The scouting platform for future‑proof packaging

Brand owners bring a rough brief and get packaging that performs and meets the PPWR. Material suppliers get those briefs fully specified and matched to their materials.

Brand owners find packaging that performs on their line and meets the PPWR. Material suppliers find the brand owners most likely to buy.

For material suppliers

For brand owners

Which side of the packaging market are you on?

Quartermaster fills the data gaps itself and does the specification and matching work for both sides of the deal.

Quartermaster uses material, machine and market data to match packaging requirements with the materials most likely to meet them.

For material suppliers

Real brand owner briefs, already specified, so your team stops decoding vague requests.

See the brand owner, how your material scored and where it fell short.

Learn where your portfolio wins and where to focus product development.

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For brand owners

Get a ranked shortlist of packaging materials that fit your product, your line and the PPWR.

Incomplete specification? We fill the gaps with our own test data.

Our team runs the trials, so you launch on time and on budget.

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The proof is in the pudding

~ 25,000 tonnes

packaging material volume on the platform

190+

102

brand owner briefs

250+

Over 1,000

technical parameters across thousands of tested solutions

As of 4 November 2026, based on internal platform data.

Why Quartermaster

Most packaging briefs leave 60% of key requirements undefined*

If you do not know exactly what your packaging must do, you cannot find the right material. Inherited specifications and guesswork slow every launch.

01.

Incomplete specifications

Lab results are not real-life results

Data sheets test a flat sheet of material. Your pack is formed, filled and sealed on a machine, and that is where most materials fail.

03.

The PPWR now applies

04.

Slow sales for sustainable materials

Incomplete specifications

The average brief defines only 40% of the requirements that decide whether a pack succeeds. The rest are guessed, so sourcing and testing become slow and expensive.

Lab results are not real-life results

Data sheets test a flat sheet of material. Your pack is formed, filled and sealed on a machine, and that is where most materials fail.

The PPWR now applies

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation has applied since 12 August 2026 to every pack sold in the EU, wherever it is made. From 2030, packaging that cannot be recycled may no longer be sold.

Slow sales for sustainable materials

Packaging returns have stayed below 2020 levels for five years, and many sustainable alternatives still cost four to five times more while performing worse.

Incomplete specifications

The average brief defines only 40% of the requirements that decide whether a pack succeeds. The rest are guessed, so sourcing and testing become slow and expensive.

Lab results are not real-life results

Data sheets test a flat sheet of material. Your pack is formed, filled and sealed on a machine, and that is where most materials fail.

The PPWR now applies

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation has applied since 12 August 2026 to every pack sold in the EU, wherever it is made. From 2030, packaging that cannot be recycled may no longer be sold.

Slow sales for sustainable materials

Packaging returns have stayed below 2020 levels for five years, and many sustainable alternatives still cost four to five times more while performing worse.

How it works

Packaging decisions based on data, not opinion

We complete your requirements with test data, then predict how each material will perform once formed, filled and sealed. You only test the options most likely to succeed.

Predict what will work

Our algorithm predicts how likely a material is to succeed in your pack, and how likely a brief is to become revenue for a supplier.

No data? No problem

Know where your materials fit

A system that learns with you

Predict what will work

Our algorithm predicts how likely a material is to succeed in your pack, and how likely a brief is to become revenue for a supplier.

No data? No problem

Know where your materials fit

A system that learns with you

How we work

What working with us looks like

Send us your specs

PDF, spreadsheet or a few bullet points in an email: send whatever you have.

Your cockpit

We run a first analysis and share it in your cockpit, your personal Quartermaster dashboard.

Test and qualify

Our team runs a structured trial process, so you reach a working pack on time and on budget.

Questions

The questions we get asked most

Still curious? Talk to us

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Are these real briefs? From real brand owners?

What if my brief is incomplete?

Do I have to share confidential material data?

How long does it take to complete a brief?

What does Quartermaster cost?

Who sees my brief, and how much do they see?

Quartermaster: the scouting platform for future-proof packaging

Built for teams that want to launch more sustainable packaging faster. Fewer trials, clearer decisions, and materials that make it onto the shelf.

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Quartermaster: the scouting platform for future-proof packaging

Built for teams that want to launch more sustainable packaging faster. Fewer trials, clearer decisions, and materials that make it onto the shelf.

Book a demo

Quartermaster: the scouting platform for future-proof packaging

Built for teams that want to launch more sustainable packaging faster. Fewer trials, clearer decisions, and materials that make it onto the shelf.

Book a demo