Bunnell Packaging Consultants

About Us

At Bunnell Packaging Consultants we teach small to medium size companies actionable steps to Packaging solutions that generate thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars in bottom-line revenue and savings with 12-month ROI’s.

So… How much money is in your packaging?

Connect with us and Let’s find out together. 

Who Are We

We love Packaging! Working “wholistically” with all the departments (Engineering / Purchasing / Logistics / Production / Marketing / Quality) to get the best solution to bring the final product to the shelf.

We have found millions of dollars for the companies we have worked at. By saving money in packaging we are directly improving the bottom-line profit statement.

Our experience spans across multiple industries from jewelry, Home DIY electrical enclosures, grocery retail, food & beverage, small electrical appliances, cosmetics, Medical devices, to Cannabis. From product specification to line optimization, to material cost improvements. These activities all drive revenue back to your bottom line.

Who We Are – Bio

Steve Bunnell, is the principal and owner of Bunnell Packaging Consultants. He has over 20 years and counting experience in the packaging industry from the consumer side. He has made huge improvements into corporations bottom line revenue. Through structural design changes, material reductions, process changes, and asking the 5-Why’s to all parts of the organization from the production floor to the executive office.

His experience spans from globally branded watches; D.I.Y. at large North American big-box retailers; a regional grocery retail chain’s in-store use packaging, private label products, ready to heat-n-eat meals, and beverages; small electrical appliances, vacuums and carpet washers, fans, electric heaters, bug zappers; home use water purification products; class 2 medical devices: thermometry, blood-pressure monitors, and humidifiers, EU – MDR class III med-devices, and Cannabis.

Along with his core strength in structural packaging engineering, Steve has established new labeling systems that incorporate existing business software and data syncing, FDA label review of content for consumer products, and plant/facilities management and layout. These complimentary experiences help Steve provide a more whole-istic approach to understanding packaging expenses and where they could be hidden.

Steve has worked on numerous product launches globally that included:

• Cost savings initiatives
• New package design formats in:  
  • Corrugate, Thermoforming Film, Blow-molded bottles, Labeling
• Containerization for Land and Sea shipment optimization
• Project Management of large domestic and international projects
• Lean manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, 5S, JIT
• Sustainability platform development

Steve holds a Bachelors of Science in Manufacturing Technology and an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut School of Business- Hartford.

He is a certified Lean Expert and a Lifetime Certified Packaging Professional by the Institute of Packaging Professionals.

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