Built
Different
Some build brands in pitch decks.
We put products on the shelf.
Dependable beverage co-manufacturing that keeps you on the shelf
RTDs, Juices and Energy Drinks
Our glycol cooled, jacketed and sterile steel tanks can handle mixing and blending at exceptional quality. We specialize in RTDs, but can produce juices, energy drinks and other blended beverages.
Central East Coast Location
Based in Philadelphia, our license allows us to sell directly to restaurants, bars, and consumers. With the passing of Senate Bill 688, allowing RTDs to be sold in grocery and convenience stores in Pennsylvania, this also enables us to sell directly to them as well, effectively adding 12,000 more direct outlets for RTDs produced with Drayhorse.
Tequila Supply Chain
As a TH!RST company, we have preferential access to tequila supply, giving clients time to market and reliability advantages. We absorb tariff impact with a hedge on agave prices as distillers and farmers.
Demand Planning
As beverage entrepreneurs ourselves, we know the pains of launching, growing, and scaling across various markets. By offering pilot programs, lower MOQs, and having flexibility to deliver for high-growth brands, we make the ideal partners for the next generation of beverage brands.
OUR PROVEN PROCESS
ASSESSMENT
We will review your formula to ensure our production capabilities can deliver the ultimate product to represent your brand. If you don’t have a formula yet, don’t worry, we have partners how can deliver great tasting formulas with efficiency without sacrificing quality
DISCOVERY
Working alongside you, we will create a quote that suits your needs. We will walk you through understanding all necessary line items and be available in the portal, via email, or via phone to answer any questions.
ONBOARDING
Once your quote is signed, we will file your formula with the TTB, register for your COLA, and if needed, do all the legwork required to gain a co-responsibility agreement for using tequila in your product. Access to your own client portal makes it easy to track all documents and stay up to date with the process.
SCHEDULING
Once we receive the deposit, we will schedule your production run. We’ll work with you to ensure your ingredients, packaging, and other needs arrive in time. If you need help sourcing these items, we can also help facilitate with our Procurement Offering.
PRODUCTION
The day has arrived! We invite you to come to the facility and see your product come off the lines. We’ll provide recommendations and help with accommodations if you are not located in the area
FINISHED PRODUCT
After production we can wrap your pallets, place into variety packs using our Poly-Pak machine.
Need Warehousing? We can help with that too!
Our Team
With a collective 60+ years of experience in the beverage industry, our team brings together legal, operations, branding, and more to help you not only can and co-pack but also advise you on how to best launch and scale your beverage brand.
Historic Philadelphia
Drayhorse Canning Facility is in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia. Its Indigenous inhabitants traveled by canoe and fished by the riverside, making netting out of local plant fiber for millenia on end. Later, Port Richmond became a working class industrial neighborhood.
In the 1850s, Finley & Schlichter created a factory, Aramingo Mills–later The Schlichter Jute Cordage Company–for the manufacture of nautical rope from jute and hemp fiber. Laborers and tradesmen worked tirelessly to create rope and packaging twine in this hub of industrial and commercial traffic.
In 1939, The Sterling Paper Company took up residence at the factory site, transitioning from making canvas for sails and rope to blank sheets of paper on which the dreams of the twentieth century could be written.
The site of 2155 Castor Avenue is experiencing a revitaliation. Newly blossoming artistic fervor, culinary ingenuity, guild-kept craft traditions, and 21st century digital commerce are moving into the site as a bustling and burgeoning microcity. Drayhorse Canning is proud and honored to be at the forefront of this unparalleled endeavor.
Contact Us
2150 E. Butler St
Philadephia, PA 19137
General Email
Inquiries@drayhorse.co
For Sales Assistance
Faye@drayhorse.co