Custom Gummy Manufacturing Brisbane | Manufacturing Health Solutions

Custom Gummy Manufacturing Brisbane

Custom functional gummies for Australian brands — from formulation and pilot samples to production, packaging, labelling and dispatch.

Custom Gummies Built for Real Product Launches

Manufacturing Health Solutions (MHS) develops and manufactures custom gummies in Brisbane for startups, practitioner brands, eCommerce brands, wellness founders, and established supplement companies expanding into gummy formats.

We handle the full process in-house: formulation, benchtop development, gummy cooking and depositing, curing, coating, demoulding, filling, labelling, batch coding, and warehousing support. That means fewer handovers, faster decisions, and a cleaner path from concept to finished product.

We manufacture food products only. Claims and labelling must comply with FSANZ requirements. Therapeutic / TGA products are not part of this service.

Quick snapshot

  • MOQ: from 200–300 units
  • Development fee: from $1,500
  • Sample fee: from $300
  • Sample lead time: approx. 6 weeks
  • Production lead time: approx. 12 weeks
  • Formats: vegan, sugar-free, vitamin/mineral, botanical and functional gummies

What We Manufacture

We focus on custom gummy products that are commercially viable, technically realistic, and suitable for Australian food compliance.

Vitamin & Mineral Gummies

Gummies designed for wellness and nutrition products where convenience, flavour and repeat purchase matter.

Botanical & Functional Gummies

Custom formulations for brands wanting functional ingredients in an easier-to-take format.

Confectionery-Style Functional Gummies

Gummies that balance user experience, flavour and active delivery for consumer-friendly wellness products.

Sugar-Free Vegan Gummies

We offer a sugar-free pectin gummy base that is vegan-friendly and suitable for brands targeting a cleaner positioning.

Gelatine Gummies for Higher Loading

Gelatine systems allow substantially higher active loading where the formula and commercial brief require it.

Why Brands Choose MHS for Gummies

Most gummy manufacturers are built around larger runs, fixed systems, or limited flexibility. MHS is set up differently.

  • Low MOQs: suitable for new product launches, market testing, and founder-led brands
  • Truly custom development: not just a white-label relabel exercise
  • Founder-friendly process: practical guidance without unnecessary complexity
  • Brisbane manufacturing: local production and clearer communication
  • End-to-end support: formulation, packaging, graphics, manufacturing and 3PL in one workflow
  • Niche formula flexibility: we are open to technically realistic custom briefs

Best fit for

  • Startups launching their first gummy product
  • Practitioner brands wanting a differentiated food-format product
  • eCommerce brands adding a higher-compliance, high-retention SKU
  • Wellness founders building a branded functional product
  • Established supplement brands expanding into gummies

What Brands Need to Understand Before Starting a Gummy Project

Not every formula suits a gummy

Some ingredients do not behave well in gummy systems due to heat exposure, solubility, texture impact, bitterness, or stability.

Dose per gummy is limited

Active loading depends heavily on the base system. As a guide, sugar-free pectin gummies can carry up to around 250 mg per gummy, while gelatine gummies may carry up to around 2 g per gummy.

Taste masking matters

Functional ingredients can create bitterness, sourness, mineral notes, or lingering aftertaste. A good gummy is not just about active load — it also has to be chewable and repeat-purchase friendly.

Texture, stability and shelf life are linked

Water activity, packaging, ingredient choice, and environmental exposure all affect texture stability and shelf life. These decisions need to be made early, not after the formula is locked.

Heat-sensitive ingredients: pectin systems have a minimum pour temperature of approximately 90°C. Gelatine systems have a minimum pour temperature of approximately 71°C. That matters when assessing formulation feasibility.

Base Options

Pectin Sugar-Free (Vegan)

  • Vegan-friendly
  • Sugar-free option available
  • Suitable for many modern wellness brand concepts
  • Indicative loading: up to approximately 250 mg per gummy

Gelatine

  • Useful where higher active loading is required
  • Indicative loading: up to approximately 2 g per gummy
  • Can suit formulas where pectin loading is too restrictive

Standard Tooling & Constraints

  • Standard mould: 5 g cube
  • Custom tooling: available from approximately $2,000
  • Custom flavours: available, subject to technical fit and sourcing
  • Therapeutic / TGA products: not part of this service

If your concept depends on a very specific shape, very high loading, or a difficult flavour profile, it is better to test feasibility early before committing to packaging or launch dates.

Packaging & Labelling Options

  • PET jars
  • Glass jars
  • Refill pouches
  • Cartons and shelf-ready boxes
  • Batch and expiry coding
  • Label application and verification against approved specifications
  • Child-resistant packaging options available

Launch Support Beyond Manufacturing

  • Custom formulation and benchtop development
  • Pilot runs and sample support
  • Graphics and label support
  • Finished product warehousing
  • 3PL and dispatch support

This is designed for brands that want one manufacturing partner to manage more of the launch pathway.

Our Gummy Development & Manufacturing Process

  1. Brief & discovery: intended actives, flavour direction, packaging format, target market and volume
  2. Formulation review: assess technical fit for gummy format, loading limits and compliance position
  3. Quotation: development scope, MOQ, packaging path and indicative lead times
  4. Benchtop development / pilot sample: prototype work to validate texture, flavour and feasibility
  5. Trial approval: refine the formula, flavour, and packaging direction
  6. Production: cooking, depositing, curing / setting, coating and demoulding
  7. Filling & finishing: pack into jars or pouches, apply labels, batch coding and final presentation
  8. QA release: batch documentation, checks and release for dispatch or 3PL storage

Commercial Starting Point

Gummy projects vary significantly depending on active loading, flavour complexity, packaging format, and whether you need full development or already have a working formula.

To make quoting simpler, we normally start with a technical brief and confirm whether your concept fits a pectin or gelatine system before pricing development and production.

Typical entry points

  • Development: from $1,500
  • Samples / pilot runs: from $300
  • Production MOQ: from 200–300 units
  • Repeat MOQ: from 200–300 units

Need More Than Just Manufacturing?

Many gummy projects fail because the brand tries to solve formulation, packaging, compliance, graphics, and fulfilment separately. We can support the broader launch pathway so fewer things get missed.

If you are still early in the process, start with formulation and packaging planning first. If you are closer to launch, we can align manufacturing, label support and dispatch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. We offer a sugar-free pectin gummy base that is vegan-friendly.

Yes. Sugar-free gummy options are available, including vegan-friendly pectin systems.

Yes. We can work from your formula, but gummy-specific technical limits still apply. Ingredient behaviour, heat sensitivity, flavour, texture and loading capacity all need to be assessed for the format.

Potentially. We may be able to match the active loading profile, but flavour matching can be difficult if the existing flavour system is proprietary.

Our typical MOQ is approximately 200–300 units for both first runs and repeat production, depending on the formula and packaging configuration.

It depends on the base system. As a general guide, pectin sugar-free vegan gummies can hold up to around 250 mg per gummy, while gelatine gummies may hold up to around 2 g per gummy.

Yes. We can support packaging selection, label application, batch coding, and broader graphics / labelling support as part of the launch process.

Yes. Child-resistant packaging options are available depending on the final product and packaging format.

No. This service is for food products only. Claims and labelling must align with FSANZ requirements rather than therapeutic / TGA positioning.

Typical lead time is approximately 6 weeks for samples and around 12 weeks for production, depending on formulation complexity, packaging, and material availability.