Brella Pak

What Brella Pak does

Brella Pak operates a full-service beverage co-packing business from a single facility at 1657 N Kostner Ave in Chicago, IL, under the legal entity Brella Beverage Inc. The company produces bottled, dropper, and shot-format beverages in sizes ranging from 15mL tincture droppers to 1L bottles, with stated capabilities across functional beverages, hemp-derived drinks, RTD cocktails, energy drinks, wellness shots, and bev-alc products. Its core technology stack comprises beverage filling lines, an in-house R&D and quality lab, ingredient and packaging procurement, and on-site warehousing and fulfillment, all integrated under one roof to reduce handoffs and shorten iteration cycles between formulation and production. The firm also maintains specialized chemistry capabilities including nanoemulsion technology for cannabinoid solubilization, COA verification, lot tracking, and chain-of-custody documentation for state-specific hemp beverage regulatory compliance.

The business model is project-based contract co-packing revenue, with quote-based pricing structured around format, category, and volume, and deliberately low minimum order quantities designed for emerging beverage brands that cannot meet large co-packer minimums. Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by content marketing on hemp compliance and beverage innovation, supplemented by direct inquiry forms and segmented email channels (sales, support, info). Customers are emerging beverage brand founders, with a stated cumulative base of hundreds of brand founders guided through formulation, production, and fulfillment since the parent Brella Beverage business was founded in 2018. The company is privately held, has 1-10 employees, and closed a $1.5M funding round on January 20, 2026.

Customer segments center on two overlapping profiles: emerging beverage brand founders who need end-to-end infrastructure without high MOQ commitments, and brands developing functional or hemp-derived beverages that require specialized formulation and compliance expertise. A secondary segment serves brands scaling from pilot runs to retail and DTC fulfillment. The firm's structural differentiator is vertical integration across formulation, production, procurement, and fulfillment, supported by domain expertise in hemp beverage compliance and a founder team that built its own beverage brands before launching the co-packing operation.

Name

Brella Pak

Legal name

Brella Beverage Inc.

Website

https://brellapak.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brella Pak is a Chicago-based, full-service beverage co-packing company that produces bottled, dropper, and shot-format drinks for emerging beverage brand founders, with specialized formulation R&D, ingredient and packaging procurement, warehousing, and hemp beverage compliance capabilities under a single roof.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beverage Co-Packing Services

NAICS

Beverage Manufacturing (3121), Packaging and Labeling Services (56191)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Contract Manufacturing & Co-Packing (AFAFABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Co-Packing (Soft Drinks, Juice, RTD) (AFAFAIAB), Alcoholic Beverage Contract Manufacturing / Co-packing (Brew, Distill, Bottle, Can) (CRADAIAI), Alcoholic Beverage Contract Manufacturing & Co-Packing (AFAFAAAI), DTC Beverage Delivery (Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic) (AFAIANAK)

Keywords

• Beverage co-packing
• Contract beverage manufacturing
• Hemp beverage production
• Beverage formulation R&D
• Packaging and fulfillment

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Beverage Co-Packing Services: Project-based production fees for co-packing services across bottles, droppers, and shots. Pricing based on format, category, and volume with low minimum order quantities designed for emerging brands. Includes formulation, production, and fulfillment services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BrellaPak provides full-service beverage co-packing from a single Chicago facility, combining formulation R&D, production of bottles, droppers, and shots (15mL to 1.75L), ingredient and packaging procurement, and warehousing with DTC pick-and-pack and pallet-level distributor fulfillment. The offering is targeted at emerging beverage brand founders and is differentiated by low minimum order quantities, format flexibility across hemp, RTD, functional, and bev-alc categories, and integrated hemp compliance documentation including COA verification and lot tracking.

Product overview

Brella Pak is a full-service beverage co-packing company offering four integrated services: Beverage Co-Packing (production for bottles, droppers, and shots in sizes from 15mL to 1.75L), Formulation & Product Development (custom formula creation, R&D, stability testing), Ingredient & Packaging Procurement (consolidated sourcing of ingredients and packaging components), and Warehousing & Fulfillment (storage and outbound logistics). These services work together to provide a single-partner solution from formula concept to fulfilled order, serving categories including hemp-derived beverages, functional drinks, RTDs, bev-alc, and wellness shots.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beverage Co-Packing Full-service contract beverage production covering bottles, droppers, and shots across multiple sizes (15mL to 1.75L), serving functional beverages, hemp-derived products, RTDs, bev-alc, and wellness shots with low minimum order quantities.
• Formulation & Product Development Custom beverage formula development, R&D pilot runs, flavor profiling, and stability testing for brands from concept stage through production-ready formulation, including specialized hemp beverage work such as nanoemulsion-based cannabinoid solubilization.
• Ingredient & Packaging Procurement Consolidated sourcing of ingredients, glass and PET bottles, closures, caps, and label printing under a single vendor relationship to reduce lead times and vendor overhead for emerging beverage brands.
• Warehousing & Fulfillment On-site finished goods warehousing, DTC pick-and-pack fulfillment, pallet-level distributor shipping, and inventory management and reporting from the Chicago facility at 1657 N Kostner Ave.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced production timelines from months to days for formula adjustments after test batches

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Northwest Naturals: Northwest Naturals is a contract manufacturer of juice, functional, and fruit-based beverages, including concentrates and ingredient supply for beverage brands. It overlaps with BrellaPak on co-packing functional and ingredient-driven beverages, though with a stronger ingredient/supply angle.
• BevCrafter: BevCrafter operates as a beverage development and co-packing partner for craft and startup brands. It is comparable to BrellaPak in serving emerging founders needing formulation, production, and scale-up under one roof.

Broad incumbents

• DrinkPak: DrinkPak is a large-scale beverage co-packer producing energy drinks, functional beverages, and alcoholic RTDs at industrial volume. It overlaps with BrellaPak on contract filling but operates at meaningfully greater scale and serves more established brands.

Direct peers

• BevSource: BevSource is a contract beverage manufacturer and co-packing services provider serving emerging and established beverage brands across multiple formats. It is directly comparable to BrellaPak in offering end-to-end production support for alcohol and non-alcohol beverage launches.
• Co-Pak Solutions: Co-Pak Solutions provides contract packaging and co-manufacturing services for beverages, supplements, and liquid consumer products. It is comparable to BrellaPak in serving emerging brands with small-batch and pilot-run needs across multiple container formats.
• American Beverage Corporation: American Beverage Corporation is a contract beverage manufacturer offering bottling and packaging services for emerging and established beverage brands. It is comparable in core co-packing activity and customer profile to BrellaPak.
• Sovereign Beverage Group: Sovereign Beverage Group provides turnkey beverage development, formulation, and co-packing services for emerging brands. Its end-to-end service model directly mirrors BrellaPak's integrated offering.
• Pacific Coast Beverage: Pacific Coast Beverage operates as a contract beverage producer serving West Coast brands with bottling and canning capabilities. It shares BrellaPak's contract manufacturing model and emerging/mid-market customer orientation.
• Pure Beverage Co. Pure Beverage Co. is a co-packing and private-label beverage producer focused on functional and health-oriented drinks. It competes with BrellaPak in the same emerging-brand, low-MOQ, functional-beverage segment.

Others

• Caldic (formerly Batory Foods): Caldic is a specialty ingredient distributor serving food and beverage manufacturers with flavors, sweeteners, and functional ingredients. It is an adjacent peer — supplying many of the same ingredient categories BrellaPak's customers rely on for formulation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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