Contract Manufacturing Alliance

Find Your
Contract Manufacturer

The Contract Manufacturing Alliance connects brands with vetted co-packers, contract manufacturers, and contract packagers through the Contract Packaging Association's Request for Quote system.

Compana Pet Products

Featured Network Facility

An FDA-registered, NASC-certified pet-care manufacturing and co-packing operation — ten product categories on flexible lines, out of North Texas.

  • FDA Registered
  • NASC Certified
  • GMP Compliant
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Farm to Table Solutions

Connecting emerging brands with specialty agricultural and natural product channels nationwide.

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Our Heritage

A Century of Specialty Retail

Four generations of consumer product industry experience.

Our Mission

Innovate · Create · Launch

Every consumer product follows the same journey. Co-Packing.org lives in the CREATE phase — where ideas become real products manufactured at scale.

1

Innovate

Coming up with the idea

Commercial kitchens, food innovation centers, and cottage food programs. Where recipes are developed and tested with real customers.

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2

Create

You are here

Creating the idea

This is where Co-Packing lives. Manufacturing, packaging, and production at scale. Taking your validated product to commercial production through contract manufacturers, co-packers, and contract packagers.

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3

Launch

Launching the idea

Getting your manufactured product onto shelves through the Conzumables retail network — grocery, convenience, mass retail, club stores, and e-commerce.

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Education

What Is a Contract Manufacturer?

The terms are often used interchangeably, but there are meaningful differences. Here's what they mean and when each applies.

Contract Manufacturer

Full production partner

A company that manufactures products for another company under contract. They handle the entire production process — ingredients, formulation, manufacturing, quality control — to your specifications.

Contract Packager

Packaging-only specialist

A company that specializes in packaging products for other companies. You provide the product; they package it. Often used when a brand already has the manufactured product but needs retail-ready packaging.

Co-Packer

Production + packaging

Short for "contract packer." Often used interchangeably with contract manufacturer in the CPG world, but specifically refers to a company that both produces and packages your product. The most common term in the food and beverage industry.

Why Co-Pack?

Benefits of Contract Manufacturing

From emerging startups to established CPG brands — contract manufacturing and co-packing deliver real competitive advantages at every stage.

Flexibility

Produce any volume without owning a facility. Scale up or down based on demand, season, or market conditions — with no long-term capital commitment.

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Cost Efficiency

Convert fixed manufacturing overhead into variable costs. Lower your cost-per-unit, reduce waste, and maximize margins without the burden of facility ownership.

Scalability

Move from 1,000 units to 1,000,000 without rebuilding your supply chain. Contract manufacturers absorb growth without requiring you to add infrastructure.

Expertise

Tap into decades of manufacturing knowledge, food safety certifications, quality systems, and specialized equipment that would cost millions to replicate.

Speed to Market

Skip the 2–3 year build cycle for a new facility. Launch your product in months, not years, using established production lines ready for your formula.

Focus on Brand Building

Let manufacturers do what they do best while you focus on what you do best — developing products, building brand equity, and acquiring customers.

Who We Serve

Two Sides of the Same Partnership

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For Brands

Looking for a contract manufacturer or co-packer? Start with the CPA's Request for Quote system — the most trusted automated matching tool in the industry. If the CPA can't match you, we'll work directly with you from our roster of 40,000 contract manufacturers.

  • Automated matching to vetted manufacturers
  • Startup, emerging, and established brand programs
  • End-to-end project management available
  • 40+ Shark Tank brands in our network
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For Manufacturers

Join the Contract Packaging Association — the national trade organization for contract manufacturers since 1992. Get matched with brands via the RFQ system, access member services, equipment discounts, and build your client pipeline.

  • CPA membership and industry credibility
  • RFQ inbound leads from brand partners
  • Equipment and supply discounts
  • CP Magazine — 20,000+ qualified readers
Join as a Manufacturer →

Our Foundation

Built by the Industry's Most Credentialed Organizations

Contract Packaging Association (CPA)
Founded
1992 — National Non-Profit Trade Organization
Mission
Dedicated to promoting the growth and welfare of contract packaging and manufacturing firms across North America.
Programs
Member services, RFQ matching, CP Magazine (official publication — PMMI Media Group, 20,000+ qualified readers)
contractpackaging.org
The Co-Packing Network / Conzumables
Heritage
100+ Years — Spanning Early 1920s to Today
Background
From supermarkets to wholesaling, manufacturing, and brand ownership. A family history in CPG handed down through generations.
Track Record
40+ Shark Tank brands helped. Working with entrepreneurs since 2008. Offices: Las Vegas · Honolulu · Dallas · Raleigh
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As Seen On

Helping Entrepreneurs Build Real Products

From Shark Tank brands to emerging startups — the Co-Packing Network has been connecting entrepreneurs with manufacturers since 2008.

Featured on Entrepreneur TV

40+
Shark Tank Brands

We've worked with brands from every season of Shark Tank, helping them scale production after their deals.

40,000+
Contract Manufacturers

Our own proprietary roster. If the CPA can't match you, we'll find your manufacturer from our network.

100+
Years of Heritage

A family legacy in CPG from the early 1920s. Supermarkets, wholesaling, manufacturing — handed down through generations.

1992
CPA Founded
20,000+
CP Magazine Readers
4
Office Locations
8
Alliance Arms

The Process

How the RFQ Process Works

The Contract Packaging Association's Request for Quote system is the most trusted manufacturer-matching tool in the industry. Here's how it works.

1

Submit Your RFQ

Describe your product, volume needs, packaging requirements, and timeline through the CPA's online form.

2

Get Matched

The CPA's automated system matches your requirements against member manufacturers by capability, capacity, and geography.

3

Evaluate Partners

Review matched manufacturers, compare capabilities, audit facilities, and evaluate quotes side by side.

4

Begin Production

Execute your contract, run production trials, and launch. If the CPA can't match you, we'll work with you directly from our 40,000-manufacturer roster.

Ready to Find Your Manufacturing Partner?

Whether you're a brand looking for a co-packer or a manufacturer looking for new clients — the Contract Manufacturing Alliance has the network, tools, and expertise to connect you.