SmartLinks connected product platform

Smarter Packaging for Wellness Connections

SmartLinks™ creates dynamic portals of digital product information, authenticity and engagement around your wellness products that connect through QR Codes and NFC technology.

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Key Features

Connected Packaging Features for Wellness Products

Everything You Need, Built In — Discover how SmartLinks™ technology enhances every aspect of your products

Ingredient Transparency

Full visibility into supplement formulas, sourcing origins, third-party certifications, and allergen warnings — building consumer confidence.

Authenticity Verification

Combat counterfeit supplements with serial-level authentication. Consumers scan to verify their product is genuine and safe.

Usage & Dosage Guides

Deliver expert guidance on dosage, timing, stacking protocols, and personalised wellness plans directly from the product packaging.

Reorders & Subscriptions

Drive repeat revenue with one-tap reorders, subscription sign-ups, and complementary product recommendations at the moment of use.

GS1 Digital Link

A single code that powers retail compliance, supply chain visibility, and rich consumer engagement — all from one QR code.

Dynamic Content Updates

Update your digital experience without reprinting packaging. New formulations, seasonal campaigns, and regulatory changes go live instantly.

Wellness Brand Revenue & Engagement Solutions

Turn Every Product Into a Wellness Engine

SmartLinks™ transforms passive packaging into an active engagement channel — driving loyalty, repeat purchases, and first-party data capture at the point of use.

Turn Every Product Into a Wellness Engine — SmartLinks

One-Tap Repurchase

Make it effortless for consumers to reorder their favourite supplements and wellness products directly from the packaging.

First-Party Data Capture

Build direct relationships with health-conscious consumers. Capture opt-in data, preferences, and wellness goals to power personalised marketing.

Loyalty & Rewards

Reward repeat engagement with points, exclusive content, early access to new formulations, and members-only wellness programmes.

Cross-Sell & Upsell

Recommend complementary products from your range — probiotics with vitamins, protein with recovery supplements — at the perfect moment.

How It Works

Get started in minutes — no complex integration required

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Apply SmartLinks™ to Your Packaging

Add a GS1 Digital Link QR code or NFC tag to your product packaging, labels, or inserts — works with existing print workflows.

02

Consumers Scan & Engage

A simple scan opens a rich, branded digital experience — ingredients, dosage guides, certifications, and authentication — no app required.

03

Drive Sales & Collect Insights

Every interaction generates first-party data. Track engagement, optimise campaigns, and turn packaging into your highest-converting channel.

Industry Use Cases

Supplements & VitaminsIngredient deep-dives, dosage guides, third-party testing results, and subscription refills for vitamins, minerals, and nutraceuticals.
Sports NutritionMacro breakdowns, stacking guides, workout pairing recommendations, and easy reorders for protein, pre-workout, and recovery products.
Natural & OrganicSourcing transparency, organic certifications, sustainability stories, and community engagement for clean-label wellness brands.
Essential Oils & AromatherapyUsage guides, blending recipes, diffuser instructions, and authenticity verification for essential oils and aromatherapy products.
Sun & Skin ProtectionSPF guides, reapplication reminders, ingredient transparency, and personalised skin-type recommendations for sun care products.
Fitness EquipmentAssembly guides, workout programmes, maintenance tips, warranty registration, and accessory cross-sells for home fitness equipment.
$327bn
Global dietary supplements market size, growing ~9% CAGR
1 in 5
Supplements tested in independent studies fail to match label claims
~80%
Of supplement buyers say third-party testing increases their trust
Trust, transparency, and adherence

What a connected wellness product actually proves

Supplements and wellness live in a low-trust category — own-label players, opaque sourcing, and a long history of mis-labelled actives. SmartLinks turns each bottle into a verifiable record that the consumer, the retailer and the regulator can all read.

Authenticity & third-party testing

Serial-level verification plus links to Certificates of Analysis, third-party lab reports, and batch-level testing data — visible from the bottle.

Aligns with USP and NSF supplement verification, and supports EFSA food-supplement labelling.

Ingredient & claims transparency

Full INCI/active breakdown, sourcing origin, allergen warnings, and any health-claim evidence — surfaced in the consumer's own language, updated without re-printing labels.

Adherence & reorder

Dosage timers, refill reminders, and one-tap reorders that turn a bottle into a recurring-revenue channel and a measurable adherence signal.

Patterns drawn from WHO adherence research — long-term therapy adherence in developed countries averages ~50%; the gap is the prize.

Wellness & supplement QR — common questions

Are dietary supplements regulated like medicines in the EU?+

No. Food supplements are governed primarily as foods under Directive 2002/46/EC, with labelling rules under the EU Food Information to Consumers Regulation (No 1169/2011) and any health claim restricted by Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. The standard for what may appear on pack is strict — but the standard for digital transparency around the product is wide open, and that's where SmartLinks lives.

Can the QR show our third-party Certificate of Analysis?+

Yes — and increasingly, you'll be expected to. Independent organisations such as USP Verified and NSF Certified for Sport test supplement batches against label claims; the QR can deep-link to the live CoA for the specific lot the customer is holding. That's the most efficient way to address the well-documented gap between label claims and tested content in this category.

How does this help with subscription and adherence?+

Wellness is a category where consumption rhythm matters as much as the sale. A scan on first use can set up a refill reminder timed to the bottle's days-of-supply, surface dosage and stacking guidance, and route the next purchase to your own commerce — not Amazon. WHO research has put long-term adherence to chronic therapy at around 50% in developed countries; closing that gap is both better outcomes for the customer and recurring revenue for the brand.

What about essential oils, aromatherapy and other 'cosmetic-adjacent' wellness products?+

Those products sit under the EU Cosmetic Products Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 rather than food law, but the connected-packaging pattern is the same: authenticity, ingredient transparency, usage guidance, and reorder. The QR doesn't care which regulatory regime the product is in — it routes to the right experience for the right scanner.

Ready to Transform Your Wellness Products?

Join forward-thinking brands already using SmartLinks™ to drive engagement, build loyalty, and unlock new revenue from every product.