The Frankly Packaging Methodology
Before You Send That RFP, Read This.
You wouldn't hire a personal trainer and then tell them which exercises to program. So why do so many businesses write their own packaging spec, blast it out to five suppliers, and assume the cheapest quote wins?
The Most Expensive Phrase in Business
“That's how it's always been done.”
Right now, most businesses treat packaging procurement like a game show. Write a spec. Send it to five suppliers. Pick the cheapest number. Done. Except it's not done — because you just set yourself up for twelve months of problems you can't see yet.
Here's the dirty secret about packaging RFPs: you're comparing apples to oranges and picking the cheapest fruit. Different suppliers quoting different specs, different minimums, different lead times — and nobody stops to ask whether half the items on that spreadsheet should even exist.
It's not a competition. It's a lucky dip.
What the RFP Process is Actually Costing You
When you choose a supplier on price alone, the real costs hide in plain sight.
Over-Ordering
You're buying case quantities you don't need, because nobody challenged the minimums. Stock gathers dust. Cash is tied up.
Spec Creep
You're paying for features your customer will never notice — thicker walls, premium finishes, oversized lids — because the spec was never questioned.
Hidden SKUs
Half the items in your storeroom are legacy products nobody uses anymore. They're on your PO because they've always been on your PO.
Missed Consolidation
You're running three cup sizes when two would do. Four lid types when one fits three. Every unnecessary SKU is a leak in your budget.
What If You Could Walk Into the Next Board Meeting With 15–30% Savings — and the Data to Back It Up?
Not from squeezing suppliers on price. Not from switching to cheap imports. From fundamentally rethinking what you buy, how much you buy, and when.
Imagine your packaging operation where every SKU earns its place. Where your storeroom isn't a graveyard of forgotten stock. Where you order what you need, when you need it — and every dollar spent has a reason behind it.
That's not a fantasy. That's what happens when someone gets in the room before a single price is discussed and asks the questions that nobody else is asking.
That someone is us.
How It Works
The Frankly Packaging Methodology
For businesses spending $120K+ a year on packaging who want to stop guessing and start knowing.
The Deep Dive
We get in the room before a single price is discussed. We pull apart what you're actually using, what you're over-ordering, what's sitting in a storeroom gathering dust, and what's costing you a fortune for absolutely no reason. No spreadsheet is safe. No assumption goes unchallenged.
The Right-Size
We challenge every SKU, every quantity, every specification. Do you really need three cup sizes or will two do? Is that premium lid adding value your customer notices — or just adding cost? We strip back to what matters and build a packaging plan that fits your actual business, not someone else's template.
The Business Case
We hand you the data, the story, and the savings. Not vague promises — a clear, line-by-line breakdown of what changes, what it saves, and why. The kind of document that makes a Category Manager or Procurement Manager look like a genius in the boardroom.
The Sharp Pencil
Only when we both know exactly what you need do we sharpen our pencils. No guesswork. No padding. No mystery. Just the right products, in the right quantities, at the right time — priced with the confidence that comes from a plan built on reality, not assumption.
15–30% savings
Not from cheaper products — from buying the right products.
Who Is This For?
This is for you if...
- You spend $120K+ a year on packaging
- You're tired of the RFP merry-go-round
- You suspect you're over-ordering but can't prove it
- You want to walk into the boardroom with data, not gut feel
- You're a Category or Procurement Manager who wants to look like a genius
This is probably not for you if...
- You're happy picking the cheapest quote every year
- You think packaging is "just a cost"
- You'd rather not know what's hiding in the storeroom
- You're not ready to challenge how it's always been done
“If you're a Category Manager or Procurement Manager who wants to walk into the next board meeting looking like a genius — this process is for you. We'll hand you the data, the story, and the savings. You take the standing ovation.”
— The Frankly Team
Don't Send That RFP Yet.
Give us thirty minutes. It might be the most profitable half hour your business has this year.
Send us a message and we'll be in touch. We'll talk through your current setup, identify where the gaps might be, and you'll know within the first ten minutes whether this is worth pursuing.
Frankly, Your Packaging Deserves Better Than a Lucky Dip.
We're not here to be the cheapest quote in your inbox. We're here to make sure you never need to send that RFP again.