AboutJim 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.
Question i am considering bottling my own bbq sauce, but until now i have been using specialty ingredients from the supermarket shelves to create my recipe. if i start mass producing this sauce, will i be able to use these name brand igredients without permission
Answer William,
Good Morning.
First and foremost is my disclaimer on anything within the legal realm. In other words, get a local attorney to give you the definitve answer to your question.
That being said, what you can't do without permission is put something on your label that says " made with Johnson's peppers" or something like that, without permission from Johnson. However, that doesn't stop you from using them, you just can't use their name.
Essentially, once their peppers are blended into your product, they lose their identity and become part of a larger whole ( the sauce ), which now has its own identity.
BTW, if you are considering mass producing, you will likely start out utilizing a contract packer, and most of them are pretty adept at these things since they do it every day for their various clients.
