PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLES
Find a product for your brand.
Start with a drink powder, skincare product or lip balm. Use the example below or tell us your own idea. Coda checks how it could be made and what it would cost with Australian manufacturers.
Illustrative product example
Product development example
AUSTRALIAN DAILY HYDRATION
Illustrative product example
Electrolyte powder to mix with water
A portable single-serve stick packed in a retail carton. This example uses about 500 mL of water per stick and 15 sticks per carton. Ingredients, flavour and pack size are agreed after sample and quotation review.
Example product and pack
- Product format
- Powder stick to mix with water
- Carton
- Example: 15 sticks
- Serving
- Example: one stick in about 500 mL water
- Branding
- Your logo and packaging artwork
Possible ingredients and features
- Electrolyte blend
- Vitamin C
- Australian-grown Kakadu plum ingredient
- Low-sugar or no-added-sugar formulation goal
- Your preferred flavour and sweetness
- Australian manufacturing as the development goal
What sampling helps establish
- Ingredient availability and final amounts
- How well it mixes, its flavour and sweetness
- Storage quality and required testing
- Ingredients and label wording permitted in the sales market
- Minimum orders, packaging and total costs
An example of a development direction. Ingredients, amounts, flavour, shelf life and production terms are confirmed through manufacturer review, samples and testing.
BEYOND THE FEATURED EXAMPLE
Explore other products for your brand.
Tell us what interests you in food and beverages, personal care, or botanical skin and body care.
FOOD & WELLNESS
Food & Wellness
Food, beverage and everyday wellness development shaped around the consumer experience, convenience and market positioning.
- Powder and beverage concepts
- Convenient food formats
- Everyday wellness products
The appropriate product scope is determined after reviewing ingredients, proposed claims, intended use and target-market classification requirements.
BEAUTY & PERSONAL CARE
Beauty & Personal Care
Cosmetic and everyday personal-care development that connects the brand experience with format, sensory qualities and packaging.
- Skincare
- Body care
- Hair and everyday personal care
Manufacturing scope and permissible labelling or promotional language are confirmed against the final formulation, intended use and target market.
BOTANICAL TOPICAL CARE
Botanical Topical Care
Non-medicinal skin and body concepts that connect Australian or botanical ingredient stories with a considered everyday-use experience.
- Botanical skincare
- Body and hand care
- Everyday topical-care concepts
The initial scope is everyday cosmetic care, distinct from medicinal or therapeutic products. Classification is assessed against the ingredients, intended use and proposed claims.
Manufacturing options, costs and sales-market requirements are checked with the manufacturer and specialists after your enquiry.
IF YOU CHOOSE THIS EXAMPLE
From an idea to a production decision.
Choose a product, review the quote and samples, then decide whether to proceed.
Choose a product
Use the example or tell us about another product you want to make.
Define your preferences
Record ingredients, flavour, size, packaging, budget and sales market.
Check manufacturers and quotes
Review manufacturing options, minimum orders, development costs and timing.
Make and review samples
Approve the sampling scope and fee, then review samples and agree changes.
Check testing and labelling
Before production, check required tests, quality records and packaging and advertising wording.
Approve production
Approve the final product, quantity and cost before arranging production and dispatch.
YOUR PRODUCT
Share a reference product or a feature you want.
Start with a photo, product name or ingredient. Coda helps turn that into a clear request for manufacturers.
- 01The product you want to make
- 02Ingredients to include or avoid
- 03Preferred flavour, fragrance, size and packaging
- 04Budget, quantity and sales channels
DEVELOP THE OPPORTUNITY
Start with one product you are interested in.
Send a product name, reference or sales plan. We will explain what to check with manufacturers first.