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Cost depends on project scope: formulation only, regulatory compliance, packaging design, or full support through to co-packing. Every project is quoted individually — tell us about your project and we come back with a scope and an estimate. Your budget should also account for production itself, including minimum order quantities; our cost guide breaks down where the money goes on a beverage launch.

A project moves through formulation, taste iterations, regulatory validation, design, and production setup. Market norms run 9 to 18 months from brief to first sellable pallets; Liquid Solution confirms a precise stage-by-stage schedule at the initial brief. Regulatory steps and co-packing line availability are usually what stretch the calendar — which is why we plan them from day one.

In the Canadian co-packing market, typical minimum order quantities range from 5,000 to 50,000 units per flavour, depending on format (can, bottle) and co-packer. Liquid Solution helps you select a production partner whose MOQ matches your stage: pilot launch, market test, or scaled production. It is one of the first things we validate together before formulating.

There is no pre-market "certification" for a standard beverage in Canada: the product must comply with the Food and Drug Regulations and CFIA labelling requirements, including bilingual English-French labelling. Beverages with supplemental ingredients (added caffeine, amino acids, vitamins) fall under the supplemented foods framework (Division 29), with total caffeine capped at 400 mg/L and 180 mg per serving, whichever is lower (142 mg in a 355 mL can). Liquid Solution builds this compliance into the formulation from the start.

Yes. Liquid Solution is a Québec-based studio, but beverage regulation (Health Canada, CFIA) is federal: a compliant formulation and label are compliant across Canada. The studio supports projects aimed at the Canadian market and beyond, and factors in Québec-specific rules where they apply — such as the RECYC-QUÉBEC deposit system (10¢ on ready-to-drink containers from 100 mL to 2 L).

No. Most Liquid Solution clients arrive with a concept, a market hunch, or a taste reference — not a recipe. Formulation is the core of the studio: it is how each of our own brands was developed, from a caffeine-free functional energy drink to a soda and a mocktail. If you already have a homemade recipe, it becomes the starting point for industrialization.

Liquid Solution is a development studio, not a factory: the studio designs your formula, compliance, and packaging, then matches you with co-packing and manufacturing partners suited to your format, volume, and budget. This model keeps you from being locked into a single production line and lets you choose the partner whose MOQ and capabilities genuinely fit your growth stage.

Yes. Liquid Solution treats every client concept as confidential and signs a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) on request — before the first exploratory meeting if you prefer. Formulations developed under your mandate belong to you according to the terms set in the contract. Email info@liquidsolution.ca to receive our standard agreement or submit your own.