
MEET THE TEAM

LEE JEFFRIES
Development Expert
Recipe Creator
Manufacturing Solutions
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EOGHAN MAC
Finance & Procurement
Business Planning Expert
Accounts
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DAN POYNTON
Creative Designer
Brand Creation & Story
Logo, Label, Box Design
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JOE SZOPA
Development Expert
Commercial Growth
Marketing Strategy
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DRINKS DESIGN
Bespoke Drinks Designers
Drink Chef is at the cutting edge of drinks development and are pioneers in the use of in vogue flavours & ingredients.
Our team understands that Flavour, Branding, Price point go hand in hand as well as packaging ethics.
We work with Start ups to Blue Chip companies to create the
next big thing following Health and fashion trends.
The starting point for all of our new customers is a face to face Zoom, Skype, Facetime, WhatsApp, Google Hangouts free 30 minute meeting.
The aim is to get a detailed understanding of you project goal so we can create you a bespoke package to suit your goal and budget and timeframe
Please give us a call on 01164972760
Or fill out contact form below.
We look forward to meeting you.
CONTRACT FILLING
The Drinks Chef has its own Glass & Pet contract bottling
lines to suit all bottle shapes and sizes, and cap finishes
including Crown Cork, Plastic Screw, Aluminium Ropp and
Many more.
Our contract canning kit is also state of the art with a wide range of sizes including 150ML Slim, 250ML Slim
330ML Standard, 330ML Sleek to mention a few with
Printed Cans, Sleeved Cans, Labeled Cans available to
get you into production quickly.
PILOT RUNS
Bottling Test Day From £1500 + Vat
Canning Test Day From £2000 + Vat
CONTRACT BOTTLING
Minimum Runs start from 1000 litres Per Squ
CONTRACT CANNING
Minimum Runs start from 1000 litres Per Squ
This includes
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Mixing Liquids
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Filling
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Capping / Lid Application
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Pasteurisation
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Labeling / Sleeving (Additional Charge)
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Boxing or Tray & Shrink
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Pallet stacking & wrapping (Additional Charge)
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Micro Testing (Additional Charge)
We also have 3000 pallet spaces and can offer
Storage and Pick & Pack

STEP 1
2 Hour Consultation Project Feasibility - £750
This session is essential for all new projects to make sure that a brand goes into development fully informed.
Products we specialise in
Tonic Waters
Cold Brew Coffee
Kombucha Drinks
Cbd Drinks
Energy Drinks
Nootropics
Functional Waters
Protein & Collagen Drinks
Nutritional Bars
Sauces
Oils
Marinades
key areas below areas of discussion
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Timeline of project
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Set up costs
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Target market
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Branding
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Marketing
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Trademarks
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Manufacture costs
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Lead times
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Minimum order quantities
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Packaging options
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Investment
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Sales
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Compliance
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Recipe design profile
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Wastage expectations
The meeting will be followed with an optional write up by Lee Jeffries with business & brand suggestions followed by an additional follow up 1 hour meeting for £250 + Vat
STEP 2
STEP 3
Pilot Sample Run Mini
1x Product £POA
2x Products £POA
We will run 10 litres of a product into finished packaging this includes below
Ingredient checks
Mixing
Chilling
Carbonation if required
Filling into Can or Bottle
Pasteurization
Water cooling
Labeling or Sleeving
Boxing or Shrink wrapping
Micro Test 3 Bottles or Cans
Micro & Nutritional Testing
Micro Test - 3 Bottles Per Product 10 Days £POA
Nutritional Testing - Per Product 10 Days £POA
Recipe Creation, Compliance, supply chain set up. Per Recipe - £POA
We will create you a bespoke recipe from scratch to your specification.
Development Plan & Process Flow
Week 1
2 Hour recipe specification design session
Ingredients list creation
Flavour profile
Sugar (Brix Value per 100ML)
Retail price to consumer
Wholesale price to retail
Brand to wholesale price
Bottle, Can, Bag In Box
Pack Size
After this meeting we will draw up a product specification that Drinks Chef Limited & You the client will sign.
We will then source the materials and create first round of samples within 5 weeks
Week 6
Sample Tweaks
We will have a one on 1 tasting session and discuss any alterations on site and create a final round of samples.
We will also discuss packing options & finalise pricing
We will create a draft costing for the product
We will create a margin chain for the product
Final samples sent to lab for nutritional testing certificate
Final Samples sent to lab for micro testing
Week 8
Development sign off - You will receive
Recipe Card
Suppliers List
Ingredients List
Mixing Method
Product Specification
Recipe IP certificate
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CONTACT
101 St Mary's Rd Market Harborough LE16 7DT
01164972760