7 hemmeligheder til at vælge din glasflaskeleverandør

Det er ikke kun vigtigt at vælge den rigtige glasflaskeleverandør. Dette skyldes, at en leverandør kan påvirke flere aspekter af din virksomhed, såsom brandimage, bundlinje, produktkvalitet og pålidelighed. En god leverandør kan hjælpe dig med at opbygge et brand på markedet og indgyde kundernes tillid til produktet, mens en dårlig kan koste din virksomhed betydeligt i form af omdømme, tid og penge.

Beslutningen om at vælge leverandøren kan være en udfordrende opgave, men når du når slutningen af ​​denne artikel, vil du være fuldt ud klar over alle vigtige parametre, du skal huske på, når du vælger en glasflaskeleverandør.

For at vælge den rigtige leverandør af glasflasker er der 7 faktorer, som du bør overveje nedenfor:

1. Food Safety System Certification 22000 (FSSC 22000): You should ask for the food safety certificate from the vendor to ensure that the product packaging complies with food safety norms. FSSC 22000 provides complete certification scheme for auditing and certification of Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS).

2. Heavy Metal Testing Certificate: This certificate ensures that Lead is not added in the glass to make the glass appear bright and clear. All the big and reputed manufacturer gets the heavy metal analysis done at frequent intervals. Many small, unorganized manufacturers add Lead to the glass, which is harmful for human consumption. Lead can leach into the product, and can thus put your brand image at stake.

3. Certificate of Analysis (COA) and USP Classification: The vendor should provide a COA clearly mentioning the chemical properties of the glass along with USP classification of the glass. The parameters in a typical glass bottle COA includes a chemical parameter, mould no. or cavity number used in production, physical parameters (according to the drawing), quality compliance, packing type and sign of the competent quality person. Further, the vendor should clearly identify and inform the type of glass. Glass is classified as Type I, Type II, and Type III which are all considered to be food-safe, or in the terms of the FDA, GRAS (generally regarded as safe). For this reason, glass bottles are often chosen as packaging for most food and beverage products.

4. Ask for Assured Quality Level (AQL): Ask about AQL from the glass bottle vendor to establish common acceptable quality parameters between you and your glass bottle supplier.

5. Revision af glasflaskefabrikken: Et besøg er en effektiv måde at undersøge potentielle servicemuligheder hos producenten/leverandøren, kvaliteten af ​​produktet osv. Hvis du ikke er i stand til at besøge fabrikken, kan du bede om tredjepartscertificering, som er global anerkendt.

6. Multi Geography Supply Capability: If you have manufacturing spread across the country, it makes sense to partner with a vendor who has the manufacturing locations closest to your filling plant. This can prove to be highly economical and cost-effective with a total saving of 12-13 percent in the landed cost of the bottle.

7. Manufacturer Symbol: Be sure the bottle you buy has a manufacturer symbol. Many unorganized or low-quality manufacturers don't put their symbols to avoid getting tracked in case of problems related to bottle strength, quality, performance, etc., that can arise later on. All reputed and quality manufacturers put their symbol on the bottle for sure.