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* 2. Which best describes your job level?

CEO/President/Owner

Mid or Senior Level

Associate or Entry Level

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* 3. Which best describes your job function?

CEO/President/Owner

Operations/Engineering

Plant Management/Maintenance

Sales/Marketing

Finance/Accounting

Legal

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which best describes your job industry?

Food & Beverage

Personal Care Products

Household Products

Cleaning Products

Pet Food/Care

Clothing/Textiles

Medicine/Healthcare

Paper Products

Electronics

Sporting Goods

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which best describes your business ownership?

Private, family-owned and operated

Private, institutionally owned

Public

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What is your company size?

1-20 employees

21-99 employees

100-999 employees

1,000 or more employees

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* 7. Did your company achieve its revenue goals in 2024?

Yes, we beat them by 0-10%

Yes, we beat them by more than 10%

No, we missed them by 0-10%

No, we missed them by more than 10%

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What is your business outlook for 2025?

Flat or same as last year

Revenue growth of 1-10%

Revenue growth of 11% or more

Revenue decline of 11% of more

Revenue decline of 1-10%

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What company goals are you prioritizing in 2025? Select your top 3.

Hiring more people/filling labor gaps

Increasing production throughput or capacity

Updating equipment/adding production lines

Increasing or maintaining quality

Increasing safety

Finding new suppliers/supply chain partners

Acquiring new customers

Investing in new software, digital, and AI tools

Acquiring strategic businesses

Selling the business

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What do you anticipate being your biggest challenges in 2025? Please select your top 3.

Labor shortages/finding labor

Increasing production capacity

Increasing production flexibility

Maintaining product quality

Keeping up with demand

Improving ergonomics safety

Investing in new technology and software

Updating equipment/adding production lines

Upskilling employees

Getting new business/finding new customers

Shipping and logistics

Supply chain reliability

Cost of raw materials

Changing import/export/tariff requirements

Selling the business

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Over the last 12 months, roughly how many open production positions (packers, line workers, etc.) has your company hired for or replaced?

None

1-5

6-10

11-20

I have no idea, we're constantly hiring for these positions

Unsure

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* 12. How have employee overexertion injuries or workers comp claims impacted your production line productivity or business capacity over the last 12 months?

Significantly

Moderately

Somewhat

Not at all

Unsure

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* 13. Where does your company plan to invest the most on your production floor in 2025?

Front of Line (production line infeed equipment or systems)

Primary processing/manufacturing/packing equipment or systems (primary product handling, production, and/or packing)

End of Line (packing/handling equipment or systems)

Logistics/material handling equipment or systems (conveyors, forklifts, AMRs, etc.)

Materials and supplies

Facility and physical infrastructure

People (staffing and/or training)

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What are your primary goals for your production line operations for the coming year? Please select your top 3.

Increase throughput/productivity

Increase quality & consistency of production outputs

Increase reliability of production operation

Increase volume

Grow/scale business

Reduce labor costs

Mitigate impact of labor shortage

Minimize injuries & near misses

Increase safety

Reduce workers' compensation/loss prevention claims/premium costs

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Where do you see the biggest opportunities for automation in your facility? Select all that apply. (If you have multiple sites, answer for your primary one)

Machine operation

Primary packaging

Inspection

Case packing/secondary packaging

Stacking goods on pallets (palletizing)

Moving goods from one location to another

None

Other (please specify)

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* 16. How much does your company plan to invest in production automation in 2025?

Under $100,000

$100,000-$500,000

$500,000-$1 million

More than $1 million

If the answer is "none," why?

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* 17. What is your current level of internal capability to implement and operate automation equipment at your company today?

No internal capabilities

Very little experience/capability

Some experience/capability

Advanced experience/capability

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* 18. If you haven’t automated yet and don't intend to this year, what’s the reason? Select all that apply.

I have automated

I’m not sure where to start

It’s expensive

The way we’re doing production has always worked fine

My team is reluctant

It requires expertise I don’t have in house

I don’t have the facility space

We tried robotic automation before and it didn’t work

Other (please specify)

The State of CPG Manufacturing in 2025 Report

Thanks for your valuable insights! By participating in this survey, you will get exclusive early access to the report results.

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* 1. What’s your company email? (So we can send you an Amazon giftcard if you win!)

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* 2. Which best describes your job level?

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* 3. Which best describes your job function?

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* 4. Which best describes your job industry?

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* 5. Which best describes your business ownership?

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* 6. What is your company size?

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* 7. Did your company achieve its revenue goals in 2024?

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* 8. What is your business outlook for 2025?

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* 9. What company goals are you prioritizing in 2025? Select your top 3.

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* 10. What do you anticipate being your biggest challenges in 2025? Please select your top 3.

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* 11. Over the last 12 months, roughly how many open production positions (packers, line workers, etc.) has your company hired for or replaced?

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* 12. How have employee overexertion injuries or workers comp claims impacted your production line productivity or business capacity over the last 12 months?

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* 13. Where does your company plan to invest the most on your production floor in 2025?

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* 14. What are your primary goals for your production line operations for the coming year? Please select your top 3.

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* 15. Where do you see the biggest opportunities for automation in your facility? Select all that apply. (If you have multiple sites, answer for your primary one)

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* 16. How much does your company plan to invest in production automation in 2025?

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* 17. What is your current level of internal capability to implement and operate automation equipment at your company today?

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* 18. If you haven’t automated yet and don't intend to this year, what’s the reason? Select all that apply.

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* 19. What’s your overall perception of automation? Select all that apply.