Concept & formulation
Translate a product idea into a structured formula with ingredient selection, dosage logic, processing considerations and target sensory profile.
Independent beverage development studio
From Idea to Shelf.
BevOrigin helps beverage founders, brands and manufacturers turn ideas into technically sound products—through formulation, practical testing and production-minded development.
Formulation
Sensory & stability
Scale-up
Built to support
Beverage founders
Growing brands
Manufacturers
Ingredient partners
What we do
Development that works beyond the lab.
Each project is shaped around the product, the process and the commercial reality behind it. The goal is a clear technical direction and a prototype you can evaluate.
Prototype development
Prepare bench-scale, tasting-ready samples for technical review, sensory assessment and focused iteration before factory trials.
Reformulation & optimisation
Improve taste, ingredient choices, process fit or product cost while protecting the core experience of an existing beverage.
Scale-up & technical transfer
Prepare practical technical inputs for trials, processing parameters, specifications and cross-functional production implementation.
Selected project experience
Products developed from first formula to commercial production.
A selection of beverage projects led or developed by BevOrigin founder Levan Nepharidze during his professional R&D career.
Energia by Borjomi
Mineral water + juice energy drink
Originated the concept and led two years of formulation, sensory and stability testing, and production implementation for a no-added-sugar beverage.
Commercial result
Four flavours launched in 2026, with distribution across more than 30 countries.
Borjomi Lemonade
Juice + mineral water lemonade
Initiated the concept and formulation, refined the sensory profile through a year of trials, designed the tunnel-pasteurisation process and led production implementation.
Commercial result
A four-flavour range launched in 2023 and sold across more than 30 countries.
Campa & Chveni Juices
Juice formulation & commercialisation
Developed juice formulations and supported products from laboratory work through factory trials and commercial production, including ingredient selection and local alternatives.
Additional category
Also developed recipes for Mosvi iced tea and reviewed processes to improve productivity and reduce waste.
Brand names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. These examples describe Levan Nepharidze’s work in employed R&D roles and are presented as professional experience, not as BevOrigin client engagements or endorsements.
How it works
A clear path from brief to production.
The scope stays focused and transparent. Each stage produces a concrete output, so you can make the next decision with evidence rather than guesswork.
Define the brief
Product ambition, consumer, market, format, constraints and success criteria.
Set direction
Ingredients, process route, technical risks and a practical development plan.
Build prototypes
Bench formulations and tasting-ready samples for structured evaluation.
Refine & verify
Sensory iteration, stability planning and fit against the agreed brief.
Prepare to scale
Technical transfer inputs and support for trials and production readiness.
Hands-on expertise
Science, sensory judgment and manufacturing reality.
Levan Nepharidze
Founder & Lead Beverage Developer
Levan is a beverage R&D leader based in Tbilisi, Georgia. His work spans mineral-water beverages, energy drinks, lemonades, juices and iced teas—from early concept and bench formulation through factory trials and commercial launch.
He combines formulation and sensory evaluation with processing, product costing, supplier collaboration, food safety and manufacturing implementation. Alongside his industry role, he teaches Food Technology at the Agricultural University of Georgia, connecting food science with practical product development.
Levan holds a degree in Food Science and Technology and has completed specialist training in sensory evaluation, HACCP, leadership and team development.
CarbonationWater preparationHot fillingTetra PakFlash pasteurisationTunnel pasteurisationSensory panelsShelf-life planningProduct costingSpecifications
7+ yrsFood and beverage technology experience
30+Markets reached by developed beverage ranges
Lab → lineFrom bench formulation through factory implementation
R&D + QADevelopment grounded in quality and food safety practice
Mineral-water beveragesEnergy drinksLemonadesJuicesIced teas
Start a project
Bring the idea. Leave with a beverage you can evaluate.
Tell us what you want to build, where you are in the process and what technical challenge is holding the project back.