Testimonials
Brooklyn Best
“We sought out JAI in order to bring our visions for a beverage to life. To be honest, JAI is the first partner we worked with, and we haven’t looked back since. JAI continues to nail it, and is flexible, open to suggestions when it comes to formula alterations and supplier changes, while keeping cost in mind. We were still new to the industry once we signed on with JAI, we didn’t have a large amount of capital to deal with. They helped us find great suppliers and gain certifications, with a very tasty formula. It has been a great experience.”
Curious Elixirs
“When scaling your beverage company from small batches in the kitchen to much larger quantities with a co-packer, you need trusted partners who have been through countless challenges and really know how to adapt. Matt and the Jai team are those partners. Jai is in a unique position to help navigate the choppy waters of recipe development, clean label ingredient sourcing, production management, and vendor relations. Not only are they talented and thorough, they're also kind people. And that's why we're looking forward to working with them for years to come.”
Drink Hummy
“As newcomers to the beverage market, we had no idea how many pieces went into producing a drink! It was a challenge to find multiple vendors and partners who were reliable and could scale with us over time. As an alcoholic beverage, the regulatory requirements were also a huge learning curve. We were bringing an entirely new concept to market and JAI rose to the challenge. Although we chose unique ingredients and flavors that aren’t as widespread in the Western market, JAI was able to find quality suppliers to create an award-winning formula. Similar to our own company ethos, JAI understands that great taste should not be a nice-to-have - it should be the cornerstone of whatever you drink.They also completed everything on a timely basis which was a huge help with our launch plans.”
Brooklyn Cannery
“The JAI team is composed of professionals who are reliable and responsive all the way from top down. They operate with a high degree of accountability. They’ve been a true partner throughout our journey – teaching us the ropes when we first started in the industry and even today with reformulation work as we look to make our products even better.
I had a general idea of the direction I wanted to take my next soda line but I needed a formulator to bring it to life. JAI development prepared a beverage for production at any scale. The last 5% of any formulation is where the magic happens. Jai Development excels at this and makes our beverages truly special.”
bellie
“bellie is a prebiotic digestive aid that uses a new super-ingredient to improve gut health. It’s backed by doctors and labs across several universities, including the University of Chicago. We were frustrated by the rise of gut problems in society and our own struggle looking for gut-safe products. Even products that listed themselves as “gut-friendly” turned out to have some problematic ingredients, and only used that label as a marketing gimmick! Our own experiences with irritable bowel syndrome were so debilitating that we’ve made it our purpose to bring people products they can trust.
JAI Development created two delicious SKUs that helped us succeed in our university accelerator and earn one of the highest payouts (2nd highest behind this year’s winner) in its history, at $100,000 (this still seems insane to us). JAI has also helped us with flavor advisory, co-packer conversations, and other bev logistics. Plus, they’re super friendly and easy to work with.”
Drifter Spirits
“Working with Matt and his team in JAI Development was one of the smartest decisions we made in launching Drifter Canned Cocktails. Early on, we wanted to focus on the quality of the product by using independent, organic craft spirits and first-rate fresh ingredients. JAI shared that vision and made it their mission to source these ingredients. JAI’s team has been an extremely valuable resource and partner as they take every feedback to heart and provide us with changes that are on point. We are very proud of the canned cocktails we launch and we are grateful for the recognition we have received from various spirit awards”.
Leilo
“I worked with half a dozen formulators and flavor houses before JAI Development. Each provided me with formulations that failed miserably at large scale production. In fact, my first time speaking to Matt was on the phone literally crying because we had failed yet another production run and I had six figures on the line. It is not an exaggeration to say that if Matt and the JAI team didn't step up and crack the code in the next couple weeks after that call, we would have been out of business a couple months after.
JAI worked hand in hand with the Leilo team, our co-packers, and suppliers day in and day out until we had a best-in-class solution for producing kava products. Of all the reasons to pick JAI, their ability to see the full picture is unique from other firms I've worked with. Matt thinks with an "owner's mindset" which I greatly appreciate. As a current beverage brand founder himself, he does not stop at providing a good tasting product -- he works with our finance team to ensure favorable COGS, our regulatory counsel to hone the perfect, FDA compliant potency, and our IP counsel to codify patents and trade secrets. I regularly chat with him about distributors, manufacturers, and agencies in the space. JAI excels at engineering products tailored for broader business success because of this seasoned perspective”.
Milonga
“JAI Development has been a pivot step in the formulation of our drinks. We came to Matt with a concept, idea, key points we wanted to hit, and flavor profiles we were looking for. Matt already had previous experience with yerba mate so we hit the ground running on what we were looking for. The drinks came out amazing, couldn’t thank the JAI team enough. They have been a great addition to the team, look forward to continue working with them!”
Llama Mama
"Working with Matt and the JAI team was a breath of fresh air. They understood our vision and took everything into account from tweaking the formulation and keeping the costs low, to sourcing the best organic ingredients. They knew exactly what we were going for and interpreted it to perfection. Our functional prebiotic beverage contains Peruvian ingredients which can be challenging to work with, however, they weren’t phased and delivered a delicious beverage. We truly can’t be happier!"