You’ve just landed that huge purchase order and now it’s time to scale up. This means you have to find a solid contract manufacturer. For many brands, this is an arduous, time-consuming task that can involve weeks or even months of phone calls and meetings as you vet dozens of companies to find just the right one for your business.
Until now.
PartnerSlate, a leading tech platform connecting brands with manufacturers in the food and beverage industry, has teamed up with RangeMe to streamline the process of finding contract manufacturers (CMs) for all RangeMe subscribers.
Through the partnership, PartnerSlate will provide RangeMe subscribers with free or discounted access to its AI-powered Co-Manufacturer Marketplace, which connects CPG brands with CMs that have the capabilities, capacity and are actively interested in their projects.
“RangeMe is the ultimate tool to help Brands unlock new distribution channels,” said Vince Tseng, CEO of PartnerSlate. “For many of those brands, scaling production quickly is a stressful hurdle to meeting those new POs. We’re thrilled to help brands find their next production partner quickly and with far less stress.”
Access to 7K contract manufacturers
RangeMe subscribers now have access to PartnerSlate’s 7,000+ CMs directly from their RangeMe profiles. Once a detailed project listing is created, a PartnerSlate matching advisor will help the brand optimize and anonymize their listing before using AI to match the project to the partners with the right capabilities and capacity. Most projects receive 3-5 connection requests from interested partners within a week.
Here’s how it works:
- A RangeMe subscriber seeking CMs accesses Partnerslate via their RangeMe Profile and creates an account with Partnerslate and lists their detailed project requirements.
- A Matching Advisor helps optimize and then publish their listing anonymously to the marketplace.
- PartnerSlate’s AI matching engine notifies the top matching CMs for their projects, and CMs can choose to connect if they’re interested in the project.
- The brand can evaluate each CMs and accept or decline the connection request.
- The brand’s identity is only revealed once the connection is accepted.
- PartnerSlate then helps both parties get to a great “first date.”
“PartnerSlate enabled us to create our product, while RangeMe provided the platform to sell it,” said Jason Rosenbaum, Co-CEO of Actual Veggies. “This partnership is truly transformative, especially for emerging brands just starting out.”
The PartnerSlate platform is ideal for any food and beverage or supplement brand that is looking to connect with CMs, contract packagers, or private label suppliers – particularly brands that have just won a new distribution deal and urgently need to scale capacity to meet a purchase order, as well as fast growing brands that generally need additional capacity.
“Finding the right contract manufacturer can be a very challenging and time-intensive process for emerging brands, who already have a lot on their plates,” said Vir Satyan, SVP of Supplier Success at RangeMe. “Through this new partnership, they can drastically reduce the time it takes to find the right contract manufacturer from weeks or months to just a few days.”
Project listings are free for RangeMe Premium and Pro subscribers (normally $199 per project) and discounted for Starter and Free subscribers.