FORMULATION & BEVERAGE DEVELOPMENT

Build a Beverage Worth Launching

Great products start long before the canning line. At Craftek, we partner with founders, wellness brands, and beverage innovators to develop formulas that are consistent, scalable, and shelf-ready. Whether you are starting from a rough idea or refining an existing recipe, our team offers hands-on support at every step of the development process.

  • We support a wide range of beverage types, including:

    • Functional wellness beverages

    • Sparkling seltzers

    • Non-alcoholic craft drinks

    • Botanical and juice-based blends

    • Vitamin-enhanced hydration

    • Adaptogen and nootropic drinks

    • Caffeine or energy blends

    • Hemp-compliant THC/CBD beverages

    • Low-dose, sessionable infused beverages

    • R&D test batches and prototype formulations

    Whether you have a fully formed idea or just a concept, we can help you refine it into a scalable, market-ready product

  • Start with your vision — flavor ideas, functional goals, mood boards, ingredients, and target audience.
    We help translate your concept into a clear formulation plan, including:

    • Flavor direction and functional purpose

    • Ingredient approach

    • Desired sweetness, acidity, and mouthfeel

    • Carbonation preferences

    • Early stability considerations

    Our goal is to shape your idea into something that can be produced consistently and efficiently.

  • We work with trusted suppliers for natural flavors, botanicals, functional ingredients, emulsions, and water-soluble infusions. Our team helps you choose:

    • Flavor houses for your target profile

    • Functional or infused ingredients

    • Natural vs. artificial options

    • Stabilizers and clarifying agents

    • Ingredient combinations that support scale-up

    • Cost-effective approaches for production

    We can also source ingredients for you upon request.

  • We help craft clean, balanced, scalable flavor profiles. This includes:

    • Sweetness and acidity balancing

    • Carbonation decisions

    • Mouthfeel adjustments

    • Layering botanicals or fruit flavors

    • Natural vs. essence-based options

    • Ensuring flavor consistency across batches

    Your beverage will taste intentional, consistent, and aligned with your brand story.

  • We focus on building formulas that hold up during production, shipment, and retail handling. Key considerations include:

    • pH targets

    • Preservation approach

    • Clarification

    • Water activity

    • Carbonation compatibility

    • Color stability

    • Emulsion behavior

    • Canning and filling considerations

    Our goal is to ensure your beverage performs reliably from pilot run to full-scale production.

  • Before moving to a 250-case production run, we can support small-scale R&D testing to evaluate:

    • Flavor and aroma

    • Carbonation performance

    • Ingredient dispersion

    • Color and clarity

    • Stability over time

    • Functional and infusion behavior

    These test batches help ensure your product is optimized before your first production run.

  • Our formulation clients include:

    • New beverage startups

    • Functional wellness brands

    • Breweries creating NA or RTD lines

    • THC/CBD beverage brands

    • Entrepreneurs at early concept stage

    • Established brands expanding product lines

    We meet you where you are and help you move forward.

Why Formulate With Craftek?

We are a boutique, family-run beverage co-packer with 15+ years of experience in craft brewing and product development.

Brands choose Craftek because:

  • We offer personalized, hands-on support

  • We understand small-batch production

  • We help build scalable beverage formulas

  • We guide both functional and infused development

  • We prioritize quality, stability, and consistency

If you want a partner who collaborates—not a big co-packer who treats you like a number—you are in the right place.

Start Your Formulation Project

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