Article: Your processing partners: many of today's leading marketers rely on contract manufacturers to tackle operational challenges.(CONTRACT MANUFACTURING: MARKET OVERVIEW)

As food processors focus on "who they are," many have come to the conclusion that their real strength is not being a low-or lower-cost producer, an operational expert or even a product developer. Instead, more processors are realizing that their strengths are tied to the marketing, sales and distribution of a world-class branded product.

That means an increasing number of processors are leaving it up to contract manufacturers, or co-packers, to tackle their operational challenges. Moreover, today's co-packers are up to the challenge. They have kept pace with the market, and boast R&D departments that can offer both market and product insights, work quickly and ...

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