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About Jim Pfister
Expertise
Food Engineering/Manufacturing, Food Packaging/Distribution, Engineering Beverage Lines, Reducing operating cost of packaging lines while increasing efficiency. Lean Manufacturing. Incorporating new package technology into existing operations. Training staff to achieve smooth transition from "start-up" to full production. Managing complex projects across multi-disciplinary lines. Equipment PreShipment Factory Acceptance testing and Commissioning programs for new equipment.
Experience
Employment history: Over thirty-five years of experience. Managed as much as $40MM in concurrent, multi-disciplinary projects, both domestic and international, and have worked with such firms as Campbell Soup, Coca-Cola, Hershey`s, and Nabisco. Organizations: An author and speaker, as well as a member of the IoPP. Past Chairman of IoPP`s Consultant`s Council and Member of the Packaging Equipment Performance Committee. Publications: PMMI Solutions `99, Monthly Packaging Tipsheets
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Expert: Jim Pfister - 10/27/2009
Question
I am interested in packaging a frozen ravioli, but I am unsure which material to use. I would like to push a gourmet product, so I am inclined to use a biodegradable paper package... do you have any contact information for a good distributor willing to work with a small company? In the same vein, distributors of materials (flour, eggs, etc)
Answer
Chris,
Good Tuesday Afternoon.
I suggest you do a Google on "food products contract manufacturing" to get some background knowledge first...and also answer some basic questions for you. After that, you will be able to draft a document that encompasses all you want to do...as well as be ready with answers for questions potential partners will ask you.
Also, I see no obvious correlation between a "premium product" and "biodegradable" packaging. In fact, they may be at opposing ends. A "premium" package - exhibiting everything from a high-quality presentation to superior product protection - may require a structure not yet available in a biodegradable material.
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