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The future is now; we're here to help you

Welcome to the premier issue of Contract Packaging magazine. Not long ago, contract packaging was a cottage industry dominated by “mom-and-pop” facilities that served one or two customers.

'We want to help contract packagers prepare for the future rather than react to changes. '
\"We want to help contract packagers prepare for the future rather than react to changes.\"

Some of these entrepreneurs had the foresight and vision to see the future of the industry, and they positioned themselves to help customers through business model changes that could not be attained internally.

The industry continues to change and evolve, and CP magazine and the Contract Packaging Association can help you stay abreast of these changes and help you focus and adapt for the future.

Landscape is changing

What is contract packaging? Who is a contract packager? Any company, whether it be a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation that engages in packaging a product for another entity, is a contract packager. If it is done for a fee, then it is contract packaging.

Contract packaging is not an industry with boundaries. There is no SIC code for contract packaging. What is changing, and at an accelerating pace, is who is becoming a contract packager. Although the “mom-and-pop” facilities are still viable in some cases, they are fewer and farther between. The small business (less than $50 million) gives the customer the greatest flexibility. They can start, stop, and turn on very short notice, something the customer company often is prevented from doing by its very structure. What this type of contract packager does, in addition to actual contract packaging, is manage a temporary workforce for a customer or group of customers.

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