Frequently Asked Questions
Gator Brew
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Getting started is simple. Contact
our team using the form on our
home page . Once we review your
product concept and production
needs, we will guide you through
the next steps which may include
formulation review, supply chain
needs, production planning, and
scheduling your first
manufacturing run.
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Yes! Epic can assist with
formulation refinement, scaling
recipes for production, and
ensuring your beverage performs
correctly in a commercial
manufacturing environment.
This includes stability
considerations, ingredient
compatibility, and production
efficiency.
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Quality and safety are central to
our operations. Our
manufacturing processes follow
strict food safety, sanitation, and
quality control standards,
including laboratory testing,
batch tracking, and documented
production procedures.
Every production run is
monitored to ensure consistency
and compliance.
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Ah yes — the famous pricing
question.
The truth is, beverage
manufacturing isn’t a
one-size-fits-all service.
Pricing depends on several
factors like your ingredients, can
size, packaging components,
production volume, and any
specialty processes your beverage
may require. Supply chain
factors in as well.
Think of it like building a custom
car. The price changes
depending on the engine,
features, and upgrades you
choose. Your beverage works
the same way.
We promise we’re not trying to
be mysterious… and we definitely
don’t determine pricing by
throwing darts at a dartboard
(although that might make our
leadership meetings
more interesting).
The best way for us to give you
accurate pricing is to learn
about your beverage and
production needs.
Don’t worry, we have all those
fancy Nondisclosure
Agreements, so your secrets are
safe with us!
Please reach out using the form
on our Home Page, and a
member of the Epic team will
review your information
and follow up with the next steps.
Remember, this is
Your Vision • Our Facility • Epic
Results
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Yes we do however, that is only
available for
non-alcoholic beverages only.
Each brand has different needs.
Let’s talk about your vision and
the needs to the brand.
We are here to help.
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Yes. Our team can manage key
parts of your beverage
supply chain, from production
planning and packaging
coordination. We’ll work with
you to understand your
product, timeline, and
distribution needs, then
coordinate the details to keep
things moving smoothly.
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A few things matter most: equipment range (can they run your format — cans, PET, or glass — and your volume, from a small test batch to a full production run?), quality systems (are there real food safety protocols behind the scenes, not just a logo on the wall?), flexibility on formulation and packaging, and — honestly — communication. A manufacturing partner should feel like an extension of your team, not a black box you drop ingredients into and hope for the best.
At Epic, we built our systems around exactly these questions: cold fill bottling, high-speed canning, and quality programs grounded in over 28 years of applied industry expertise.
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Launching a new beverage without owning a production facility means you can focus your energy (and budget) on the brand, not the boiler room. A good co-packer brings equipment you'd otherwise have to buy outright, food safety and compliance expertise already in place, and the flexibility to scale — a small pilot run first, then ramp up once you know the product sells, instead of over-committing before you have proof.
Epic works with brands from formulation and pre-production trials through full-scale production, so you can move from concept to can without betting the company on a facility build-out.
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Epic Canning & Bottling is based in Shreveport, Louisiana, serving brands across the southern U.S. and beyond. Being regional means shorter freight lines to a lot of the South and Gulf Coast, plus a team that's easy to actually get on the phone.
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Look for a co-packer that's upfront about where their range actually starts and stops — a lot of facilities only talk about big production runs because that's where the volume is, but a brand's first order is rarely that large.
Epic was built for that full range, from small batch runs to large-scale production, with the equipment and packout flexibility to grow with a brand instead of making it jump facilities every time it scales up.
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Ask directly: what food safety certifications does the facility hold, how is batch traceability handled, and what does their documentation look like? “We're careful” isn't an answer — a real quality program has audits, lab testing, traceability and paperwork behind it.
Epic's quality and food safety programs are built on more than 28 years of applied expertise, with structured procedures, internal audits, and documented production controls covering every stage from raw material evaluation to final product release

