A three SKU functional gummy line for mass retail, first run in the tens of thousands of pieces, needing to be on shelf for a spring reset.
GummiesSupplements, drinks and wellness products, made for your brand
You bring the product. We put it on the right line.
Want your own vitamins, gummies, drinks or creams with your name on them? Tell us what you want to make. We find a factory that makes it well, get you a price and a sample, and stay on it until your order ships. Small first orders are welcome, often from 1,000 units.
- Free to ask
- Reply in 2 business days
- First orders from 1,000 units
Brief inExample
- Product
- Sleep gummy, 3 flavors
- Volume
- 2,500 bottles per flavor, first order
- Start point
- Stock formula, custom label
- Sells on
- Amazon and DTC subscription
- Shelf by
- 12 weeks out
ScopedMatchedSamplingProduction
An illustration of how a brief moves, not a real client.
16
Wellness formats, from gummies to topicals
250+
Ingredients in the index
1,000
Units, a typical starting minimum on stock formulas
1
Point of contact from first quote to delivery
New to this?
The words, in plain English.
Manufacturing has its own language. Here is what the terms on this site mean, so nothing gets in the way of your first question.
MOQ
Minimum order quantity. The smallest batch a factory will make for you, usually counted in bottles, bags or cans.
Private label
A product a factory already makes, sold under your brand name and label.
Stock formula
A recipe that is already proven and running. Faster and cheaper to start with because nothing new has to be developed.
Custom formula
A recipe built just for you, with your ingredients and amounts. It takes longer and the first order is bigger.
Contract manufacturer
The factory that makes your product for you. You own the brand, they run the machines.
COA
Certificate of analysis. The lab report that proves what is in each batch and that it is clean.
What we do
Three ways we get your product made.
Most brands come to us for one of these. Plenty need two or three at once, and that is where one point of contact earns its keep.
Manufacturing placement
Every wellness format, 16 of them, placed with a manufacturer that can run it at a minimum that fits where you are.
See the formats →
Ingredient sourcing
Bulk actives for brands and manufacturers, including water compatible emulsions that put oil soluble actives into drinks.
How sourcing works →
Hemp and botanicals
CBD, CBN, CBG, delta 9 where licensed, kratom, kava and kanna, placed under the rules where the product will be sold.
Hemp and botanicals →Certifications
Certifications brands ask for.
Available through our manufacturing partners, depending on the format and the line. Tell us which ones your product needs and we only match you with manufacturers who hold them.
- FDA registeredRegistered facilities
- cGMPCurrent Good Manufacturing Practice
- NSF certifiedFacility certification
- NSF Certified for SportBanned substance tested
- KosherWorld Kosher Services
- HalalCertified halal lines
- OrganicCertified organic production
- Non-GMOVerified ingredients
- VeganPlant based formulas
- Gluten freeCertified gluten free
- Third party testedCOA on every batch
- Made in the USADomestic manufacturing
Formats we place
Every wellness format, on lines we have qualified.
Each page covers what the format is good for, what you give up, where it sells, typical minimums and lead times, what a reliable manufacturer looks like, and the ingredients that run in it.
Gummies
The fastest growing format in supplements, and the one people actually finish.
Capsules
The cleanest label and the highest dose ceiling. Where the ingredient is the story.
Softgels
The right home for oils and fat soluble nutrients. Hides taste completely.
Powders
More active per serving than anything else, and among the lowest minimums.
Stick packs
Single serve and pre measured. The best sampling and checkout format there is.
Tablets
The lowest cost per dose in the category. Built for value, multis and chewables.
Soft chews
Eats like a treat, carries more than a gummy, and holds up better in heat.
Shots and liquids
Felt fastest. Two ounce shots, wellness shots and liquid vitamins.
Tinctures and drops
The customer sets the dose. The home of botanicals, mushrooms and CBD.
Beverages
Where supplements meet the cooler door. Cans, seltzers, tonics and functional drinks.
Functional chocolate
The most forgiving carrier there is for a bitter active. Feels like a treat.
Lozenges and mints
Slow release in the mouth and always in a pocket. Zinc, throat and energy mints.
Dissolvable strips
Dissolves on the tongue in seconds. No water, no swallowing.
Oral pouches
Nicotine free energy and focus that sits under the lip. Fast growing.
Topicals
Creams, balms, roll ons and serums. Applied right where they are needed.
Patches
Put it on and forget it. No water, no taste, nothing to remember.
How a project moves
Four steps between an idea and a pallet.
Most projects that go wrong go wrong at the factory choice. That is the part we take off your plate, and it is the part we are good at.
A brand comes to us
Most of our work starts inbound. A founder has a product in mind, a retailer has asked for something their current supplier cannot make, or an existing line needs a second source because the current factory has stopped performing.
We scope it properly
Format, volume, target landed cost, flavor and pack count, and the date it has to be on a shelf. Five answers. Get those wrong and a factory comes back with questions instead of a number, which is where a week disappears.
We match it to the right manufacturer
We hold the manufacturer relationships. We know who actually runs which format, what their real minimums are rather than their published ones, how fast they quote, how they handle a sample request, and whether they pay attention to a 2,000 unit order or only to a 200,000 unit one.
We manage it to delivery
Quote, samples, spec sign off, purchase order, production, documentation and freight. You have one point of contact who already knows the project, rather than an email address at a factory with forty other jobs on the floor.
Two ways to start
Stock formula first. Custom when it has earned it.
The fastest, lowest risk way into market is almost always an existing formula with your brand on it. Custom is where the margin and the moat are, once you know the product sells.
Fastest to market
Start from a stock formula
Hundreds of proven formulations across these formats are already running on qualified lines. You choose the product, the flavor and the pack, and put your label on it. Tooling and development are already paid for, so minimums are low and timelines are short.
- Typical minimum1,000 to 5,000 units
- Typical lead time4 to 8 weeks
- Development costNone
- Best forLaunches and tests
Built to your spec
Custom formulation
Your actives, your doses, your flavor system and your claims. This is how a product becomes defensible. We help you get there at the right moment, and we match you to a manufacturer that can develop it properly rather than one that just wants the run.
- Typical minimumVaries widely by format
- Typical lead time12 to 20 weeks
- Development costQuoted per project
- Best forScaling and differentiation
Trending into 2027
What brands are asking us to make next.
A product briefed this quarter lands on shelves in early 2027. These are the ingredients and formats we are watching, updated October 2026.
What lands on the desk
The kinds of briefs brands bring us.
Launches, second sources, line extensions, format switches and ingredient supply. If yours looks like one of these, we have worked on something close to it.
An established capsule brand whose current factory stopped quoting on time. Same formula, qualified backup line, no gap in supply.
CapsulesA hydration brand taking its tub product into single serve sticks for gyms, travel retail and checkout.
Stick packsA fitness brand moving creatine from powder into flavored chews, because customers keep asking for it.
Soft chewsA relaxation brand building a kava and botanical shot for specialty retail, with a canned version to follow.
Shots and beveragesA beverage manufacturer that needed a water compatible cannabinoid emulsion with clean certificates of analysis.
Ingredient sourcingRepresentative of the work we do. Client names appear only with the client's written permission.
Why brands use us
A factory is a supplier. We are on your side of the table.
A manufacturer wants to fill its line. We want your product to work, at a price and a minimum that let you keep going.
Start on an existing formula
Hundreds of proven formulations across the formats on this site are already running with qualified manufacturers. Tooling and development are already paid for, which is why minimums sit far below a custom program and why you can be in market in weeks rather than quarters.
Move to custom when it earns it
Once a product sells, custom formulation is where the margin and the moat are. We take you there when the volume justifies it, not before, and not as a way to inflate a first invoice.
Minimums that match your stage
From 1,000 units on many capsules, softgels, gummies, powders, tinctures and topicals. Launching should not need a five figure first commitment, and with the right manufacturer it does not.
Documentation comes with the quote
Specifications, ingredient panels and certificates of analysis, every time. Our manufacturing partners are FDA registered and work to cGMP, with NSF, organic, kosher and halal certification available depending on the line.
Who you are working with
The specification is the product. Nobody cares how hard the day was if the plate is wrong.
Clay & Spark is run by Collin Culpepper, who has sat on every side of this table. Years of business development at one of hemp's best known brands. Wholesale leadership at a national supplement company. Then running sales, marketing and operations from inside a contract manufacturer, which is where you learn exactly where these projects break.
Before any of it he cooked for a living. That is where the habit comes from: get the spec right, hold the line on timing, and do not hand anything over until it is right.
Brand sideBusiness development, national hemp CPG
WholesaleDirector level, supplement brand
Factory sideOperations, contract manufacturer
CertificationTwo companies taken through NSF
How the model works
One table, two sides, no surprises.
Brands get a matched manufacturer and one point of contact. Manufacturers get scoped, ready to quote work. Here is exactly how it runs.
For brands
- Sending a brief and getting a quote costs nothing
- We recommend the format and the manufacturer, and say plainly what each gives up
- You meet the manufacturer once the project is real, and vet them yourself
- One contact from quote to delivered pallet
For manufacturers
- Inbound brand demand, scoped before it reaches you
- No listing fees. We earn commission on orders placed, agreed with you in writing
- Open partnership, or exclusive by format for partners who want first call
- Quotes inside 48 hours and samples inside five business days, both ways
Start a project
Tell us what you want to make.
Format, volume, target cost and the date it needs to be on a shelf. That is enough for us to come back with a match, a minimum and a lead time. Sending a brief costs nothing.