1. Parties: Identification of the contract manufacturer and the client company, including full legal names and registered addresses
2. Background: Context of the agreement, including brief description of parties' businesses and purpose of the manufacturing arrangement
3. Definitions: Defined terms used throughout the agreement, including technical terms specific to food manufacturing
4. Scope of Services: Detailed description of manufacturing services to be provided, including production volumes and capacity commitments
5. Manufacturing Process and Standards: Requirements for manufacturing processes, including compliance with food safety standards and quality control procedures
6. Quality Control and Testing: Quality assurance procedures, testing requirements, and acceptance criteria for manufactured products
7. Supply of Materials: Responsibilities for sourcing and supplying raw materials, packaging materials, and other inputs
8. Pricing and Payment Terms: Pricing structure, payment terms, invoicing procedures, and any volume-based pricing arrangements
9. Intellectual Property: Ownership and usage rights of recipes, formulations, manufacturing processes, and other IP
10. Confidentiality: Protection of trade secrets, proprietary information, and other confidential information
11. Warranties and Quality Guarantees: Product quality warranties, compliance with standards, and remedies for non-conforming products
12. Liability and Indemnification: Allocation of risks, liability limitations, and indemnification obligations
13. Term and Termination: Duration of agreement, renewal terms, and termination rights
14. Force Majeure: Provisions for handling circumstances beyond parties' control
15. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution: Choice of Austrian law and dispute resolution procedures
16. General Provisions: Standard boilerplate provisions including notices, amendments, and assignment rights
