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PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

20+ YEARS OF BRINGING NEW HEALTH PRODUCTS TO MARKET

Island Abbey Nutritionals™ maintains a highly skilled and experienced product development team working diligently to develop new products, improve lead time, and streamline the R&D process. Our rich product pipeline and extensive in-house R&D capacity supports continuous product innovations and commercialization.

Our delivery platforms can be used to deliver any natural health product, dietary supplement, or other therapeutic ingredient into the body naturally. Our research and development over the past 20 years has involved testing all-natural compounds and ingredients (VMS, herbal, botanical, etc.).

From concept to launch, our NPI (New Product Introduction) is complexity-based and customized to your needs to efficiently complete the full NPI cycle. Variables will include ingredients used, the manufacturing process, and similarity to current products.

RAPID DEPLOYMENT EXAMPLE

EXISTING FORMULATION

A major customer presents an existing product on the market with existing formulation and qualified ingredients, allowing Island Abbey to accelerate to Phase 2 of development.

APPROVAL AND SOURCING

After approval of the texture and flavor, Island Abbey quickly proceeds to pilot the product on its manufacturing equipment for final approval. Artwork for packaging was sourced in conjunction with ordering raw materials and packaging for the customer.

6 MONTHS TO DISTRIBUTION

The product was produced, quality control tested and prepared for transport to customer distribution centers. Newly produced product flowed seamlessly into retail stores within 6 months from project start.​
Go-to-market fast with 100s of tested formulations

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLE

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Customer approached Island Abbey with a concept for a new gummy supplement. Over a period of 3 months, Island Abbey walked the customer through potential concepts and formulations to achieve the customer’s vision.

PROTOTYPE AND PILOT

Within 6 months, Island Abbey had prototyped and piloted multiple formulations and flavorings for the customer to seek approval through their marketing, sales, and leadership.

9 MONTHS TO ON-SHELF

The concept was finalized, approved by Island Abbey and the customer for manufacturing, and on-shelf in 9 months. Island Abbey also identified multiple potential line extensions, including minor formulation modifications, to address different consumer segments and lead to the rapid deployment of subsequent products.

Development Process Overview

START PHASE 1

Project Scope and Client Review

We work with you to help define your product concept, including consumer benefits and competitive points of difference, ensuring a strong positive consumer reaction.

Initial FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT

This is where our magic happens! We bring your concept to life, developing a recipe for laboratory-scale production complete with color, size, taste, benefits, and more.
PHASE 2

RECIPE PILOT AND TESTING

We develop your concept into a final product at full commercial scale. We build within commercial scope so we can create a sustainable business strategy that meets your vision and needs.

CUSTOMER REVIEW AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

We work with you, reviewing the product as designed to confirm it meets your quality and specifications.

RECIPE FINALIZATION AND APPROVAL

We execute a final sign-off of deliverables and ensure there is mutual alignment on production.
PHASE 3

INGREDIENT AND RAW MATERIAL PURCHASING

Through our trusted network of global and local suppliers, we are able to minimize the occurrence of any supply chain challenges and consistently qualify high quality ingredients to GFSI, NSF, and CFR-11 standards.

DESIGN AND ARTWORK DEVELOPMENT

We offer full support in product and packaging design and can provide a large selection of qualified printers to print your labels.
PHASE 4

BULK PRODUCTION AND PACKAGING

We package your final product for shipment, either in bulk containers or within consumer packaging such as bags, bottles, pouches, and more.

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RELEASE

Island Abbey Nutritionals™ is fully dedicated to perform diligent qualified and verified independent testing to ensure all standards are met.
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