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Pet Food Meets People Food: What “Human-Grade” Expectations Mean for Small and Mid-size Pet Food Manufacturers
Workers prepare pet treats in a food processing environment How to Evaluate Feasibility, Update your HACCP, and Meet Human Food Safety Requirements without Guesswork Pet food manufacturers are increasingly being required to meet human food safety standards—a shift that brings…
Fractional Leadership: Big Impact without the Full-Time Price Tag
Why More Manufacturers are Turning to Part-time and Project-based Executives to Solve Pressing Challenges For many small and mid-sized manufacturers, bringing in a senior leader in operations or finance can feel like a big leap—especially if you’re not sure the…
When Growth Stalls, Focus Wins
How a Vertical Market Strategy Can Help Manufacturers Drive Growth, Profitability, and Simpler Operations When manufacturers hit a plateau in revenue growth, the instinct is often to expand into new markets or product lines. But according to Chris Baichoo, WMEP’s…
How Contract Manufacturers Can Use Pricing Granularity and Transparency to Win More Business and Improve Margins
A Smarter Approach to Quoting and Partnership that Builds Trust and Profitability For contract manufacturers, pricing is one of the most important business tools because it drives profitability, wins new customers, and strengthens existing relationships—but only if it’s approached strategically….
Too Many Eggs in One Basket? Customer Concentration May Be Quietly Putting Your Business at Risk
How Customer Overdependence Can Undermine Your Growth, Margins, and Future For many small and mid-size manufacturers, long-term customer relationships can feel like a safety net. But what happens when that net becomes a trap? Stephen Smiley, WMEP’s Business Transformation Services…
From Flailing to Focused: How Manufacturers Can Break the Revenue Rollercoaster
Is Your Business Stuck in a Cycle of Highs and Lows? It Might be Time for a Strategy Reset It’s a scenario playing out across Wisconsin and beyond: a manufacturer sees a sharp drop in orders, scrambles to cut costs,…