Provident was engaged by a food service supplier to conduct a market review and strategic sourcing of their packaging requirements.  This client was being pressured by their end customer to reduce costs via ingredient, packaging and logistics improvements.  After a rigorous evaluation of supply proposals outlining service, quality and pricing using our Right Sourcing methodology, [...]

Provident Spend Management was recently asked by this client to help it accelerate and achieve their sustainability goals.  Over the past few months, Provident Packaging Engineers, using our Right Pack methodology, reduced this client’s plastic consumption by over 150,000 pounds per year, while also increasing the amount of recycled materials used in their packaging by [...]

Provident Packaging Engineers saved over $500,000 using our proven “Right Pack” methodology.  Savings came from lightweighting the material, optimizing the design, and improved pallet and shipping efficiencies.

Provident, acting as an outsourced packaging engineering service provider, has recently managed over 100 new packaging development projects.  These projects included product restages and new product introductions.  Our role included innovation, design, specification development, and line testing of new packaging.  One bottle design, Zip Car Wash, received a “Gold Packaging Award”  from the National Association [...]

Working with a leading private equity firm specializing in investments in growth-oriented, lower middle-market consumer products companies, Provident performed an in-depth review and analysis of the flexible film requirements of four portfolio companies.  Utilizing Provident’s proven RightSourcing program, we were able to provide savings for all of the portfolio companies. Two of the companies achieved [...]