If you’re a food entrepreneur that has a great food product you want to sell on a large scale you need to find a co-packing company. But what is co-packing? Co-packing is the outsourcing of the manufacturing and food packaging for wholesale. A company will typically hire a co-packer when they don’t have space or resources. However, there may more benefits to hiring a co-packing company. Why hire a co-packing company? Co-packers save you time…
Do you have a product that you’re considering co-packing? One of the decisions you’ll have to make is whether to use the hot fill vs cold fill method. However, before you can make that decision you’ll first have to understand how each of these co-pack processes works. Here is a brief description of how the hot fill and cold fill packaging processes work. Hot Fill The hot fill process uses heat to sterilize both the…
Choosing the right food co-packer is an important decision to take your food product to the next level. However, there are some questions you’ll need to answer before hiring a food co-packer. Here are four of the most important. Know exactly why you need a co-packing company. Many food startups start in small commercial kitchens. Although if you have a great product, you’re going to need to expand your manufacturing operation. A great way to…
