| What is Supplement Contract Manufacturing all | | | | location, machinery, processes, supply chain, et al, |
| about? | | | | are critical to meet success in this highly |
| Simply put, when a nutrition company gives a | | | | competitive and quality conscious industry. Here's |
| formula to a contract manufacturer to produce a | | | | the scale and depth of the infrastructure required |
| supplement en-mass, it is known as a supplement | | | | to become a word class supplement |
| contract manufacturing service. Right from raw | | | | manufacturing contractor: |
| material sourcing, production, testing, storing, and | | | | - To begin, a GMP-certified with FDA-compliant |
| shipping is undertaken by the contract | | | | manufacturing facility is paramount |
| manufacturer. Reliability, consistent quality, and | | | | - Extremely efficient material handling |
| pricing become the key performance parameters | | | | - Colossal warehousing |
| of the manufacturer. A private label, where the | | | | - Increased high-tech manufacturing capability |
| manufacturer sells the products under another | | | | - Stainless steel machinery |
| company's brand, is an advanced offshoot of this | | | | - Ergonomic load lifters |
| contract service. | | | | - High-speed rotary compression machines |
| Today, Supplement Contract Manufacturing is a | | | | - Film and sugar coating capability |
| highly successful business model for global nutrition | | | | - Large capacity blenders and encapsulation |
| brands. However, while they can focus on their | | | | machines |
| core competencies, the challenge for companies | | | | - Automated, but rigorously managed production |
| looking to outsource supplement manufacturing | | | | processes |
| lies in putting in place an efficient and highly reliable | | | | - Advanced, automated packaging technologies |
| supply chain, which ensures that quality products | | | | - Sophisticated laboratory and testing facility |
| are rightly supplied as well as widely available, | | | | - Qualified personnel should include PhD's |
| depending upon the services opted for. | | | | - Cross-trained, multi-skilled work force |
| Infrastructure and investments required for | | | | - Dust-contained, flexible facility designed for ease |
| supplement manufacturing | | | | of change over, short processing times, and |
| To say that massive investments are needed to | | | | overall cost control |
| setup a state-of-the-art supplement | | | | - Flexible production capacity, with an ability to |
| manufacturing facility is an understatement. The | | | | quickly scale-up! |