In the food and beverage industry, packaging isn’t just about protecting a product. It’s about ensuring safety, efficiency, and cost savings across the entire supply chain. From dairy, edible oils, specialty ingredients, and flavors, every gallon counts. That’s why PackGen’s new line of bulk liquid totes is quickly gaining traction with food and beverage producers nationwide.
The Challenge: Traditional Packaging Falls Short
For decades, the industry has relied on legacy solutions; bottle-and-cage IBCs and corrugated bulk boxes. While familiar, these packages come with trade-offs:
- Inefficient freight: Fewer units per truckload mean higher shipping costs.
- Storage headaches: Empty containers take up valuable warehouse space.
- Operator concerns: Heavy, awkward fills, and assembly slow down production and raise safety risks.
- Durability limits: Collapsing or leaking containers lead to wasted product and downtime.
In a business where margins are tight and demand is rising, these inefficiencies add up fast.
The PackGen Advantage
PackGen designed its liquid totes to address these exact pain points. Built with food and beverage producers in mind, our totes deliver measurable benefits at every stage of the supply chain:
- More product per truckload: Ship up to 357 totes per 53-foot trailer, a 30% increase from traditional all corrugate solutions and a 50%+ increase over traditional bottle-in-cage.
- Better use of space: Collapsible design stacks 17 high when knocked down, freeing up valuable warehouse square footage.
- Operator-friendly: Lighter weight and open-top fill design make filling faster and safer for production teams.
- Strong and reliable: Engineered with a capability stack four high, ensuring durability during storage and transit.
- Sustainability wins: Uses recyclable materials and helps reduce emissions through logistics efficiency.
Real-World Impact
Food and beverage producers already adopting PackGen totes are seeing the difference. At a recent fill trial, operators praised the ease of filling and lighter weight compared to their current legacy packaging. The General Managers and executive leadership team were quick to recognize the downstream savings in freight and warehouse optimization.
It’s not just about changing packaging, it’s about optimizing how companies think about logistics and costs.
Why It Matters for Food & Beverage
Every decision in food and beverage comes down to consistency, safety, and efficiency. By upgrading to packaging that delivers lower costs, safer operations, and more sustainable outcomes, producers position themselves to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
At PackGen, we’re proud to be part of that evolution, helping manufacturers ship smarter every day.