Are you a supplement manufacturer?

No. We develop the product and manage its manufacture through cGMP manufacturing partners matched to your format, volume and margin. You deal with one team from the brief to delivery; we deal with the factory.

Do you manage reorders and ongoing supply?

Yes. BWellness has had five production batches of its tablet since 2021, with a sixth in the pipeline. Pump Haircare has worked with us since 2021, through reorders and an upgraded formula, and Arxi's preconception capsule has had three production orders since 2024.

Is every batch tested?

Every TGA-listed batch is third-party tested. For The Belly Solution we managed manufacturing, release testing and delivery, and we are managing its second batch now.

Can you take on a product we already sell?

Yes, existing products are often where we start. A sports brand's best-known formulas were reformulated from scratch, and we managed manufacturing for all five products. A hair care brand's formula was upgraded with a full new listing package and stability testing. More in reformulating a supplement.

Are your manufacturers TGA licensed?

For listed medicines, unless a step is exempt: Australian sites need a TGA manufacturing licence for each step they carry out, and overseas sites, which can't hold a TGA licence, need TGA GMP clearance or certification.

What happens if something goes wrong in production?

We fix it with the maker. We troubleshot a first production run with the maker for Arxi, worked through a co-packer delay for a sports brand, and moved an eye-health formula from capsule to tablet mid-project when the blend was too wet to encapsulate.

What is the minimum order quantity for supplement manufacturing?

Our minimum is 3,000 finished retail packs per batch, for TGA-listed medicines and foods alike. The batch is made in one run, so the whole quantity is ordered and paid for together. Some pack formats also have their own minimum from the packaging supplier, such as around 150,000 for single-serve sachets.

How long does a production run take?

Once the specification is signed, plan for 12 to 14 weeks in manufacture, then about a week to ship and deliver. Most Australian manufacturers close over the Christmas and January period, so a launch early in the year needs its production order placed the spring before.

How is manufacturing paid for?

Per unit, on the accepted quote: 50% with your purchase order, before the build starts, and the 50% balance before the product is dispatched.

Who is the sponsor of the product, you or us?

For a listed medicine, normally the brand. The sponsor is the business that holds the ARTG entry and is legally responsible for the product, so most brands sponsor their own. We prepare the listing, the evidence and the label for the sponsor to certify.

Manufacturing

Supplement manufacturing, managed from formula to your warehouse

In short

We develop the product, then manage its manufacture through cGMP partners matched to its format, volume and margin.
For a TGA-listed medicine, every step is made under the TGA manufacturing licence or GMP clearance it needs, and every batch is third-party tested before release.
The minimum run is 3,000 finished retail packs per batch, for listed medicines and foods alike.
A production run takes 12 to 14 weeks once the specification is signed. Payment is 50% with the purchase order and 50% before dispatch.

Format

Capsules, tablets and softgels

Capsules, tablets, chewables and softgels developed and made for your brand: formula, evidence, TGA listing, stability and managed cGMP manufacturing.

Powders and sachets

Powder supplement manufacturing, managed: probiotic, greens, protein, collagen, creatine and electrolyte powders in tubs, pouches, stick packs and sachets.

Gummies

Gummy supplement manufacturing, managed: pectin or gelatin, sugar-free, centre-filled or coated gummies, as TGA-listed medicines or foods.

Liquids

Liquid supplement manufacturing, managed: vitamin drops, herbal tinctures, shots, syrups and oral sprays, as TGA-listed medicines or foods.

GMP clearance guide

When an overseas factory needs TGA GMP clearance for a listed medicine: the MRA, compliance verification and inspection routes, evidence, fees and renewal.

Choosing a manufacturer

Choosing a supplement manufacturer in Australia: what a TGA licence covers and how to check it, sites overseas, the GMP agreement and how each batch is tested.

Managed manufacturing, not a single factory

Take Friday Off is not a contract manufacturer. We develop the product, then manage its manufacture through cGMP manufacturing partners chosen for that product: its format, its volume and the margin it has to make. One team carries the specification, the packaging and the labelling, so nothing is lost between the formula and the production line. How a manufacturer, a consultant and a development partner differ is in our guide to choosing a development partner; we work from Brookvale, Sydney.

Topic	A contract manufacturer	Take Friday Off
Where it is made	In the manufacturer's own facility	With cGMP partners matched to your format, volume and margin
Formula and claims evidence	Varies by manufacturer	Designed by us, with the evidence behind every claim
TGA listing, label and stability	Varies by manufacturer	Part of the work: listing, label review and a stability program
After the production run	Varies by manufacturer	Release testing, imports, customs and freight to your warehouse or 3PL

What we manage

The specification: what every batch must meet, written before the first order.
Packaging and labelling: from 60-count bottles and 100% recycled PET to 14-day pouches, 7-day trial packs and a brand's own pouch, with the label reviewed before print. More on packaging and labelling. On one project our label review caught two errors before print.
Release testing: every TGA-listed batch is third-party tested.
Imports, customs and freight: imported ingredients, air freight and interstate freight, through to your warehouse or 3PL, including a supply chain from a New Zealand maker to delivery in Australia.
Reorders: BWellness has had five production batches since 2021; Arxi's preconception capsule has had three production orders since 2024.
Problems on the line: a first run troubleshot with the maker, a co-packer delay worked through, and a capsule moved to a tablet mid-project when the blend wouldn't encapsulate.

TGA licences and GMP

A listed medicine must be made under good manufacturing practice (GMP), and the law says who can make it:

In Australia, every step, from making the active ingredients to testing, packaging, labelling and release for supply, needs a TGA manufacturing licence unless it is exempt.
Overseas, a site needs a TGA GMP clearance or certification; only Australian sites can hold a TGA licence. The Australian sponsor (or an agent for it) applies, should hold evidence of GMP compliance for every overseas site, and applies to renew a clearance at least six months before it expires.
The standard the TGA holds manufacturers to is the PIC/S Guide to GMP, version PE 009-17, which has applied since 1 September 2025.

So for a listed medicine, every step is made under the licence or clearance it needs; within that, we match on format, volume and margin. The routes to a clearance, the fees and why supplement factories overseas often need a TGA inspection are in our GMP clearance guide. How to check a manufacturer's licence, what a GMP agreement covers and the standards each batch is tested to are in our guide to choosing a supplement manufacturer.

Formats we manage

Capsules, tablets and softgels, gummies, powders and sachets, liquids, and creams, serums and sunscreens, as TGA-listed medicines, foods or cosmetics.

How long it takes

From our records: design to production order in 32 days for a complex herbal capsule, under seven weeks for an eye-health formula, and 12 weeks for a two-a-day skin supplement. EverLeanBody's first capsule took 5.8 months from signed brief to dispatch to its 3PL. The stages, and what holds a launch up, are in how long it takes to develop a supplement.

How manufacturing is priced

Manufacturing is priced per unit, and the development stages before it are fixed fees for a defined outcome. You know the investment before each stage begins.

Questions

: No. We develop the product and manage its manufacture through cGMP manufacturing partners matched to your format, volume and margin. You deal with one team from the brief to delivery; we deal with the factory.
: Yes. BWellness has had five production batches of its tablet since 2021, with a sixth in the pipeline. Pump Haircare has worked with us since 2021, through reorders and an upgraded formula, and Arxi's preconception capsule has had three production orders since 2024.
: Every TGA-listed batch is third-party tested. For The Belly Solution we managed manufacturing, release testing and delivery, and we are managing its second batch now.
: Yes, existing products are often where we start. A sports brand's best-known formulas were reformulated from scratch, and we managed manufacturing for all five products. A hair care brand's formula was upgraded with a full new listing package and stability testing. More in reformulating a supplement.
: For listed medicines, unless a step is exempt: Australian sites need a TGA manufacturing licence for each step they carry out, and overseas sites, which can't hold a TGA licence, need TGA GMP clearance or certification.
: We fix it with the maker. We troubleshot a first production run with the maker for Arxi, worked through a co-packer delay for a sports brand, and moved an eye-health formula from capsule to tablet mid-project when the blend was too wet to encapsulate.
: Our minimum is 3,000 finished retail packs per batch, for TGA-listed medicines and foods alike. The batch is made in one run, so the whole quantity is ordered and paid for together. Some pack formats also have their own minimum from the packaging supplier, such as around 150,000 for single-serve sachets.
: Once the specification is signed, plan for 12 to 14 weeks in manufacture, then about a week to ship and deliver. Most Australian manufacturers close over the Christmas and January period, so a launch early in the year needs its production order placed the spring before.
: Per unit, on the accepted quote: 50% with your purchase order, before the build starts, and the 50% balance before the product is dispatched.
: For a listed medicine, normally the brand. The sponsor is the business that holds the ARTG entry and is legally responsible for the product, so most brands sponsor their own. We prepare the listing, the evidence and the label for the sponsor to certify.