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Reports and demos

See what you get at every phase.

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What you get, as our customers see it.

Real screens from our reports and dashboard, made for a made-up brand. Click any one to open the full sample.

Flip through the full printed report: 24 pages, one made-up brand from idea to buyer meetings.

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REPORTS AND WHITE PAPERS

Free reports for food makers. Get each one first.

We turn rules, market data and what we learn from our tools into short reports with charts. Pick the ones you want and we send them when they are out.

White paperFrom idea to first grocery order

The steps, costs and months it takes, with a calculator for your own numbers.

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Quarterly reportWhat US food makers search for

The top questions by month, which are rising and what that says about the market.

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Brief seriesCategory briefs

One per food: demand, rules, shelf prices and the kind of stores that carry it.

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White paperFSMA 204 for small food makers

Which foods are on the list, what a record looks like and what to set up before 2028.

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Playbook2-D barcodes for small brands

What changes on your jar and case by the end of 2027, and what does not.

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HandbookLabel rules, rounding and exemptions

Every rounding rule on one page, with examples and the small-maker exemption.

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White paperPackaging that sells on the shelf

What buyers and shoppers look at first, shown on real jar sizes.

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ReportWhat brokers and distributors charge

Fee ranges by channel, and when a broker pays for itself.

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ReportBrand redesign: what changes and what it costs

Before and after examples, timelines and what a refresh does to sales talks.

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DEMOS

See what you get at every phase.

Pick what you are doing. Each phase shows a sample of what you walk away with. The brands, product and figures are made up for the demo.

Sample output

An idea brief.

Six answers about your idea on one page: who searches for it, which rules apply, what codes you need, what it sells for and who to call first.

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Idea briefFresh salsa · Mountain West · example
  • Search demandRising, 12-month trend
  • FSMA 204 listYes: fresh tomatoes, peppers
  • LabelNutrition Facts needed
  • Barcodes1 GTIN a size, 1 case code
  • Shelf price band$5.99 to $7.49
  • First stores to call12 ranked
Sample output

A brand board.

Three names checked for the shelf, a colour set, a wordmark and the line that goes on the jar. Pick a name to see it change.

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Sample output

Packaging, before and after.

before / after

Drawn mockup. Your real mockups use your jar size and printer's template.

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Demo

A label you can check.

Every value on the panel links back to where it came from: the ingredient database, your lab result, or the rounding rule. Change a recipe weight and the panel updates.

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Nutrition Facts
16 servings per container
Serving size2 Tbsp (30g)
Amount per serving
Calories20
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g0%
Sodium 140mg6%
Total Carbohydrate 4g1%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 1g
* Percent Daily Values use the FDA reference amounts.
Demo

A buyer, ranked by fit.

Why it ranks: it stocks local salsas, you can deliver weekly, and your $6.92 shelf price sits inside its range. The buyer here is made up.

Ask for a buyer fit demo →
82fit score out of 100

Regional natural grocer · 12 stores · Mountain West

Carries category95
Delivery region88
Shelf price band74
Label and codes ready70
Demo

A one-page shelf plan.

Built from the price tool, the barcode planner and the traceability check on this site. Yours uses your own numbers.

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  • Shelf price$6.92
  • Your price to distributor$3.60
  • You keep per unit$1.20
  • Barcodes needed1 GTIN, 1 case code
  • FSMA 204 list food?Check fresh tomatoes
  • First buyers to call5
Sample output

A barcode plan.

Every size and case you sell gets its own number, set up so a 2-D code can be added when your printer is ready.

Plan my barcodes →
  • 16 oz jar1 GTIN-12
  • 8 oz jar1 GTIN-12
  • Case of 121 GTIN-14
  • Each pallet shipped1 SSCC

Illustration only, not a scannable code.

Sample output

Traceability records.

For foods on the FDA list, each step needs a short record. We set the fields up once, so every shipment fills them in the same way.

Check my food →
Receiving record · example
Traceability lot codeNF-1028-A
ProductFresh salsa, 16 oz
Quantity120 jars
Received fromCo-packer, Valley site
Date receivedOct 28
Lot code assigned byCo-packer, Valley site
Sample output

A launch kit.

A product page buyers can read in a minute, three launch posts and a 30-second video script, all in your brand.

Plan my launch →
northfield-salsa.com
Northfield Fresh SalsaMade Tuesday. On your shelf Friday.For buyers: case pack, codes, sheet
Meet the jarWhy TuesdayFind us at

Talk to us

Pick the way that suits you

Chat, send a note, sign up, or book a time. Same people, same answers.

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Tell us what you need and how to reach you.

What would help most?

Get clear before the expensive commitments

A 30-minute call tells you what you need next and what you would receive. The same four steps for every path, and you decide at the end of each one whether to go on.

  1. Step 1A 30-minute call

    You tell us what you make and what you need. No slides. We say plainly if we are not the right fit.

  2. Step 2Quick research

    A short brief: who buys, what the rules say, where the price room is, and the sources behind each answer.

  3. Step 3Plan and build

    The pages, videos, reports and outreach drafts the plan needs, in your brand.

  4. Step 4Launch and measure

    You approve every send and post. We report what worked and change what did not.

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Northfield Kitchen · sample reportDownload the PDFGet your own report