Weighing all the buying factors

Dec 5, 2009

If you’re on a buying team assessing options for outsourcing packaging services, Brian Wagner, vice president at Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions, recommends that any decisions take into account the impact of private-label’s growth on production capacity.

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