Food and beverage co-packers
Bars, snacks, sauces, baked goods, frozen foods and drinks. What to require from a co-packer, the questions to ask, and US co-packers whose own websites back every claim we list.
Most retailers expect an SQF, BRCGS or similar GFSI-benchmarked certificate. Ask for the current certificate and the grade from the last audit.
Under FSMA, facilities need a preventive controls plan. Ask how they handle allergens, changeovers between your product and others, and environmental monitoring.
If your label makes a claim, the facility has to hold the matching certification. Check that it covers your product line, not just the plant.
Every case and unit should carry a lot code you can trace back to ingredient lots. Ask when they last ran a mock recall and how long it took.
Decide who buys each ingredient and packaging item. If you supply them, agree on how your materials are received, stored, counted and charged for waste.
Co-packers schedule lines weeks or months out. Ask about minimum run size, how often they can run you, and what happens if a run slips.
US manufacturers whose own websites say they make these products for other brands.
80 of 80 manufacturers
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Fruit processor in Mt. Jackson, Virginia that makes applesauce, fruit pouches and conventional and organic baby food pouches for private label and co-packing customers, alongside jams and fruit spreads.
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West Sacramento, CA
Artisan bread bakery with a 60,000 sq ft plant in West Sacramento, California that co-packs and private-labels breads for brands and retailers, with R&D and custom formulation, from small launches to national runs.
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Colorado contract manufacturer near Boulder that makes popped chips and crisps, puffs, granola, nut mixes and baked goods for other brands. It has an R&D team for flavors and reformulation and packs in pouches from single-serve to club sizes.
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Bakell, a maker of baking and cake decoration ingredients with Southern California facilities, offers contract dry blending, stick pack and sachet filling of powder foods, and white label packing for brand partners.
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Denver, CO
Basecamp Co-Pack is a small Denver, Colorado manufacturer that makes bars, bites, powdered drink mixes, baking mixes, spices, oatmeal and teas for other brands, with R&D and filling into pouches, stick packs, jars and tubs.
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Gypsum, CO
Fermented-beverage maker in Gypsum, Colorado that brews kombucha, prebiotic sodas and tepache for private-label programs and other brands, with in-house R&D, can and bottle filling, labeling and design help.
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High Point, NC
Woman-owned granola co-manufacturer in High Point, North Carolina. It scales a brand's recipe to production volume, makes and packs it to spec, and offers co-packing and warehousing.
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Chicago, IL
Contract beverage manufacturer in Chicago, Illinois focused on cold brew coffee and tea, including coffee and tea lattes and plant-based drinks. It makes non-alcoholic drinks for other brands.
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Plymouth, MA
Plymouth, Massachusetts maker of granola, granola and protein bars, cereals and cookies for other brands. It offers contract manufacturing, co-packing and R&D, and works with early-stage brands as well as established ones.
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Stated minimum: 5k lbs - 950k lbs production range
Burnsville, MN
Chef-driven custom food manufacturer with plants in Burnsville and Lakeville, Minnesota making frozen entrees, breakfast items and handhelds for retail, private label and foodservice customers, with in-house recipe development.
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Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, Colorado co-packer of salsas, pasta sauces, barbecue sauces and salad dressings, hot-packed in glass and plastic. It runs hands-on small batches for start-ups and helps with recipe development, labels and compliance.
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South El Monte, CA
Frozen dumpling, bao and egg roll maker with a 13,000 sq ft plant in South El Monte, California, offering custom co-packing, private-label frozen dumpling lines and custom flavor development for brands, grocers and restaurants.
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Torrance, CA
Torrance, California manufacturer that bottles, pouches and cups fresh sauces, salsas, dips, dressings and juices for other brands, often using high pressure processing. It works with first-time founders as well as national brands and says production minimums start small.
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Beverage co-packer with canning plants in Mooresville, North Carolina, Fort Worth, Texas and Cold Spring, Minnesota. It offers several can sizes and packaging configurations, warehousing, and on-site analytical and microbiological testing.
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Henderson, NC
Henderson, North Carolina co-packer of sauces, dressings, spices and rubs that cooks, bottles, packs and ships for brands. Its food scientists turn recipes into shelf-stable production samples, and it also offers in-house recipes for private label.
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St. Charles, IL
Compact Industries in St. Charles, Illinois, co-packs powdered foods and drink mixes such as hot cocoa, cappuccino mixes, creamers and soluble coffee, with custom blending, R&D and several packaging options.
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Brick Township, NJ
Coffee, tea and beverage-mix maker on a multi-building campus in Brick Township, New Jersey that private labels its products, including single-serve cups and powdered drink mixes. It designs and prints packaging on site and works with startups through national chains.
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Payson, UT
Family-owned food maker in Payson, Utah that co-packs and private-labels jams, syrups, barbecue and hot sauces, Asian-style sauces and nut butters. Glass and plastic bottles and pouches are filled in its own plant.
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Bergen, NY
Bergen, New York contract manufacturer of sauces, dressings and marinades with kettles as small as 40 gallons for trial runs. It co-packs and private-labels, helps create custom formulas, and hand-pours and labels products.
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Stated minimum: No minimums
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio, Texas co-packer of shelf-stable hot sauces, BBQ sauces, salsas, marinades, queso and dressings in retail jars and bottles or foodservice sizes. It runs customer recipes, private-label runs and new recipe development for growing brands.
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Stated minimum: 1,000 gallons per run, ordered at least quarterly
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City chocolate maker that produces truffles, barks and sugar-free chocolates under other companies' brands. It develops custom blends and molds and packs product in the client's branded packaging.
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Sparks, NV
Organic tea blender and packer in Sparks, Nevada that co-packs tea, herbs and spices and runs a private label tea program. It offers custom blends, tea bags, pyramid sachets, iced tea brew bags and pouches.
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Stated minimum: 100 lbs per custom blend
Wylie, TX
Family-run gourmet popcorn maker in Wylie, Texas that offers white-label popcorn under a client's brand. It runs a peanut-free kitchen and offers package design.
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Commercial bakery with two plants in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that co-packs cookies, crackers and cheese straws for other brands. It also develops recipes and offers custom packaging formats.
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Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, Arizona frozen novelty manufacturer making stick novelties, ice cream sandwiches and cups for ice cream brands, from the brand's own recipe or the company's proprietary recipes, with capacity aimed at brands of all sizes.
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Wisconsin brewery that co-packs canned beer, RTDs, non-alcoholic drinks, hemp-derived beverages and soda, with small pilot runs available. It supports formulation and product development and does lab testing and quality checks.
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Stated minimum: 700 cans (small-run pilot)
Milford, PA
Econo-Pak blends and packs dry foods for other brands at its plant in Milford, Pennsylvania, including powders, baking mixes and seasoning blends, and fills sachets, pouches and cartons.
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Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, New Mexico salsa and chile sauce maker whose plant co-packs and private-labels salsas, BBQ sauces and hot sauces for other brands. Its R&D team starts with small test batches before scaling up.
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Stated minimum: 10,000 units per year
Chicago, IL
Chicago bar bakery that makes baked, raw, slab and extruded bars for other brands. It runs your recipe, offers its own recipes under your label, and helps with recipe development, with small trial runs for new brands.
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Stated minimum: Trial runs start at 1,000 bars
Columbus, IN
Tea importer and blender in Columbus, Indiana that offers private label loose-leaf tea, pyramid sachets and iced teas in tins and pouches. It also co-packs pyramid tea bags and works with small start-ups.
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Stated minimum: 16 tins or pouches per flavor (96 tins total) for private label; 2,000 pyramid bags per flavor for co-packing
Tulsa, OK
Organic kombucha brewery in Tulsa, Oklahoma that also brews and packages kombucha, herbal tonics and other functional drinks for startups and established brands, with help on custom formulas.
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Traverse City, MI
Traverse City, Michigan maker of preserves, salsas, sauces and condiments that produces brands' own recipes or private-labels its line in glass jars and bottles. It is aimed at brands with a proven product that are ready to grow.
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Stated minimum: 1,200 units per product
Sunbury, PA
Coffee roaster in Sunbury, Pennsylvania that roasts, blends and packs private label coffee, tea, K-Cup compatible pods and cold brew filter packs. It also co-packs a brand's own coffee or tea and packs powdered drink mixes.
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Stated minimum: One pallet of finished product
Palmetto, FL
Family-run beverage co-packer in Palmetto, Florida with a cold-fill canning line and a bottle-filling line. It develops formulas and runs small pilot and test-market batches of seltzers, functional and wellness drinks for brands.
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Stated minimum: 200 cases (4,800 cans) per run
North Kingstown, RI
Grams Inc. in Rhode Island formulates, blends and fills beverage powders, including drink mixes, hydration blends and coffee creamers, into custom-printed single-serve stick packs, with ready-to-label formulas or custom R&D.
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Stated minimum: 20,000 custom beverage stick packs
Paxton, IL
Jerky co-manufacturer with plants in Paxton and Danville, Illinois. It makes whole-muscle jerky, meat bars and bites for other brands, with custom spice blends and an R&D team for new products.
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New Haven, CT
HPP juice maker in New Haven, Connecticut that cold-presses, cold-mills, fills and high-pressure-processes juices, nut milks, plant protein drinks and drinkable soups for other brands and store banners.
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Naperville, IL · also IN
Frozen and refrigerated co-manufacturer headquartered in Naperville, Illinois with a plant in East Chicago, Indiana, making entrees, bowls, sides, meal kits and vegetable blends for brands and private label programs, with R&D and in-house packaging lines.
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Lincoln, NE
Heartland Gourmet in Lincoln, Nebraska, does private label and co-packing of dry-blended baking mixes and cocoas, plus frozen doughs, in gluten-free, organic and conventional lines, and offers recipe development and ready private label recipes.
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Dayton, OH
Dayton, Ohio small-batch co-packer of gourmet sauces, dressings, salsas, mustards, dips and relishes. It scales customer recipes, offers its own recipes for private label, and packs into jars, bottles, pails and bag-in-box.
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Ogden, UT · also CA
Honeyville custom-blends dry mixes such as bakery mixes, pancake mixes, seasonings and beverage blends at plants in Ogden, Utah and Rancho Cucamonga, California, for private label and co-manufacturing customers, with in-house formulation and packaging.
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Stated minimum: 10,000 lbs for bulk blending
Carrollton, TX
IBR Packaging in Carrollton, Texas, fills powder drink mixes and other food powders into stick packs, sachets and pouches for brands, from small pilot runs to large production runs.
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Stated minimum: Pilot runs from 5,000 units
Boca Raton, FL
Dedicated gluten-free bakery manufacturer in Boca Raton, Florida making cookies, muffins, bagels, breads and mixes under other companies' brands, either from its own developed products or the brand's recipe.
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Kent, WA
Coffee roaster and packer in Kent, Washington that makes private label coffee, single-serve pods and cold brew pitcher packs. It can also pack a brand's own roasted beans.
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Mountainville, NY
Dedicated gluten-free bakery in Mountainville, New York that co-packs and private-labels muffins, cookies, breads, pastries and other baked goods for retailers and emerging food brands, with formulation and packaging support.
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Random Lake, WI
Long-running aluminum-can co-packer in Random Lake, Wisconsin that blends and cans sodas, sparkling waters, energy drinks, juices and functional drinks to brand owners' formulas, with an on-site quality lab and secondary packaging.
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San Antonio, TX
San Antonio snack co-packer for nuts, dried fruit, candy and trail mixes, offering private label, co-packing and formulation help. It packs retail-ready pouches and bags in house.
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Stated minimum: One pallet (standard packaging formats)
Halethorpe, MD
Food co-packer in Halethorpe, Maryland (Clean Label Gourmet Foods) that makes and packages baby food for brands using hot fill, cold fill and in-house HPP, including spouted pouches and stick packs. It has a smaller kitchen for startups and a larger plant for scale.
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Janesville, WI
Shelf-stable food co-manufacturer in Janesville, Wisconsin that makes wet pet food, broths and soups in Tetra Recart cartons and pouches. It runs pilots and small batches for growing brands as well as full production.
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Madison, WI
Craft kombucha brewery in Madison, Wisconsin whose parent company, Upside Func. Beverage Co., brews, bottles, cans and kegs kombucha and other functional drinks for other brands, with private label and R&D help for companies that need lower minimums.
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Anaheim, CA
Beverage developer and co-packer in Orange County, California, tied to a flavor house, that formulates drinks and powdered drink mixes and bottles or cans them on small production lines for startups and established brands.
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Yakima, WA
Yakima, Washington beverage co-packer that cans and bottles soft drinks, energy drinks, water and alcoholic beverages. It runs canning lines and PET bottling lines and tests finished drinks in an on-site lab.
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Reno, NV
Nutrient Survival co-manufactures powders, freeze-dried foods and nutrition bars for other brands at its Reno, Nevada facility, with dry blending, in-house R&D, pilot runs and pouch, can and bulk packing.
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Stated minimum: Pilot runs from 500 lb; standard production minimum 1,000 lb per run
Saint Helens, OR
St. Helens, Oregon maker of jams, syrups, barbecue sauces and bar mixers that co-packs customer recipes and white-labels its own products. It works with food entrepreneurs on runs from small batch to bulk.
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Hammond, IN · also IL
Contract food manufacturer with a production plant in Indiana and an extrusion innovation facility in Illinois. It blends, spray-dries and extrudes food ingredients, powders, snacks and cereals and packs them into pouches, bags, boxes and bulk formats.
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Toledo, OH
Family-owned coffee roaster in Toledo, Ohio that roasts, grinds and packs private label coffee in bags and single-serve K-Cups. Brands can use the house roasts or send their own roasted beans to be packed.
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Stated minimum: No minimum for private label with their beans; 250 K-Cups per roast with your own beans
Lowell, MA
Lowell, Massachusetts maker of soups, sauces and frozen specialty foods that develops and produces private label products, with recipe development and pouch, cup and pail packing in an SQF Level II plant.
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Chula Vista, CA
Nut roaster and snack packer in Chula Vista, California. It roasts, coats and mixes nuts, trail mixes and fruit blends, packs other brands' products and offers custom-labeled goods in bags, tubs and boxes.
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Hudsonville, MI
Canning co-packer in Hudsonville, Michigan that fills sodas, energy drinks, functional drinks and seltzers, as well as some alcoholic RTDs, for small, mid-size and startup brands, with in-house variety packing.
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Marietta, GA
Organic, gluten-free granola and snack maker in Marietta, Georgia that co-packs bars, bites, granola and nuts for other brands. Runs are sized for brands that are just starting as well as those scaling up.
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Stated minimum: 1,000 lbs per run (granola)
Brookshire, TX
Tea and botanicals company based in Brookshire, Texas that offers tea contract manufacturing, private label development and blend formulation. It works with start-ups as well as larger retail brands.
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Frederick, CO
Small canning co-packer in Frederick, Colorado that fills and flash-pasteurizes energy drinks, sodas, craft water, teas and kombucha (plus some alcoholic RTDs) for brands, and runs hands-on R&D days for product development.
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Holland, MI
Frozen prepared-food co-packer in Holland, Michigan making custom entrées, sides, appetizers, sauces and desserts to each customer's recipe or spec. It runs blast freezing, tray and bag packing, and an in-house lab, and has a program for startups and small brands.
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Forest Park, IL
Wholesale bakery in Forest Park, Illinois (Chicago area) making brownies, bakery bars and cookies, shipped frozen, with co-packing, private labeling and custom product programs subject to volume minimums.
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Piscataway, NJ
Family-owned maker of popped and puffed snacks, chips and shaped snacks in Piscataway, New Jersey. It offers turnkey private label, co-packing and contract manufacturing, and can match, improve or develop a recipe to a brand's spec.
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Carson City, NV
Pretzel maker in Carson City, Nevada that also twists, bakes, packages and brands pretzels for other companies. It also packs roasted nuts, seeds, dried fruit and trail mix and takes products from R&D through distribution.
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Elma, NY
Aseptic contract manufacturer near Buffalo in Elma, New York that makes shelf-stable plant-based milks, protein and meal-replacement shakes, smoothies and other low-acid drinks for brand owners, with in-house R&D.
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Pickens, SC
Tea farm and food processing facility in Pickens, South Carolina that blends, bags, pouches and labels tea, herbal and spice products for other companies. It runs small batches with no minimum.
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Stated minimum: No minimums
Lebanon, TN
SQF-certified dessert bakery in Lebanon, Tennessee making cheesecakes, pies, brownies and cookies, with private labeling, custom flavors and product matching, and retail-ready packaging for projects from 20 cases up.
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Stated minimum: 20 cases
Fort Worth, TX
Canning co-packer in Fort Worth, Texas that blends and fills energy drinks, sodas, sparkling waters and functional non-alcoholic drinks in aluminum cans for small and mid-size brands, including private-label energy drinks.
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San Diego, CA
San Diego cookie bakery that offers contract baking and co-packing for other brands, with chef-led recipe development, wrapping and packaging help, and a 200 lb minimum batch.
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Stated minimum: 200 lbs minimum batch size
Broomfield, CO
Tea maker in Broomfield, Colorado that designs custom tea blends and co-packs pyramid tea sachets into a brand's retail packaging. It also sells custom blends as bulk loose leaf.
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Stated minimum: 12,000 sachets per SKU; 250 lb per bulk loose-leaf blend
Cypress, CA
Cold-pressed juice contract manufacturer in Cypress, California that presses, bottles and arranges HPP for juices, wellness shots, lemonades and functional drinks, with recipe development and label services for new and established brands.
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Tipp City, OH
Nut and trail mix maker in Tipp City, Ohio. It offers private label products and contract manufacturing alongside its own brands.
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Baltimore, MD · also OH
Baltimore condiment maker that co-packs sauces, condiments and dressings and develops custom and private-label formulas, with a second plant in Cincinnati. It fills glass and plastic containers, pouches, sachets and dip cups and runs its own QA lab.
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Dallas, TX
Valdez Spice, based in Dallas, Texas, custom-blends and packs seasonings, drink mixes and rimmers, dip and dressing mixes and base mixes under private label, working from a client's recipe or matching an existing product.
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Greenfield, MA
Nonprofit food processing center in Greenfield, Massachusetts, run by the Franklin County Community Development Corporation, that co-packs shelf-stable hot-pack and acidified foods such as sauces, jams and pickles. It helps entrepreneurs turn recipes into commercial formulas and also rents kitchen space.
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Gold Bar, WA
Gold Bar, Washington co-packer that makes and packs condiments, sauces, pickles, jams and syrups for other brands. It helps new food entrepreneurs scale their recipes and runs anything from small batches to larger production.
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Marion, OH
Marion, Ohio snack manufacturer that makes extruded snacks, tortilla chips and popcorn for emerging, established and private-label brands. Its food scientists help with product development and its team helps choose packaging.
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Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles bar and snack maker that co-packs brands' own recipes, develops new ones, and offers private label. It also makes protein cookies and handles packaging in house.
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Listings are in alphabetical order and no manufacturer pays to appear. Each claim is checked against the manufacturer’s own website on the date shown. Minimums appear only when the manufacturer states one. Confirm details, certificates and pricing with the manufacturer before you sign.
A co-packer, or co-manufacturer, makes and packages food or drinks under your brand in its own facility. Some only run your existing recipe; others also develop recipes, source ingredients and design packaging.
Not by law, but most large retailers and distributors require a GFSI-benchmarked certificate such as SQF or BRCGS. If you plan to sell into grocery, choose a co-packer that already has one.
Use a nondisclosure agreement before sharing it and a manufacturing agreement that states you own the recipe and any changes made to run it. Some brands split proprietary blends so no one supplier has the full formula.
Treat the co-packer as a location. Record the ingredients you send, the finished lots that come back, and the yield of each run. Purchase orders, work orders and lot tracking cover most of it.
If you are a US contract manufacturer or co-packer, request a free listing. No paid placement.