OUR PROCESS AND TIMELINE
Initial Consultation
Begin with a comprehensive consultation where we discuss your vision, requirements, and goals for your health supplement product.
Quotation and Budget
The sales team at VDS Contract Manufacturing endevours to provide our customers with indiciative costings within 48 hours after recieving the request for quote.
R&D and Benchtop Trials
Once pricing is confirmed and accepted by the customer the product then moves into the R&D and benchtop stage. All products undergo rigorous R&D to eliminate any issues that may arise during production. R&D also provide our customers with a one-off concenpt of what they will be getting.
Specifications Stage
Once your product passes the R&D stage, our Quality team will provide you with your product specification. The specification outlines every aspect of your product from ingredients to packaging. Once we recieve a full signed specification, our 10-12 week lead time commences.
Procurement and Testing
Once all signed specifications are recieved the team at VDS will procure all materials and packaging for your product. Once materials arrive they are then sampled and sent for third party testing.
This process generally takes 6-8 weeks.
Manufacturing
Once all test results are received and approved your product will go into the manufacturing stage. Depending on the complexity of your product this stage can take up to 1-2 weeks.
Finished product Testing
Once the product is manufactured the finished product gets sent of for third party testing again. Depending on the complexity of your formula and the testing required this can take up to 1-2 weeks.
Dispatch
Once all test results are recieved. VDS Contract Manufacturing raises a Certificate of Analysis and Release for supply. Your product is now ready for dispatch and release into the market.