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The German company is specialised in the development and distribution of sugar-free products. They focus on innovative foods aimed at a sustainable and health-promoting industrial sugar reduction. The company is already active in 16 countries where it offers its sugar-free products online. One of their main products is a range of dark, milk, and white chocolate drops sweetened with erythritol and stevia. They are looking for a supplier or contract manufacturer to produce these cocoa drops according to their specifications (private label). Important parameters are the size of the drops of approx. 0.5 to 0.8 cm in diameter and the use of the sweeteners erythritol and stevia. The annual purchase quantity each product is 50.000 pcs. or higher, filled in 450g in printed doy bags. A small deviation in the size of the drops as well as a small deviation in the ingredients won’t be a problem. However, it would be absolutely important that the dark chocolate version remains vegan and the use of the sweetener erythritol-stevia. Furthermore, they prefer to look for an all-in-one solution (with the exception of the doy bags provided by the German company). Cooperation is offered within the framework of a supplier or an outsourcing agreement. Technical Specification or Expertise Sought Dark chocolate drops: • Size approx. 0.5 to 0.8 cm in diameter • Sweetened with erythritol and stevia • Vegan • Ingredients: 40% cocoa mass, sweetener: erythritol and steviol glycosides, 20% cocoa butter, 7% inulin, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin • Initial purchase quantity: 2.000 – 10.000 units à 450g in printed doy bags • Initial purchase period: July/August or later • Doy bags are provided by the company • Target price: 4,50€ Milk chocolate drops: • Size approx. 0.5 to 0.8 cm diameter • Sweetened with erythritol and stevia • Ingredients: 30% cocoa mass, 25% whole milk powder, sweetener: erythritol and steviol glycosides, 15% inulin, 10% skimmed milk powder, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla flavoring • Initial purchase quantity: 1000 – 5.000 units á 450g in printed doy bags • Initial purchase period: July/August or later • Doy bags are provided by the company • Target price: 4,50€ Chocolate drops white: • Size approx. 0.5 to 0.8 cm in diameter • Sweetened with erythritol and stevia • Ingredients: 30% cocoa butter, 25% whole milk powder, sweetener: erythritol and steviol glycosides, 15% skimmed milk powder, 10% inulin, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla flavoring • Initial purchase quantity: 1.000 – 5.000 units á 450g in printed doy bags • Initial purchase period: July/August or later • Doy bags are provided by the company • Target price: 4,50€ Annual purchase quantity each > 50.000 or higher Expected role of a partner: The German company is looking for chocolate manufacturers/factories as contract manufacturers to produce the company’s sugar-free cocoa drops according to their specifications. A supplier would also be a potential partner.