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From Garage Start-Up to Global Success in Sports Nutrition

Growing your sports nutrition manufacturing business

Do you have ambitions to grow your business? At what stage is your current production level and where would you like it to be in the future? In this guide, we help you make that transition from a sports nutrition start-up to global success.

Consider the factory space you have available to you and the equipment you currently use - is there room for an increase in demand and future expansion? You'll learn about the production processes available to you and which may best suit your recipe ingredients and batch sizes.

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KEY TOPICS
Questions to Ask When Growing Your Sports Nutrition Business

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Is your target market mass or specialist?

Space and technology depend on whether you are aiming at a specialist or mass market. Choose the right system to fit your processing and supply needs.

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What are your estimated volumes?

Learn how to avoid under and over production to maximise your profits. Look ahead 5 to 10 years to cover you as demand increases and product lines are introduced.

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What products will
you make?

Processes differ depending on your products and ingredients e.g. powdered drinks, whey & nutrition bars can use the same automated equipment.

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How do you minimise allergen risk?

This is a particular concern in the sports nutrition industry. Learn how these issues can be alleviated when using Intermediate Bulk Containers.

SPORTS NUTRITION POWDER HANDLING
Why Materials Handling Matters in Sports Nutrition Manufacturing

Many small scale producers gain early success but then struggle to grow with their initial equipment and set up. Their products may be in high demand but they don’t have the capacity and in some cases, factory space to increase production.

Some sports nutrition manufacturers choose to outsource production to a contract manufacturing facility. This is one solution that might work well for some business, but those that want to keep production in-house should consider changes that will future proof the business.

One option is to start again in a bigger factory with a new powder handling system from the start or if space allows, add more equipment to a current system.

The best option is to design your initial facility with future growth in mind. Your system needs to be flexible enough for high demand and a large number of recipe variants, produced at speed without waste or downtime.

The optimum powder handling system uses IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Container). These are dust-tight, mobile containers that can be moved between the key powder processing stages (filling, mixing, packing and cleaning) considerably faster than any fixed mixer, saving hours of production time.