What Questions Should You Ask Before Choosing a Co-Packer?

Choosing the right co-packer can have a major impact on your production, product quality, and ability to grow. For established food brands, the right partner should have the equipment, experience, and capacity to support current production needs and future growth.

At Econo-Pak, we provide food co-packing, contract packaging, and contract manufacturing services for established and growing brands. Here are a few important questions to ask when choosing a co-packer.

1. Can You Handle My Production Volume?

Your co-packer needs the capacity to keep up with demand. This is especially important for established brands with consistent or growing production needs.

Econo-Pak operates from a 325,000-square-foot facility with high-speed packaging equipment and multiple production shifts. Our operation is built to support larger production runs while giving brands room to grow.

2. What Packaging Formats Do You Offer?

Working with a co-packer that offers multiple food packaging formats gives your brand more flexibility.

Econo-Pak offers capabilities including flow wrapping, pillow pouches, stand-up pouches, bag-in-box, bulk filling, cups, single-serve packaging, variety packs, and club packs.

With multiple food packaging solutions under one roof, brands can expand into different pack sizes and formats with an experienced partner.

3. What Food Safety Standards Do You Follow?

Food safety and quality should be a major part of your co-packer search. Ask about certifications, quality systems, audits, and procedures.

Econo-Pak maintains SQF Level 3 certification and is FDA registered. Our experienced quality team works throughout the co-packing process to support food safety, consistency, and reliable production.

4. Can You Support Future Growth?

The right co-packing partner should be able to support more than your current production needs.

Econo-Pak continues to invest in automation, high-speed packaging machinery, facility growth, and expanded manufacturing capabilities. These investments help us support established food brands as their production needs evolve.

5. What Other Services Can You Provide?

A co-packer can offer much more than packaging alone.

Econo-Pak provides contract manufacturing capabilities such as blending, seasoning, and grinding. We also have an onsite procurement team and provide logistical support.

Keeping more services under one roof can help simplify your supply chain and make the overall co-packing process more efficient.

Choosing the Right Food Co-Packer

Finding the right food co-packer is about finding a partner that fits your production needs, quality expectations, packaging requirements, and plans for growth.

Econo-Pak combines food co-packing, contract packaging, contract manufacturing, multiple packaging formats, and scalable production capabilities under one roof.

For established and growing food brands looking for an experienced co-packing partner, Econo-Pak is built to help keep production moving.