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Schedule a packaging lane review<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

ENGINEERED PACKAGING SUPPLY<\/p>\n<\/div>

Leverage your packaging spend into a safer, less expensive supply chain.<\/h1><\/div>

Shift critical packaging out of fragile China-centric lanes and into an India- and Southeast Asia-based platform that lowers total landed cost versus North American sources and stabilizes lead times\u2014without rattling your plants.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Map your top packaging SKUs<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Compare SE Asia vs. China lanes<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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If you own packaging spend for a North American manufacturer, \u201cmore from China\u201d no longer feels like a strategy. Leverant gives you a designed alternative: a coordinated manufacturing base in India and Southeast Asia (India, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam) wired with Shoreview Management Advisor\u2019s<\/strong> <\/a>sourcing methodology, so you walk into the C-suite with a sourcing move that reduces cost versus domestic sources and keeps quality at U.S. standards.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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APPLICATIONS<\/p>\n<\/div>

Packaging lanes re\u2011engineered for real\u2011world manufacturing<\/h2><\/div>

We focus on the packaging categories and lanes where moving off legacy China routes changes the math on cost and stability\u2014while still presenting your brand the way it deserves. In food service containers, cartons, and flexible packaging, the package carries your image, signals product quality, and reinforces the emotional connection between your product and the consumer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Consumer cartons & retail packs<\/h4><\/div>

Folding cartons, sleeves, and retail packs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

High-graphics cartons, sleeves, and retail boxes produced in India and Southeast Asia on lines tuned for global brands. Lead times that behave better than deep-China routes, with the print quality and consistency that carry your brand image and product story to the shelf.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Foodservice & QSR<\/h4><\/div>

Cups, clamshells, wraps, and bags<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

Hot and cold cups, clamshells, wraps, bags, and more for QSR and foodservice. Compliance and speed built in, with compostable and landfill-decomposable fiber formats that don\u2019t depend on lowprobability recycling streams\u2014so you can improve end-of-life outcomes without disrupting restaurant operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Flexible & Specialty<\/h4><\/div>

Pouches, films, and laminates<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

Pouches, films, and specialty laminates sourced through plastics leaders in India and Southeast Asia. Material lead times measured in weeks, not months, and structures designed for recyclability where appropriate\u2014so flexible packaging can carry your brand and graphics without becoming a dead-end decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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THE LEVERAGE POINT<\/p>\n<\/div>

5 ways packaging becomes your leverage point\u2014not your risk<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lower total cost than domestic sources<\/h5><\/div>

Re-designed lanes, materials, and formats that bring total landed cost below North American sourcing\u2014without stepping down from U.S.- equivalent technology or quality.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lead-time reliability up<\/h5><\/div>

India- and Southeast Asia-based routes into North America that support how your plants actually schedule, rather than fighting against long, unpredictable cycles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Supply stability beyond single-country risk<\/h5><\/div>

Balanced sourcing across India, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam reduces over-reliance on any single country\u2019s disruptions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Operational noise turned down<\/h5><\/div>

Fewer expedites, fewer lastminute changes, fewer \u201clinedown\u201d emails driven by packaging.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Compostable and recyclable by design<\/h5><\/div>

Fiber-based food service and carton formats that decompose in landfill, plus resin-based structures designed for recyclability\u2014so end-of-life matches your sustainability story in the real world, not just on a spec sheet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

WHY LEVERANT<\/p>\n<\/div>

Why sourcing leaders bet their packaging lanes on Leverant<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Any global supplier can quote a lower number. The test is whether your brand image, product quality, and plant performance stay at the standard your customers expect. Leverant is built so you gain a less expensive alternative to North American packaging sources\u2014with equivalent technology and print quality\u2014while reducing the operational risk that comes with long, fragile lanes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Platform, not a one\u2011off factory<\/h4><\/div>

A coordinated manufacturing and logistics base across India, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam designed to outperform legacy models on total cost and stability\u2014not a single plant you \u201ctry and hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Built for North American realities<\/h4><\/div>

15+ years exporting into the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Documentation, QA, and inland logistics already match what your teams expect, so plants see steady supply, not another science experiment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Quality and compliance you can stand behind<\/h4><\/div>

ISO, BRCGS, FSC, SEDEX\/ BSCI, GMI, G7 and more, on production technology that matches what you see in U.S. factories. You get best-in-class equipment and controls without paying North American cost structures.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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CONTROL LEVER<\/p>\n<\/div>

Turn packaging from cost line to control lever<\/h2><\/div>

Most sourcing strategies grew up around \u201cmore from China for less.\u201d That playbook now carries geopolitical anxiety and leadtime volatility your plants can\u2019t absorb forever. Leverant gives you a controlled way to redraw the map: identify the SKUs and lanes where an India- and Southeast Asia-based platform wins versus North American sources, model the impact on total cost and stability, and execute without putting production at risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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SIDE – BY – SIDE<\/p>\n<\/div>

What a re\u2011structured packaging lane looks like in practice<\/h2><\/div>

For each targeted SKU, we analyze your current lane\u2014factory, freight, duties where applicable, lead times, variability, and risk profile\u2014then design an alternative running through our India, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam base. You see side-by-side economics, transit times, and stability factors before you commit. When you green-light, export documentation, North American logistics partners, and first production runs are handled so plants experience a smooth handoff, not a rough trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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THE PLATFORM<\/p>\n<\/div>

The people behind the platform<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

You\u2019re trusting real production and real customers to this decision. Behind Leverant sits a team that has lived the packaging and export grind for decades.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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01 \/ EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n<\/div>

Deep packaging roots<\/h5><\/div>

35+ years in folding cartons, flexible packaging, and foodservice formats, including long-term relationships with global brands and converters. Production sites run the same best-in-class technologies used in leading U.S. factories, so quality feels familiar even when geography changes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

02 \/ EXPORT<\/p>\n<\/div>

Export isn\u2019t an afterthought<\/h5><\/div>

Dedicated export operations teams in UAE\/India\/ Malaysia\/Vietnam manage documentation, compliance, and carrier relationships into North America every day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

03 \/ DISCIPLINE<\/p>\n<\/div>

Sourcing discipline built in<\/h5><\/div>

Shoreview Management Advisor\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> strategic sourcing framework is embedded into how opportunities are identified, qualified, and managed\u2014so strategy and execution line up.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

LEADERSHIP<\/p>\n<\/div>

Your Leverant Team<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

When you move real packaging and real customers onto a new platform, you\u2019re not buying a logo\u2014you\u2019re counting on people. Your Leverant team brings decades of hands-on experience running plants, building packaging supply chains, and steering global consumer brands, so your decision is backed by leaders who have lived both the boardroom pressure and the factory floor reality.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jeffrey Cartwright<\/h4><\/div>

PRESIDENT<\/p>\n<\/div>

Jeff is a seasoned executive with deep operations and general management experience across manufacturing, logistics, engineering, sourcing, product development, marketing, and sales. For more than 35 years he has led major consumer products businesses in the U.S., Mexico, China, and Europe, delivering turnarounds and growth that consistently exceeded expectations.<\/p>\n

As President & COO of Igloo Products, Jeff led the company through significant double-digit growth and a 15% improvement in EBITDA.<\/p>\n

As President & CEO of Cosco Home and Office Products, he led a $150 million business that earned two Vendor of the Year awards from Walmart and became the sole supplier in two product categories.<\/p>\n

Earlier, he held VP of Operations roles at Dorel Juvenile Group, Silver Line Building Products (now Andersen Windows), Intercraft Burnes (Newell Rubbermaid), Newell, Frito-Lay, and Procter & Gamble\u2014often taking operations from losses or breakeven to double-digit profitability in under a year.<\/p>\n

Jeff is based in Dallas, Texas, where he is active in the community and enjoys time with his family, military history, and college football.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Atul Sachdev<\/h4><\/div>

INTERNATIONAL CO-FOUNDER<\/p>\n<\/div>

Atul is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a career spanning foodservice packaging, customized packaging, digital marketing, importing, and exporting. Having lived and worked across several continents, he brings a global perspective to developing supply relationships and bringing products to market. His industry experience includes paper and paper products, eco-friendly packaging solutions, fast-moving consumer goods, consumer products, food grains, furniture, home and hard goods, and building materials.<\/p>\n

He has deep expertise in negotiation, business planning, management, strategic planning, and business development, with particular strength in connecting sourcing, commercialization, and cross-border execution.<\/p>\n

Atul holds a master\u2019s degree focused on international trade. At Leverant, he applies that commercial and cross-border experience to help customers evaluate packaging opportunities, coordinate international supply, and move programs from planning through execution.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Patrick Poole<\/h4><\/div>

VICE PRESIDENT<\/p>\n<\/div>

Patrick combines more than three decades of global packaging and sourcing experience with a practical, plant-level view of how decisions land in the real world.<\/p>\n

He has built and led supply programs across North America and Asia, helping manufacturers rebalance from fragile single-country exposure to more resilient, better-performing global platforms.<\/p>\n

At Leverant, Patrick focuses on giving strategic sourcing leaders clear, engineered options for moving food service containers, cartons, and flexible packaging into India and Southeast Asia without compromising brand image or quality.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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