Drink cubes · Manufactured in the EU · Mārupe, Latvia
Private label drink cubes
An effervescent cube that drops into a bottle of water and turns it into a flavoured drink. Each cube sits in its own blister, and your brand is printed on the foil of every one.
Overview
Drink cube manufacturing in Europe
Pharma Manufacture (Pharma Market Solutions SIA) is a European contract manufacturer of private label and white label supplements; the factory is in Mārupe, Latvia, in the European Union. Among the formats we produce is the drink cube — also called a hydration cube or a water flavouring cube — a compressed cube sealed one by one in its own blister, that dissolves in a bottle or a glass of water and leaves a flavoured drink behind.
The cube is bought as a drink, not as a supplement. It is carried in a bag or a pocket, dropped into whatever bottle the customer already has, and drunk on the way. That is a different shelf and a different buyer from the tube of effervescent tablets that goes to a pharmacy.
One cube, one bottle: nothing to measure, nothing to carry back home.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Form | Compressed effervescent cube |
| Packing | Each cube in its own blister |
| Printing | Your own brand, on the blister foil and on the outer pack |
| Formula | Ready-made from our catalogue, or developed with you |
| Manufacturing | Mārupe, Latvia, European Union |
| Certification | GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000 |
Fill weight, the volume of water one cube is made for, flavours and the minimum order are set per product. Tell us what the drink should be and we will come back with the specification and a price for your volume.
Choosing a format
Drink cube or effervescent tablet?
Both are effervescent and both dissolve in water. They are made on the same kind of equipment and they are sold to completely different people.
| Drink cube | Effervescent tablet | |
|---|---|---|
| Bought as | A drink | A supplement |
| Where it is used | In the customer’s own bottle, anywhere | In a glass, usually at home |
| Pack | Each cube in its own blister | A tube of tablets with a desiccant cap |
| Carrying | Two in a pocket, no tube to carry back | The tube travels with you or stays home |
| Usual shelf | Grocery, convenience, sports, subscription boxes | Pharmacy, hospital supply, retail chains |
| Brand surface | The foil of every single blister | The tube label or IML print |
If your product belongs on a pharmacy shelf, the tube is the right format and our effervescent tablets page covers it. If it belongs in a gym bag, the cube is.
Packing
Every cube in its own blister
This is the part that makes the format work: the cubes are not loose in a tube. Each one sits in its own blister. The customer takes two out of the box, puts them in a pocket, and the rest of the pack stays sealed at home.
It matters for the product as much as for the habit. An effervescent cube pulls moisture out of the air the moment it is exposed; a tube protects what is inside it only while the cap is on, and the cap comes off every single day. Sealed one by one, each cube meets the air once — when its blister is opened over the bottle.
And the blister foil is a printed surface on every serving. Where a tube gives a brand one label, a box of blistered cubes gives it as many small ones as there are cubes inside.
Around the blisters, the outer packaging is yours to choose. A single carton of cubes, several cartons collected into an outer box, a multipack of different flavours sold as one unit — we build the configuration around how the product is meant to sell, not the other way round. Tell us the shelf and the serving count and we will come back with the options.
Formula
Ready-made formulas or custom development
You can start from a formula that already exists in our catalogue and put your brand on it, or we develop the drink with you from the concept — what is in it, how strong the flavour is, how fast the cube should dissolve and what the water should look like when it has.
The first route is faster and cheaper, because the formula is proven and the paperwork is in place. The second gives you a drink a competitor cannot order from the same catalogue.
GMP, HACCP and ISO 22000 certified manufacturing
Our manufacturing processes are certified to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and ISO 22000. Every batch is documented and every raw material is traceable. The facility is also registered with the US FDA, which is one of the requirements for a facility that supplies the US market.
For an effervescent cube two things have to hold across the whole batch: the compression, so that every cube breaks up at the same speed instead of sitting at the bottom of the bottle, and the seal of each blister, so that the last cube in the box behaves like the first.
Manufactured and packed in the European Union
The factory is in Mārupe, Latvia, close to Riga International Airport and the Freeport of Riga. Manufacturing inside the EU means short logistics across Europe, and it means the product is made under European requirements from the start, not adapted to them afterwards.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about drink cube manufacturing
What is a drink cube?
A compressed cube that dissolves in water and leaves a flavoured drink, fizzing as it goes. It is dropped into a bottle or a glass, it breaks up on its own, and nothing has to be measured or stirred.
Is each cube packed separately?
Yes. Every cube sits in its own blister, so the pack is opened one serving at a time and the rest stays sealed. That is what lets the customer carry two in a pocket, and it is what keeps an effervescent product away from the air until the moment it is used.
How is a drink cube different from an effervescent tablet?
Technically they are close — both are compressed and both are effervescent. Commercially they are not: the cube is sold as a drink and used in the customer’s own bottle, the tablet is sold as a supplement and used in a glass at home. They sit on different shelves and are bought by different people.
Can my brand be printed on the blister?
Yes, on the foil of every blister and on the outer pack the cubes are sold in. A box of blistered cubes carries your design as many times as there are cubes inside it.
Can you develop the drink, or do I have to supply a formula?
Either way. You can take a ready-made formula from our catalogue under your own brand, or we develop one with you: what goes in, how strong the flavour is, how quickly the cube dissolves.
Where are the drink cubes manufactured?
In the European Union. The factory is in Mārupe, Latvia, and the products are manufactured and packed in the EU under the applicable requirements.
What certifications does the manufacturing hold?
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and ISO 22000. The facility is also registered with the US FDA.
Start your private label drink cube project
Tell us what the drink should be and what one cube should make. We will come back with the specification, the formula options and a price for your volume.
Contact Pharma Manufacture to discuss your product idea, select an existing formula, or develop a custom drink for your brand.