Frequently Asked Questions

SavorStart uses your ingredient list as a starting point for nutrition calculations and volume production costs. You must provide an accurate recipe and we will help reproduce your recipe commercially.

Frequently we make recommendations to help the sales or production cost of the product, but we never change the recipe without your permission. You always retain ownership and control of the recipe.

No, some of our client's best successes have been pass-me-down family favorites. You are required though to certify in writing that you have the legal right to use the recipe. Many recipes found online and in print are covered by copyright rules.

Our goal is to help you achieve high sales volumes, leading to outstanding profits.

SavorStart meets the same labeling requirements standards as required for all retail food sales. Nutritional information, aningredient list and a bar code is minimally required on all packages.

Every recipe can be prepared at significantly lower cost when the ingredients are purchased at whole pricing and volumes. When our production experts convert your recipe to commercial volumes, they dramatically lower the cost per unit volume or weight. We often save our clients 75-90% as compared to retail pricing. Once we determine the optimal production quantity, we work with the co-packer to get the best price for the ingredients.

We can evaluate all aspects of your products, including the costs of manufacturing, competition, and the market segment to help determine a retail price, wholesale price, and distributor price - all factoring in any commission scenarios.

Our rates vary depending on the type of job, length of project, and scope of services. We prefer to charge on a per-job basis so that there are no hidden fees, extra hourly charges, and unpredictable billing. We strive to make our services affordable and easy to plan for and include in your budget. Most clients who have shopped around for marketing, websites, and consulting services have found our prices to be very cost-effective.

We have marketing and consulting programs available for as little as $100 per month - some of which include unlimited email support with one of our account managers. For larger projects such as graphic design, website services, and marketing services, we have found that our rates are generally priced 10-20% lower than most food marketing, advertising, website development companies, and consulting firms.

SavorStart's co-packers can prepare and package almost any food product including frozen, baked and refrigerated good.

A co-packer is a company that for a fee prepares and packages food for retail sales. Co-packers may specialize in a particular type of food or packaging technique such as freeze drying, or they may cover a very broad range of preparation methods and container types. SavorStart maintains relationships with multiple co-packers, producing all types of food.

A distributor warehouses acquired product produced by a co-packer, then resells it to multiple retail stores. Each distributor tends to serve a particular geographic region.

Some of our clients prefer to sell exclusively through distribution on store shelves, while others enjoy selling directly to the consumer. Health fairs, street fairs and holiday events can be very rewarding and profitable.

One of the elements we bring to you is our understanding of food trends. These trends can be seasonal, ethnic, or lifestyle related, to mention a few. The most marketable packaging method, retail price point, and optimal nutrition levels vary by geographic region and other factors. Our expertise helps you maximize sales volume and profits.

SavorStart has the broadest range of food expertise and packaging relationships in the industry. We have the ability to introduce and package almost any food product. I f you have great recipes for an ethnic foods, healthy and lifestyle inspired products, spices, rubs, sauces and oils, contact us.We will help you pick the optimal packaging option including bottled, canned, foil pouched, bagged and boxed.

We have relationships with packaging companies that exclusively serve the pet and domestic livestock markets.Facilities are inspected and approved by the appropriate government agency. We will help you with all aspect of the marketing, preparation, packaging and distribution requirements.

Yes, we are very experienced in both business to consumer and business to business sales and marketing. We help gourmet food manufacturers and retailers sell products directly to consumers as well as directly to gourmet food retailers and gourmet food distributors.