Contract Manufacturing Guide:

CONTRACT

MANUFACTURING GUIDE 2021

LEADERS IN CONTRACT MANUFACTURING

A RESOURCE GUIDE TO CONTRACT MANUFACTURERS IN FOOD, BEVERAGE AND NONFOOD

Acousin of private label manufacturing, contract manufacturing offers retailers the benefit of working with a supplier to execute based solely on the product specifications they set and own. It’s not the collaborative workflow seen within a private brand relationship, but contract manufacturing can fit retailers looking for bulk orders of items vs. innovation, for example.

Contract manufacturers also produce for consumer goods companies, executing the formula given. Contract manufacturers can also fill a need as a back up in the supply chain, called on to execute a private brand product already developed and executing the product to help fill orders.

Store Brands has pulled together a select list of contract manufacturers across multiple categories as a resource guide for future contract manufacturing projects.

American Fiber & Finishing

225 North Depot Street Albemarle, NC 28001 (704) 984-9228 chancock@affi nc.com affcottonballs.com

Manufacturer and distributor of 100% cotton and 100% certifi ed organic cotton balls, pads and swabs for the health and beauty industry for more than 35 years.

Butternut Mountain Farm

37 Industrial Park Drive Morrisville, VT 05661 (800) 828-2376 sales@butternutmountainfarm.com butternutmountainfarm.com

The company has been a trusted supplier of pure maple syrup with a full array of turnkey services, including packaging options, inventory management and year-long capacity.

Crystal Geyser Water Company

501 Washington Street Calistoga, CA 94515 (909) 226-4422 stevew@crystalgeyser.com www.crystalgeyserwatercompany.com

The company operates two facilities for corporate brands in California with capabilities in glass, PET plastic and cans.

Custom Bottling & Packaging

101 S Parker Drive PO Box 9 Ashley, IN 46705-9649 kriss.stackhouse@cbpIN.com cbpin.com facebook.com/CUSTOMBOTTLINGPKG

Custom Bottling & Packaging manufactures national brand and private label liquid household cleaning products. The company also manufactures Evolve bleach tablets and is located in the northeast corner of Indiana.

DelGrosso Foods

632 Sauce Factory Drive Tipton, PA 16684 (814) 684-5880 tfubio@delgrossos.com

DelGrosso Foods is the oldest major family-owned producer of pasta sauce in the U.S., with more than 30 years of manufacturing experience. The company specializes in mainstream, organic and ultra-premium pasta sauces and salsa.

Great American Snacks

216 8th St. Nampa, ID 83687 guy.verrona@mccain.com appetizer.com

Great American Snacks manufactures a complete line of quality frozen battered and breaded appetizers including hand-packed breaded onion rings, cheese sticks, poppers, vegetables and assorted coated appetizers for the retail and foodservice industries.

Kruger North America

1010 Lake Street Oak Park, IL 60301 (708) 851-3619 jennifer.lieberman@ krugernorthamerica.com krueger-group.com/en linkedin.com/company/kruger-northamerica/mycompany/

The Kruger Group is one of the world’s leading family companies in the food industry with more than 5,000 employees and over $2 billion in revenue. The company is independent, globally networked and produces semi-fi nished products to fi nished products at 20 manufacturing facilities. Kruger supplies contract manufacturing in many categories such as chocolate confectionary products, sweet spreads and coffee capsules while continuing to grow its portfolio in the U.S. market.

McCain Foods USA Inc.

1 Tower Lane 11th Floor Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 tom.czoschke@mccain.com (630) 857-4372 mccainpotatoes.com

McCain Foods produces and markets the innovative prepared potato and appetizer products to consumers and customers in retail, foodservice and quick service restaurant (QSR) sectors. The company brings enjoyment to people’s lives through great tasting food. McCain: Celebrating real connections, through delicious, planet-friendly food.

Mold-Rite Plastics

30 North LaSalle Street Suite 245 Chicago, IL 60602 (518) 561-1812 marketing@mrpcap.com mrpcap.com

Mold-Rite Plastics is a leading provider of high-quality, rigid-plastic packaging components used every day by millions of consumers around the globe.

National Towelette

1726 Woodhaven Drive Bensalem, PA 19020 (215) 245-7300 info@towelettes.com towelettes.com

The company can take a client’s superior cleaning fl uid, established brand, or new idea and turn it into a wipe.

Northern Quinoa Production Company

815 66th Street #174 Saskatoon, SK S7P 0E6 Canada (855) 778-4662 quinoa.com

A vertically integrated company that produces a range of quinoa products, Northern Quinoa Production Corporation or NorQuin, is a specialty grain and food processing company that began in 1992, when the founder and a few likeminded friends began growing quinoa on the Canadian prairies.

Overnight Labels

151-15 West Industry Court Deer Park, NY 11729 (631) 242-4240 overnightlabels.com

A full-service label and fl exible packaging printer, Overnight Labels began in 1987, a manufacturer of custom labels, shrink sleeves, fl exible packaging and packaging prototypes. In addition to its Platinum Level GMI certifi cation, the fi rm is also a Disney and Walmart certifi ed printer and a Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP) printer. All of the company’s material is domestically sourced and everything is done in-house.

Red Gold

1500 Tomato Country Way Elwood, IN 46036 (765) 557-5500, ext. 1127 info@redgold.com redgoldfoods.com/retail/store-brands

Four generations of the Reichart family have been producing premium quality tomato products for more than 75 years, when in 1942 they began producing tomato products for the soldiers overseas. Since then, Red Gold has become the largest privatelyowned tomato processor in the nation. They partner with family farms to sustainably produce premium quality canned tomatoes, ketchup, sauces, salsas and juices.

Season Brand

1099 Wall Street West Suite 280 Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 (973) 681-9000 contact@seasonproducts.com seasonproducts.com facebook.com/SeasonSardines

For over 100 years, Season Brand has been committed to producing responsible, heart-healthy products including sustainably harvested superfood sardines, mackerel, anchovies, and other canned fi sh. The fi sh are all natural, wild caught, and in BPA-free cans.

Seattle Gourmet Foods

19016 72nd Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032 (425) 656-9076 sales@seattlegourmetfoods.com seattlegourmetfoods.com

With more than 160,000 square feet of production facilities, and more than 20 years of manufacturing experience, Seattle Gourmet Foods provides expertise in chocolate lines, sauce and liquids such as jams and jellies, a dry soup line and more.

Snack Innovations

41 Ethel Road West Piscataway, NJ 08854 (718) 509-9366 sales@snackinnovations.com snackinnovations.com

The company produces a wide range of better-for-you snacks from a betterfor-you supplier. Snack Innovations specializes in popped technology and is a leader in savory snack products.

The Spice Lab

4000 N Dixie Highway Pompano Beach, FL 33064 (954) 275-4478 sales@thespicelab.com spices.com

The company is a manufacturer of exclusive, custom seasoning blends and barbecue rubs and is a familyowned, women-led business. The Spice Lab operates a 75,000-squarefoot facility that includes a design department, research and development kitchen, business offi ces and a product showroom. The facility’s six production lines enable the company to produce more than 25,000 units per day.

U.S. Alliance Paper

101 Heartland Boulevard Edgewood, NY 11717 (631) 254-3030 info@usalliancepaper.com usalliancepaper.com

Headquartered on Long Island, N.Y., with additional plant and distribution facilities in Phoenix, the company delivers household paper products at a competitive advantage over national brands to its retailer customers with award-winning service, fl exibility and reliability.

West Liberty Foods

228 W 2nd Street West Liberty IA 52776 (319) 627-6381 sales@wlfoods.com wlfoods.com twitter.com/westlibfoods facebook.com/WestLibertyFoods linkedin.com/company/west-libertyfoods

A meat and poultry producer that recently announced it is a Landfi ll Free Company, diverting less than 0.05% of waste to landfi lls.

Wonton Food Inc.

220-222 Moore Street Brooklyn, N.Y. 11206 (718) 628-6868 wontonfood.com

Wonton Food was started in 1973 by Ching Sun Wong in the basement of a small store in New York City’s Chinatown. Since then it has become the largest manufacturer of noodles, wrappers, and fortune cookies in the United States. Wonton Food has called East Williamsburg home since the 1980s.

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Vol. 13

Sprouts ‘Hatches’ Summer Inspiration

This summer, Sprouts Farmers Market was one of a few grocers that introduced new store brand launches inspired by the release of Hatch Chiles from New Mexico, including Sprouts Hatch Chili Flavored Peanuts and Sprouts Cheese Curls spiced with green chiles and cheese, and more.

While visiting a Sprouts location in Denver, beautiful farmer-feel merchandising showcased the luscious green Hatch Chiles and positioned them nearby impressive merchandising showcasing own brand summer snacks ideal for the hikers of Denver.

The location had two large, beautiful wooden merchandising units shelving the retailer’s packaged Sprouts brand dried fruits and nuts, as well as its packaged bulk items as part of a summer callout.

Also near the summer merchandising, and just before the Sprouts butcher shop, an incredibly relevant and smart display advertised a local Colorado grower of fingerling potatoes. The retailer paired the potatoes with Sprouts store brand briquets for grilling and Sprouts brand seasonings to inspire shoppers for grilling season. Signage told the story of a local Colorado potato farm, positioned with Sprouts store brand seasonings and more.

Circular headers called attention to the summer Sprouts store brand snacks, proclaiming, “So much

goodness to share this summer!”

The fresh Hatch Chiles welcomed shoppers to the produce section.