Banana · Merian · Suriname · 1705
Guinea pepper · Blackwell · 1737
Okra · Merian · 1705
Goodness in a Bottle·A consumer-product studio

Goodness,wherever natureputs it.

We find ingredients worth building a product around, develop those products with their founders, and launch them in new markets. Usually starting with Amazon.

Why we keep this notebook
Somewhere, on a mountain slope…beneath a rainforest canopy…floating in the open ocean…growing quietly in a desert…

…there are ingredients capable of improving millions of lives. Most people will never hear about them. We will.

We travel. We research. We ask questions. We study history. We listen to indigenous knowledge, and we validate it with modern science. Then we transform remarkable discoveries into products the world can actually enjoy.

We don’t invent nature. We discover it. We validate it. We share it with the world.

01 - Amazon Launch · a standalone service

Launch on Amazon without building a new team.

One team runs your launch: readiness check, listing, fulfilment, and a proper look at the first results. Hire us for a single launch, a market test, or ongoing support. Scope, responsibilities and budget are agreed before we start.

  1. i

    Start with the product

    What you want to sell, where, and what you already have. We review US taxes, regulations and listing requirements with you before anything ships, and you get a clear list of what’s ready and what isn’t.

  2. ii

    Prepare the offer

    Competitor, pricing and keyword research; a cost model of what you can earn and what it will cost; the listing itself, translated and rewritten for US customers; packaging checked for US rules and shelf appeal.

  3. iii

    Coordinate the launch

    Account setup or access, shipping from your production site to Amazon’s warehouses, customs, and Fulfilled by Amazon as the usual first step. One short weekly update until the product is live.

  4. iv

    Review the results

    Once it’s selling, we look at traffic, conversion, advertising and contribution over an agreed period and tell you plainly what we’d do next: expand, change something, or stop.

  5. We can do all of this for you, or teach and support your team so you can manage it yourselves.
Checklist · what you get
  • Readiness reviewProduct, category, documentation, account and fulfilment gap list
  • Commercial checkCompetitive offer review and product-level cost model
  • Listing preparationTitles, bullets, descriptions, image brief for the agreed SKUs
  • Account and catalogueSetup guidance or role-based access; catalogue work in scope
  • Launch coordinationInventory and fulfilment plan; submissions and issue tracking
  • Performance reviewSales, traffic, spend and contribution after the observation period
  • HandoverAsset files, account access, operating checklist, recommendation
  • Your team, trainedOptional: pricing, deals, Sponsored Products and disbursements, run by your people

Base scope: one marketplace, up to three closely related SKUs. Creative production, regulatory specialists, inventory, freight, Amazon fees and advertising are itemised separately in the proposal.

Check your launch readiness
See how Amazon Launch works
02 - Our work

We started with Byarozavik.

Byarozavik · 500 ml bottle and 12-bottle case · Limited Harvest 2013
Byarozavik · 500 ml bottle and 12-bottle case · Limited Harvest 2013
Betula · Köhler pl. 21 · the tree behind the drink
Betula · Köhler pl. 21 · the tree behind the drink

A traditional Belarusian birch drink - sap tapped for a few weeks each spring, as the trees wake from winter and living water rises from root to tip.

A birch-water drink from Belarus was the starting point for GIAB. It brought together the questions we still work on today: what makes a product worth trying, how to present it, and how to bring it to a new market.

Log
  1. 2012 · DecGoodness In A Bottle founded in California; digital brand plan for the US market.
  2. 2013 · AprSourcing visit to Minsk; product and label adapted for the US.
  3. 2013 · JunFirst placements - Whole Foods grab-and-go coolers, Northern California.
  4. 2013 · NovFirst pallets loaded at the Richmond, CA warehouse; in-store demos, Staff of Life, Santa Cruz.
  5. 2013 · DecBevNET Live, Santa Monica.
  6. 2014 · MarNatural Products Expo West, Anaheim.
03 - The studio

The work between idea and market.

We work with producers, founders and brand owners to develop products and get them selling. Research informs the product; what the market says feeds back into it. One person is accountable to you from start to handover.

Discover

Ingredients

  • Ingredient and literature review
  • Origin, sourcing and supply relationships
  • Evidence summaries with their limits
  • Provenance and permissions, recorded
Develop

Products

  • Feasibility and development brief
  • Formulation with qualified partners
  • Packaging, shelf life, cost model
  • Prototype before commercial run
Brand

Identity

  • Positioning and naming, cleared before spend
  • Label and pack design for the destination market
  • Compliant product content and claims
  • Photography and launch assets
Launch

Markets

  • Amazon Launch, standalone or as a test
  • Market entry and channel planning
  • Import, logistics and fulfilment coordination
  • Handover, or ongoing operations
Explore the studio
04 - The GIAB Institute

The questions behind the product.

We’re interested in ingredients long before there’s a product. The Institute is where we keep our ingredient research, field notes and what we’ve learned along the way.

A birch grove in spring light
Birch water Betula pendulaTapped for a few weeks a year. Minerals, light natural sugars; long traditional use across Northern Europe.Product built · literature reviewed
Camu camu berries on the branch
Camu camu Myrciaria dubiaRiverside berry with very high vitamin C by weight. Preparation and dose matter; we say so.Dossier · literature review
Centella asiatica leaves
Gotu kola Centella asiaticaDocumented in Ayurveda; human trials exist for specific standardised extracts, not the whole leaf.Dossier · literature review
Baobab fruit hanging from the tree
Baobab Adansonia digitataFruit pulp that dries on the tree: fibre and micronutrients. Sourcing rules vary by country.Dossier · literature review
Explore the Institute
Mist in a rainforest valley · CSIRO · CC BY 3.0
05 - Correspondence

Tell us about your product.

What do you make, where do you sell it, and what do you want to do next? Don’t send formulas or lab data yet; that comes later, under NDA.

Goodness, wherever nature puts it. We simply help it reach the world.

Or write to us directly: info at goodnessinabottle dot com

What help do you need?
Website and budget range are welcome but optional.

Thank you. Your enquiry has been received.

We read everything and reply, usually to set up a short call about your product, your market and what’s already in place.