OUR PROCESS

Stout Stuff applies a time-tested process to design, manufacture, and deliver innovative, quality products at extremely competitive prices – providing retailers and their customers with truly exceptional value!

Our process begins with identifying retailer opportunities:

Traditional bid process
National brand quality level development
Private label or new brand launch to market

DEFINING PROJECT SCOPE

COLLABORATIVE DESIGN

Our account management and design teams work together to develop innovative concepts:

Improving product design and functionality

Maintaining target cost

Respectful of intellectual property through creative solutions

PROTOTYPING

Our design team provides a hands-on, interactive preliminary review process:

3D renderings and 3D printer prototypes

Primary and secondary packaging

Temporary mold construction

Custom fabrication and mockups

PRICING

Our prototypes are used to establish and confirm pricing with a variety of manufacturing partners around the world:

USA, China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, and South America

US Warehoused or Direct Import

REVIEW & REVISE

Our review process is focused on collaboration with the retailer to find the best product-market fit:

Retailer product review and revisions

Preliminary independent test lab results/reviews

Consumer reviews

PRE- PRODUCTION

Our thorough process ensures the product is ready for final production:

Custom mold development

Finalize packaging

Production timeline confirmation

Independent test lab submission

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Our team oversees all manufacturing activities to ensure production goals and quality standards are met:

Maintaining adequate supply levels

Managing upstream costs

Finding efficiencies and driving further innovation

Building meaningful partnerships

RECENT CASE STUDIES

QUICK CLEAN VICTORY

The team was approached by a long-term partner retailer intending to expand their private brand in the Quick Clean category. Over two years we developed a first to market, national brand equivalent this is compatible with the national brand program. Consumers now have an alternative when none existed before.