Private label and custom packaging: what to agree before production
Private label moves responsibility for labelling and compliance onto your brand. The points to settle with your supplier before the first run.
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How to vet a botanical ingredient supplier: a due diligence checklist
Website claims are easy. These are the questions, documents and small signals that separate a manufacturing partner from a trading intermediary.
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Psyllium in functional foods: formulating with soluble fibre
Psyllium is no longer just a supplement ingredient. How its gelling behaviour works in baking, beverages and gluten-free formats — and where it causes trouble.
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Extract ratios explained: what 4:1 and 10:1 really tell you
Ratio figures look precise and are widely quoted, but they describe input rather than output. How to interpret them, and when to insist on an assay instead.
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