Pick Your Packer is a search engine for the food and beverage industry.
It provides a space for food and beverage professionals to search and find partners for manufacturing, ingredients, packaging, consulting, commercial kitchens etc.
Using the Pick Your Packer search engine is easy.
Just like other popular search engines, you can search for what you need without needing to sign in or create an account.
1 Simply type what you're looking for, like manufactured products, ingredients, or packaging.
2 You'll get quick access to company profiles in the search results.
3 Use the easy message template* to reach out to them through the platform.
*This message template (or form) ensures users provide all necessary details, making it easier for PYP Partners to understand project requirements and determine fit, improving response times.
First, visit the platform here.
Once you're on the website, select the correct tab → Manufacturer • Supplier • or Service. Then use the search bar to enter your main keywords related to your needs:
Manufacturer Tab • Enter the product you need manufactured (ie, hot sauce, bars, breads, etc).
Supplier Tab • Enter the supplies or ingredients you are looking for (ie, nuts, pouches, glass bottles etc).
Service Tab • Search for specific manufacturing services (ie, hot fill, pasteurization, spray drying etc)
This approach will help you quickly and accurately find the partners or resources you need. If you can’t find what you need, please let us know.
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Pick Your Packer does not charge any commission or brokering fees for connections made through the platform.
The only fees that will be introduced pertain to PYP Partners, and these will come into effect in the future as PYP gains more traffic.
For more information on pricing, please refer to the FAQ section under PYP Partners.
On Pick Your Packer, you have Partners and Users who interact with the platform in different ways.
As a Partner ⎯ partners can be manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, brokers, commercial kitchens, and R&D specialists etc.
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Your business shows up in search results, becoming part of our food and beverage community and ecosystem.
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You can list unlimited products, supplies, services, and certifications.
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Share your website and social media for better SEO.
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Your business profile appears on our platform and in Google search results, making it easier for potential partners and customers to find you.
As a User ⎯ users can be brands, consultants, and operators.
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You can search our network instantly and reach out directly to F&B companies for manufacturing, ingredients, packaging, logistics, and more.
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No fee or login is needed to search and connect.
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Messages go directly to the company's contact, who will respond via email or phone.
PYP profiles are the most powerful tool within the platform, designed to be as dynamic as possible, offering optimal visibility. PYP Profiles allows users to discover more service options, and PYP Partners to have a chance to gain greater visibility.
They are crafted to be easily detected by our AI-driven smart search, ensuring that PYP partners appear in more search results for a broader range of their offers than they would on traditional search engines like Google, Bing, etc.
Our platform is in the BETA stage, meaning you're currently seeing the essential functionality we intend to provide, though not yet at full capacity.
We have numerous updates planned to enhance the user experience, with a focus on both functionality and design. See what’s coming next on our roadmap here.
We aim to fully launch phase 1 of the app by September 2024. But even then, we’re still just getting started 🚀
For PYP Partners
A PYP Partner is a company that shows up in Pick Your Packer search results and part of the PYP database.
These partners include ⎯ manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, packaging suppliers, consultants, commercial kitchens, R&D specialists, and other service providers in the food and beverage industry.
They can be easily found on our search engine based on the services they offer.
To become a partner, all a business needs to do is create a profile.
Becoming a PYP Partner is easy and free.*
No payment information is needed upon sign-up. Simply create a profile on our platform by providing your company’s details and the services you offer.
There is no cost to join and be listed in our search results.
*Creating a profile and becoming a PYP Partner is completely free for now. Once we exit BETA and increase traffic, we will notify our partners about the upcoming membership fee of $60 per month or $600 per year. We also currently have a limited-time offer to become a member indefinitely for $1,000.
PYP profiles are designed to be comprehensive and easily searchable, ensuring optimal visibility within the platform.
These profiles include detailed information about facilities, quality measures, sustainability aspects, and a wide range of capabilities. This approach often makes finding the right partners quicker and more effective than traditional web searches. Our AI-driven smart search helps PYP partners appear in more search results, offering users more service options and giving partners a greater chance to enhance their visibility.
All leads from PYP are sent directly to the email address of the main point(s) of contact you provide during sign-up. We want you to be in full control of your sales and onboarding process, so we bring new business right to you.
Soon we’ll be launching Dashboards for our Partners, where they will find backups of all their Leads to ensure you won't miss any important opportunities. If you need to change your contact information, please let us know — support@pickyourpacker.com
Having more than one main point of contact is optimal.
If you are a PYP partner, the best way to update your profile is to contact us at support@pickyourpacker.com with the profile updates you would like to make.
Someone on our team will then make the updates for you and recommend any other optimization tips. Soon we’ll be launching Dashboards for our Partners, where they can edit profile, at any time.
Currently, our service is 100% complimentary as we grow and invest in our network. All Partners will experience our growth for free during the first phase of our product evolution.
We plan to introduce a subscription model priced at $59/month or $600/year once we can validate the returns via traffic. and quality leads.
The Lifetime partnership is designed for companies that align with our vision and wish to fully benefit from our growth. For a limited time, these companies can secure their partnership with a one-time fee, ensuring indefinite access to the platform without any additional payments.
This exclusive offer is available only for a limited period.
If you're interested, you can find more information here.
For PYP Users
Pick Your Packer operates as a free search engine, similar to Google, designed specifically for finding food and beverage partners in areas like ingredients, manufacturing, consulting, and commercial kitchens, among others.
Users can search and connect with partners without needing to log in or create an account. All search results feature PYP Partners, which are companies actively listed on the platform and not scraped from external sources.
For a visual guide on how it works, you can watch this video tutorial.
All messages sent to PYP Partners land directly in the email inboxes of the designated point of contact's at the companies you picked. This could be the CEO, Founder, Head of Sales, or another key representative. To protect our partners from spam, we do not display email addresses publicly.
All messages sent to PYP Partners are directed to the designated point of contact's email address.
No, we do not scrape our company database from the internet.
At Pick Your Packer, we prioritize acknowledging and connecting real people on both sides of our platform. By ensuring a guaranteed point of contact, we embrace the existing word-of-mouth infrastructure that is vital to our community. We believe in order to create a reliable, high-value experience, personal connection and authentic relationships must be core facets of our community.
We believe in creating a participative experience, not replacing the personal connections that make word-of-mouth recommendations so valuable.