Solutions for sustainable co-packing

If your company is procuring contract-packaging services, take the same strategic approach as you would with procurement of high-value products and materials.

Aug 4th, 2008

If you are a contract packager, prepare for change and growth. Make sure you can answer challenges related to supply chain, logistics, and sustainability.

A checklist for companies purchasing contract-packaging services:

• Identify what new products are in the pipeline.

• Determine where your existing products are in their life cycle.

• Support your procurement strategy with marketing and business strategies.

• Assess consumer, channel, technology, and marketplace trends to determine which packaging formats and capabilities may be needed.

• Conduct a strategic assessment of contract products and services you are buying to determine whether they are strategic or tactical—and treat them differently.

• Evaluate supply chain, logistics, and transportation impacts of your contract-packaging efforts. A hallmark of the industry is flexibility, and relocation should be an option.

• Consider outsourcing elements of contract packaging and manufacturing management that might relate to managing risk or that might not fit your company’s core competencies.

CPA Releases Their 2021 State of the Industry Report Amid Industry Growth

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CPA Virtual Experience Covers Trends, Connects Industry

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Private Equity Perspectives on Co-Packing Trends

Packaging World spills so much ink holding up a mirror to brands and CPGs that it’s instructional to seek outside opinions from time to time.

Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots

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CPA and its Members Flourish Despite COVID-19

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Optimism in Spite of Challenges

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Great relationships have more give than take, and it comes from both sides.

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Hand Sanitizer Spike Here to Stay

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Core Values Translate to Project Success

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CBD: Cooperation to Outdo Competition

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CPA’s 2020 Annual Meeting a Huge Success

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