Plastic Packaging Alternative
We are seeking a consultant to help identify near-term solutions (existing in the market) plastic alternative for single-serve butter and dairy packaging.
Primarily frozen butter, molded and non-molded:
molded product: "filled” in the 68-75 f range
non-molded product: "filled” in the 40-50 f range
all product quickly frozen using liquid nitrogen
all frozen product is stored at <10 f
other details:
desired pilot within 12 months
food safe, butterfat content in the 75-84% range
please respond with a few short statements as to your background and relevance to this space, and brief answers to the following:
1. Do you know of food-safe alternatives to plastic packaging for dairy, butter and other single serve applications?
2. Do you have experience in developing these with chemicals/packaging/food companies?
3. Are you aware of specific solutions available today?
+23 Other ResponsesInjection Molding Plastic
We are researching the customized injection molding plastics space, specifically serving medical and consumer end markets.
Injection molding plastics can be complicated by shooting multiple materials successively, and adding other components in the machine to create a fully integrated part made of multiple materials.
These companies produce components such as inhalers, epipens, syringes, etc. For medical companies (e.G. Eli lily, j&j, pfizer), and customized, rigid components for makeup, detergent, and food products (for p&g, unilever, etc.) that are differentiated from the standard packaging for 75%+ of all products in the category.
We are looking to speak to people throughout the value chain – product designers, injection mold makers (create the mold to shoot plastic into), molders (using the mold to produce the part), and end customers (p&g, j&j, etc.). In particular, the best people to speak with are:
referrals are also welcome, thank you.
+20 Other ResponsesPaper & Plastic Packaging In Foodservice
Description/ need: to understand the market dynamics (market size and consumption pattern) and competitive landscape (top competitors and market share) for paper and plastic packaging products for foodservice industry in the us
focus products: cold cups; hot cups; lids; paper cylindrical food container; punnets; paper wraps; clamshells; folding carton; paper bags; plates and bowls; cutlery
focus food service industries: full service restaurants (casual dining; fine dining); quick service restaurants; retail; education; heathcare; others (includes pubs, clubs & bars; travel and leisure; accommodation; military; refreshment centres; etc.)
number of experts: 3-4
geography: united states
manufacturers: pactiv; dart/ solo; graphic packaging international; westrock; georgia pacific; genpak; southern champion; double h; stanpac; anchor packaging; sabert; sonoco; fabri-kal; charlotte packaging; sonoco; huhtamaki
distributors: bunzl distribution; bsi biodegradable solutions; veritiv; wcp solutions; ebpsupply solutions; gordon foodservice; pfg
expert job titles: sales head; operations; marketing manager; business development; vp; cxo level expert expected to have experience and full understanding of foodservice packaging in the us
key questions: please note that the questions below are indicative in nature to conduct the screening process of the potential experts
1) in terms of total volume and adoption rates, what is the size of each of the target packaging products within the foodservice industry across the us in 2019? How has it evolved since 2015?
2) how has the market changed post the outbreak of covid-19 in terms of adoption rates? (indicative % change for 2020)
3) going forward, how do you expect the market to shape up (recover/ fall) by 2025? (indicative % change), and in the long term (2030)?
4) what will be the key tailwinds / headwinds for the market, in short term (till 2022), medium term (2025), and long term (2030)?
5) what is the typical (min / avg / max) pricing for the target products? How has been the impact of pandemic on pricing? (increased / stable / decreased)? Roughly what has been the % change in pricing over 2019 and 2020? What is the average price of the most popular sku in each of the focus products?
6) who are the key entities involved in the industry value chain? What are their key roles and responsibilities?
7) can you provide us indicative volume flow of packaging materials across the value chain for the target products?
8) in terms of competitive market structure, is the foodservice packaging market consolidated or fragmented across each of the focus product categories in the us?
9) who are some of the leading players of foodservice packaging across each of the focus product categories in the us and what is the approximate market share?
10) for the leading players, can you provide us insights under following headers?
O operating/ business model adopted
o scale of operations and distribution model adopted
o services offered across value chain
o change in business model to combat covid-19 shocks. (products, end-customers, others)
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