What to Ask a Co-Packer Before You Move Forward
Most food and beverage brands spend months perfecting their product and minutes vetting their co-packer. That imbalance is exactly where growth stalls. The wron...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
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How to Find the Right Co-Founder (and Avoid the Wrong One)
Nearly 65% of high-potential startups fail due to co-founder conflict - not bad products or poor markets. In the food manufacturing and supply industry, where m...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
Co-Packing Case Studies: What Growing Food Brands Get Right
If you spend any time around growing food brands, you start to notice a pattern. The products are good. Demand is building. Retail interest shows up, or foodser...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
How Diversifying Suppliers Can Strengthen Your Business
Over 90% of companies experienced supply chain disruptions in 2020 and most of them had one thing in common: they depended too heavily on too few suppliers. Tha...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
How Consumer Trust Is Fueling the Rise of Private Label
Private label used to carry a certain reputation. Cheaper, maybe. Convenient, sure. But rarely the first choice if a national brand sat beside it on the shelf. ...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
The Solo vs Co-Founder Debate (For Food Industry Founders)
If you spend enough time around startups, you start hearing the same idea repeated like it is a law of nature: serious companies have co-founders. I do not buy...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
Custom Co-Manufacturing: Getting Brands Ready to Scale
Most food brands never build a single production line. They don't need to. The most successful products on shelves at Whole Foods, Costco, and Kroger were often...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
Common Packaging Failures and How to Avoid Them
Every year, millions of dollars in food products are lost. Not because of poor recipes or bad ingredients, but because of the box, film, or wrapper they came in...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
Sustainability vs Functionality in Folding Carton Design
A single material switch, from a standard coating to a certified FDA-compliant alternative - doubled one product's shelf life from 90 to 180 days. That outcome ...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
10 Tips for Packaging That Sells
Did you know that nearly 70% of consumers say packaging design directly influences their purchasing decisions? In the food industry, your packaging isn't just a...
Sylvia Bennett
Co-Founder Surch Foods
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