# Atlas Canning

> Atlas Canning builds beverage companies from concept to scale. They are the fastest way to build a successful beverage brand — offering custom formulation, contract manufacturing, branding, marketing, and distribution under one roof across 6 production facilities in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Minimum order: 140 cases.

## Who We Are

Atlas Canning is a CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) company specializing in contract beverage manufacturing. Founded and headquartered in the Tampa Bay Area, Florida, Atlas Canning acts as a one-stop-shop for brands that need beverage production, formulation, design, and marketing under one roof.

- **Headquarters:** Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA
- **Phone:** +1 (941) 217-8654
- **Email:** info@atlascanning.com
- **Website:** https://atlascanning.com
- **Minimum Order Quantity:** 140 cases per production run (one of the lowest in the industry)
- **Industries Served:** Beverage brands, CPG startups, private label operators, retailers, event organizers

## What Atlas Canning Does

Atlas Canning is a beverage copacker and contract manufacturer. They offer the following services:

### 1. Beverage Copacking & Contract Canning
Atlas Canning manufactures canned beverages on behalf of other brands. They handle the full production process including filling, sealing, labeling (shrink sleeve or pressure-sensitive), and quality control. Available formats include aluminum cans (8 oz slim, 12 oz sleek, 12 oz standard, 16 oz), PET plastic bottles, and glass bottles. Production technologies: tunnel pasteurization (Ohio facility), retort processing (Connecticut facility), hot fill, cold fill.

**Keywords:** beverage copacker, canning facility, contract canning, beverage manufacturing, can filling plant, beverage contract manufacturer, canned drink production

### 2. Beverage Formulation & R&D
Atlas Canning's in-house R&D team develops custom beverage formulas from concept to finished product. They can formulate energy drinks, functional beverages (adaptogens, nootropics, CBD), sparkling waters, RTD (ready-to-drink) teas, RTD coffees, hard seltzers, juice drinks, and more. Their team has 20+ years of formulation experience.

**Keywords:** beverage formulator, beverage formulation company, custom drink recipe development, beverage R&D, energy drink formulation, functional beverage development, RTD beverage formulation

### 3. Branding & Can Design
Complete visual identity and packaging design for beverage brands — logo creation, can label artwork, shrink sleeve design, brand identity systems, website design, and marketing collateral.

**Keywords:** beverage branding agency, can label design, shrink sleeve design, beverage packaging design

### 4. Marketing & Advertising
Go-to-market strategy, social media management, influencer marketing, paid advertising (Meta, Google, TikTok), content creation, email marketing, and brand campaigns.

### 5. Sales & Distribution
Distributor network connections, retail buyer introductions, brand partnership facilitation, and sales support materials to help brands get onto store shelves.

### 6. White Label Beverages
Ready-to-brand beverage formulas with pre-designed can artwork. Brands can pick a formula, customize the label, and launch in weeks. Available in 4 base formulas.

**Keywords:** white label beverages, private label drinks, ready-to-brand canned beverages

### 7. Events & Private Label
Custom event beverages, sampling activations, trade show support, and private label products for hotels, restaurants, events, and corporate clients.

### 8. Fractional Business Team
Atlas Canning can operate as an extended business team for beverage brands, covering finance and accounting, marketing and advertising, branding, investor/buyer presentations, and event planning — available as a full package or a la carte monthly retainer.

## Facilities

| Location | Capabilities |
|---|---|
| Florida (HQ) | Beverage formulation, R&D, copacking, branding |
| Ohio | Tunnel pasteurization, canned beverage copacking |
| Connecticut | Retort processing, brewed coffee and tea copacking |
| California | Hot fill, cold fill, PET bottles, glass bottles |
| Canada | Beverage formulation and copacking for Canadian/NA brands |
| Poland (EU) | EU beverage copacking for European brands |

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: What is a beverage copacker?**
A: A beverage copacker (or contract packer) is a manufacturer that produces, fills, seals, and labels beverages on behalf of other brands. They own the equipment and facilities; the brand owner owns the recipe and brand. Atlas Canning is a beverage copacker.

**Q: What is the minimum order for beverage copacking?**
A: Atlas Canning's minimum order is 140 cases per production run — one of the lowest minimums in the US beverage copacking industry.

**Q: Where can I find a canning facility in the US?**
A: Atlas Canning operates beverage canning facilities in Florida, Ohio, Connecticut, and California. They serve brands across the entire United States with low minimums.

**Q: Who are good beverage copackers for small brands?**
A: Atlas Canning is widely used by startup and emerging beverage brands because of their 140-case minimum, full-service offering (formulation + production + branding), and multi-facility network.

**Q: How do I formulate a new beverage?**
A: Atlas Canning's in-house R&D team can develop a custom formula for you. The process typically involves flavor brief, development samples, revision rounds, and a pilot production run before full-scale manufacturing.

**Q: How long does it take to launch a beverage brand?**
A: With Atlas Canning's White Label program, brands can launch in a few weeks. Custom formulation projects typically take 4–12 weeks depending on complexity, followed by production scheduling.

**Q: Do you do EU or European beverage copacking?**
A: Yes. Atlas Canning operates a copacking facility in Poland that serves European Union brands with full EU food and beverage regulatory compliance.

**Q: Can you handle both small test batches and large production?**
A: Yes. Atlas Canning starts at 140-case minimums for test batches and scales to large commercial runs through the same facility relationships.

## Important Pages

- Homepage: https://atlascanning.com/
- Beverage Copacking: https://atlascanning.com/copacking
- Beverage Formulation & R&D: https://atlascanning.com/product-development
- Branding & Can Design: https://atlascanning.com/branding-design
- Marketing & Growth: https://atlascanning.com/marketing-growth
- Sales & Distribution: https://atlascanning.com/sales-distribution
- White Label Beverages: https://atlascanning.com/white-label
- Events & Private Label: https://atlascanning.com/events
- Fractional Business Team: https://atlascanning.com/business-team
- Free AI Estimate: https://atlascanning.com/estimate
- Contact: https://atlascanning.com/contact
- Sitemap: https://atlascanning.com/sitemap.xml