The "In" Crowd

"Our thing is packaging," says Dan Reed. For that reason, his shop only insources that kind of work. The in-plant started insourcing about eight years ago to fill lulls in its schedule.

"Our inside work follows the sales of McCormick products," Reed says. He reports that business for the seasoning and flavoring company is usually slowest in the spring. This affords the time to bring in work.