You ask, we answer: Under this heading, we want to shed some light on the subject and, true to our brand promise, ensure greater transparency. Price and composition are among the best-kept secrets in most companies. But we want to give you a glimpse behind the scenes and show you what we value and what's important to us in our products. We want to show you why our products may seem a bit more expensive at first glance than, say, a product from a drugstore or pharmacy. But we firmly believe they're worth every penny. Many factors play a crucial role for us, such as sustainability, our carefully selected ingredients, and our partners. In this article, you'll learn how the prices for our products are determined and why we actively choose to do so despite the higher costs.
- We develop our products ourselves
Our products are not white label products. White label? What exactly is that? It refers to products or formulations that a (usually little-known) white label manufacturer develops and produces in large quantities. Other brands can purchase these formulations and then sell them under their own brand, with their own branding and logo. This results in a large number of probiotic products on the market that differ only in their marketing. Some companies thus save on development costs and essentially sell another manufacturer's products under their own name. This can lead to companies selling dietary supplements without possessing any real expertise in the products. Furthermore, the products or formulations from white label manufacturers are often of lower quality in terms of the selection and dosage of bacterial strains. The formulations are also sometimes years or even decades old and have not been updated to reflect the latest scientific findings.
mybacs does things differently. Our development team, comprised of physicians, pharmacists, and scientists, develops all of our product formulations in-house. They are supported by a specially selected, highly qualified medical advisory board, whose extensive experience and expertise inform our work. When we develop a formulation, it is based on the latest scientific findings and contains ingredients that have been clinically tested for efficacy. We continuously monitor the latest study results relevant to our products and work to further develop and optimize our formulations based on these findings.
As you can probably imagine, developing your own product requires significantly more money and resources. But only in this way can you achieve the best possible result.
- High quality in ingredients and manufacturing
Our products are developed in Switzerland and manufactured in Germany and Austria. This ensures not only very high quality in the ingredients and production, but also regional sourcing, short transport routes, and fair working conditions.
To give you a better understanding of how our prices are structured and how they differ from other providers, we've compared our production costs to those of comparable products. Let's start with the foundation of Dailybacs – the bacterial strains. We use only selected and clinically tested bacterial strains of the highest quality and greatest diversity. If we used fewer or cheaper strains, we could reduce our costs by almost 200%.Of course we don't want that, because the good effectiveness of Dailybacs is based on the selected and high-quality bacterial strains.
Did you know that we produce one of the highest-dose synbiotics per capsule currently available on the market? Our capsules contain 60 billion bacteria, comprised of eleven different strains. The formula is rounded out with high-quality minerals, vitamins, and plant extracts. This means that a Dailybacs capsule is packed with the highest quality ingredients. We source the individual ingredients for our products from leading international manufacturers of probiotic bacterial strains. As you can see, we place great emphasis on high-quality ingredients and manufacturing – and that comes at a price.
- Sustainable packaging system
Your well-being is important to us, but so is nature. That's precisely why we've decided to prioritize the highest quality and sustainability in all our packaging.
Our sustainable, compostable storage pouch is 360% more expensive than comparable plastic packaging. We also prioritize sustainability and the highest quality in our glass storage jar, because protecting sensitive products like synbiotics from light and moisture is essential to ensure optimal effectiveness even after extended storage. Our glass jar is not only stylish but also particularly sustainable due to its reusability, German manufacturing, and recyclability.
We also designed all other packaging components to minimize our environmental footprint. The starter kit's packaging box is made from over 80% recycled cardboard, the Sizzlepack (our sustainable filler material to protect the capsules and jar) is made from shredded waste paper, and your welcome insert is printed on PaperWise – a sustainable paper alternative that doesn't require cutting down trees. Other suppliers forgo these aspects and therefore have significantly lower product costs.
The price difference is illustrated by the following example: a manufacturer who doesn't prioritize sustainable packaging but wants to keep costs down pays approximately one euro for the entire packaging of their dietary supplements. In contrast, our carefully selected materials result in costs of over six euros. That's a price difference of almost 480%!
- Free shipping throughout Europe
Through the special interplay of transient and resident bacterial strains It's beneficial to take probiotics continuously over a long period. That's why we developed our Dailybacs subscription. You'll receive a new pack of Dailybacs delivered to your home every month. To make the Dailybacs subscription especially convenient for you, we offer free shipping throughout Europe. We cover the shipping costs!
As you can see, all these measures we take for you and our environment come at a comparatively high cost. We sincerely hope that this article has shed some light on our pricing and that you now have a better understanding of how the price of Dailybacs is determined. In short – good quality has its price – and that is precisely our top priority.