By integrating in-house formulation, rapid R&D prototyping, and automated cGMP depositing under one 25,000 sq ft facility in Selma, Texas, VIRC Nutritionals reduces standard industry development timelines from 9 months down to just 4 to 8 weeks on average.
For global procurement managers and supplement brand owners, navigating manufacturing bottlenecks, ingredient stability, and international regulatory barriers can delay market entry. Our experienced food scientists, quality assurance managers, and organoleptic experts work in synergy to eliminate risk at every phase of the manufacturing process.
FDA Registered & cGMP Compliant Facility: Audited parameters ensuring strict adherence to US FDA 21 CFR 111 standards.
Scientific Active Overage Calculations: Advanced stability testing to ensure label claim integrity throughout product shelf life.
End-to-End Traceability: Comprehensive Lot Traceability, Raw Material COAs, and Third-Party Analytical Batch Testing for every shipment.
Every project follows a documented Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) with clear sign-off gates, giving international partners complete oversight of product specs, timelines, and landed costs.
Your journey begins when you share your initial brand vision, desired health concepts, targeted dosage, and market distribution objectives with our technical account specialists. We analyze formula feasibility and target parameters right from day one.
Intellectual property security is paramount. Before exchanging proprietary formulation details, active ingredient ratios, or custom flavor profiles, a legally binding mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is signed to protect your brand assets.
Our food chemists and formulation experts collaborate with your R&D team to define precise active dosages, base matrices (gelatin, pectin, or hybrid), sweetener profiles (allulose, cane sugar, sugar-free isomalt), shape preferences, and natural flavor profiles.
Utilizing our dedicated R&D laboratory, we engineer prototype samples. Active bitter notes are masked using proprietary natural flavor technology, and gelling agents are calibrated for ideal chewiness, thermal stability, and clarity.
We send benchtop prototypes directly to your facility for tasting, texture inspection, and analytical review. We perform iterative formulation tweaks if required — mass production only proceeds after receiving your 100% formal sign-off.
Once the prototype is validated, we provide a itemized commercial proposal with transparent tier pricing detailing ingredient costs, manufacturing processing, third-party laboratory testing, and export packaging options.
Upon PO confirmation, high-purity active vitamins, botanicals, minerals, pectin/gelatin bases, and natural colors are sourced from audited suppliers. Every incoming lot undergoes identity and purity testing prior to batch compounding.
Before executing multi-million gummy runs, we conduct a controlled pilot trial on commercial equipment. Cooking temperature curves, vacuum deaeration levels, depositing speed, and demolding timing are locked to prevent production variances.
Batch compounding takes place in stainless steel jacketed cookers. High-speed starchless silicone depositors pour precise 2.5g–5.0g dosages. Gummies pass through humidity-controlled drying tunnels, followed by automated sanding, oiling, or wax finishing.
Finished gummies are filled into HDPE/PET bottles, stand-up pouches (up to 400 bpm), or bulk 5 lb bags. Samples undergo ISO 17025 accredited third-party testing for potency, microbiology, and heavy metals before batch release with a official COA.
Our facility infrastructure and quality management systems are designed to meet regulatory demands in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East.
We provide international importers, private label distributors, and direct-to-consumer health brands with total transparency, regulatory documentation, and seamless logistics coordination.
State-of-the-art facility operating strictly under 21 CFR Part 111 cGMP regulations with continuous environmental monitoring.
Independent analytical validation for potency, purity, micro-organisms, and heavy metals with Certificate of Analysis (COA) per lot.
8 in-house molds plus 100% custom silicone mold tooling capabilities for proprietary brand logos and shapes.
Expertise in plant-based non-GMO pectin, halal/kosher gelatin, sugar-free allulose/isomalt, and organic fruit bases.
Automated inline bottle filling with induction seals, shrink bands, lot coding, and high-speed pouching at 400 units/min.
Full support for international customs documentation, Certificates of Free Sale, allergen statements, and export palletizing.
Contact our contract manufacturing specialists to receive formula guidance, minimum order quantity details, and a competitive bulk quotation tailored for your market.
