Simple project
€1,000excl. VATestimate, confirmed by quoteOne formula, a standard format, one country.
- A single product
- A format most manufacturers handle
- Ingredients with an established status
- A single country of sale
HomeDevelopment fee
The fee covers my work, from studying the project to market launch, in all four fields. Its level depends on how complex the project is. It is an estimate: the firm amount is set by quote, after a first conversation.
Complex project
€2,000excl. VATestimate, confirmed by quoteSensitive ingredients, a demanding format, or two countries.
- Sensitive ingredients: stability, taste, doses close to the maximum
- A demanding format that few manufacturers can make
- Two countries of sale
Highly complex project
€3,000excl. VATestimate, confirmed by quoteA range, an ingredient whose status must be established, or several countries.
- Several products developed together
- An ingredient whose status must be established, or which needs an authorisation
- Three or more countries of sale, each with its own rules
The level is set together at the first meeting, on your actual project. The finished product is quoted separately.
You step in six times: the brief, the formula to approve, the quote to choose, the proof to sign, the deposit then the balance. The rest is my work.
- Me
- You
Contract, article 2.1
Study and formulation
- Studying the project
- Managing the file
- Building the regulatory file
- Formulations based on the initial brief, and their revisions where needed
- Quotes, after consulting and testing partners
- Sending samples where the project needs them
- The market notification in the country you choose
- Creating the GS1 barcode
- Correcting and/or checking the packaging’s regulatory compliance
- Sales advice
- Advice on the product page
- Labelling and marking (where needed)
- A technical data sheet and analyses (on request)
Contract, article 2.2
Getting into production
- Sourcing and selecting partners: contract manufacturers, labs, packers, printers, suppliers, sheltered workshops
- Sending the specification and pre-formulation to the selected partners
- Technical and commercial exchanges with partners
- Adjusting the pre-formulation if production raises a technical constraint
- Preparing and sending the manufacturing quotes
- Drawing up trademark licence agreements where needed
- Passing documents between you and the partners, and coordinating everyone involved
- Managing delivery steps and coordinating up to the address you give
Contract, article 2.3
Filings and formalities
- Food supplements: notification to the French authority (DGAL), decree No 2006-352, articles 15 and 16
- Cosmetics: support with the CPNP notification, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009
- Food products: compliance check against food information Regulation 1169/2011
- Animal feed: compliance check against Regulation (EC) No 767/2009
- Regulatory follow-up of the file for the whole term of the contract
Contract, article 2.4
Product page review
- Compliance audit of the product page
- Safety and quality check
- Claims check
- Industry standards
Translated for information. The contract is in French, and the French text prevails.
- The finished product, quoted separately.
- Development shipping costs (samples, transfers between partners), recharged at cost
- Any new formula or packaging redesign requested during the contract: separate quote
Nothing starts without an accepted quote. The terms of sale for products are online: Terms of sale.
I read every request myself, and I come back to you with what I can do, or with what stands in the way.