Food packaging procurement for the USA
LIFA coordinated a US food-packaging program with three suppliers and incoming-material tests, with no line stoppages recorded over 12 months.
- The buyer
- A Chicago, USA food manufacturer supplying retail and foodservice brands.
- The product scope
- Food packaging; films, pouches, and trays; 180 SKUs, 40 million units. Program value $2.8M.
What needed to change?
A packaging line stoppage from a failed film batch cost $240,000 in lost production; FDA food-contact compliance was questioned in an audit.
How LIFA managed the work
We verified FDA food-contact compliance across all materials.
We consolidated packaging into 3 certified suppliers.
We implemented incoming material testing (barrier, seal strength).
We built a supplier quality-performance program.
Zero line stoppages in 12 months; FDA audit passed; packaging cost −6% on consolidated volumes; the contract renewed at $3.3M.
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What this project shows
Barrier and seal-strength performance had to work on the buyer's line. Consolidation was supported by a supplier quality program and recurring material checks.
Client identities, supplier contacts and confidential commercial terms are withheld from this public company record.
