Beverage Development Resources

Are you planning to develop a new beverage or enhance an existing one? Our resource section is brimming with all the essentials you need to support your new venture. Take some time to explore our resource library for more information below.

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Beverage Buzz

Big Brands first got its start with an energy drink called Wild Buzz.  We've come a long way since that first energy drink.  The Beverage Buzz is the place where we will share and spotlight beverage products when we are out and about. We'll highlight the brands and the things they do the best. Get ready to learn more about beverage on the market, new trends, things with are loving, and tasty sips.

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March 24, 2025
Manufacturing hydrogen water and formulating hydrogen water - let us co pack your hydrogen water project and learn more about the reasons why hydrogen water is getting popular.
December 15, 2024
Are you new to beverage formulation and beverage manufacturing? Here's some basic terminology for beverage formulation and beverage manufacturing, along with several specialized beverage terms that refer to various beverage ingredients, beverage processes, and beverage techniques.
December 9, 2024
By having the same company handle both your beverage formulation and beverage manufacturing, this helps ensure a more streamlined, cost-effective, and high-quality beverage development process. It allows for better control over product consistency, a quicker time-to-market, and a more flexible, responsive approach to product development. Ultimately, this partnership reduces the chances of miscommunication or inefficiency and helps ensure that the final product matches your vision.
November 30, 2024
Learn how to manufacture and formulate a canned water beverage by reading our new beverage resource. Find out the specifics of manufacturing a canned water, packaging materials and options for canned water products, how to formulate a canned water and the reasons why canned waters are becoming more popular than PET water.
October 29, 2024
This Beverage Formulation Guide is a helpful way for you to understand how to formulate a beverage. Our guide, Crafting the Perfect Sip: A Guide to Beverage Formulation for Startups, takes you from start to finish with creating a beverage formula. We walk you through the step by step process of crafting a new beverage product.
October 15, 2024
In this guide, we will explore the art of creating a seasonal beverage, from creating a beverage formula, to selecting the perfect ingredients, to balancing flavors and creative beverage packaging. Read more and discover how to create something delightful that captures the spirit of the season!
September 27, 2024
Big Brands provides both beverage formulation and beverage manufacturing services. Choosing a beverage formulation expert like Big Brands guarantees the success of your beverage project. Big Brands is both a beverage formulation company and beverage copacker. That means, we understand how to apply your beverage formula in a manufacturing setting.  Not only is the beverage formulator knowledgeable about the science behind a beverage formula, but the beverage production manager also makes recommendations based on the packing requirements of a beverage product and your beverage development team is familiar with lab batching, beverage filling and packaging.  Keep your beverage formulation and beverage packaging all in the same place!
September 7, 2024
Making your own branded functional nutrition bars and functional chocolate covered bars - All you need to know about manufacturing a functional energy bar. Learn more about the process of manufacturing a functional nutrition bar - from nutritional formulation, to ingredient application, to creating a label, manufacturing your functional nutrition bar to selling your nutritional bar. Popular types of functional bars the we can manufacture include: protein bars, fiber bars, vitamin bars, meal replacement bars, plant based bars, vegan bars, Palio bars, weight loss bars, and energy bars.
September 1, 2024
New to beverage development? Read our beverage resource on how to design a beverage label in 9 simple steps. We not only help you with the creation of your beverage label, but we provide beverage formulation and beverage copacking. Our knowledgable team provides the essential components and experience to help design your beverage label. This beverage resource is a must read for anyone starting a beverage business.
Beverage label development
August 31, 2024
In this beverage industry resource, we list the 12 top essential parts of a beverage label. These include nutritional facts, health claims, and product information. When designing your beverage label, it's important to have the correct information on your beverage label. When dealing with making an alcoholic beverage, the label requirements are part of the TTB.
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