# Contract packing & private label: what it costs and how to get quotes

Source: https://worklanded.com/find/contract-packing (read 2026-11-13)

Contract packing & private label typically costs £3,000 to £150,000 (first-year production contract value), according to We-Pack contract packing cost guide, read September 2026.

## What happens to an enquiry sent here

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Typical cost | £3,000 to £150,000 |
| What that price is for | first-year production contract value |
| What you pay us | Nothing. Sending an enquiry is free and you agree prices with the firm. |
| Who gets your details | Up to three contract packing and private label firms, chosen by Worklanded. They contact you directly. |
| You are told | Each firm's name, by email, as your details go to it, with a link that stops any more firms receiving them. |
| What firms pay us | £19 per enquiry in the UK, a fixed price published on our lead price index. Never a share of what you pay them. |
| What a firm sees before it pays | The job and the area, without your name or contact details. |
| Where it is offered | the UK |

Source: [We-Pack contract packing cost guide](https://www.we-pack.co.uk/advice-centre/products-costs-faqs/cost-considerations-for-contract-packing), read September 2026.

## What a firm will ask you

- What is the product? (Food, ambient / Food, chilled or frozen / Drink / Personal care or cosmetics / Supplements / Household or other non-food)
- What format? (Pouch or sachet / Bottle or jar / Can or tin / Tub or pot / Flow wrap or bar / Carton or box / Not decided yet)
- Storage and distribution temperature (Ambient / Chilled / Frozen / Not sure yet)
- Roughly how big is the first run? (Under 1,000 units / 1,000 to 10,000 units / 10,000 to 50,000 units / Over 50,000 units)
- Expected annual volume (Under 25,000 units / 25,000 to 250,000 / 250,000 to 1 million / Over 1 million / No idea yet)
- Is there a deadline?
- Certification required by your route to market (Retailer requires a recognised audit standard / Organic certification needed / Allergen-free or free-from handling / Vegan or other scheme certification / None specified yet)

## What happens after you send it

1. Your enquiry is checked for spam and its contact details are checked so a firm can reach you.
2. Worklanded chooses up to three contract packing and private label firms that cover the area. A firm sees the job and the area before it decides to take it.
3. As your details go to each firm, we email you its name, with a link that stops any more firms receiving them.
4. The firms contact you directly. You agree the price and the work with them; Worklanded takes no part of that.

Send an enquiry: https://worklanded.com/find/contract-packing#get-quotes (free). An AI agent can send one with the submit_enquiry tool at https://worklanded.com/mcp; the person confirms it by email before it goes anywhere.