Specialty Food Magazine

Spring 2017

Specialty Food Magazine is the leading publication for retailers, manufacturers and foodservice professionals in the specialty food trade. It provides news, trends and business-building insights that help readers keep their businesses competitive.

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F act: The specialty food industry could not exist without co-pack- ers. According to the 2017 "State of the Specialty Food Industry" report (see p. 81), one-third of manufactur- ers surveyed do not own their own plant. Of those that do, 45 percent do co-packing for other manufac- turers. And those producers that make products themselves often use a co-packer for line extensions. COMPILED BY NICOLE POTENZA DENIS Co-Packer Confidence: What You Need to Know About Finding and Selecting a Contract Manufacturer 82 ❘ SPECIALTY FOOD MAGAZINE specialtyfood.com special section

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