Adding Value with Care & Support
At ATIB, product purity and safety are paramount. Our comprehensive, multi-layered approach ensures your sensitive natural products remain free from infestation across all stages of storage and processing, leveraging dedicated infrastructure and chemical-free treatments.
We provide extended service by managing the vessel schedule for stuffing, following up the vessel status to ensure no delay due to indirect vessel routes, also provide updates regarding congestion in the vessel route, and intimating the vessel arrival to our customers. To avoid any demurrage on agreed free days, we constantly follow up the shipment – right from dispatch to unloading and return of the container to the destination port. In case of any marine damages, our team also assists with the insurance claim so our customers can be reimbursed on time, with no stress.
Once the product is on the shelves, for any root cause analysis at the customer’s end, we provide extensive details of the product such as ingredient details, supplier details, blend number, manufacturing date, packing material details as well as personnel involved at every stage of manufacturing (including machine operators, supervisors, QC/QA, and workers), thereby aiding in 100% reverse trace process.
Feedback
- Follow up on whether the product has been received at the customer’s end
- Query on product satisfaction
- Follow up on whether anything else can be done further in regards to the current order
Sampling
- Preserving the offer sample
- Keeping a record of every iteration drawn at every stage, including pre-shipment sample and shipment sample
- Offering samples of previous blends to ascertain the taste and quality at any point of time after delivering the products
Traceability
- Keeping a detailed backward traceability record of all ingredients and tea-related products for quality assurance
- Keeping a detailed forward traceability record of the finished products after they move out of our facility
Storage
- Sharing knowledge with customers on requisites of storage space and conditions
- Offering storage space to customers to store raw materials after sourcing and also store finished goods before dispatch (subject to availability)
Frequently Asked Questions
A: Pyramid Tea Bags (biodegradable, nylon, woven/non-woven); Stapled as well as Staple-Free Double-Chamber Tea Bags and Single-Chamber Tea Bags, both with and without envelopes; Square Pot Tea Bags and Family-Size Pot Tea Bags.
A: The MOQ will be provided based on customisation factors.
A: Envelope structures are customisable but MOQs will apply. Some of the more commonly available options include Met-PET, Met-BOPP, PE-coated paper, aluminium foil, BOPP & Met-CPP.
A: Herbal, Fruits, Spices, and flavoured (natural and nature-identical flavouring agents, liquid as well as granule).
A: More than one factor could determine the ideal pack size. Some of these include tea type, product segmentation, packing format, brand sensibilities, target market, demographic data. We provide advice based on our experience and consumer demand, keeping in mind the economic impact and wastage from the product.
A: The shelf-life of a product is a sum total of all the input materials. The ideal way to establish the shelf-life is by means of a scientific analysis of the various components, under standard test conditions.
A: Please visit our Corporate Website – Private Label page, and click on ‘Machine Configuration’ for all the details.
A: For the double-chamber as well as single-chamber tea bags, we use bleached/unbleached paper as per the client’s preferences. For the pyramid tea bags, we use biodegradable and non-biodegradable filters, both woven as well as non-woven type.
A: We help source a variety of cartons such as mono/duplex cartons, shelf-ready cartons (e-flute cartons), semi-rigid cartons, rigid cartons. We also offer alternatives to cartons such as stand-up pouches (made of flexible laminates and kraft paper), tin caddies, paper canisters, jars, etc.
A: The packing volume in a baby carton is directly tied into the volume of the tea as well as the primary packaging (type of tea bag). We are capable of accommodating all varieties of packaging as per customer requirements. We also assist with technical guidance in this regard as may be required.
A: The packing volume is directly tied into the consumer unit format that goes into the shipper boxes. We are capable of accommodating all varieties of packaging as per customer requirements. We also assist with technical guidance in this regard as may be required.
A: In many cases, the loadability is calculated based on the shipper box size. In other cases, the palletisation pattern plays a key role if the cargo is palletised. We provide assistance in calculating loadability depending on the choice of container – 20’ standard, 40’ High Cube, 40’ standard.
A: The delivery schedules are generally tied into the order quantities, packing requirements, input material lead times, and existing order queue. That said, however, delivery schedules are discussed with the client before finalisation. Delivery terms are usually dependent on the agreed terms and conditions; as such, we offer ex-factory, FOB, CIF/CFR delivery terms. We also a variety of options, depending on the client’s requirements, as it relates to the mode of shipment.
Biodegradable material is fast becoming the material of choice for most brand owners. We offer biodegradable materials, specifically for construction of tea bags. We also offer industrially compostable as well as recyclable packaging options based on the client’s requirements.
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© A.Tosh Ishimitsu Beverages India Private Limited
All Rights Reserved.