Cost is driven by your gummy base (pectin vs gelatin), active ingredients, flavour complexity, packaging and order volume. Gummies can start from as low as 5,000 bottles for simpler formulations built on a standard base with straightforward flavouring, though custom actives, unusual shapes or moulds, multi-flavour ranges, or gelatin-free/vegan requirements can all push minimums higher. We provide a written quote after reviewing your formulation brief.

This is one of the first and most important formulation decisions. Pectin-based gummies are plant-derived and suit vegan positioning, but can be more limited in active-ingredient loading without affecting texture. Gelatin-based gummies generally support higher active loading and a chewier texture but rule out a vegan claim. Dosing accuracy in a gummy matrix is more complex than in a capsule, since the active has to be evenly distributed through a viscous, setting mixture, we work with manufacturers who test for dose uniformity across a batch, particularly important for probiotics (which can be heat-sensitive) and vitamins/minerals that can affect taste or colour at higher doses.

This depends entirely on your ingredients and the claims you want to make on pack, and it’s important to get right before you formulate, not after. Gummies containing certain actives at therapeutic doses, or carrying specific health claims, are typically classed as therapeutic goods and fall under TGA regulation, requiring an AUST L or AUST R listing. Gummies without therapeutic claims generally fall under FSANZ food law instead, a different and usually faster compliance pathway. We’ll help you determine which pathway your concept sits in before formulation begins.

Yes, and for gummies specifically we’d strongly recommend an in-person or hands-on taste test if possible, since texture is genuinely hard to judge from a description or photo. We run multiple sample rounds as standard for this category and won’t move to production until you’ve formally approved a sample you’re genuinely happy with.

Expect 4–8 months from initial formulation brief to an approved production-ready sample. If your formulation includes a novel or difficult-to-dose active ingredient, or requires a TGA listing pathway, timelines can run longer, we’ll flag that possibility early in scoping.

Historically, very few Australian facilities have held TGA licensing for large-scale gummy production, which pushed most local brands toward overseas manufacturing despite the added complexity of customs clearance and longer lead times. That landscape is genuinely shifting, with more TGA-licensed local capacity emerging in recent years. Whether local or overseas manufacturing is right for your brand depends on your timeline, budget and volume. We work with both local and international manufacturing partners and will recommend the option that best fits your specific project.

This is a fair and common concern, and it’s addressed through your manufacturing agreement rather than left implicit. Formulations developed specifically for your brand are typically documented as your intellectual property, with the manufacturer contractually restricted from replicating and selling an identical formula to another brand.