{"id":1952,"date":"2017-07-26T11:40:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T15:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/?page_id=1952"},"modified":"2019-11-18T10:50:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T15:50:08","slug":"using-co-packer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/specialty-foods\/using-co-packer\/","title":{"rendered":"Using a Co-Packer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fbns.ncsu.edu\/extension_program\/documents\/entrepreneurs_copackers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Choosing and Using a Co-packer (PDF)<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>This University of North Carolina publication provides information on the pros and cons of using a co-packer and offers guidance on finding and selecting a co-packer that is right for your business.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.msstate.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/publications\/p2565.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Consider a Co-Packer as a Risk Management Tool (PDF)<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>This Mississippi State Extension publication provides a helpful introduction to co-packing for those not familiar with the benefits, especially for new food manufacturers with limited resources to invest in a facility.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/factsheets.okstate.edu\/documents\/fapc-106-food-processing-using-a-co-packer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Food Processing Using a Co-Packer<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: #222222\">This Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension publication discusses why food entrepreneurs should consider using a co-packer, what to look for in choosing a co-packer, and how to identify the co-packer best suited for your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contractpackaging.org\/i4a\/pages\/index.cfm?pageid=1#&amp;panel1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Association of Contract Packagers and Manufacturers<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Contract Packaging Association is a national non-profit trade organization for the contract packaging industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing and Using a Co-packer (PDF) This University of North Carolina publication provides information on the pros and cons of using a co-packer and offers guidance on finding and selecting a co-packer that is right for your business. Consider a Co-Packer as a Risk Management Tool (PDF) This Mississippi State Extension publication provides a helpful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":1554,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1952","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"mmichaud","author_link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/author\/mmichaud\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1952"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1952\/revisions\/2383"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}