Copacker and Contract Manufacturing
Some companies have excess capacity and may be willing to copack or contract manufacture your food for you. For a list of copackers, go to; http://www.foodmaster.com/. Under the Equipment search section, check “Products” and then under key word, type in “Contract manufacturing”.
Check around at some stores that sell foods. Most small food processing plants will usually copack for you if they have available capacity.
Listed below are some organizations that co-pack or can help you find a co-packer.
Contract Packaging Association - (630/544-5053) - Membership are co-packers
American Copak- (818/576-1000 ext 125). Professional packagers.
Wyandot Inc (800/992-6368 ext 2374) Professional Copacker.
Traverse Bay Farms (231/533-8788). CoPackers of shelf stable fruit, salsas, jams, jellies apple and other butters, sauces and syrups etc. http://www.traversebayfarms.com/
AmeriQual Foods; (812/867-1444). Copackers of shelf-stable products. Ameriqual Packaging (812/421-4876). www.ameriqual.com
ThermoPac. ((770/934-3200). Full range of food and packaging options. www.thermopacllc.com.
Listed below are some regional contract manufacturers;
House of Webster - Rogers, AR (479/636-4640) – Jellies, high acid products.
Anna Mary's Cakes LLC; (479/738-1056) Acid and acidified foods.
Grapette International- Malvern, AR (501/337-0400) - Beverages
Loomis Farms – Fouke, AR (870/653-3263) Acidified foods.
Sargent Farms – Prairie Grove, AR (214/649-0188) – Jellies, high acid products
Taste Buds LLC – Benton, AR (501/315-8800) – Jellies, high acid products.
Select Brands LLC - Springfield, MO (417/863-0404) - Retort Packaging.
Pel-Freez Arkansas LLC- Rogers AR (479/636-4361). Slaughter and packaging of poultry and rabbits.
University of Arkansas Pilot Plant. The food science can be rented by the hour or day. Full line of product equipmen. Call Mike Davis at 479/575- 3095.mld014@uark.edu
Microthermics - Wellington Ct and Raleigh NC (919/878-8076; info@microthermics.com). Puddings, juices, beverages, cheese sauces etc. Can do small batches.