Responsible Manufacturer Benchmark - RFI

By CommonShare

RFI, LLC is a vertically integrated manufacturer catering to the dietary supplement, functional food, and nutritional beverage industries. With a strong foundation in custom manufacturing and formulation expertise, RFI offers a wide range of specialty ingredients and botanical actives to create cutting-edge product solutions. Their commitment to whole food, natural ingredients processed sustainably sets them apart in the market.

RFI's core products include proprietary solutions like Fruit & Veggie Powders, Cereal Grasses & Microalgae, and Botanicals & Teas, along with Vegan Proteins & Blends. Their market presence is bolstered by a vertically integrated business model that ensures consistent quality, availability, and pricing for their client-partners. RFI's Blueprints for Health service streamlines product development, manufacturing, and marketing, saving time and money for their customers.

With a focus on innovation, RFI has positioned itself as a leader in the industry, continuously striving to meet their customer's wants, needs, and values with on-trend products. Their dedication to sustainable sourcing and clean processing methods further enhances their unique value proposition. RFI's geographic presence is widespread, serving a diverse customer base in the global market.

As RFI looks towards the future, their strategic direction involves continued innovation, expansion into new markets, and a commitment to providing high-quality, sustainable product solutions. With a strong emphasis on customer satisfaction and industry leadership, RFI is poised to remain a key player in the dietary supplement and functional food industries.

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Traceability

An increasingly important factor in global supply chains, traceability assesses the manufacturer's capability to track products and materials from origin to delivery. The Sustainable Manufacturers Benchmark® explores this through the lens of tiered supplier verification, culminating in end-to-end traceability with real-time monitoring and complete transparency.

Digitized Products

The digital landscape has transformed B2B interactions. This facet assesses the extent to which manufacturers have digitized their product offerings. The spectrum ranges from manufacturers without any online product catalog to those boasting advanced B2B e-commerce platforms, providing clients with order customization, real-time tracking, and an integrated view of the supply chain.

Preferred Materials

This aspect gauges the extent to which manufacturers incorporate sustainable, circular, and regenerative materials in their supply chain. It assesses whether companies merely use standard materials or whether they actively prioritize sustainable and preferred materials in their product range, even going so far as to offer digital verification of material certificates.

Facility Verification and Services

This dimension evaluates the openness and commitment of manufacturers regarding their facility's conditions and services. It covers a spectrum, from providing no facility details at all to showcasing comprehensive third-party audits, ensuring transparency in worker welfare and showcasing a clear commitment to maintaining top-tier facility services.

Readiness to Contract

Before entering a partnership, it's pivotal to understand a manufacturer's business legitimacy. The Sustainable Manufacturers Benchmark® checks for the presence and verification of essential documents, ranging from basic business licenses to comprehensive documentation, client testimonials, and even third-party attestations that verify a manufacturer's reliability and readiness to contract.

RFI

United States

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How our Responsible Manufacturer Benchmark® Works?

By CommonShare

The Responsible Manufacturer Benchmark is a comprehensive framework designed to evaluate and rate manufacturers based on their commitment to sustainability, digital integration, readiness for contracting, material sourcing, and facility standards. It provides a clear, standardized metric for assessing manufacturers in a B2B environment, helping businesses make informed decisions aligned with their sustainability objectives. The benchmark covers crucial areas like end-to-end traceability, the digital verification of supply tiers, utilization of preferred materials, and verified social audits for facilities. By incorporating both depth and granularity across its criteria, the benchmark not only promotes transparency but also encourages continuous improvement in responsible manufacturing practices.