Your Label Here
A co-packer, or contract packager, is a company you hire to package or produce a product to your specification so you can sell it under your own brand. Supplement brands use a co-packer to reach the market without building their own facility. Your Label Here is a full contract manufacturer and co-packer under one roof in Cincinnati.
Your Label Here was founded in 2019 by former client-side supplement brand owners who built it to fix slow quotes, opaque pricing, and missed timelines. "Co-packer," "contract manufacturer," "private label," and "white label" get used as if they mean the same thing, and the mismatch turns into wrong quotes and wrong timelines. This page defines the terms plainly so you can hire the right partner the first time.
A co-packer takes a product and puts it into finished, sellable packaging under your brand, and many co-packers also produce the product itself. The scope ranges from filling and labeling bottles you supply to formulating, producing, testing, bottling, and labeling from scratch. What stays constant is that the work is done to your specification and the finished goods carry your name, not the packer's. Brands choose this route because a co-packer already owns the equipment, the process, and the compliance footprint that would take years and heavy capital to build in-house.
These four terms describe overlapping but distinct things, so it helps to know which one you are asking for. The table below separates them so you can ask for exactly what you need.
| Term | What it means | You bring | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-packer | Packages, and often produces, to your spec under your brand | Product or spec, sometimes just the brand | Getting a defined product packaged and shipped |
| Contract manufacturer | Formulates and produces the product itself, often plus packaging | A product goal or formula idea | A product built from actives up |
| Private label | A formula made to your specification, sold under your brand | Your specification and brand | A distinct product built to your spec |
| White label | Your brand on an existing stock formula | Just your brand and label | Speed to market from ready stock |
The short version: contract manufacturer and co-packer describe the company you hire, while private label and white label describe how the formula is created. A single partner can do all four, which is why the labels blur. Your Label Here is a contract manufacturer and co-packer that offers both private label and white label, so the term you use matters less than the outcome you describe.
For the packaging and production service itself, see co-packing.
You do not need your own facility to sell a supplement, and building one rarely pays off until you are at real scale. Hiring a co-packer makes sense when one or more of these is true:
If none of these apply and volumes are tiny, self-packaging can work for a while. Most brands that intend to grow reach a co-packer early, because switching mid-growth is harder than starting with the right partner.
Not all packers are equal, and a low quote only helps if the invoice matches it. Weigh a few things that actually predict a good relationship (for a fuller checklist, see how to find a supplement manufacturer):
Your Label Here is a full contract manufacturer and co-packer in one FDA-registered Cincinnati facility. We make three supplement formats, gummies (pectin or gelatin), standard capsules, and tinctures, across our full product range, then bottle and label them as retail-ready units. Formulation, production, label printing and bottling run under one roof, so you are not coordinating separate vendors. Independent third-party labs test ingredients coming in and finished product going out. Fulfillment is available through our partner Delivery Group, which integrates with Amazon Fulfillment, Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, and ClickBank. Our pricing is transparent, so the quote matches what you pay, and we will review a competitor's invoice and work to match or beat it. You are welcome to tour the facility and watch your product run.
Tell us what you are packaging or producing and get a transparent quote that matches what you will actually pay. Request a quote or call (800) 267-1073.
A co-packer, or contract packager, is a company you hire to package or produce a product to your specification so you can sell it under your own brand. Many co-packers also formulate and produce the product, not just package it. Your Label Here does both.
A contract manufacturer formulates and produces the product itself, often including packaging. A co-packer packages, and frequently also produces, to your spec. The terms overlap heavily, and one partner can do both, so describe the outcome you want rather than relying on the label.
No. Co-packer and contract manufacturer describe the company you hire. Private label and white label describe how the formula is made: private label is a custom formula built to your spec, while white label puts your brand on an existing stock formula.
When you want a retail-ready product without building your own facility, when demand outgrows what you can package yourself, when you need FDA-registered production and third-party testing, or when you are adding a format such as gummies or capsules without new tooling.
A clear product goal or formula idea, the format you want, your target market, and whether you need bulk product or finished retail units. Bring your brand name and any artwork you have. Your Label Here can also design and print labels in-house.
Scope is quoted per project. Talk to us about what you have and what you need, and we will lay out the options, from packaging a defined product to building it from actives up.
Last reviewed: 6 October 2026
