Capabilities

What we make, and how we make it well.

Apollo runs consumable products end to end from an FDA-registered facility in Livermore, California, with liquids and functional shots as the deepest lines and gummies, powders, private label, and packaging held to the same discipline. Find your product below.

01 · Center of gravity

Liquid bottling & functional shots

Our deepest lines

Liquids are the format most manufacturers run badly, because fill behavior and component fit surface after the money is already committed. Apollo takes supplements, functional shots, drops, tinctures, and concentrates from formula through mixing, accurate filling, labeling, and packout, with the line assigned by how the liquid actually behaves rather than by whatever machine is open. Send the formula status, fill volume, and container direction with a quote request and the line, the components, and the plan come back.

One accountable team runs R&D, fill, and packout from an FDA-registered facility with cGMP-compliant operations in Livermore, California, so a liquid that wins on the bench also survives the reorder.

What this covers

Formula R&D, mixing, and benchmark matching against a product you already sellFill method matched to viscosity, foaming, particulates, sediment, oil or water base, alcohol, pH, and colorHand-fill, semi-automated, and automated lines assigned by product and volume, in writingFill checks, closure torque checks, label placement, and lot and date coding recorded in the batch fileCartoning, casing, kitting, and channel-ready packout for retail and marketplace

Decisions you'll make

Formula status: an idea, a benchmark, a sample, your own formula, or a running SKU in transfer
Container path: bottle, dropper, squeeze bottle, or shot format, plus neck finish and closure fit
Components: quote from on-hand stock, custom-source for your brand, or run materials you supply after receiving review
Which line the volumes justify, and when reorder pressure moves you from one line to the next
Testing scope and the documentation your channel expects, priced before work starts

Specifics

functional shot bottlesdropper and tincture bottlessqueeze bottlesplastic and glasscaps, droppers, and closurescartons and case packs

Flavor development

Taste before packaging gets expensive

Packaging makes a product look ready; flavor decides whether anyone finishes it, recommends it, and reorders it. Apollo develops taste, sweetness, texture, mouthfeel, color, and active masking before bottles, molds, and labels lock in, working from a benchmark or a sensory target with rounds that are scoped, scored, and priced instead of open-ended. Send the sample, the must-avoid list, and the customer it has to win with a quote request and the development plan and quote come back.

Flavor work sits on the same floor as production, so the approved profile is locked into the spec the line actually runs, and the flavor that won the taste test is the flavor that ships.

What this covers

Benchmark matching against a product already on the marketActive masking for bitterness, metallic notes, and aftertasteTexture and mouthfeel tuned to the formatFormat-specific systems, because the same flavor behaves differently in a liquid, gummy, and powderNumbered iterations scored against written approval criteria you set

Decisions you'll make

The sensory target: what must match a benchmark and what must beat it
The must-avoid list: sweeteners, allergens, colors, or flavor systems that are off limits
Format and serving size, which set the taste burden carried per dose
The audience that scores good: kids, sports, wellness, clinic, pet, or premium retail
Who signs off, and on what, before round one begins

Specifics

natural and artificial flavor systemssweetener and sugar-reduction directioncolor and appearancearoma and finishliquid, gummy, and powder carriers

Gummies

Taste, shape, and shelf life decided together

A gummy that demolds badly, sweats in its jar, or loses potency by month six was not a bad product, it was a sequencing failure. Apollo runs base system, active load, flavor, texture, mold, packaging, and stability as one decision chain, so scale-up confirms decisions instead of exposing them. Send active goals, serving size, flavor direction, and channel with a quote request and the base system, mold direction, testing plan, and quote come back.

Formulation, molds, stability, and packout run under one roof, so the product that passes the bench is built to survive the shelf, run after run.

What this covers

Pectin and gelatin formulation, sweetness, texture, color, and dietary restrictionsActive load feasibility, with overages set deliberately rather than guessedMold and shape work, with demolding behavior tested earlyStability: water activity, texture drift, and potency over shelf life, tested before scalePackaging into jars, pouches, packets, cartons, and displays matched to moisture behavior

Decisions you'll make

Base system: pectin or gelatin, set by the actives, the texture target, and dietary positioning
How much active the base can carry at your target serving
A custom shape where it earns its tooling, or stock geometry where it does not
The stability path and testing scope, quoted before any component orders
Whether to prove it on a pilot run before committing to full production

Specifics

pectin and gelatin basescustom and stock mold shapessugar-free and dietary-restricted systemsjars, pouches, packets, and cartonsretail displays and case packs

Powders

Built around how the blend behaves

A powder that works in a scoop jar can fail in a stick pack, because flow, dusting, density, and moisture sensitivity change with the package. Apollo reviews the blend against every format you are considering, including the one you will want in year two, so component orders do not outrun the product. Send formula status, serving size, format direction, and channel with a quote request and the blend plan, the package, and the quote come back.

The same team develops the blend, matches the package to how it behaves, and packs it for the channel, so the format decision is made on evidence rather than habit.

What this covers

Blending, batch planning, and blend uniformityAllergen handling with line clearance recorded in the batch fileMoisture-sensitive handling and sealing for hygroscopic blendsFilling into jars and tubs, bags and pouches, and stick packs and sachetsLabels, cartons, case packs, barcodes, and channel packout

Decisions you'll make

Serving format: a scoop-and-serve jar, a refill pouch, or a single-serve packet
Flavor intensity and sweetener direction for the dose
How the blend moves through filling equipment, and what that means for accuracy and cleanup
Sealing and packaging matched to moisture risk
Which format's component minimums you take on now versus later

Specifics

jars and tubs with induction sealsbags and pouchesstick packs and sachetsdrink mixes and wellness blendstrial, travel, and subscription single-serves

Private label & fast start

The speed path to a finished product

When the audience is already waiting, custom R&D is the wrong first move. Apollo starts from proven base formulations and customizes what makes a product ownable, the flavor, a key ingredient where feasible, the presentation, the label, and the packaging, without turning the launch into full development. Send category, format, target customer, and channel with a quote request and current base matches, the customization room, and the component math for each come back.

Because base formulations rotate with materials and demand, availability is matched live to your launch instead of promised from a static list, and the fast start hands off to custom development later with the same team and the same paper trail.

What this covers

Base-formulation matching to your category, format, customer, and channelLight customization of flavor, sweetness, and key ingredient direction where feasibleLabel copy and claims review support, with your counsel making the callRetail-ready packaging: bottles, jars, pouches, packets, cartons, and displaysAn upgrade path to a fully custom formula later, funded by real sales data

Decisions you'll make

Whether speed matters more than owning a custom formula on day one
Which base fits the launch, matched to you rather than picked from a public menu
How much customization makes it ownable without making it slow
Label, artwork, and claims direction, which gate scheduling
First-run quantity against on-hand materials versus custom-component minimums

Specifics

Apollo base formulations across liquid, gummy, and powder formatsflavor and sweetness customizationbrand label, carton, and unboxingretail, DTC, marketplace, and clinic channelsno public catalog: availability is matched live to your launch

Packaging & fulfillment

Finished product into sellable, shippable inventory

The unit that leaves the floor is the unit your channel accepts or rejects, and marketplace receiving rules are pass or fail. Apollo builds labels, cartons, displays, kitting, and marketplace packout to the receiving dock's current standard, attached to an Apollo production run or standing alone for product made elsewhere. Send format, quantities, channel, and packout requirements with a quote request and the spec and quote come back with the component math visible.

Packout is checked at the line against your channel's current requirements, because a rejected shipment costs more than the packout did, and product manufactured elsewhere can still pack here after receiving review.

What this covers

Label application, placement verification, and lot and date coding tied to the batchRetail cartons, counter displays, shelf-ready units, and case-pack logicKitting: bundles, sample sets, inserts, and multi-SKU launch kitsMarketplace prep: unit and carton labels, poly-bagging and suffocation warnings where applicable, case-pack limitsPalletization, receiving-warehouse labeling, and freight handoff

Decisions you'll make

Which channel's receiving rules the packout is built to: marketplace, retail, DTC, 3PL, or clinic
Whether Apollo sources and manages print or you supply printed components after receiving review
How units, cases, and displays are configured for the channel
Whether packaging attaches to an Apollo run or stands alone for product made elsewhere
Whether freight runs on your carrier account or is quoted separately

Specifics

unit and carton labelingretail cartons and counter displayssample sets and multi-SKU kitsAmazon and marketplace preppalletization and freight handoff

Capsules & tablets: Liquids, gummies, and powders are our deepest lines. We take capsule and tablet work when the fit is right (a transfer with a locked spec, or a defined pilot inside a program we already run), and if a high-volume capsule house would serve you better, you'll hear that early.

However you start, we take it from there.

Bring us an idea

Bring the concept and Apollo turns it into a manufacturable formula, a sample path, packaging direction, a compliance screen, and a first quote. Formulation happens on the same floor as production, so an approved sample means ready to scale, not ready to renegotiate, and feasibility comes back before development spend rather than after. Each phase carries its own deliverables and price, so if a concept dies at feasibility you spent feasibility money, not launch money.

Bring your own formula

You did the hard part; the formula exists and it is yours, and it stays yours. An NDA signs before detailed files move, sensitive files travel through a secure portal rather than email threads, and your formula runs as written, with any adjustment scale-up requires proposed to you in writing and held for your approval. Scale-up review checks mixing, heat, hold times, fill behavior, and component compatibility at production volume before quoting, so the pilot confirms the plan instead of discovering it.

Transfer an existing product

Missed run dates, MOQ walls, and silent status updates are why brands move; landing badly is why they hesitate. The transfer runs as four gates you commit to one at a time: a benchmark sample against your current product, a spec and component review with ownership spelled out, a pilot run on production equipment, and a cutover plan that protects your safety stock. It is discreet by default and runs in parallel with your current supply, whether the goal is to replace a manufacturer, add a second source, or gain leverage for the next negotiation.

Ready to build yours?

Tell us what you have and where you're headed. We'll come back with a plan and a clear next step.

Request a Manufacturing Quote