What the course will cover
Booking the run
Lead times, deposits and the date your packaging has to arrive.
Materials in
Who buys ingredients and packaging under turnkey or tolling, and how they reach the plant.
The pilot batch
What a pilot run proves, what to measure, and why the plant's version can taste different from yours.
On the day
What to check during the run and what to sign off against your written specifications.
Hold, test and release
Certificates of analysis, retained samples, lot codes and what happens when a batch is held.
After the run
Storage, pallets, freight and the cash a first run ties up until retailers pay.
Who it is for
- Founders with a formula and a plant ready to quote
- Brands moving from a commercial kitchen to a co-packer
- Anyone booking a first run in the next few months
Start now with the free guides
These guides cover parts of this course today, with their sources cited.
- What it costs to launch with a co-packerA first-run budget, line by line, from published figures.2 min read
- Questions to ask a co-packer on the first callThirteen questions covering fit, compliance, volume, money and quality.2 min read
- Is your recipe ready for a co-packer?The ten things plants ask about before they quote, and how to get each one ready.7 min read
Further reading from Molly Mills Creative
Molly Mills Creative, a sister company of Co-Packer Match, builds production-ready formulas for sauces, condiments, dressings, soups, dips and salsas. These articles from its blog cover parts of this course.
This course is in development. The outline shows what it is planned to cover and may change before it opens.