Due to both health and convenience reasons, consumers are becoming increasingly attracted to powdered food and beverage products. This has led to a boom in the industry. In fact, the powdered beverage market is currently valued at $5.38 billion, but is projected to reach an astounding $11.46 billion by 2034 according to Future Market Insights. If you’re looking to take advantage of this growing industry, it’s essential to find a powder packaging company that is able to fill many different packaging options for your product.

Are you ready to partner with a powder packaging company that pursues excellence in all that they do? Get in touch with the experts at Tipton Mills today to get started.

Key Considerations for Choosing Your Powder Packaging Company

Whether you need to package toddler formula, protein powder, hot cocoa, or coffee, it’s important that you ensure your packaging meets your exact requirements. Let’s look at some key questions you should ask yourself when selecting which partner should fill your powder packaging.

Can Your Partner Help You With Recipe Development?

Tipton Mills Foods has food scientists on staff that will help you to develop new recipes from concept or help you to adjust current recipes for taste, mouthfeel, functional/nutritional impact, solubility, and cost. These services are available to Tipton Mills Food partners and will help you to provide the products you desire for your customers.

Can Your Manufacturer Fill a Variety of Single-Serve or Multi-Serve Options?

There is a wide range of powdered beverage and food products on the market, and they each have different packaging requirements. Your partner should be able to fill a variety of packaging options so that you can find the best fit for your product. Even if you have only one format in mind now, what will your brand need as your product line grows and develops?

At Tipton Mills, we have the capabilities to fill a wide variety of powder packaging options, including:

  • Sticks: Popular for single-serve drink powder products, stick packaging is an efficient packaging option that is well-suited for high-speed and high-volume production. At Tipton Mills, we have advanced machinery capable of forming and sealing sticks according to industry quality and safety standards. Our services are competitive and automated, able to fill 5 – 20 grams of powder in each stick. We can fill 5” – 7” long sticks, with a width of 1.85”. With our advanced capabilities, we can fill sticks in bulk and automatically carton them so that we’re able to get your product to market faster.
  • Gusseted pouches: Also known as standup pouches, gusseted pouches are commonly used for both indulgence and nutritional powder drink products sold in multi-serve formats. Tipton Mills fills gusset pouches between 5 – 18 inches wide and 100 grams – 5 kilograms. We have several production lines to ensure timely fulfillment of your needs.
  • Flat packs: This powder packaging option is ideal for single-serving portions or smaller quantities of powdered product. At Tipton Mills, we fill flat drink powder pouches between 2.5 – 6.5 inches tall and 10 – 120 grams. We have two pack filling lines to allow for timely fulfillment.
  • Composite cans/canisters and jars: Composite cans are popular for multi-serve, especially for nutritional products, toddler formulas, medical foods and milk powders, as well as for indulgents like hot cocoa and instant tea. Tipton Mills Foods boasts one of the best high speed can and canister lines in the industry with several can size and diameters available, filling under nitrogen flush, x-ray, weight reject, and automated case packing.
  • Jars/jugs: Plastic jars and jugs with screw-on lids are multi-serve packaging solutions for protein powders and other food and beverage products. Jars and jugs are filled at Tipton Mills high-speed for cost efficiency and high order quantities or semi-automated for larger fill weights or smaller order sizes.
  • Bulk: Finely blended and/or agglomerated powders into super sacks or 50 pound bags for use or packaging at the customer’s location is also available.

No matter which packaging option you decide to choose, it’s important that your powder packaging company is able to accommodate your specific requirements.

What Is Their Quality Assurance and Food Safety Process?

Quality is key when it comes to finding your powder packaging company — you need to ensure that your manufacturer prioritizes quality and food safety. At Tipton Mills, quality is at the core of everything we do. Our quality management system is detailed and comprehensive. We use x-ray, magnets, and metal detection, as well as pathogen environmental monitoring, as part of our proactive measures. We also understand the importance of preserving ingredients, so we have an effective allergen control program that maintains the use of allergen containing raw materials and finished products.

As a premier powder packaging company, we have extensive cleaning schedules for our facility and equipment. Tipton Mills has several renowned industry certifications, including USDA Organic, SWF, NSF, Kosher, Gluten-Free, and much more. Your powder packaging manufacturer should have quality certifications that demonstrate their adherence to the highest food and supplement safety standards.

Can They Offer High-Volume Solutions?

Scalability is also important for powdered food and beverage products. Can your manufacturer offer you high-volume solutions if that’s what is best for your product? At Tipton Mills, we can offer high-volume powder packaging blending, agglomeration, and filling to best suit your needs. Our capabilities are efficient and scalable, providing you with the right amount of filling exactly when you need it.

Trust Tipton Mills for Exceptional Powder Packaging Filling