Beverage co-packer · Long Lake, MN
Minnesota beverage co-packing, from your recipe to retail-ready cans
You bring the recipe, the ingredients and the brand. 22BEV prepares, cooks, infuses, cans, packs and delivers your beverage, with or without THC, ready for liquor stores, retailers, chains and distributors across Minnesota.
- Licensed Minnesota facility
- THC & non-THC
- Statewide delivery
- Your recipe stays yours
One facility in Long Lake runs every stage, from batching to delivered pallets.
- 12 oz standard
- 12 oz sleek
- 16 oz
Built for brands, retailers and growing beverage companies
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New beverage brands
Launch your drink without building a plant. Hand us your recipe and brand, and we take it from first batch to finished pallets.
Start your launch -
Retailers, liquor stores & chains
Put your store’s name on its own canned beverage. We produce your private-label (white-label) drink to your recipe, ready for your shelves.
Plan a private label -
Established brands
Outsource production, add capacity or switch co-packers without losing consistency. We follow your specs, batch after batch.
Move your production
Full-service production · 6 stages
Everything between your recipe and the shelf
One facility handles the full run, so you never coordinate separate suppliers.
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Preparation & batching
Your ingredients and procedures, scaled into consistent production batches.
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Cooking & blending
Stainless brewhouse equipment cooks and blends every batch to your spec.
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Infusion
THC or non-THC, infused exactly as your formula calls for.
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Canning
Filled and seamed on our canning line. Formats: 12 oz standard, 12 oz sleek and 16 oz.
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Packaging
Your design on every can, packed into 4-packs and cases.
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Palletizing & delivery
Palletized and delivered to your warehouse, distributor or stores anywhere in Minnesota.
Five steps · 6–10 weeks
How co-packing with 22BEV works
Co-packing with 22BEV follows five steps: an intro call, a review of your recipe and specs, a pilot batch you approve, the full production run, and palletized delivery to your warehouse, distributor or stores.
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Intro call
Tell us about your beverage, volumes and launch date. We sign an NDA before you share your recipe.
Within 2 business days
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Recipe & spec review
We review your ingredients, procedures, can format and packaging, then send a production quote.
About 1 week
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Pilot batch
A small pilot run so you can taste, test and approve the product before scaling.
2–3 weeks
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Production run
Your approved recipe, produced and canned at full scale with consistent batch records.
4–6 weeks from approval
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Pack & deliver
Cased, palletized and delivered across Minnesota.
Scheduled with you
Typical timeline from first call to delivered pallets: 6–10 weeks, depending on can supply and volume.
What we produce
THC and non‑THC beverages, produced under one roof
Not sure where your drink fits? Tell us what you’re making.THC-infused beverages
Hemp-derived THC seltzers, lemonades and sparkling drinks, infused to your formula and dosage.
Non-THC beverages
Sparkling waters and seltzers, craft sodas, lemonades and iced teas, and functional or botanical drinks.
Six reasons · one facility
Why brands choose 22BEV
Long Lake, Minnesota
Inside our Minnesota facility
Stainless brewhouse, conical fermentation tanks, a dedicated canning line and warehouse space under one roof in Long Lake. Facility tours are available for qualified projects.
Meet the team behind itCo-packing for brands across Minnesota
22BEV produces in Long Lake and works with beverage brands and retailers throughout Minnesota. Finished, palletized cans are delivered to your warehouse, distributor or stores.
- Minneapolis–St. Paul metro
- Rochester
- St. Cloud
- Mankato
- Duluth & Iron Range
- Brainerd Lakes
- Bemidji
- Moorhead
- Willmar
- Winona
FAQ · 10 answers
Co-packing questions, answered
A beverage co-packer is a manufacturer that produces, cans and packages drinks for other brands, a service also called contract manufacturing or contract canning. You own the recipe and the brand; the co-packer runs production in its facility, so you can launch and scale without building or staffing your own plant.
Yes. That is how we work. You supply the recipe, procedures, ingredients and brand design, and 22BEV prepares, infuses, cans, packs and delivers it. This model is also called toll manufacturing.
Yes. We produce hemp-derived THC beverages such as seltzers and lemonades, and non-THC drinks such as sparkling waters, sodas, teas and functional beverages, all in our Long Lake facility.
Yes. 22BEV operates a licensed production facility in Minnesota. License and permit details are shared directly with clients during onboarding.
Pilot runs start at 50 cases (1,200 cans) and production runs at 200 cases (4,800 cans) per flavor. Exact minimums depend on can format and packaging, and we confirm them in your quote.
Most projects take 6 to 10 weeks from the first call to delivered pallets, including a pilot batch for your approval. Repeat production runs are faster once your specs are locked.
We fill 12 oz standard, 12 oz sleek and 16 oz cans, and pack them into 4-packs and cases. Tell us your format and we’ll confirm availability.
Yes. We sign an NDA before you share your recipe, and your formula, ingredients and brand stay yours. We never resell or reuse a client’s recipe.
Yes. Retailers bring their recipe and label design, and we produce a private-label beverage under the store’s name, ready for its shelves.
Yes. We work with brands and retailers across Minnesota, from Rochester and Mankato to St. Cloud, Duluth and Moorhead, and deliver finished pallets statewide.
Next step
Ready to put your drink in cans?
Tell us about your beverage and we’ll come back with next steps within two business days.