Mobile Canning Evaluation

The craft brewing industry is huge, at the beginning of 2017 the count had just reached over 5,000 breweries and brewpubs in the United States alone. On top of craft beer, other craft beverages are starting to show up in cans on store shelves. With cider, wine, coffee, and soda emerging into the craft scene, the mobile canning opportunities just keep growing.

Any owner and operator of a mobile canning operation needs to focus on quality. Brewers put a whole lot of work into their creations, and that quality product deserves a quality fill.

As a Mobile Canner, the filler you choose will ultimately decide the quality of fill you are providing your customers. If options are available an informed customer and smart buyer will choose the mobile canning company that has the better filler. Knowing the benefits of counter pressure fillers versus others will give any mobile canner an edge over the competition.

Most Mobile Canners will charge either by the can or case filled for their services. Along with the basic filling charges it is typical to also charge fees for showing up, ends provided, shrink sleeved cans, and other potential services provided while onsite. ROI depends solely on the ability of the user to setup, clean, effectively begin canning, clean up, and travel to either your next location or home.

Things to consider when looking into Mobile Canning

• Box Truck vs Trailer
• Space Required for either
• How Much Automation are you bringing and setting up?
  • How long it will take to setup you system?
  • How many people are running your operation
• What are your typical size runs looking like 10, 20, or 50 barrel, or larger.
• What is your pricing structure for different volumes?
• Are you wanting to provide cans, ends, and other supplies?
• Is the machine going to stay in the trailer or be setup inside the plant?

There is money to be made as a mobile canner but being able to understand your equipment, beer and other beverage conditions, along general ability to overcome the packaging obstacles that arise as part of mobile canning crucial to being successful.