Co-packing
Turn a suitable dry powder into filled, sealed stick packs and the agreed retail format.
Explore co-packingSTICKPAX / FROM WHAT IF TO WHAT’S NEXTYOUR PRODUCT. YOUR STARTING POINT.
Powder product development & manufacturing services
A product to make.
A brand to build.
Bring a finished blend, a product idea, or the ambition to build a brand. We help put the right work behind it—from formulation to finished powder stick packs.
Find yourstarting point
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE
You don’t need
every service.
Just the right ones.
Tell us where you’re starting. We’ll help you see what belongs in the project—and what can wait.
I have a product to make.
A ready blend or a complete recipe gives us a starting point. Let’s define the run, who supplies the materials, and how the finished sticks should be packed.
A useful first conversation starts with:
- Your blend or complete formula
- Run size, fill weight, and flavor split
- The ingredients and packaging you can supply
Start with tolling. Add only the materials and support your project needs.
See manufacturing & pricingI need help with the product.
Have a product idea but not a finished recipe? Start with formulation. Already have a blend and want to see it in blank sticks? That’s a separate powder analysis project.
A useful first conversation starts with:
- The product, intended customer, and serving size
- Your flavor direction and ingredient preferences
- What is already developed—and what still needs work
Custom formulation, powder analysis, and sourcing are separate scopes. Choosing a path here does not add them to your quote.
Explore product developmentI want a brand to build.
Brand Vault starts with a designed brand concept: the positioning, product direction, visual identity, and packaging concepts. You fund development and manufacturing; StickPax participates through an agreed equity stake.
A useful first conversation starts with:
- The customer or category you want to serve
- Your development and manufacturing budget
- Your role, experience, and ambitions for the brand
No separate brand acquisition fee. Equity and partnership terms are agreed individually.
Explore Brand Vault01 / MANUFACTURE MY PRODUCT
The powder.
The pack.
The production run.
Already know what you want to make? Let’s define the manufacturing work. Keep the ingredients and packaging you have, and get support with the pieces you need.
Powder blending
Bring separate ingredients and a complete recipe. We’ll scope the work to make the agreed blend.
Explore blendingPackaging
Supply suitable film and retail materials, or have us help source them. Confirm the specifications before buying.
Plan your packagingIngredient sourcing
Available at 25,000+ total sticks by separate quote, subject to formula review and supplier requirements. Below that, you supply all production ingredients and flavors; packaging support remains available.
Explore sourcingIngredients and packaging materials are additional to tolling. An ingredient list alone may not be a complete manufacturing recipe.
YOUR RUN, ESTIMATED8 g fill
See the manufacturing numbers.
Estimated starter tollingUSD
7,500 sticks · 8 g each$0.73 / stick
7,500 sticks at 8 grams: $5,500, $0.73 per stick.Tolling only · one formula / flavor.
You supply ingredients and packaging.
Starter runs
Volume pricing Above 25,000
Enter a whole number from 7,500 to 100,000 sticks.
Tolling only · 8 g fill. Includes blending, filling and retail packout. You supply ingredients and packaging. Materials and additional services cost extra. Displayed prices are rounded estimates.
What does this estimate include?
Blending, filling/sealing and retail packout for one formula or flavor at your selected 8 g fill. Estimate any quantity from 7,500 to 100,000 sticks; volume pricing begins above 25,000. You supply suitable ingredients, stick film and retail packaging. Powder analysis, blank-stick samples, formulation, sourcing, testing, freight and taxes are excluded. Configure your full quote to add SKUs / flavors at $400 for each one after the first. Your complete quote confirms the scope.
Online estimates: 7,500–100,000 sticks · 1–12 g.
Need fewer sticks or a different fill? Ask for a custom quote.
Volume pricing starts above 25,000 sticks. Development, Brand Vault, and equity are outside this tolling estimate.
02 / DEVELOP MY PRODUCT
A good idea deserves
a workable recipe.
Creating a new formula and evaluating a blend you already have are different jobs. Start with the one that moves your product forward.
FROM IDEA TO RECIPE
Make it
your formula.
Define the serving, ingredient direction, and flavor experience. Custom formulation turns that brief into a recipe and physical taste samples, with feedback built into the agreed scope.
- Product brief and flavor direction
- Samples and agreed development work
- Completed-formula ownership under the service terms
A separate service. Equity participation is specific to Brand Vault.
Have the blend?
See it in a stick.
Powder analysis evaluates your supplied blend and includes preproduction samples in blank sticks. It’s a practical step when you want to evaluate the powder before committing to a run.
You supply the blend or ingredients for analysis—even if we’ll source materials for later production. It’s separately scoped, never automatically included with packaging or sourcing.
Explore powder analysisNot a lab testing panel, stability study, or open-ended formulation project.
COMING SOONStock
Stock
formulations.
A formula starting point you won’t have to develop from scratch.
We’re planning pre-developed formula options. The formulas, availability, pricing, customization, and ownership or licensing terms will be announced when the service is ready.
Express interestTell us what you’d like to make. This opens an email; it doesn’t reserve a formula or place an order.
03 / BRAND VAULT & INCUBATION
OPEN FOR INQUIRIESA brand on paper.
A business to build.
You want to build a brand. We bring a designed concept to start from—and a path to develop and manufacture the product behind it.
WHAT STARTS ON PAPER
The direction.
The identity.
The product idea.
- 01Brand name, positioning, and intended customer
- 02Product concept and direction
- 03Visual identity
- 04Packaging design concepts
A designed concept is the starting point. Formula development and manufacturing come afterward, under an agreed plan.
THE ARRANGEMENT, PLAINLYYou fund the build.
You fund the build.
We share in the brand.
- No separate acquisition fee
- You don’t pay a separate fee to acquire the brand concept.
- Paid development & manufacturing
- You fund the work to develop the product and manufacture the agreed run.
- A negotiated equity stake
- StickPax receives a percentage of the company. We agree the stake, scope, responsibilities, and rights individually.
Discuss Brand Vault
Open for conversations. Individual brand concepts are reviewed directly; there isn’t a public catalog to purchase here.
FROM FIRST CONVERSATION TO FIRST RUN
- 01
Discuss the opportunity
Your ambitions, intended customer, budget, and role.
- 02
Review a concept
The brand direction, product idea, and design concepts.
- 03
Agree scope & equity
The funding, responsibilities, rights, and negotiated stake.
- 04
Develop the product
Turn the agreed direction into the recipe and finished specifications.
- 05
Manufacture
Fund and scope the production run and agreed packout.
The concept isn’t a promise of a finished formula, cleared trademarks, or proven sales. Those questions, the rights, and the work required belong in the project review and agreement.
GET CLEAR BEFORE YOU START
Let’s make the next step clear.
Which service should I start with?
If you have a ready blend or a complete formula, start with manufacturing. If the recipe or flavor still needs development, start with custom formulation. If you want a designed brand concept to build a business around, discuss Brand Vault. We can help scope the next step without automatically adding every service.
What does the manufacturing calculator include?
The estimate covers tolling labor: blending within the agreed scope, filling, sealing, and agreed retail packout for one formula or flavor. You supply ingredients and packaging. Materials, formulation, powder analysis, sourcing, testing, freight, and taxes are separate. Brand Vault development and equity are outside the calculator.
What are the minimum order and fill-weight options?
Online estimates cover 7,500–100,000 total sticks at 1–12 g per stick. Smaller runs or other fill weights require a custom quote. Packaging minimums and the production quantity for each flavor also need review. Volume pricing starts above 25,000 sticks.
Can I split a run across multiple flavors?
Yes. The quantity means the total across the order: 10,000 sticks with two flavors is 10,000 total, not 10,000 per flavor. The first SKU/flavor is included in tolling, and each additional one adds $400 in the full quote. Confirm the split, film, and any development or analysis needed for each blend.
When does powder analysis make sense?
When you have a blend you want evaluated and sampled in blank sticks before production. It is optional and separately scoped. You supply the blend or ingredients for the analysis, even if StickPax will source materials for a later run. Sourcing and packaging do not automatically include analysis, and analysis is not a laboratory panel or shelf-life study.
How is Brand Vault different from custom formulation?
Custom formulation develops the product recipe and flavor under its own service agreement, with ownership of the completed formula under that agreement. Brand Vault starts with a designed brand concept and is an equity partnership. You fund development and manufacturing, and StickPax receives a negotiated stake. Equity participation applies to Brand Vault, not ordinary formulation work.
Is there a fee to acquire a Brand Vault concept?
There is no separate brand acquisition fee. The customer funds product development and manufacturing. StickPax’s equity percentage, the scope, responsibilities, and rights are agreed individually before work proceeds. A designed brand concept does not mean the formula is already developed, trademarks are cleared, or sales are proven.
Can I order a stock formulation now?
Stock formulations are coming soon. The planned service will offer pre-developed formula options. Available formulas, pricing, customization, ownership, and licensing terms will be announced when the service is ready. You can email your interest now; this does not reserve a formula or place an order.
Who carries out formulation and manufacturing?
Our partner EnviroStar handles formulation and manufacturing in Minnesota. StickPax handles sales, marketing, brand development and project management. Product-specific checks, testing, documentation and packout are confirmed in your project scope.
LET’S PUT SOMETHING REAL BEHIND IT.