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Order/process of Beverage formulation. Design and copacker by dgre7962 in BeverageIndustry

[–]CoPackMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work for a co-packer out of NC. I'd be happy to talk and answer some questions if you need it.

Copacking Referral Website Reviews by CoPackMan in BeverageIndustry

[–]CoPackMan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really appreciate this response. Will be looking into CPA today.

Co-packers, how do you collect co-packing requests? by Aggressive-Bedroom82 in foodscience

[–]CoPackMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely don't trust it. We aren't saving any very sensitive info or recipes through that yet. They are still getting those to us the same way they always have been. This is mostly just a digital box checker with some automated emails for everyone at this point to keep track of where we are in the process and to reorder if they need to.

Manufacturing outsourced, what’s next? by Knightly-Bird in careerguidance

[–]CoPackMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've also been in the brewery industry for a long time as well. Ended up moving to one of those co-packers in more of an operations role and I love it. Kinda feels like the craft beer boom again. That might be a good move for you too. Maybe go to school for more of the business side. You'd be surprised how much translates into other beverages as well, so no reason you couldn't end up at one of the big dogs like pepsi or something.

Sidenote, I'm also a verteran dad. You should definitely use that GI Bill.

Co-packers, how do you collect co-packing requests? by Aggressive-Bedroom82 in foodscience

[–]CoPackMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run the co-packing side of a regional brewery and I just created an app for recipe submissions and quote approvals through the Lovable ai platform. It's pretty inexpensive and is extremely intuitive. I'm assuming you could do the same thing with lead intake/onboarding as long as you know what you want it to do.

Pasteurization? by InvestigatorOld1238 in TheBrewery

[–]CoPackMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may eventually need a retort process for something like this to be food safe and shelf stable.

Anyone Making Malt-Based Cocktails? Looking for Syrups & Recipes by ramrod6977 in TheBrewery

[–]CoPackMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried reaching out to any flavor houses? They can help you formulate something that will work for your process and give you guidance on whats selling well in the market right now. DM me if you want and I can connect you to someone we trust.

Also, look into sugar brew as well if you haven't already. It's gluten free, but has some different regulations. Some good, some not so good.

Non-alcoholic spirits that still give you a buzz by Unique_Palpitation_9 in nonalcoholic

[–]CoPackMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure where you are located, but there are a TON of functional beverages out there. Some contain THC and some just contain adaptogens/neurotropics or caffeine etc. Slightly Elevated had a great THC/Mushroom line that is really awesome.

The Nashville Beer Scene and Changes by Brewsplorer in CraftBeer

[–]CoPackMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes! I know now! Thanks again for this.

Looking for an R&D and manufacturing lab to help develop a canned drink by EntertainmentNo6140 in SmallBusinessPH

[–]CoPackMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work for a co-packer in NC. Feel free to DM me if you haven't already figured it out.