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You should expect proactive updates on production status, shipping notifications before you ask, quality documentation with photo evidence, and reporting customized to your KPIs, not generic templates.

Adding a contract packaging partner works best when you treat it as network optimization, not vendor replacement. Start with a defined scope, run parallel production during transition, and establish communication protocols from day one.

Your contract packager should answer questions about pricing, turnaround, quality metrics, capacity, and communication protocols clearly and within 24-48 hours. No vague language, no redirection. If they can't or won't answer these questions directly, that's how they'll operate during production too.

If you've ever calculated the cost of your in-house multipack assembly, there's a good chance you've underestimated it. Not because your team is bad at math. The issue is that most cost spreadsheets miss the expenses that don't show up on a purchase order. The overtime surge in October. The production line that sat idle in February. The retailer chargeback that took three months to resolve. After working with CPG brands for over seven decades, we've seen this pattern many times with snack food manufacturers, confectionery companies, and other food producers. Companies believe in-house multipack assembly costs them $X per unit, when the real number is often 40% higher. That gap can mean the difference between a profitable product line and one that quietly drains margin quarter after quarter. Here's what most brands miss, and how to know when outsourcing makes more financial sense than keeping secondary packaging in-house.

Protection is probably the most crucial element of our purpose: "protecting people, products, and brands throughout the supply chain." Safety is a hot button topic around here and we consider it as having the utmost importance for the success of our business, our customer's companies and our employees. When it comes to product security, the protection of your product with our packaging is of extreme importance. The NASP has reported that more than 13 billion dollars worth of consumer goods are stolen yearly from stores and other retailers. However, this is only one reason why product security is so important. But how do you keep your products safe? How can you improve your product security? This article will review a few ways to improve your product security with packaging.

A brand’s commitment to adopting environmentally conscious practices has become increasingly important to today’s consumers. As more people recognize the need for environmental awareness, shoppers prefer companies that take steps to reduce their environmental impact and ecological footprint. So, where does sustainable labeling fit into the mix, and how can it help boost trust in your product? In this article, we will explain why sustainable labeling is such an essential part of your labeling process in a world where ever more people are demanding their favorite brands "go green."