I’m looking for the best way to track packaging costs in QuickBooks for a small business. Specifically, I work with custom cereal packaging, and sometimes, costs fluctuate based on material and design choices.

While researching, I came across this blog post https://www.customcerealbox.com/close-cereal-boxes/ that discusses different types of cereal box closures and their impact on cost and branding. It got me thinking should I create separate expense categories for different packaging types in QuickBooks, or would a single "packaging cost" category work best?

Would love to hear how others manage this in QuickBooks and if there are any best practices for keeping packaging expenses well-organized.