Promens Market Feedback Survey

Promens is a leading company in the development and manufacture of food-approved material handling containers.

Pet food manufacturers are now faced with the demands of the Food Safety Modernization Act. We are interested in learning more about the opportunities and issues facing your operation in the areas of material handling. Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey. The first 100 respondents are eligible to enter the drawing for the Kindle Fires.

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your role in your operation?

Engineering

Plant operations

Processing/production management

Processing operations

QC/Food safety

Purchasing

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* 2. Which of the following best describes your role in purchasing decisions for containers?

I am a decision maker

I make recommendations

I influence the decision

No role in purchase decisions

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* 3. Tell us about the issues you face in handling your ingredients and products today. Please rate each issue below on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is Very Significant and 1 is Not At All Significant.

	1 - not at all significant	2	3	4	5 - very significant
Too many types of bins in use; want to standardize	Too many types of bins in use; want to standardize 1 - not at all significant	Too many types of bins in use; want to standardize 2	Too many types of bins in use; want to standardize 3	Too many types of bins in use; want to standardize 4	Too many types of bins in use; want to standardize 5 - very significant
Containers break easily	Containers break easily 1 - not at all significant	Containers break easily 2	Containers break easily 3	Containers break easily 4	Containers break easily 5 - very significant
Containers must withstand heat	Containers must withstand heat 1 - not at all significant	Containers must withstand heat 2	Containers must withstand heat 3	Containers must withstand heat 4	Containers must withstand heat 5 - very significant
Containers must withstand cold	Containers must withstand cold 1 - not at all significant	Containers must withstand cold 2	Containers must withstand cold 3	Containers must withstand cold 4	Containers must withstand cold 5 - very significant
Containers must be easy to clean	Containers must be easy to clean 1 - not at all significant	Containers must be easy to clean 2	Containers must be easy to clean 3	Containers must be easy to clean 4	Containers must be easy to clean 5 - very significant
Dimensions of containers need to meet the design of racking, storage, material handling equipment, or transportation	Dimensions of containers need to meet the design of racking, storage, material handling equipment, or transportation 1 - not at all significant	Dimensions of containers need to meet the design of racking, storage, material handling equipment, or transportation 2	Dimensions of containers need to meet the design of racking, storage, material handling equipment, or transportation 3	Dimensions of containers need to meet the design of racking, storage, material handling equipment, or transportation 4	Dimensions of containers need to meet the design of racking, storage, material handling equipment, or transportation 5 - very significant
Containers that are available don't meet our requirements; need custom design	Containers that are available don't meet our requirements; need custom design 1 - not at all significant	Containers that are available don't meet our requirements; need custom design 2	Containers that are available don't meet our requirements; need custom design 3	Containers that are available don't meet our requirements; need custom design 4	Containers that are available don't meet our requirements; need custom design 5 - very significant
Palletizing and transit problems (e.g., bags slide off pallet, etc.)	Palletizing and transit problems (e.g., bags slide off pallet, etc.) 1 - not at all significant	Palletizing and transit problems (e.g., bags slide off pallet, etc.) 2	Palletizing and transit problems (e.g., bags slide off pallet, etc.) 3	Palletizing and transit problems (e.g., bags slide off pallet, etc.) 4	Palletizing and transit problems (e.g., bags slide off pallet, etc.) 5 - very significant
Containers must be stackable	Containers must be stackable 1 - not at all significant	Containers must be stackable 2	Containers must be stackable 3	Containers must be stackable 4	Containers must be stackable 5 - very significant
Containers must be recyclable	Containers must be recyclable 1 - not at all significant	Containers must be recyclable 2	Containers must be recyclable 3	Containers must be recyclable 4	Containers must be recyclable 5 - very significant
Containers must be easy to repair	Containers must be easy to repair 1 - not at all significant	Containers must be easy to repair 2	Containers must be easy to repair 3	Containers must be easy to repair 4	Containers must be easy to repair 5 - very significant
Other	Other 1 - not at all significant	Other 2	Other 3	Other 4	Other 5 - very significant

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* 4. If you selected "Other", please specify:

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* 5. Are you concerned about contamination?

Yes

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* 6. For what purpose do you use containers in your operation?

In-plant processing

Intra-plant transportation among your facilities

Inter-plant with a vendor or customer

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What type of containers are you currently using in your operation?

Stainless steel

Double- or triple-wall corrugated/cardboard gaylord boxes

Single wall plastic bins

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How many containers are in use?

More than 2000

1000 - 2000

500 - 999

101 - 499

Fewer than 100

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* 9. How often do you order new containers to replace unusable, worn-out or broken containers?

Every two years

Once a year

Every 6 months

Monthly

Other (please specify)