[BAKERY MANUFACTURER CO-PACKER]

On 12/9/2023 at 7:26 PM, Victoria J Ho said:

Product specifications? Ingredients? Certification or SQF requirements? Volumes and annual production projections? Number of SKUs? Looking for turnkey, hybrid or tolling? Without these basic metrics, any seasoned copacker is unlikely to engage in a substantive conversation, and it's also difficult to provide a truly helpful referral.  If you've been approaching any copackers with cold emails or calls without having the above info as well as a solid statement of process, it would not be surprising if there has been limited response. It's not you, it's the nature of the industry and copackers not having the time or need to entertain projects that cannot prove that they are buttoned up and ready for outsourced manufacturing.  A list of copackers is not equivalent to vetting the essential relationship that will help YOU succeed in scaling

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I would say that while your response is accurate it is pretty hard edged for start-ups and discouraging.  It assumes a lot.  Sometimes those with more experience should look to be more informative in thier answers and less judgemental and assumptive.