Route 04 — Co-packing
Contract bottling and packing for established liquor businesses.
When you already have the brand and the business but need capacity, BSOA bottles, labels, packs and dispatches for you — as overflow or as a dedicated production run.
Overview
Your product, our line, your specification.
Co-packing is for businesses already trading in liquor: producers, importers, distributors and brand owners with existing product and licences in place.
You can supply the liquid and dry goods, or ask BSOA to procure some or all of them. Either way the work is done to your written specification, with quality checks through the run and full traceability of what was packed.
It suits peak-season overflow, a line you no longer want to run in-house, a format change such as adding miniatures or gift packs, or bulk imported liquid that needs bottling locally.
Who this is for
- Producers needing overflow capacity in peak season
- Importers bottling bulk liquid for the South African market
- Brand owners consolidating packing with one licensed manufacturer
- Businesses adding a new pack format without new equipment
What's included
What BSOA does on this route.
Filling and capping
Spirit filling and closure application across formats from 50 ml miniatures to 750 ml bottles.
Labelling
Front, back and neck label application, with statutory content checked against your specification.
Dry goods procurement
Bottles, closures, labels and cartons supplied by you or sourced by BSOA on your behalf.
Quality control
In-line checks, fill-level verification and batch records for traceability of every run.
Confidentiality
Recipes, specifications and volumes treated as confidential, with NDAs welcome before detail is shared.
Storage and dispatch
Bonded storage, palletising, dispatch into the trade and export documentation where required.
Process
How the route runs.
- 01
Scope
Volumes, formats, timing and which inputs each party supplies.
- 02
Specification
Written pack spec, fill levels, label placement and QC criteria.
- 03
Quotation
Run rates, minimums, storage and dispatch costs confirmed.
- 04
Trial run
A short first run to validate the spec before full production.
- 05
Production
Scheduled runs with in-line checks and batch documentation.
- 06
Dispatch
Storage, palletising and release to your trade or export route.
Good to know
Practical detail before you enquire.
- Co-packing assumes an established liquor business with its own licences and route to market.
- Responsibility for liquid, dry goods, statutory labelling and excise is defined in the co-packing agreement.
- Run minimums depend on format changeover, so consolidated runs are usually more cost-effective.
- Scheduling is capacity-dependent; peak-season runs should be booked well in advance.
Next step
Need licensed bottling capacity in Cape Town?
Send your formats, volumes and timing and we will confirm capacity, run rates and what we would need from you.