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Latvian food tech company is looking for a beverage manufacturer to scale and produce innovative probiotic enzyme drinks

Summary

Profile Type
  • Business request
POD Reference
BRLV20260720001
Term of Validity
21 July 2026 - 21 July 2027
Company's Country
  • Latvia
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement
  • Outsourcing agreement
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
Latvian food technology company is seeking a commercial beverage manufacturer or contract manufacturing partner (under a manufacturing, outsourcing, or joint venture agreement) to scale up and produce its newly developed line of probiotic, fermented enzyme drinks. The company intends to commercialize this innovative functional beverage and
is looking for a partner with industrial liquid fermentation and automated bottling capabilities.
Full Description
Innovative Latvian company focused on developing functional, health-promoting food and beverage products is looking for manufacturer of enzyme drinks. Leveraging the growing consumer demand for gut health, digestive wellness, and active longevity solutions, the company has successfully developed a proprietary prototype for fermented probiotic enzyme drinks.

These functional beverages are designed to:
● Support digestive wellness and address overall gut health.
● Deliver active enzymes and high-quality probiotics in a stable, ready-to-drink format.

Having validated the product concept, recipe, and health-benefit potential at a small-batch scale, company is now looking to bridge the gap to full commercialization. They require an established business partner in Europe with the technological capacity to adapt our formulation to an industrial scale and run commercial manufacturing.
Advantages and Innovations
- Proprietary Fermentation Technology: company has developed a unique fermentation process that preserves high enzyme activity and probiotic strain viability in a stable, ready-to-drink liquid format without relying on synthetic additives.
- Target Market Demand (Gut Health & Longevity): Addresses the rapidly growing consumer demand for functional beverages targeting digestive wellness, gut microbiome support, and active longevity.
- Market-Validated Recipe: The formulation and flavor profiles have already been validated through direct consumer sales (achieving ~100L/week at small-scale capacity), ensuring high consumer acceptance and repeat purchase rates.
- Ready-to-Scale Formulation: The product concept and recipe are fully prepared for industrial scaling, allowing a production partner to expand their functional product portfolio without high upfront R&D costs or extended time-to-market.
- High Profit Margin Potential: Operates within the premium health and functional beverage segment, which yields significantly higher margins compared to traditional soft drinks or traditional fermented beverages.
Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
The ideal partner should possess:

● Production Capabilities: Liquid fermentation tanks (suitable for food-grade probiotic/bacteria strains), pasteurization/deactivation options, and automated liquid
bottling lines (suitable for glass, cans, or rPET).
● Quality Standards: HACCP certification (ISO 22000 or IFS/BRC is highly preferred).
● R&D / Scaling Support: Capacity to assist with industrial recipe standardization,
shelf-life testing, and scaling up from bench-scale to commercial-sized batches.
Stage of Development
  • Available for demonstration
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
Role of Partner:
● To adapt companies formulation and fermentation protocols to their industrial line.
● To manufacture, bottle, and pack commercial batches of the probiotic enzyme drinks.
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME <=10
  • SME 50 - 249
  • SME 11-49
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement
  • Outsourcing agreement

Dissemination

Market keywords
  • 07003002 - Health food
Targeted countries
  • All countries