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From Burleigh Heads to 15 Nations: leading Australian sports nutrition brand Fixx Nutrition prepares for 10th anniversary milestone amid international expansion

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Key Facts:
  • Fixx Nutrition, a family-founded sports nutrition brand based in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, is approaching its 10th anniversary in 2027, having grown from a muscle cramping solution into a brand with distribution across 15 nations, including the United States.
  • Unlike many consumer goods brands, Fixx Nutrition has retained 100 per cent of its manufacturing operations at its Burleigh Heads facility, maintaining HACCP and Informed Sport accreditation to ensure strict quality control and rapid product innovation.
  • Co-founder Michelle Buchegger credits sovereign manufacturing as the company's primary competitive advantage, enabling the brand to export Australian-made products globally with confidence in their quality and compliance.
  • The brand has secured major event partnerships, including serving as the Official Sports Nutrition Partner for the ASICS Gold Coast Marathon, where its products fuel more than 42,000 runners annually.
  • With a product portfolio encompassing cramp relief (CrampFix), endurance drink mixes, energy gels, and caffeine shots, Fixx Nutrition is positioned to accelerate its international expansion as it enters its second decade of operation.

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HEADLINE: From Burleigh Heads to 15 Nations: leading Australian sports nutrition brand Fixx Nutrition prepares for 10th anniversary milestone amid international expansion

Gold Coast, Queensland - What began in 2017 as a targeted operational fix for muscle cramping has evolved into one of Australia’s fastest-growing sports nutrition export stories, with its products on offer worldwide - including the United States. 

As Burleigh Heads-based Fixx Nutrition approaches its pending 10th anniversary, the family-founded enterprise is reporting significant market penetration across major retail networks and international distribution channels.

Unlike many consumer goods brands that outsource production offshore to maximise initial margins, Fixx Nutrition established and retained 100 per cent of its manufacturing operations within its dedicated Burleigh Heads facility on the Gold Coast.

According to Fixx Nutrition Co-founder, Michelle Buchegger, the strategic decision to maintain sovereign manufacturing under HACCP and Informed Sport accreditation has enabled the company to maintain strict quality control, iterate product formulations rapidly, and capitalise on Australia's high-standing global reputation for clean, compliant food manufacturing.

"When we launched in 2017, the goal was simple: solve a genuine physiological problem for endurance athletes with clean, scientifically backed ingredients," said Michelle Buchegger, Co-Founder of Fixx Nutrition. 

"As we approach our ten-year anniversary, retaining complete control of our manufacturing right here in Burleigh Heads remains our primary competitive advantage. It allows us to innovate quickly, maintain unyielding quality standards, and export Australian-made products globally with total confidence."

The brand's commercial trajectory has been further bolstered by major event partnerships, including serving as the Official Sports Nutrition Partner for major endurance events such as the ASICS Gold Coast Marathon, where its products fuel over 42,000 runners annually along the course.

With an expanding product portfolio featuring rapid-action cramp relief (CrampFix), endurance drink mixes (Fuel X), energy gels (Gel X Pro), and portable caffeine shots (Cold Brew), Fixx Nutrition is positioned to accelerate its international expansion as it enters its second decade of operation.

 


About us:

About Fixx Nutrition 

Fixx Nutrition offers a range of all-natural, functional nutrition solutions, all of which are made in our own Burleigh Heads-based manufacturing facility in Queensland, Australia. We’re driven by an obsession with innovation and with offering our customers highly effective products that improve their lives.

 

Founded in 2017, offering customers highly effective all-natural products that will help improve their lives. All products are developed and manufactured in their Burleigh Heads-based HACCP-accredited production site in Queensland. 

 

CrampFix is our signature product and offers fast relief from muscle cramps. Originally developed for professional rugby players, CrampFix is sold in 1,000+ retailers across Australia and exported to 15 countries. The sports range is used by many professional teams, including the Wallabies, UK Cricket & Football, and the Springboks. The range also includes a product for rapid relief of non-exercise-related muscle cramps.

 

In November 2020, we broadened our product range by developing and launching a sports fuel line for endurance athletes. Fixx Nutrition was recently appointed as the Official Sports Nutrition Partner for the iconic Gold Coast Marathon beginning from 2022. They were also named the official nutrition partner of the Canberra Times Marathon Festival from 2022. 

 

To learn more, visit fixxnutrition.com 

 


Contact details:

For all media enquiries, images, or interviews, please contact Michelle Buchegger e [email protected] /

 m + 61 (0) 405 199 708

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