Manufacturing · Packaging Manufacturing
We make good jars and bottles, and customers still ask a trader for them.
Rigid packs are often bought through a trader who stocks a range and sells in small lots. A maker who sells direct has to be easier to deal with than the stockist, or the buyer goes back to the trader.
Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.
In one paragraph
Rigid packaging is the making of jars, bottles, tubs, cans and boxes that hold their shape, from plastic, glass, metal or board. GullySales makes your range easy to find and compare, and handles the neck finish, closure and quantity questions that come before an order.
The buyer needs a container that fits their filling line, closes properly and looks right on the shelf. That means neck size, capacity, closure and material, all before price.
Last updated 16 Oct 2026.
Who it is for
This is written for you if rigid packaging is what you make or sell.
- Makers of PET and HDPE bottles and jars for food, cosmetic and household brands
- Units making plastic tubs, pails and containers with lids
- Metal can and tin makers for paint, oil and food buyers
- Rigid box makers supplying gift and set-up boxes
- Makers who sell mostly through traders and want more direct accounts
Not for
It is not the right fit if.
- A unit that makes custom moulds only for a single customer and sells nothing from stock
- A maker who does not want to quote small quantities, since many brand owners buy in small lots first
How buyers choose
What decides the sale of rigid packaging.
Capacity, neck finish and closure
The buyer's filler needs a specific neck and cap to fit. A table of capacities and neck sizes on the page saves a long exchange of emails.
Stock sizes against custom moulds
A new brand picks from stock shapes first. A custom mould is a second conversation about cost and minimum order, and the buyer wants it laid out plainly.
Material and use
The buyer asks whether the container suits oil, cream, liquid or powder, and whether the material is acceptable for the product. For food and cosmetic use, the buyer may ask for supporting documents, which your adviser confirms.
Delivery in small lots
A small brand orders a few thousand pieces at a time and wants delivery in full cartons on a date. The maker who handles this politely keeps the account.
Where orders are lost
What usually goes wrong when you sell rigid packaging.
In the words owners use on the first call.
“Brands buy from the trader, not from us”
The trader is closer, stocks several makers and takes small orders. You get the traders' orders but never learn who the actual brand is.
“Buyers ask for the exact neck and we are not on the list”
A search for a particular bottle finds a catalogue that lists it. Yours lists the same bottle as 'bottle, assorted' on a general page.
“Samples go out and nothing follows”
A few sample pieces are posted and the file closes. No call asks whether the cap fit or the filling ran well.
The scope
The work we would propose for rigid packaging.
Measured on qualified enquiries, quotation requests, follow-up on each quotation, orders won and, where you sell through dealers or shelves, repeat orders by channel. Anything here that needs a platform, directory or tool we have not used with you is confirmed with you before it goes in the scope.
- A catalogue page per container typePages for bottles, jars, tubs, pails and cans, each with a table of capacity, neck finish and closure, so a search for a specific container lands on you.
- Trade and stockist programmeA clear price and minimum structure for traders, and a way to learn which brands they supply so you can reach those brands too.
- Sample and cap-fit follow-upAfter a sample goes out, a call asking whether the closure fitted and whether the filling line ran, with the answer logged.
- Outbound to new brandsA list of new food, cosmetic and household brands that fill in rigid packs, with the buyer's name and what they currently use.
A container comparison sheet
Work specific to this trade: a one-page table of your containers by capacity, material and closure for buyers to compare.
What we do
What you get for rigid packaging.
Each deliverable and what it is there to change.
A capacity and neck-finish chart
A buyer finds the match without writing to you, which leaves your phone for the serious enquiries.
A stock list with minimum quantities
Shows what you hold and how small an order can be, which is what a new brand needs to know.
A custom-mould enquiry form
Asks for capacity, shape, closure and the expected yearly quantity, so you can say yes or no quickly.
A sample dispatch and follow-up log
Records who got which sample and what they said, which turns samples into a list of warm buyers.
How the result is measured
- Qualified container enquiries
- Sample requests
- Quotations followed up
- Trial orders won
- Repeat orders per brand
- Trader enquiries and the brands behind them
Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.
How it works
From your first message to the first report.
No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.
First
Your brief
You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.
After the brief
A conversation and a written scope
We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.
Before work starts
Baseline recorded
The numbers this work is meant to move, such as enquiries, quotations, orders, visits or renewals, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.
After the baseline
The first fix goes live
The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is a reply, a follow-up, a page, a listing or the handover between marketing and sales.
As agreed
Report against the baseline
What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.
At renewal
Renew on the numbers
The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.
What we need from you
What to have ready before we talk.
None of it has to be tidy. We read what you have.
- Your container range with capacities and neck sizes
- Materials you work in and any documents you hold for them
- Photographs of your containers on a plain background
- Names of the traders who stock your products
- Your minimum order and mould terms
Export and new regions
Selling rigid packaging beyond your home market.
Where you sell decides standards, documents, payment terms and freight. We work from Bengaluru and have no overseas office, so for a new region we start from your own enquiries, your existing buyers and the directories you already use.
Contract fillers and brands abroad
Small brands and contract fillers in nearby markets buy stock containers. We would test interest from your existing export enquiries first.
Documents for food and cosmetic use
A foreign buyer may ask for material statements for food or cosmetic packs. Which ones apply is for your adviser to confirm.
FAQ
Questions about selling rigid packaging.
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How do I reach brands instead of traders?
Should we show stock sizes publicly?
What if we only make to order?
How much does it cost?
How long is the contract?
How soon will we see results?
Who will actually do the work?
What do you need from us?
What if we are not happy with the work?
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Why us
Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.
Marketing and sales, as one job
Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.
The person on the first call does the work
No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.
A baseline before anything starts
Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.
The fee in writing, split three ways
Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.
No guarantees we cannot keep
The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.
One office, and we say so
Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.
#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.
Engagement options
Ways to work with us.
Pick the size of commitment that fits. Every option starts with your brief and a conversation.
Option 1
The conversation on its own
A call after you send your brief. It says honestly whether you need outside help, and many fixes are ones your own team can make.
Option 2
One fix, scoped
Start with the fix that matters most, such as reply time or follow-up. The fee is in writing before anything starts.
Option 3
An ongoing programme
We run the work, report against the baseline, and you renew on the numbers. The term and the reporting are agreed in writing first.
Option 4
Guidance for your own team or agency
We plan, brief and check the work of your in-house team or current agency, instead of replacing them.
Your brief
Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.
Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.
Your next practical step
Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.
Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.