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Packaging Sourcing
How specifications, competition, supplier structure, and operational reality determine commercial leverage.
Articles
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A Recipe Change Is a Capacity Decision in Disguise
A protein co-packer that runs a national quick-serve chain's steak program got the word: the product was moving to a pre-marinated process.
You Can't Bank a Feeling
A protein co-packer wanted help locking in savings on a flexible-film conversion. The pitch already had a hero.
Your Line Rate Is an Average, and Averages Lie
A Tier-1 protein processor running a national quick-service program approved capital to move a steak SKU to a pre-marinated process.
Packaging Sourcing Is a Scheduling Decision in Disguise: Why Procurement Wins Often Cost the Floor
Six months after a sauce and condiment plant's procurement team landed a 180,000 dollar annual savings on film for Line 2, the production team wrote up