Formulation & R&D
Science-backed recipes engineered by our formulation team for efficacy, stability and the regulatory reality of your target market.
Capabilities
Everything you need to bring a supplement line to market.
Formulation, ingredient sourcing, certified production and distribution partnership — handled by one German team, from the first concept brief to a documented, shelf-ready batch.
Overview
Four disciplines, one accountable partner.
Most brands assemble a formulator, a trader, a filler and a printer. With Vita Elixia they sit under a single specification and a single point of contact.
Ingredient sourcing
Premium, traceable raw materials with full supplier documentation — including branded actives such as KSM-66 Ashwagandha.
Certified production & QC
ISO 9001:2015 and HACCP-governed manufacturing, with documented in-process and release control on every batch.
Distribution & brand partnership
Territory agreements and launch support — your market and channels, our formulation, sourcing and certified production.
In Detail
How each stage actually works.
What your technical, purchasing and compliance teams can expect from us at every step.
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Formulation & R&D
We start from the effect you want to sell, not from a catalogue page. Our team translates a positioning brief into a dosed, stable formulation — balancing active levels, bioavailability, taste, excipient choice and the claims environment of your market.
- Custom recipes, or adaptation of an existing Vita Elixia formulation
- Active-level and excipient decisions documented against your brief
- Vegan and non-GMO formulation by default, to our own published specification
- Bench samples for tasting, texture and appearance sign-off
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Ingredient sourcing & traceability
Raw material quality decides finished-product quality. We source premium actives and botanicals through qualified suppliers, verify their documentation on arrival, and keep the chain traceable from delivery lot through to the batch on your pallet.
- Supplier qualification and specification agreement per material
- Certificates of analysis reviewed against our incoming specification
- Branded actives available where a formulation calls for them
- EU Organic certified sourcing under DE-ÖKO-037 for organic lines
- Formulations and labelling reviewed against Regulation (EC) 1924/2006 permitted claims for the target market
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Certified manufacturing
Production runs to written process parameters in a facility governed by ISO 9001:2015 and HACCP, and registered with the FDA. Blending, filling and finishing follow the approved master specification, so a repeat order behaves like the batch before it.
- Capsules, tablets, powders and liquids on one production plan
- Line clearance, batch records and lot coding on every run
- Pilot batch before first commercial production where useful
- Production planning aligned to your launch and reorder dates
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Quality control & documentation
Quality is a paper trail as much as a process. Each batch is checked in process and before release, and the results are recorded so your own quality team — and your buyers — can see exactly what was made, from what, and when.
- Incoming, in-process and finished-batch checks against specification
- Batch documentation and certificate of analysis per production lot
- Retained samples and full lot traceability
- Specification and technical data sheets for your product file
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Packaging & presentation
Retail-ready packaging with the formulation and certified production sitting behind it. We work with your design team on artwork that fits the pack, carries the mandatory information and survives the print process — from a single SKU to a full range.
- Primary pack selection matched to format and shelf positioning
- Artwork review against the finished-product specification
- Label content prepared for EU food-supplement requirements
- Scalable volumes as your line moves from launch to reorder
Formats
Four dosage forms, chosen for the product.
Format is a commercial decision as much as a technical one. We advise on the form that suits your dose, your ingredient and your price point.
Capsules
The default for standardised extracts and sensitive actives — neutral in taste and simple to dose.
FillPowder blends & extracts
ShellVegan capsule shells
SuitsBotanicals, probiotics
Tablets
Efficient for higher-volume vitamin and mineral lines where cost per dose drives the shelf price.
FormCompressed tablets
FinishPlain or coated
SuitsVitamins & minerals
Powders
The format for large servings and superfood blends, with room for flavour and texture work.
FormSingle-serve or tub
OptionsFlavoured or neutral
SuitsSuperfoods, collagen
Liquids
Fast-absorbing and easy to take — well suited to actives that benefit from a liquid carrier.
FormBottled liquids
DosingDropper or measure
SuitsCurcumin, vitamin D3
Example: Liquid Curcumin with Vitamin D3 & C.
Our Product Journey
Five stages between an idea and a released batch.
The same disciplined route applies whether we are adapting an existing formulation or developing a product from a blank page.
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STEP 01
Research
Nutritional science and market analysis define the goal.
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STEP 02
Formulation
Experts engineer a stable, effective, compliant recipe.
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STEP 03
Sourcing
Premium, traceable raw materials are secured and verified.
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STEP 04
Production
Certified German manufacturing to precise specifications.
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STEP 05
Quality Control
Documented testing and release on every finished batch.
Quality you can build your brand on. Every finished batch documented, quality-controlled and released to specification.
CertificationsISO 22000:2018
ISO 9001:2015
HACCP
EU Organic certified processor · DE-ÖKO-037
FDA-registered facility (US export)
Product standards (our own specification)Non-GMO raw materials
Vegan formulations
Formulated without gluten
Regulatory & Compliance
Built for the paperwork, not just the product.
We prepare the technical groundwork behind a European food supplement. Final market notification and legal responsibility for a brand's own labelling remain with the brand owner, and we work alongside your advisers.
EU labelling support
Nutrition and ingredient information prepared from the finished-product specification, reviewed against EU food-supplement labelling requirements.
Novel food awareness
We flag ingredients with novel food or restricted status early in formulation, so a recipe is not built on a material your market will not accept.
Documentation packs
Specifications, certificates of analysis, allergen and suitability statements and batch records, compiled so your product file stands up to a buyer audit.
Export readiness
Products made to German and EU standards, with the documentation distributors across Europe expect when they list a new supplier.
Working With Us
Three steps from first call to first pallet.
A deliberately short route in. Each step ends with something concrete you can judge before committing to the next.
Brief & feasibility
You describe the market, the positioning and the volumes you have in mind. We come back with the format, the formulation route and an honest view of what is workable.
Sample & specification
We produce samples and lock the finished-product specification, packaging and artwork with you — so everyone signs off the same document before production.
Production & release
Your batch is scheduled, manufactured and quality-released with its documentation pack, then dispatched to your warehouse or distributor.
Tell us what you want to put on the shelf.
Send us the market, the format and the volumes — we will tell you what it takes to make it, and what we would change.