Let’s face it. Investing in the infrastructure required to grow your manufacturing services can be expensive. Yet, at the same time, your business needs that extra oomph if you want to expand your product line and get them into the hands of your customers. It is in situations like these that co-packing services can offer the capability and support to move your business forward!

Businesses constantly seek creative and affordable methods to strengthen their brand and increase sales. Companies grow their production when necessary to continue distributing their products and increase their revenue. By collaborating with a professional co-packer, your business can also grow its production and open up the doors to more opportunities.

Co-packers, also known as contract packagers, package goods such as food, home goods, and other items for customers from various businesses. Many co-packers provide various services in addition to packing, such as design consultation, warehousing, distribution, and more. Here at Shepherd Foods, for example, we design, manufacture, and co-pack freeze dried food goods for businesses in the industry.

There are two main categories of packaging:

Primary Packaging: It gets into contact with the item directly. Ensure your co-packing partner has the appropriate qualifications when working with foods, drinks, and pharmaceutical products to ensure the procedure follows the code.

Secondary Packaging: It is utilized to organize pre-packaged goods. The items being packaged will determine whether or not particular certifications are required. Products are frequently displayed or bundled together using secondary packaging.

How Do Co-Packers Work?

There are some major reasons why a company might want to work with a co-packer. An expert co-packer can help you through this drawn-out and complicated procedure if you require assistance with product development, packing, and labeling.

Here are several indicators that you may require a co-packer:

• Customers buy your things more quickly than you can produce them.
• Your team is under continual pressure to produce.
• It would help if you had more time to devote to marketing and other aspects of business expansion.
• You want to launch a new product but lack the time or resources.
• Co-packing has become a competitive advantage for many producers, particularly food and beverage industries. Businesses may complete large projects without additional production capacity, tools, or personnel.
• It’s a practical and economical way to launch items without spending money on a cutting-edge production plant.

A business that packages and labels goods on behalf of its customers is known as a contract packer or co-packer. Co-packing services are available for various goods, including food and drink, powders, vitamins, apparel and footwear, and cosmetic items.

Before labeling and packing, a co-packer could occasionally do tasks including blending, processing, and cooking goods. When distributing freeze dried foods, choosing a co-packer to provide the high quality materials that meet the special requirements for long term storage can give you a huge advantage.

The retail, commercial, and trade sectors all employ co-packing. Co-packing can be a simple or complex procedure, depending on the size of the container and the client’s customized requirements. A co-packer may handle more intricate requirements like the complete creating, designing, and packing process, while the work may be as straightforward as attaching a barcode sticker.

Benefits of Contract Packaging

1. Time Savings

Time savings are another advantage of contract packing. It takes a lot of time to plan before beginning packing. You must decide what equipment is required and develop a budget. Then you must ensure that you have enough warehouse space to manage the business. Wiring and electrical hookups must also be available before packing can start.

Finding the appropriate tools and supplies might reduce the time needed upfront. As operations continue, upkeep and keeping an effective team may take hours and time away from crucial planning. Some businesses have a steady enough volume to warrant the planning necessary for a continuous packaging operation. Others require packaging for one-time runs and yearly or semi-annual product delivery.

1. Packaging Services Save Money

Businesses frequently use contract packaging since it is affordable. The equipment and workforce requirements for performing in-house packaging are quite expensive. Packaging requires equipment, labor, supplies, transportation, and warehousing; starting can be expensive.

Contract packing does not require any equipment. Contract packing should be considered because of the labor savings alone. The entire labor reduction might raise the price of the goods if you are already packing with inefficient equipment.

1. Higher Productivity

Contract packaging is a great option for a fresh product line that hasn’t yet found its footing. Put your attention on developing production and the product line. Even at lower manufacturing volumes, internal packaging processes might suck up resources. As was already noted, manual packaging machinery and equipment need effort, time, and money to package smaller numbers.

If the packaging is not given any attention, the primary focus may be on product development, design, and sales. Be cautious of the packaging requirements while developing new products and considering production details.

Bottom Line

Contract packaging, often known as co-packing, is a general term that covers a wide range of services. Many co-packers offer final packaging services, but they can also aid with packing or filling the goods into a container. Shepherd Foods can take care of your customers from the start of manufacturing to the finish, using high quality ingredients and processing to produce and package superior products.

Give us a call today at (800) 497-8321 to learn more about our freeze drying and co-packing services that can help grow your business.

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