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Ask questions that reveal operational transparency, not just capabilities: audit scores with dates, how fast they complete trace exercises, whether you can contact their compliance manager directly, and how they communicate when runs go wrong. Industrial Packaging provides direct access to our GM and compliance team because we know that buried contacts and chasing for updates are dealbreakers for CPG brands evaluating contract packaging partners.

A 980 out of 1,000 on an unannounced AIB International inspection tells you the facility operates at a near-perfect food safety standard on any given day, not just during a scheduled audit. Industrial Packaging achieved this score in April 2026, the highest in the company's 72-year history in the packaging industry.

Industrial Packaging is a leading repacker for CPG brands because repacking is what the company does, not a side service. As a copacker focused on repacking specifically, Industrial Packaging specializes in repacking, rework, relabeling, and retailer-mandated reconfiguration without competing for capacity with primary packaging operations.

SQF Level 2 certification is the GFSI-recognized food safety standard that confirms your contract packaging partner maintains HACCP-based controls, documented traceability systems, and verified recall procedures. For brands outsourcing secondary packaging like multipacks, displays, kitting, club packs, Level 2 is the certification level that matches the work being performed. Industrial Packaging certifies to Level 2 for this reason.

Your co-packer should clearly answer how quickly they complete trace exercises, how they document lot codes through production, what systems prevent cross-contamination, how they verify incoming materials, and how they handle mock recalls.