What is Coffee Contract Manufacturing?

Coffee Contract Manufacturing is a form of outsourcing that allows your business to put the production of your coffee product in the hands of a commercial manufacturing partner to create a finished coffee product. Knowing the pros and cons of partnering with an SQF Certified Coffee Roasting Partner will help you to determine how to select a coffee roasting partner who can accommodate your roasting needs, at-scale.

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At Pod Pack, we specialize in providing comprehensive contract manufacturing services, including coffee roasting, grinding, and packing. Our state-of-the-art facilities in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Seattle, Washington and experienced team ensure that your coffee is roasted to your exact specifications, leaving no mysteries about the coffee sourcing, roasting, and griding process. We source our green coffee from sustainable and transparent sources, ensuring that every cup supports both quality and environmental responsibility.

What are the forms of Coffee Contract Manufacturing?

Coffee contract manufacturing can take on many forms. Here are four of the most common:

Producing finished coffee goods by one coffee roasting company for another company: in this instance, your coffee contract roaster and manufacturer will create complete products for your business. As an example, if you are a Coffee Category Buyer for a retail grocery store, your store would buy coffee from Pod Pack and sell the finished coffee good under your own Store Brand.
Sourcing green and roasting whole bean coffee: a coffee roasting partner should be equipped to source your green coffee and roast it. This involves a coffee manufacturer who completes part of the manufacturing process, as opposed to producing a final packaged good for retail sale. In this case, the completed good is whole bean coffee roasted at-scale, packed, and shipped to your business to complete the processing. For example, you might be a Director of Roasting at an established coffee roasting company, and you need additional roasting capabilities to accommodate a large order that you need to fulfill - partnering with a co-man coffee roasting partner who is equipped to handle your coffee with the same care and attention to detail that you do ensures that you can meet your clients order turnaround times.
Hiring service or labor force for coffee production: roasters, retailers, and operators may choose to outsource some of their labor. Subcontracting labor for overflow coffee roasting and packing services is a common practice, often because when your business needs to meet increased demand, you need a coffee roasting partner that can scale with your increased coffee product production.
Using manufacturing equipment of a coffee roasting facility: coffee manufacturing equipment is expensive and often large, taking up precious manufacturing space. While your business may already be equipped with roasting equipment, you may not have equipment that can help you meet the demands of your clients quickly, or if you are branching into a new coffee product offering, you may not have the right coffee packing and packaging equipment to add new coffee SKUs to your product lineup.

Pros of Contract Manufacturing

Coffee roasters, grocery retailers, online retailers, and vending operators choose coffee contract manufacturing partners for many reasons. Opting for specialized help to create your coffee product, whether it's bulk or wholesale bags of coffee, coffee bags for retail, or Keurig® compatible cups can be beneficial to your established business in the following ways:

Reduction of costs: a significant advantage of contract manufacturing is lower costs. Companies can save on buying complex, expensive equipment and maintaining that equipment when you partner with an experienced coffee roasting company.
Streamlined processes: contract manufacturers often have established processes that can help streamline production. As a coffee roasting decision maker, finding a roasting partner who can ensure a seamless, streamlined coffee manufacturing process that is in lockstep with your existing coffee roasting process is invaluable. Additionally, if you are responsible for developing your store brand coffee products, knowing that you have a reliable and established coffee manufacturing partner who can ensure your shelves stay stocked is essential.
Better scalability: whether you are looking to have a consistent supply of private label coffee for your Office Coffee Service program, or you are looking to meet increased demand for your existing coffee bag production, a contract manufacturer can work with you to scale production to meet increased demand.
Product diversification: working with a contract manufacturer allows established roasters with existing coffee products, retailers who are looking to diversify and scale their own store brands adding additional products to store shelves, and vending operators who are looking to add delicious and price competitive coffee to their vendor product catalogue without significant investment in new equipment or manufacturing facilities.

Why Partner with Pod Pack?

Choosing Pod Pack as your contract manufacturing partner means you're selecting a coffee roaster and manufacturer dedicated to your coffee roasting and packaging needs. We specialize in accommodating large-scale coffee roasting projects, ensuring that we can meet the demand of any size business. We aim to partner with professionals in the hotel and hospitality industry looking for in-room coffee solutions, food service, retail and grocery, convenience store, quick-service restaurant (QSR), and office and breakroom categories in selecting a commercial coffee roaster and packer for their business needs. Our commitment to quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction sets us apart.

Contact Pod Pack Today

When you're ready to introduce new coffee products to your lineup or meet the increasing coffee demands of your business, let the Private Label Coffee Experts at Pod Pack handle your end-to-end contract manufacturing needs. Our passion, hard work, and state-of-the-art coffee roasting infrastructure makes us a great choice for those looking to increase their coffee production capabilities.