Update: SoCal CoPacking/Manufacturing Services

By Clay Gordon | 8 months ago | | 3 min read

The missing piece of your co-packing puzzle.

The owner of SoCal CoPacking has new investors, and their business focus has changed. For this reason, TheChocolateLife can no longer offer co-manufacturing services through them. [updated May 2026]

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TheChocolateLife continues to maintain contacts with co-packers. Depending on what you are looking for, we may be able to connect you with one that can partner with you, from the earliest idea stages to finished recipes, production of products to test in the market, and scaling up.

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Services Offered	MOQ
Custom Chocolate from liquor or roasted nibs	150 kg
Chocolate Bar Depositing	150 kg
Extrusion (energy bars, etc.)	100 kg
Enrobing	100 kg of chocolate
Panning	100 kg of chocolate
Gummies	100 kg (~3 gr)
Hard Candies (~3 gr)	100 kg
Bottle Filling	2000 liters
Tinctures	200 liters (7-120ml bottles)
Powder Mixing	125 kg (500, 250gr pouches
Flow Wrapping (chocolate bars and extruded products)	Product MOQ
Standup Pouch Filling (panned items, gummies, hard candies, powder mixing)	Product MOQ
Packaging	Design assistance, locating manufacturers, nutrition facts panels

Process

Costs	Breakdown of Primary Cost Elements
Overview	The costs of any co-manufacturing / co-packing project can be divided into four main categories. A project may incur other costs.
Engagement/NPD	Covers the time and materials required to develop/adapt recipes (aka new product development) and related time associated with managing the project.
Ingredients & Materials	Covers the cost of ingredients and materials not supplied by the client.
Tolling	Covers the costs of production (machine time, labor, etc).
Other	Warehousing, shipping, and other agreed-upon costs.

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Step 1: Reach out to TheChocolateLife

The process begins when you contact TheChocolateLife, at which point we will gather the details necessary to produce a project brief and an initial engagement fee schedule for the project.

Once the initial engagement fee is paid, work begins.

Step 2: Recipe & Sample Development

In this step, the recipes for the products described in the product brief are developed. Samples are produced for client review and approval.

Step 3: Packaging Review

If desired, the co-manufacturing partner can provide input on packaging. This includes design, nutrition fact panels, finding manufacturers, etc.

Step 4: Final Approvals

Sign off on product recipes, packaging, and other aspects of the project.

Step 5: Manufacturing, Packing, and Shipping

The time this stage takes depends on what and how much is being produced, time required for packaging, and other projects on the production calendar.

Additional Service:
Editorial & Press/PR

Co-manufacturing / co-packing clients are eligible for preferred pricing on editorial, press, and PR services offered by TheChocolateLife. This option ensures that marketing and promotional materials will be ready when your product reaches the market.

TL;DR

Services Offered