Co-Packing
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Why Keep It REAL Is Building A New Business Model
Keep It REAL Foods is betting that vertical integration is the key to unlocking longevity for a quintet of founder-led companies that it recently brought together under the newly established moniker.
How To Ensure Quality Is Built Into Your Co-Man Contract
Quality issues can quickly kill an emerging brand. We recently spoke with a co-manufacturing specialist about how emerging brands can set themselves up to successfully scale within an outsourced manufacturing environment.
Tandem Foods Opens New Facility, Increasing Wafer Bar Production Capacity by 150%
Better-for-you snacks contract manufacturer Tandem Foods has officially begun production at its new Cyprus, Calif., facility, which marks the company’s largest investment to date.
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RIND Snacks And Four More Merge To ‘Keep It Real’
Granola is growing up, and there’s an emerging, vertically-integrated platform putting production muscle behind the typically small-batch treasure.
Vertical Integration Fuels Growth Strategy for REAL Cookies and Creations Foods
Manufacturing capacity can be a CPG brand’s secret weapon to scale, and a growing number of businesses are looking to like-minded companies to combine resources and stoke growth.
Is There A CPG Manufacturing Gold Rush Building? It’s Complicated.
While investment in food manufacturing appears to be growing, conflicting data and industry analysis reflect a more complex story.
Brands Face Jeopardy, Confusion After Co-Packer Suddenly Shuts Down
The abrupt closure of Lincoln, R.I.-based co-packer Plants to Food has left several brands wondering where and when they will be able to access their products.
PE Firm Acquires Snackwerks, Specialty Bakers To Form Artisan Bakery
Private equity firm HC Private Investments has formed a new baked goods and snack manufacturing outfit, known as Artisan Bakery, via the acquisitions of Snackwerks and Specialty Bakers.
Jus-Rol Rolls Into Target Stores Three Years Into U.S. Expansion
Jus-Rol is rolling out its clean label Puff Pastry to 300 Target stores nationwide this month, adding to its growing momentum which has seen dollar sales up 39% and unit sales spike 42% in 2025.
Specialty Chocolate Consolidates As Cocoa Costs Keep Rising
The chocolate category is consolidating. Today, branded and private label chocolate manufacturer Chocolate Works announced its acquisition of 150-year-old Thompson Chocolate, which produces specialty and foil-wrapped chocolate novelties.
Why Paktli’s Snack-Sized Shift Won Over HomeGoods
Seena Chriti had big dreams when she launched a brand of traditional Mexican snacks called Paktli in 2021. Too big, it turns out.
Dress It Up Launches Two SKUs, Backed By New Funding
A slow and steady growth strategy is Dress It Up Dressing’s secret sauce as it works to capture the “sleepy” salad dressing category, said founder and CEO Sophia Maroon.
How Sunnie Navigated Co-Man, Quality Challenges
Amid a significant period of growth, Sunnie is working to recover from supply chain shifts that resulted in lower product standards, a production model reversal and a plethora of learnings on how to scale the business for its co-founders.