Every engagement runs under our Master Formulation Services Agreement. You pick an IP tier; we deliver a manufacturer-ready formulation; you select a co-manufacturer from our vetted network and contract with them directly.
The same cycle runs regardless of which IP tier you choose. The deliverables are real — every artifact below ends up in your folder on signing.
Master Formulation Services Agreement signed, the brief is locked, and the Section 4.5 Project Tracker is initiated. Scope, compliance posture, and target co-man cohort are agreed in writing before any benchwork begins.
First formulation candidate produced at bench scale. Standard Operating Procedure drafted alongside. For acidified beverages, Process Authority Letter coordination begins so your filing package is ready in parallel with the formula.
Targeted refinements based on your Iteration 1 feedback — taste, mouthfeel, actives loading, stability indicators, cost, or all of the above. The SOP is revised in lockstep so the document never drifts from the bench.
Last iteration of included scope. We compile the full deliverable package — formulation, SOP, ingredient breakdown, supplier guidance, and any Process Authority Letter materials — into a single co-man-ready handoff.
You sign Exhibit F. Our performance obligations end at that signature. You take the formulation to your selected co-manufacturer and contract with them directly — we forward their COI as courtesy disclosure, and our involvement concludes cleanly.
Lotus Nutra retains IP plus proprietary ingredient sourcing. Brand gets an exclusive license to commercialize through our co-man network.
Non-exclusive license. Bring your own co-manufacturer. Renewable annually with full formulation deliverables on day one.
Clean assignment of the formula and supplier list. Customer owns everything outright — no ongoing license, no royalty.
Anything outside the included three-iteration scope is scoped and quoted separately. Engagement structure stays clean: monthly retainer, hourly, or fixed project — never percentage-of-sales.
Post-handoff co-man management, pricing negotiation, logistics coordination, distribution advisory. Engaged when you want operator-level support after the Acceptance Certificate.
Additional formulations developed off a base formula. Useful for SKU expansion — flavor lines, dosage tiers, format crossovers — without re-running the full base development cycle.
Hands-on technical support during your first production runs at the selected co-manufacturer. Scoped per project, attached as an exhibit to the base MFSA.
Travel-out training for your co-man's production team covering the SOP, critical control points, and acceptance criteria. Scoped per project and per visit.
Tell us what you’re working on. We’ll respond within two business days with scope, timeline, and a draft tier recommendation.