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Sugar Brews &
Neutral Malt Base

From spiked lemonades to flavored alcoholic beverages, sugar brews and neutral malt bases provide an adaptable foundation for innovation. At Abita Brewing Company, we provide the expertise, capacity, and cost advantages that allow your brand to compete in this rapidly expanding space.

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Sugar Brews & Neutral Malt Base Beverages

Welcome to Abita’s custom beverage manufacturing services for sugar brews and neutral malt base beverages.

Abita provides comprehensive manufacturing and co-packing solutions—from recipe development through production and distribution. Whether you’re launching a new brand or expanding an established portfolio, our experienced team guides you through every stage of the process.

Your dedicated account representative ensures consistent quality and delivery that exceeds expectations. And we specialize in precision blending, quality control, efficient canning operations, and supply chain management to help unlock your brand’s full potential.

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Proven Expertise To Launch Your Custom Malt Beverage Or Sugar Brew Brand

Drawing on nearly four decades in the beverage sector, Abita Brewing Company delivers full-scale manufacturing and co-packing services for sugar brews and neutral malt base beverages. Our capabilities enable you to grow your private label beverage operation while maintaining the speed, adaptability, and product excellence your brand demands.

Capitalizing On Explosive Growth In The Sugar Brew And Neutral Malt Base Beverage Categories

Sugar brews and neutral malt base beverages are dominating beverage industry expansion, fueled by consumer appetite for portability, sophisticated flavor profiles, and craft-quality drinks in convenient formats. These products are claiming premium placement across all retail channels—from supermarkets and convenience stores to on-premise accounts.

Abita Brewing Company positions brands to leverage this market growth in sugar brews and neutral malt base beverages through manufacturing and co-packing partnerships engineered for superior quality, operational scalability, and rapid market entry.

Navigating Complex Compliance Requirements With Confidence

Regulatory compliance represents one of the most challenging dimensions of production and market launch for sugar brews and neutral malt base beverages.
Our seasoned team at Abita Brewing Company helps brands confidently manage these complexities—guaranteeing that recipe formulation, label approval, and manufacturing protocols satisfy all applicable federal and state regulations. We shoulder the compliance burden so partners can concentrate on brand development while we expedite approvals and prevent expensive obstacles or delays.

Strategic Southeast Positioning For Distribution Efficiency

Abita Brewing Company’s Gulf South location delivers substantial logistical benefits for private label beverage brands. Our facility’s proximity to Interstate 10, Interstate 55, and New Orleans port infrastructure provides seamless connectivity to high-growth territories including Texas, Florida, and Gulf Coast markets.

This distribution advantage translates to lower transportation expenses, accelerated delivery schedules, and superior product freshness at retail. For custom neutral malt base and sugar brew beverage brands pursuing aggressive expansion, our Southeast footprint offers exceptional geographic and financial positioning.

Why Choose Us For Your Private Label Brand?

One of the biggest advantages of producing with Abita is our direct partnership with Domino Sugar, giving us access to competitive, large-scale sugar sourcing. These savings allow your brand to lower input costs without compromising quality, providing a significant advantage in categories where margins are critical. By consolidating supply through our vendor network, we protect your brand from pricing volatility while ensuring reliable, high-quality sugar inputs.

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FAQ

Private label sugar brew and neutral malt base beverage production involves partnerships between brands and specialized manufacturers (such as Abita Brewing) to create and package the beverage under the brand’s own label.

Collaborating with an established malt beverage producer like Abita offers significant benefits—from navigating regulatory frameworks and accessing advanced canning technology to achieving production scalability that supports business growth.

At Abita, we don’t just provide brewing capacity—we provide a procurement advantage that strengthens your business model. Our partnership with Domino Sugar, combined with our scalable production capacity and 40+ years of brewing expertise, makes us the ideal contract brewing partner for sugar brew and neutral malt-based brands. By choosing Abita, your brand benefits from cost savings, reliable supply, and logistical efficiency that help you grow with confidence.

When you partner with Abita Brewing Company, you’re not just sourcing sugar—you’re building your brand on a foundation of savings, stability, and trust.

Partnering with Abita means accessing a complete end-to-end manufacturing solution for your neutral malt or sugar brew beverage brand.
Our production and co-packing services include:

  1. Container Options: 12oz, 16oz & 19.2oz cans (standard & sleek profiles), 12oz heritage bottles, kegs and multi-pack configurations
  2. Production Flexibility: Adaptable from small test batches to large-scale manufacturing runs
  3. Packaging Services: In-house canning, bottling, kegging & tailored packaging solutions
  4. Production Volume: 400,000 barrel annual capacity with expansion potential

Abita additionally handles regulatory compliance, label coordination, and warehousing logistics, creating a streamlined path to market for your custom beverage line.

Launching your custom sugar brew or neutral malt beverage brand with Abita as your manufacturing partner involves:

  1. First Contact – Connect with our team to discuss your sugar brew or neutral malt base beverage vision, production requirements and launch schedule.
  2. Feasibility Review – We’ll evaluate alignment based on your product specifications, container preferences and compliance considerations.
  3. Confidentiality Agreement & Consultation – After executing a non-disclosure agreement, we’ll arrange a detailed discussion about your private label beverage initiative.
  4. Pricing Proposal – We’ll present a comprehensive cost structure for manufacturing your custom beverage line.
  5. Launch Preparation – Following contract execution, we transition into the onboarding phase.

From initial concept through retail distribution, the Abita team guides you through each stage to guarantee a seamless and successful debut of your neutral malt beverage or sugar brew brand. Your growth drives ours.

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