When you consider outsourcing your next packaging project to a professional packaging services company there are many factors you need to evaluate.  Will the new co packing company be able to act as an extension of your company by adopting the culture of your existing manufacturing and co packing environment?  Also, can this new outsource solution handle more for you than just the tolling, or packaging services component of the project?  Can they manage your supply chain for you and incorporate cost effect procurement from your existing supplier base or alternatively source the packaging materials thru the packaging solutions company’s own proven supplier network?  Either way, by allowing your co packing specialist to also source and procure all the raw materials for a project you are freeing up valuable time and resources at your end to spend time on your core competencies.  Then you will know that you are building a partnership with a full turnkey specialist that provides total packaging solutions for not only the co packing or labor back-end, but also with packaging services and solutions that incorporate the front-end packaging materials as well.