Starting a Supplement Store

Zagreus

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Hey guys,

in the last couple of weeks we've been doing some research marketing into a "Supplement Store". I curated - with the help of a nutritionist - some products. Even checked them with a lawyer for any food-related issues.
Now we're currently in the development phase of the store and my job is to contact supplement providers..

There were multiple ideas I had in mind:
a.) Find a provider that handles production of our custom formulas and fulfillment in one go ("Dropshipping"). Either he has stock in said materials or we buy the chemicals / vitamins / etc. in bulk and ship it to them, they end up mixing it together and putting it into the pills.
b.) Find a provider that produces them (same as above: either with own stock or we send them the materials) and sends the bulk delivery to me from which I package it into according boxes and and ship them from my place.
c.) ...?

Is here anyone who has substantial amount of experience in this niche and could advice me?
Are there good forums / websites to research this more in-depth?
Any concrete supplement provider suggestions?
 
Hey guys,

in the last couple of weeks we've been doing some research marketing into a "Supplement Store". I curated - with the help of a nutritionist - some products. Even checked them with a lawyer for any food-related issues.
Now we're currently in the development phase of the store and my job is to contact supplement providers..

There were multiple ideas I had in mind:
a.) Find a provider that handles production of our custom formulas and fulfillment in one go ("Dropshipping"). Either he has stock in said materials or we buy the chemicals / vitamins / etc. in bulk and ship it to them, they end up mixing it together and putting it into the pills.
b.) Find a provider that produces them (same as above: either with own stock or we send them the materials) and sends the bulk delivery to me from which I package it into according boxes and and ship them from my place.
c.) ...?

Is here anyone who has substantial amount of experience in this niche and could advice me?
Are there good forums / websites to research this more in-depth?
Any concrete supplement provider suggestions?

Just google 'white label + supplement ' you'll find a gazillion companies that would do it for you.
Getting the label on a supplement wont be your issue (suppliers will be very happy to take your money)
The problem will be your marketing and acquiring customers, this is a very very (very) very (very) ... competitive niche
I wouldnt advise you to get in unless 1. you're a master in seo / ppc or 2. you got a shit ton of money to spend on marketing (seo and ppc)

Z
 
Just google 'white label + supplement ' you'll find a gazillion companies that would do it for you.
Getting the label on a supplement wont be your issue (suppliers will be very happy to take your money)
The problem will be your marketing and acquiring customers, this is a very very (very) very (very) ... competitive niche
I wouldnt advise you to get in unless 1. you're a master in seo / ppc or 2. you got a shit ton of money to spend on marketing (seo and ppc)

Z

This! Unless you're an expert, expect tremendous competition, ad account bans, months/years to rank, etc..
 
Just google 'white label + supplement ' you'll find a gazillion companies that would do it for you.
Getting the label on a supplement wont be your issue (suppliers will be very happy to take your money)
The problem will be your marketing and acquiring customers, this is a very very (very) very (very) ... competitive niche
I wouldnt advise you to get in unless 1. you're a master in seo / ppc or 2. you got a shit ton of money to spend on marketing (seo and ppc)

Z
I'm co-managing various emailing lists in the nutritional space (EU, primarily .de) with 100k+ impressions per month.
These are part of a company I'm venturing with and I can place multiple (not disclosed how many) ads per month in these lists - for free. So, traffic won't be an issue, that's for sure.

As mentioned, I even got the formulas ready and checked (for .de atm). All I'm missing is a good supplier.
Preferably I'd like to start with an EU supplier and then expand into the US once I reach a certain size. :)
 
Bumping this! Looking for hands-on experience and suggestions :)
 
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