch and compare it against your existing product before anything is scaled.
What we need from you
- The full formula with percentages
- The manufacturing procedure, including order of addition and temperatures
- The finished product specification and any test methods
- A retained sample of the current product to match against
- Your packaging specification, or the components themselves
If any of that is missing, which is common when a formula came from a previous supplier, we can usually reconstruct enough from the product and the INCI list to get started.
Is It Right For You
When to move to a contract manufacturer
The usual triggers are outgrowing your own kitchen or studio production, being priced out by a manufacturer whose minimums have risen, or needing the batch documentation that retailers and regulators expect and self-production rarely produces.
It is not the right move if you are still changing the formula frequently. Settle the product first, then hand it over; transferring a moving target costs more than it saves.
Ideal for
Established brands with a proven formula that need a reliable boutique manufacturing partner in Canada, at volumes larger labs will not run.
How It Works
From handover to first production run
- Intro call. Volume, format, timeline and the state of your documentation.
- Formula review. We confirm we can reproduce it and flag anything that will not scale.
- Quote. Priced per unit at your run size, with the packaging position made clear.
- Trial batch. Produced and compared against your existing product.
- Approval. You sign off that it matches.
- Production. The full run is made, filled and labelled.
- Delivery, with batch records.
Bring us
your formula
Send the formula and your current volumes. We will tell you whether we can reproduce it, what it costs per unit, and how quickly we can run it.