One of the most interesting processes for me, is to see a product go from an idea to a real thing that is mass-produced and shipped all over the world for people's enjoyment. What a lot of people don't know, however, is how does the process usually happen? All the steps require time, resources, and people. I will explain the basic steps using an example product, in this case, a gummy candy in the shape of a human fetus.

First is the planning phase, where members of the organization sit down and plan out exactly what their product will be. It's at this phase where drawings are made, argued over, scrapped, and finally agreed on. In the case of our example product, it was decided that the product will be a 1 inch x 0.5 inch human fetus made out of a gelatin/high fructose corn syrup mixture, with a fluid red filling, giving it more of a "juicy" consistency.

After the organization decides on the product specifications, a physical model of the product, known as a prototype, is made. Since this is also an item that people will consume, different tastes are also experimented with. Being of a gelatin consistency, our lovely fetuses were fairly simple to create into a fairly realistic likeness of an actual fetus. As for flavor, strawberry filling was the most popular, hands down. With the "flesh," though, a variety of flavors were positively received, so three flavors, being chocolate, vanilla, and caramel, were kept as the final product.

The next thing to consider is how your product will be produced on a large scale. While your method for making the prototype was satisfactory, it is unlikely that using that process will be either efficient with time or resources, so designing new machinery and/or buying existing machinery will be necessary. With our fetuses, we were able to attach a custom mold onto an existing machine that's used in making gummy bears, poor bears. Packaging is also something that needs to be figured out at this stage.

At this point, if you don't already have the finances for your business venture, you will probably have to get a loan from a financial institution or partner with an existing business with the necessary capital. This step can be done earlier, but to get funding, you will need to show the details of your product and, the more information you can present on your product, the more likely an investor will take your plan seriously. With our product, it was extraordinarily difficult to find a backer. Something about "ethics" and "public outcry"........trivial stuff. Finally, we found an investor to give us enough money to fund a two hundred thousand square foot factory for two years.

Next, our team worked quickly to get the machinery, packaging, chemicals, and other supplies needed to make the factory run smoothly. Every product has different guidelines set forth by governing and regulatory bodies, so if in doubt, contact legal counsel. Once we had everything set up, we made our first batches. At first, the workers we hired were apprehensive about the nature of the work, but after some coaxing, they were on board with the idea. They even made jokes to keep up morale, like when the machines timing was off, and was tearing off the heads of the fetus's, the workers shouted "Abortion! Abortion!" haha, those kidders.

Finally, when enough product is made, you should allow a test audience to try the product to ensure consistency and satisfaction. In our case, initial reception was good. We were particularly popular with young men. Two weeks after initial tests, though, we were pressured to shut down by the parent teacher associations and various concerned parents in the area. They thought is was inappropriate for young children to be taking part in testing our product. Oh well.

So, even though our gummy fetus endeavor failed before the advertising stage, we hope this basic tutorial has been enlightening. It was a shame though, I had the perfect catch phrase for the advertisement. "They're babylicious!"