California Copackers

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

Compiled by Diane M. Barrett, Ph.D. Fruit and Vegetable Products Specialist and Linda J. Harris, Ph.D. Food Safety/Microbiology Specialist Dept. of Food Science and Technology University of California Davis, CA 95616-8598 http://ucfoodsafety.ucdavis.edu/Food_Industry_Contacts/

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Resource guide: Co-packers

updated 6/16/05

Bell-Carter Packaging

Capay Canyon Ranch

Bryan Newton

Leslie or Stan Barth

2200 Lapham Drive

P. O. Box 508

Modesto, CA 95354

Esparto, CA 95627

Phone(s): 209-549-5939

Phone(s): 530-662-2372

Fax: Email: URL:

209-549-5944 [email protected] www.bcpackaging.com

A contract packager focusing on automatic & hand assembly of your marketing promotions, seasonal items, annual fulfillment & much more. Please call for more details.

Bella Viva Orchards

Fax: Email: URL:

530-662-2306 [email protected] www.localharvest.org/farms/m3787

Tomatoes (dried), table grapes, almonds & walnuts. Also packaging of almonds & walnuts.

Cascade Continental Foods Peter Olson

3019 Quincy Road

1089 Essex Ave.

Denair, CA 95316

Richmond, CA 94801

Phone(s): 800-552-8218 209-883-4146

Phone(s): 510-232-3103

Fax: Email: URL:

209-883-0215 [email protected] www.bellaviva.com

Our company dries, processes, packages, and chocolate dips dried fruit.

Fax:

510-232-5009

Email: URL:

Packaging lines for liquid and dry food products.

Ceylon Teas Inc. Jay Abey

Blossom Valley Foods 20 Casey Street

310 N. Palm Avenue Suite B

Gilroy, CA 95020

Brea, CA 92821

Phone(s): 408-848-5520

Phone(s): 562-690-2576 888-433-5398

Bob Wagner/Steve Bragg

Fax: Email: URL:

408-848-1249 [email protected] www.blossomvalleyfoods.com

Certified organic. Pastas, condiments, vinegars, mayonnaise, sauces, liquid line and food products.

Fax: Email: URL:

562-690-9576 [email protected] www.ceylonteas.com

Ceylon Teas, Inc. is an importer of the finest gourmet teas from the island of Sri Lanka. Most of our packing is done in the U.S.

Charlottes Confections

Caffe Del Mar Paul Taparauskas

Sean Calloway

1221 Via Mil Cumbres

1395 El Camino Real

Solana Beach, CA 92075

Millbrea, CA 94030

Phone(s): 858-481-1112 800-222-5005

Phone(s): 650-589-1126 800-798-2427

Fax: Email: URL:

858-794-4033 [email protected] www.caffedelmar.com

Liquid coffee & tea concentrates; green tea liquid concentrates; private label Italian syrups; aseptic or glass bottle ready-to-drink cappuccino.

Fax:

650-589-1923

Email: URL:

charlottesconfections.com

We produce old fashioned candies, such as caramels, fudge and toffee. We have four enrobing machines as well as panning capabilities.

Please note: This list is provided for your information. It does not constitute an endorsement or a recommendation by Dr. Barrett, Dr. Harris, the Cooperative Extension or the University of California. The sources from which this referral guide was compiled are not always specific as to which services, products o equipment are provided. We suggest you contact these sources by telephone, fax or electronic mail (when available) or by mail. If the company has provided information, it is included below the phone number. We hope this information will be of help to you. The University of California and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating

Resource guide: Co-packers Cornerstone Kitchens

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Esco Foods, Inc.

Adrienne Gilmore

Marc Bosschart

2912 Ford St.

1035 Howard Street

Oakland, CA 94601

San Francisco, CA 94103

Phone(s): 510-534-6419

Phone(s): 415-864-2147

Fax:

510-534-6419

Fax:

415-822-2969

Email: URL:

Email: URL:

Licensed commercial kitchen rental.

Food packer: syrups, toppings, salad dressings, marinades, BBQ sauce, flavors, extracts in glass, plastic, paper, #ID’s.

Custom Foods Inc.

Fancy Pak, Inc.

Sheldon Andrizzi 5075 S. Santa Fe Avenue

Ike

Vernon, CA 90058

2551 S. Rodeo Gulch Rd. #6

Phone(s): 323-585-6056

Soquel, CA 95073

Fax: Email: URL:

323-583-0108 [email protected] www.custom-foods.com

Develop - Formulate - Blend - Pack - Private label - Dry ingredients. Examples: bakery mixes, season blends, drink mixes.

DiDomenico’s Gourmet Prods & Custom Pckrs

Phone(s): 800-493-2629 831-464-3898 Fax:

831-464-3896

Email: URL:

Dry co-packer: spice blending, dry ingredient blending, packaging.

Flavorland Foods, Inc.

John

Mark C. Frandsen

P.O. Box 158

P. O. Box 157 2329 Yew Street

Morgan Hill, CA 95038

Forest Grove, OR 97116

Phone(s): 408-778-9414 Fax: Email:

408-778-5609 [email protected]

URL:

Retorts glass/cans, pasta sauces, salsas, condiments, slicing/dicing, puree capabilities, carbonated beverages, teas, juices. Cooling tunnel 18,000 sq. ft. Nutritional labeling. Roasting.

Phone(s): 503-357-7124 Fax:

503-357-0419

Email: URL:

Drum-dried fruit powders and vegetable powders and flakes.

Frank’s Famous Foods/CMS Frank Gimbel

E. Waldo Ward & Son Richard and Jeff Ward

3557 O’Connor

273 E. Highland Avenue

Lafayette, CA 94549

Sierra Madre, CA 91024

Phone(s): 510-427-2033

Phone(s): 800-355-9273 626-355-1218

Fax: Email: URL:

Fax: Email: URL:

626-355-5292 [email protected] www.WaldoWard.com

Wet products. Jams, jellies, marmalades, sauces.

Eclectic Cookery

Wet products. Assistance with product formulation, nutritional labeling. Main products are mustards, B.B.Q. sauces, hot sauces, and salad dressings.

George Chiala Farms Inc.

Scott Madison

George Chiala Sr.

Hunter’s Point Shipyard P.O. Box 883594

15500 Hill Road Morgan Hill CA 95037

San Francisco, CA 94188 Phone(s): 415-822-8788 Fax:

415-822-8760

Email: URL:

Phone(s): 408-778-0562 Fax:

403-779-4034

Email: URL:

www.gcfarmsinc.com

Commercial kitchen rental.

The University of California and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating

Resource guide: Co-packers Gil’s Gourmet Gallery

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Heaven Scent Natural Foods

Gil Tortolani

Tom Mosk

577 Ortiz Ave.

2516 California Ave.

Sand City, CA 93955

Santa Monica, CA 90403

Phone(s): 800-438-7480 831-394-3305

Phone(s): 310-829-9050

Fax: Email: URL:

831-394-9144 [email protected] www.gilsgourmet.com

We pack wet products, olives, pickled garlic, pearl onions, carrots, peppers, etc. Flavored nuts, olive oil & vinegar as long as it does not require cooking.

Fax: Email:

310-829-6745 [email protected]

URL:

Cookies, fruit juice, sweetened cookies, organic flour cookies, gingerbread houses, croutons, bread sticks, bread crumbs, butter cookies.

Knudsen’s Candy

Gimbal Fine Candies Richard Butler

Gina Quiriconi/Tod Knudsen

250 Hillside Blvd

25067 Viking Street

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Hayward, CA 94545

Phone(s): 800-344-6225

Phone(s): 800-736-6887 510-293-6887

Fax: Email: URL:

650-588-0150 [email protected] www.gimbalscandy.com

Certified kosher candy manufacture. Jelly beans, licorice, sugar free soft chew candies. Contract manufacture.

Forestville, CA 95436

South San Francisco, CA 94080 Phone(s): 650-952-7677 800-660-5222

650-952-9004 [email protected] www.goldenwhisk.com

Upscale specialty food manufacturer - internationally styled sauces, oils, vinegars, condiments. We use only the highest quality ingredients. Excellent production facility.

Fax: Email: URL:

707-887-9650 koz@am-net or [email protected] www.kozlowskifarms.com

Salad dressings, condiments, jams, jellies, marmalades, fudge sauces, mustards, salsas, steak & BBQ sauces. Equipment: large cooking kettles, heat & cooling tunnel, pressure sensitive labeling machinery.

Rachel Reyes/Stephen Caselli

Henry Knaust

4317 Margaret Lane

130 North Garden

Winters, CA 95694

Ventura, CA 93001

Phone(s): 530-795-2693

Phone(s): 805-652-1392 Email:

Phone(s): 707-887-1587 800-473-2767

Lester Farms

H.K. Canning Inc.

Fax:

Chocolates and confections. Sauces. Chocolate manufacturer, private label & co-packer.

5566 Gravenstein Hwy. 116

P.O. Box 2131 330 Shaw Rd.

URL:

URL:

Carol, Perry, or Cindy Kozlowski

Elinor Hill-Courtney

Fax:

510-293-6890 [email protected]

Kozlowski Farms - “Sonoma County Classics”

Golden Whisk

Email:

Fax: Email:

805-652-0242 [email protected]

URL:

Still system, retort. Low acid foods. Low volume processor, soups, beans, mushrooms. Certified Organic and Kosher Certified.

Fax: Email: URL:

530-795-3970 [email protected] www.lesterfarms.com

Dried fruit packer. Dehydrate or sun dry (w/SO 2) most fruits & tomatoes. Can sort, grade by size, wash & pack into 25# fiber cases. Can vary moisture per request, dice dried fruit from 1/2” squares to 1/16” squares.

The University of California and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating

Resource guide: Co-packers Mad Will’s Food Company

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Moon Shine Trading Co.

Tim Sullivan

Ishai Zeldner

2043 Air Park Court, Suite 30

1250A Harter Ave.

Auburn, CA 95602

Woodland, CA 95776

Phone(s): 530-823-8527 888-275-9455

Phone(s): 800-678-1226 530-668-0660

Fax: Email: URL:

530-823-1756 [email protected] www.madwills.com

Co-packer wet foods. Free consultation. Minimum run approximately 300 cases or 100 cases each of three flavors. Label design and printing available, nutritional labeling available. Certified organic. State licensed. FDA certified.

Fax: Email: URL:

530-668-6061 [email protected] www.moonshinetrading.com

Varietal honeys, honey fruit spreads, Select nut butters, Honey in the Straw. Co-packing (cold pack only), private label.

Mooney Farms Mary Ellen Mooney

Metrovox Snacks

1220 Fortress Street

Paul Popcorn

Chico, CA 95973

6116 Walker Ave.

Phone(s): 530-899-2661

Maywood, CA 90270

Fax:

Phone(s): 888-224-7110 217-253-1750 Fax: Email: URL:

217-325-1807 [email protected] www.metrovoxsnacks.com

Email: URL:

530-899-7746 [email protected] www.mooneyfarms.com

Sun dried tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes in olive oil & herbs, sun dried tomato pesto, sun dried kiwi fruit, sun dried kiwi fruit candies.

Popcorn, pretzels, tortilla chips, chocolate.

Mrs. Leeper’s Pasta Inc. Michael’s Cookies Inc.

Michelle Muscat

Lyndall Radeczki

14949 Eastvale Road

10635 Scripps Ranch Blvd., #D

Pomway, CA 92064

San Diego, CA 92131

Phone(s): 858-486-1101

Phone(s): 619-578-0888 800-U-BAKE-THEM Fax: Email:

619-578-3086 [email protected]

URL:

Manufacturer of gourmet precut frozen cookie dough. Five sizes. All natural ingredients.

Miss Scarlett, Div. Rhett Inc.

Fax: Email: URL:

816-502-6722 mrsleeperspasta@aipc www.mrsleeperspasta.com

We are the largest manufacturer of organic pasta in the USA. We specialize in conventional and unique shapes, natural and seasoned pasta for the retail & foodservice trades.

Old Ranchers Canning Co.

Peggy Luper

Don Graber

P. O. Box 1488 1339 Rollins Road

P.O. B ox 458 Sultant, CA 91785

Burlingame, CA 94011

Phone(s): 909-982-8895

Phone(s): 800-345-6734 Fax:

Fax: Email: URL:

650-340-9680

Email: URL:

Olives, whole or stuffed, marinated & dilled veggies, stuffed grape leaves, eggplant & tomato spreads, spirited fruits.

Mitsubishi International Corp.

Produces specialty canned products, i.e. soups, chowders, stews, chilies, broths, beans; continuous rotary retort system; certified organic; USDA; in operation since 1946. Production time available.

Pacific Choice Brands

Fine Chemical Department

Al Andrews, President

520 Madison Ave.

4667 E. Date Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Fresno, CA 93725

Phone(s): 212-605-2408/2406 212-605-2000 212-605-1810 Fax:

Phone(s): 559-237-5583

Email: URL:

Email:

www.micusa.com

Antimicrobial agents.

Fax: URL:

559-237-2078 [email protected] www.pacificchoice.com

Wet foods, salsas, dressings, certified organic garlic, peppers, cherries, olives. Product development and technical food consulting.

The University of California and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating

Resource guide: Co-packers Paris Pastry, Inc.

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San Francisco Popcorn Works

1448 Westwood Blvd.

Joan Adler

Los Angeles, CA 90024

1028 Revere Ave.

Phone(s): 310-474-8888 800-PARIS-91

San Francisco, CA 94124

Fax: Email: URL:

310-470-2097 lobjois @parispastry.com www.parispastry.com

Pastry, cakes, cookies, bread. Private labels, Florentines Special Packaging. Vacuum packaging. Gas flushing. Gingerbread Specialty, houses & cookies.

Radich Bor-do-lay, Inc.

Phone(s): 415-822-4744 Fax: Email: URL:

415-822-3376 [email protected] www.sfpopcornworks.com

Distinctive upscale popcorn products, including Somewhat Sinful dried fruit popcorn & Nature Pop. Microwaveable corn on the cob. Private labeling & custom flavors available.

Santa Barbara Olive Co., Inc.

Geraldine Price-Radich 303 Sutter Street

Craig Makela

Folsom, CA 95630

12477 Calle Real

Phone(s): 916-985-6435

Santa Barbara, CA 93117

Fax: Email: URL:

800-995-6434 [email protected] www.radichbordolay.com

Co-packer wet foods, product development. Low acid foods. Cold pack. 100 case minimum. Cosmetics, diet supplements.

Riz-Oli Olive Oil

Phone(s): 800-624-4896 805-562-1456 Fax: Email: URL:

805-562-1464 [email protected] www.sbolive.com

Certified organic olives, salsas, pasta sauce, condiments, oils, vinegars, food service.

Santini Foods, Inc.

David Bailey P.O. Box 4852

Roger Tan, Ph.D.

San Luis Obispo, CA 93403

16505 Worthley Drive

Phone(s): 800-488-6548 805-473-3559

San Lorenzo, CA 94580

Fax:

Phone(s): 800-835-6888 510-317-8888

805-473-8671

Email: URL:

Fax: Email:

Cooking & bottling of oils, sauces, and vinegars. Bottling & labeling of prepared sauces, oils, or vinegars. Supplier of bulk olive oil & balsamic vinegar.

RW Garcia Co. Inc. Margaret Garcia P.O. box 8290 (mailing address) 345 Phelan Ave. (street address) 95112

510-317-8343 [email protected]

URL:

Only West coast sweetened condensed milk producer. Manufactures syrups & dressings; packs varieties of vegetable oils for US & Mexico; importer & distributor of Italian olive oil & Italian gourmet food products for more than 15 yrs.

Schenone Specialty Foods Inc. Ernie Schenone, Jr.

San Jose, CA 95155

3765 N. Wilcox Rd., Suite H

Phone(s): 408-287-4616

Stockton, CA 95215

Fax:

408-287-7724

Phone(s): 209-931-5188

Email: URL:

www.rwgarcia.com

Email: URL:

Fax:

Certified organic. Corn-based snack foods, croutons, salsas.

San Anselmo’s Cookies & Biscotti Jan Cloth-Richman P.O. Box 2822

209-931-5186

Mfg/pkg. liquid prods including hot-pack & pH control processes. Equipment includes piston filler, steam kettle, capper, mixers, choppers, dry mixers, refrigeration, freezing, pressure sensitive labeling.

San Anselmo, CA 94979 Phone(s): 415-492-1220 800-229-1249 Fax:

415-492-1282

Email: URL:

Biscotti, cookies. All natural, kosher-certified, organic, low fat, fat-free available. Consultant for how to get started in the specialty food business.

The University of California and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating

Resource guide: Co-packers Sona & Hollen

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Timber Crest Farms

John E. Kidde

Ruth Waltenspiel

3712 Cerritos Ave.

4791 Dry Creek Road

Los Alamitos, CA 90720

Healdsburg, CA 95448

Phone(s): 310-431-1379

Phone(s): 888-374-9325 707-433-8251

Fax:

310-598-6207

Fax:

707-433-8255 [email protected] www.timbercrest.com

Email: URL:

Email:

Wet food products.

Licensed FDA high acid & low acid cannery canning in glass. Also form & fill machines & lines to pack 3 oz. up to 5 lbs. in flex packaging. Food techs. on staff for product development.

URL:

Sonoma Gourmet Roger Declercq 466-A Primero Court

Triple H Food Processors

Cotati, CA 94931

Tom Harris

Phone(s): 707-792-7613

5821 Wilderness

Fax: Email: URL:

707-792-7614 [email protected] www.sonomagourmet.com

Wet food products. Minimum run 300 to 400 cases. FDA certified for pH and non-pH-controlled products. Nutritional labeling, product development.

Sorrenti Family Farms

Riverside, CA 92504 Phone(s): 909-352-5700 Fax:

909-352-5710

Email: URL:

Wet co-packer. Sauces.

Tulocay Foods

Rita Sorrenti, Marian Miller

Catherine Bergen

14033 Steinegul Road Escalon, CA 95320

101 S. Coombs Street Suite 1

Phone(s): 209-838-1127 888-435-9490

Napa, CA 94559

Fax:

Phone(s): 707-253-7655

209-838-7809

Email: URL:

Email:

Specialize in dry food products.

URL:

Fax:

Sweet Adelaide Enterprises Paula Savett/Phillip Ingerson (Qual. Assur.) 12918 Cerise Ave.

707-253-0720 [email protected] www.madinnapavalley.com

Artisan specialty food manufacturers; package oil & vinegar. Pkging includes waxing, etching, painting, hand applied & machine applied labels, raffia. All kinds of handwork. Hand bottling, recipe development. Also create & pkg fine gifts.

Hawthorne, CA 90250 Phone(s): 888-249-7140 310-970-7840 Fax: Email: URL:

310-970-9809 [email protected] www.sweetadelaide.com

Salad dressings, salsas, condiments, herb vinegars, oils, herb seasonings, cold pack.

Thatcher’s Special Popcorn Gus Ghassan

Upstart Product Development, Inc. Larry Newby 931 Reno Ave., Ste. L Modesto, CA 95351 Phone(s): 209-529-7365 Fax: Email: URL:

209-529-7486 [email protected] www.upstartprod.com

Food product development; custom pack for pasta sauces, mustards, dressings, marinades, salsas, etc., in glass containers.

2200 Jerrold Avenue, #H San Francisco, CA 94124 Phone(s): 415-643-9945 800-926-2676 Fax: Email: URL:

415-643-9948 [email protected] www.tgsp.com

Gourmet snacks that include organic popcorn, pretzels and nuts. Automated packaging line.

The University of California and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating

Resource guide: Co-packers Valley Lahvosh Baking Co. Brad Fitzhenry, Marketing Mgr. 502 M Street Fresno, CA 93721 Phone(s): 800-480-2704 559-485-2700 Fax: Email: URL:

559-485-0173 [email protected] www.valleylahvosh.com

Manufacturing crackerbread & flatbread. Other email: [email protected]

Wine Country Kitchens Brian Witbracht; John McIntosh 511 Alexis Court Napa, CA 94558 Phone(s): 707-252-9463 Fax: Email: URL:

707-252-9424 wck@winecountrykitchens www.winecountrykitchens.com

Hot & cold fill co-packer, specializing in private label, product development from recipe to market, storage and distribution; fully licensed & insured, small minimum runs.

The University of California and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating

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