This document discusses outsourcing food or beverage manufacturing to a co-packer or co-manufacturer. It recommends doing due diligence by gathering up-to-date information on product specifications, food safety, quality systems, and regulatory compliance. This ensures alignment of expectations between the client and manufacturer. Key areas of focus include operations, supply chain, quality certifications, and developing documentation like agreements, manuals, and specifications. The goal is to establish a strategic partnership and robust processes to protect the brand and delight consumers.

1. THINKING ABOUT OUTSOURCING
YOUR FOOD OR BEVERAGE
MANUFACTURING?
Here’s how we can help…
Raphaëlle O’Connor, Ph.D.
June 2020

2. CO-PACKING
OR
CO-MANUFACTURING
d u e d i l i gence exerc i s e…

3. Gather up-to-date information and data relevant to a product and service to ensure alignment, agreement and
mutual understanding of expectations and requirements. What’s in it for you?
….Product Technical File (PTF)
FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
BUILD STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
ROBUST PROCESSES
PROTECT BRAND
DELIGHT CONSUMERS
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4. • Personnel / Human Resources
• Ingredients & Packaging Materials
• Utilities
• Quality Certifications, Systems & Standards
• Compliance requirements
• Costing & Financials
• Planning & Scheduling
• Preventative Maintenance & Improvement
• Health, Safety & Environment
• Manufacturing Lines (Process & Equipment) &
Standards
• Change Control Management
• Supply & Distribution
OPERATIONS & SUPPLY: Key Performance Indicators

5. DEVELOPMENT: New Product & Innovation
• Communication
• Ways of Working and RACI matrix
• Project Management
• Raw Material Sourcing, Quality & Qualification
• Processing Parameters & Controls
• Knowledge transfer management
• Formulation, Recipe, Label & Packaging
• Specifications

6. • Agreements (Quality, Manufacturing)
• Protocols
• Specification
• Manuals
• Procedures
• Contracts
• Standards
• Certifications
DOCUMENTATION

7. Project Managers
Technical Managers
Supply & Distribution
Factory Managers
Who is involved? Core Team Members

8. Continuous Improvement for Manufacturing
What can be measured can be controlled
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Data Documentation
Alignment /
Agreement
Ways of Working Recipe for
Success

9. Systematic and robust partnership with co-manufacturer to accelerate successful product launch.
Long Term Success with Co-Manufacturers
Due diligence steps to carry out an initial assessment
SCREENING
• Specifications
• Formulation
• Processing Parameters
• Label & Packaging
SITE VISIT
PRODUCT
TECHNICAL FILE
Development
And
Scale-Up
• Quality
• Operations
• Team
• Supply Chain / Distribution
• R&D
• Certifications
• Product Categories
• Reputation
• Costs & Financials
• Technology
LAUNCHREVIEW &
IMPROVE
AGREEMENTSRISK ANALYSIS
GO / NO GO
MEASURE

10. SIGNALS – The 5 C’s
to watch out for
Contamination
Culture
Communication
Collaboration
Cleaning
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11. Thank you
Raphaëlle O’Connor
info@inewtrition.com

12. Raphaëlle O’Connor
+353876765112
info@inewtrition.com
www.inewtrition.com
What would success look like to you?
Let me help you get there.