Packaging supplier recovery for a UK manufacturer
LIFA coordinated a packaging-supplier transition for a UK food manufacturer after missed deliveries, preserving stock and avoiding further production stoppages.
- The buyer
- A Leicester, UK food manufacturer supplying 2,400 retail stores.
- The product scope
- Food-grade flexible packaging (films and pouches); 14 references.
What needed to change?
The incumbent missed 4 consecutive deliveries, causing 2 production stoppages and retailer penalties; the relationship broke down; only 6 weeks of packaging stock remained.
How LIFA managed the work
We emergency-qualified 3 new suppliers in 4 weeks: sample, test, audit, and trial line.
We secured tooling transfer from the incumbent under a transition agreement.
We ran line trials before committing volume.
We staged the migration: pilot 3 references, then the full range.
No further production stoppages; packaging stock never fell below 2 weeks; new suppliers delivered 100% OTIF in the first quarter; cost −3% versus the incumbent's final price.
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What this project shows
Tooling transfer and line trials preceded the full supplier switch. Moving a few references first reduced the operational risk of changing packaging suppliers.
Client identities, supplier contacts and confidential commercial terms are withheld from this public company record.
