Connect with Top Experts for Every Level of Need:
Free Basic Formulation
Get FREE help from top-tier suppliers to develop or reverse-engineer flavors and textures.
Co-Man Readiness
Budget-friendly expert consultants and incubator programs to help get your recipe co-man ready.
End to End Development
Full-service Idea to shelf development, with a top-tier formulation shop with a track record of blockbuster products
How Does It Work?
Our goal is to get you ready for our co-man marketplace.
This is a free service that we provide to PartnerSlate users at no extra cost.
- Create a Project: Share your product concept and tell us your needs.
- Match with Experts: We'll connect you with a few experts in your category.
- Free calls: Schedule your free consultations.
Our Experts Can Help You With...
Our experts have decades of experience working with top global brands to create innovative, high-quality products.
- Integrating nutrients and bioactives for optimal health.
- Addressing the aesthetic appeal of products.
- Balancing taste and masking off-notes in sweet, savory, and functional flavors.
- Defining the mouthfeel and consistency of products.
- Maintaining product quality, consistency, and performance over time.
FAQs
PartnerSlate’s Formulator Program connects brands with leading formulation experts and flavor houses to ensure their products are optimized and ready for co-manufacturing. Whether you need minor adjustments or a complete formulation, our program is designed to help you succeed.
The cost depends on your specific needs:
- Some formulators offer services at no charge in exchange for ingredient purchases.
- For more tailored support, you can request a quote directly from the formulators.
- Partial Formulation: For brands with a commercial formula that needs enhancements like texture, flavor, nutritional improvements, or shelf stability.
- Full Formulation: For those starting with a product idea or home recipe and need it commercialized and co-manufacturer-ready.
- Scale-Up Support: For brands with a ready-to-go commercial formula that needs validation or adjustments to work in a specific co-manufacturer’s facility.
We’ve partnered with a diverse network of experts, including top flavor houses and formulation specialists. Our partners provide a wide range of services, from full product development to fine-tuning and IP protection. Whether you’re a startup or an established CPG brand, we have the right expert for your needs.
- Accelerates your timeline to production.
- Ensures you retain control of your product’s intellectual property (IP).
- Demonstrates your brand’s readiness to potential co-manufacturers.
- Delivers a product that meets your exact specifications.
We recommend working with a formulator before engaging with a co-manufacturer. Having a commercial formula, clear product parameters, and defined ingredient needs will make it easier to find the right manufacturing partner and streamline the production process.
Some co-manufacturers can tweak your product to suit their facility, and a few may offer extensive formulation services. However, working with an independent formulator ensures you retain full control of your IP and develop a product optimized for your vision, not just the co-man’s capabilities.