Complimentary R&D for qualified new projects. See if you qualify
Innovation, R&D & quality

The claim on the label. The potency in the product.

No out-of-spec product is released. Potency, in-process controls, finished-product release, microbiology and traceability are built in from development through production.

Exploded view of a Clever gummy showing coating, flavor, active, texture and base layers
Inside a better gummy

Every layer is a decision your brand gets to make.

  • Coating & finish. Sanded, oiled or sugar-free, matched to channel and climate.
  • Flavor & sensory. Masking and mouthfeel engineered, not garnished.
  • Active payload. High and multi-active loads, dosed and stabilized.
  • Texture & chew. Bite and chew tuned per base system.
  • Base system. Pectin, gelatin, hybrid, reduced sugar or fruit-based.
Built to scale from day one

Samples that behave like production.

Development runs in our industrial kitchen, which simulates production equipment instead of benchtop samples. Heat, depositing and curing controls are proven before the first commercial run.

  • Industrial-grade pilot R&D reduces bench-to-commercial variability
  • Formula, dose and texture locked before scale-up
  • Weekly alignment calls with the formulation team
Warm-lit R&D bench with gummy samples on a scale
R&D sample prep
Complimentary R&D

Bring the vision. We’ll help build what’s next.

Qualified new commercial projects may receive complimentary product development with Clever’s commercial R&D team. A selective offer, not a discount.

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Tray of identical gummies under inspection with calipers
Finished-product release
Quality & testing

Nothing out of spec leaves the building.

  • Raw-material identity and potency testing
  • In-process controls on every batch
  • Finished-product release against label claim
  • Microbiology and heavy-metals screening
  • Lot-level traceability from ingredient to pallet
  • FDA registered
  • cGMP
  • NSF
  • SQF
  • Kosher
  • Halal
  • USDA Organic
  • Non-GMO
  • Made in USA
Anonymized commercialization story

From benchtop to target line.

How a scaling brand moved from samples that wouldn’t translate to a commercial line that ships nationally.

The challenge

Samples that didn’t survive scale.

A scaling brand outgrew benchtop samples that couldn’t translate to production volume.

The Clever approach

Commercial process from day one.

Commercial-process R&D on industrial equipment; texture and stability engineered for the target line.

The result

Approved and scaling.

Anonymized scale-up project with approved result.

Final customer story copy to be supplied by Clever.

Complimentary R&D for qualified projects

From bold idea to big volume.

Be creative. Be bold. Be Clever.