CO-PACKER INTAKE FORM TEMPLATE

Collect a manufacturing request
your team can actually review.

Use this field-by-field template to replace a generic contact form with an initial manufacturing brief. Each prompt includes the reason it belongs in intake, so you can keep, adapt, or remove it deliberately.

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01 / USE THIS WHEN

A working resource for a specific operating moment.

  • Your current form captures contact details but production facts still arrive by email.
  • Sales and operations repeatedly ask the same first-round questions.
  • You need one consistent starting point before technical review or quoting.

02 / HOW TO USE IT

  1. 01

    Copy the field list into your form builder or CRM and adapt the options to your real plant capabilities.

  2. 02

    Use conditional questions for package, process, and service details instead of showing every prospect every field.

  3. 03

    Assign an owner and next action for complete, incomplete, conflict, and technical-review submissions.

  4. 04

    Test the form with one strong-fit, one unclear, and one known non-fit project before publishing.

03 / THE TEMPLATE

Every field earns its place.

Adapt the wording and answer options to your operation. Keep the reason visible during implementation so a shorter form does not become a less useful form.

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Co-packer Intake Form Template

A practical co-packer intake form template with the project fields, routing questions, and operational reason behind every item.

01

Company and contact

Identify the organization and create a usable path for follow-up.

Company name

What is your company or brand name?

Primary contact

Who should receive questions about this project?

Work email and phone

What is the best email and phone number for project follow-up?

Company stage

Is this an existing brand, new brand, retailer, distributor, or another type of organization?

02

Product and requested services

Define what the prospect is asking the manufacturer to make and do.

Product category

Which product category best describes the project?

Product description

Describe the product, variants, and number of SKUs in plain language.

Requested services

Which services are needed: formulation, scale-up, sourcing, blending, filling, packing, or another service?

Formula status

Is the formula a concept, in development, bench-ready, validated, or already in production?

03

Production configuration

Describe the package and process as one manufacturable configuration.

Package format

What container, material, size, profile, and closure are requested?

Processing requirement

What fill or processing method is required or currently used?

Product characteristics

Note relevant traits such as carbonation, viscosity, particulates, pH category, refrigeration, or hot handling.

Secondary packaging

What case pack, tray, wrap, display, or pallet configuration is expected?

04

Scale and timing

State the commercial request with an explicit quantity and date basis.

First-run volume

How many finished units per SKU are requested for the first run?

Annual forecast

What is the expected annual volume per SKU?

Target production date

What date do you want product on the line, and what is driving it?

Current manufacturing status

Is this a new launch, transfer, additional capacity request, or reformulation?

05

Requirements and readiness

Surface obligations and dependencies that affect who must review the project.

Certifications and claims

Which facility certifications or product claims are required?

Allergens and dietary constraints

Which allergens are present or must be excluded, and which dietary constraints apply?

Ingredient and packaging supply

Who is expected to source ingredients, primary packaging, and secondary packaging?

Available documentation

Which specifications, process records, labels, test results, or samples are available for secure follow-up?

04 / OPERATING CAUTIONS

Keep intake inside its proper boundary.

This is a practical starting point, not legal, regulatory, food-safety, or process-authority advice.

  • 01

    Do not request a full proprietary formula, trade secret, or sensitive attachment through an unsecured public form. Ask whether it exists and define a secure, NDA-governed handoff.

  • 02

    Treat a selected process, certification, or claim as a submitted requirement—not proof that the plant or product is approved for it.

  • 03

    Keep “unknown” as a routable answer. A missing technical decision is not automatically a rejection.

  • 04

    The intake prepares an initial review; it does not create a quote, reserve capacity, or approve a production method.

15 MINUTES. NO PREPARATION NEEDED.

See what your plant’s intake
could look like.

In 15 minutes, we’ll show you an example and discuss the details your team needs before pursuing a project.

Have a questionnaire or a recent inquiry? You’re welcome to bring it. Neither is required.