Ohio Co-Packers to Make and Package Your Food Product: Jams, Salsa, Sauces, Pickles, Cookies, Pies, cakes, whatever!

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Ohio Co-Packers to Make and Package Your Food Product: Jams, Salsa, Sauces, Pickles, Cookies, Pies, cakes, whatever!

Ohio Co-Packers: Want to Sell Your Salsa, Preserves, Jams, Etc.? Learn About Using A CoPacker to Prepare It!

If you want to make and sell your home-made preserves, salsa, spaghetti sauce, applesauce, apple butter, jams, jellies, or whatever, you will need a licensed kitchen to prepare and can the food. That's fine for relatively small quantities, and if there is a licensed kitchen to rent nearby at a good cost. See this page for shared use kitchens in Ohio. But it may be less expensive (and less risky) for your new business to use a CoPacker to prepare their food, according to you recipe and process. 

What is a Co-Packer?

Co-packers manufacture and package foods for other companies to sell.  These products range from nationally-known brands to private labels.  Entrepreneurs choose to use the services of copackers for many reasons.  Copackers can provide entrepreneurs with a variety of services in addition to manufacturing and packaging products.  They can often help in the formulation of the product.  The copacker may function only as a packer of other people's products or may be in business with his own product line.  They may be, in fact, manufacturing several competing products.  The range of services available from a copacker will vary depending on the size and experience of the copacker and the type of facilities and the capacity of their plant.

Choosing a Co-Packer

You will want to choose a co-packer who has experience making the type of product and packaging that you need.  You may also want to choose a co-packer that is located close to you or your source materials and/or market or distribution centers to reduce costs.

See this page for much, much more about co-packers, like advantages, disadvantages and how to choose a copacker.

The following list consists of companies in Ohio that have co-packing capabilities. This list is neither all-inclusive, nor is it meant to serve as an endorsement.

If you are a co-packer wishing to be added to this list, add your information here.

Ohio Co-Packers

• Cassie's Country Cupboard, LLC - Copacker, Commercial kitchen, Dry shelf storage, Plastic, We specialize in small and start-ups
  1070 Skeels Rd., Celina, OH 45822. Phone: (419) 852-0839. Email: cassie@cassiescountrycupboard.com. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Dry mix facility, very low minimum order quantities. Spice blends, dry soup mixes, dry baking mixes, etc. Looking to work with very small start-ups to get them up and running to eventually move on to a larger co-pack facility. Click here for our Facebook page. Located in Mercer County. (ADDED: July 01, 2020, Suggested by a visitor)
• Eastgate Group - Copacker, Packaging, Glass, Plastic, Metal, Scale-up recipes, Scale-up recipes, We can source (find) packaging, Private labeling, Business services
  611 Norgal Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036. Phone: (513) 934-0018. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: . Eastgate Group is a second generation family-owned contract package decorator. We specialize in shrink sleeve labeling, pressure sensitive labeling, and direct screen printing. Our primary focus is rigid packaging from one ounce to one gallon in size – plastic, glass, metal, and beverage cans. We have our own in-house pre-press & graphics department. We are FDA registered, hold a GFSI-recognized BRCGS food safety & quality certification, a USDA Organic Handler certification, kosher certification, and use culinary-grade steam and air in our facility. Located in Warren County. (ADDED: January 29, 2024)
• JES Foods  - Copacker,
  1800 Industrial Dr., Celina, OH 45822. Phone: 419-586-7446. Contact: Mike Hays. We cater to your food processing needs, from preparation to packaging. We process and blend meat-based products, such as frozen sauces and shelf stable broths, and more. We take fresh fruit and vegetable processing a step further with sliced, diced, pureed and blending options. JES Foods custom blends spices and dry blends, adhering to strict quality standards and advanced environmental monitoring. Packaging flexibility helps our customers gain efficiency; we offer a full range from 1-pound containers to 2,000-pound totes and more.
• Martinez Food Products, LLC
  1220 Belmont Avenue, Toledo, OH 43607. Phone: 866-293-5477. Phone: 419-720-6973. Email: info@martinezfood.com.
  Description of services or product specialties: Natural salsa, Roasted Garlic and Roasted Vegetables.
• Milo's Whole World Gourmet Co-Packing Services  - Copacker,
  296 South Harper Street, Nelsonvile, OH 45764 . Phone: 866-589-6456. Email: info@miloswholeworld.com. Work with a professional team with more than 80 years of combined experience. The basic steps are outlined below:
  Verify we can make the type of products you need
  Sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
  Send us your recipe for high-level evaluation & ballpark cost estimate
  Schedule a phone call & complete Process Authority review pre-work
  Provide you a firm quote for production & Product Development costs
  Our PD team will work with you to get the recipe(s) scaled and commercialized
  Schedule initial test production, with you present
  Provide you with full spec sheet info for labels .
  (UPDATED: August 15, 2022)
• Ohio Co-Packing Services  - Copacker,
  P314 County Road 12, Napoleon, Ohio 43545. Phone: 419-784-4805. Email: info@kellerlogistics.com. Our co-packing services in our Napoleon, Ohio complex are housed in over 600,000 SF of single client or divisible space in two buildings. The facilities are food-grade, SQF, FDA and USDA certified and our machinery allows us to repackage cans or bottles with or without trays or cartons, and assemble the product into single or variety packs into 4, 6, 8, 12, 18 or 24 count configurations. We can run pre-printed film, clear film, 2UP pre-printed film, or cartons. Assembling EADs (end aisle displays) and shipper displays are one of our specialties. If you have products that need rework or labeling, we can do that too, with all FDA and USDA required tracking if needed!
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• Patter Fam Foods Co Packing  - Copacker,
  8019 Hayport Rd, Wheelersburg, OH 45694. Phone: (740)352-2008. Email: patterfamsauce@yahoo.com. Patter Fam Foods is your new full-service co-packing partner! We are strategically located in the Ohio-Kentucky-West Virginia tri-state region, in the center of some of the richest agricultural regions in the Eastern U.S.We have a proven track record for expecting high quality in our food products and that meticulous care follows us into our new production facility. We are dedicated to outstanding customer service and food partnerships with our clients. Our mission has always been to make every dining experience great! Our niche is the small producer/cottage based industry that is underserved by the co-packing industry. We can produce your product in quantities as small as 10 gallons or as large as you need. You no longer have to produce in quantities of 100 - 250 gallon runs! If you are a food producer with a limited budget, or a start-up looking for a way to make your product "market ready" we can provide all the service you need to make it happen. From consulting, to branding, to product development to logistics.
• Prime Solutions - BLDG E - Copacker, Product development services, Packaging, Drop-shipper, Distributor, Dry shelf storage, Glass, Plastic, Metal, Paper, Scale-up recipes, Scale-up recipes, We can source (find) ingredients, We can source (find) packaging, Private labeling, Business services
  3825 Columbus Rd. BLDG E, Granville, OH 43023. Phone: (614) 400-5484. Email: cs@primechemco.com. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: . Liquid & Powder Co-Packing, Auto/Home/PetCare Chemical Manufacturer, Inventory Management & Warehousing Services, Procurement (Raw Materials). Co-Packing Capabilities include: Powder Downpacking & Bagging Services, Automated Liquid Filling (Main Line) and Automated Liquid Filling (Small Batch Lines). Located in Licking County. (ADDED: September 13, 2022)
• Signature Sauces  - Copacker,
  7169 E. Pleasant Valley Road, Independence, OH 44131. Phone: 216-642-4605. Fax: 216-642-7331. Email: info@signaturesauces.com. We specialize in developing and creating products that are custom-tailored and consistent in quality and taste. Our journey started as a boutique manufacturing facility and has blossomed into a large scale food manufacturing operation. As we continue to grow, so does our sincere passion for the restaurant and foodservice industries. We are proud to have built many long-lasting relationships with our customers, and our successful production and placement of their products. Let us guide you through your own journey from kettle to the center of plate, start building your brand today.
• Sunapple Company -  Commercial cannery
  Columbus, OH.  They handle high-acid foods, certified glutenfree baking facility with a frozen food license, bakery, frozen foods, catering and meat HACCP certifications. Sunapple Kitchens is not a rental kitchen. Vendors work with ARC employees to train the person who will be making their product.
• To-Go Packs - Copacker, Incubator, Product development services, QA/QC Product testing services, Recipe development, Business development consulting services, Packaging, Refrigerated storage, Freezer storage, Dry shelf storage, Acidified canning, Hot packing, Glass, Plastic, Scale-up recipes, Scale-up recipes, We can file forms and paperwork, We can source (find) ingredients, We can source (find) packaging, Private labeling, We specialize in small and start-ups
  PO BOX 33, Rockbridge, OH 43149. Phone: (216) 235-2110. Email: RICK@TO-GOPACKS.COM. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: . To-Go Packs is your "go-to" portion control packet company that provides expert culinary support, FDA compliance services, and custom packaging to help you successfully take your sauce to market. To-Go Packs is dedicated to providing small-batch, custom sauce packaging, while also providing expert guidance throughout the entire process to ensure recipe perfection and FDA regulatory approval. Specialize in Flexible Packaging: producing sizes from 0.25 oz. to 2 oz. packets and pouches. Also bottles and jars. Create custom-branded packets. Boxing, palette, and shipping services Click here for our Facebook page. Located in Athens County. (ADDED: January 18, 2023)
• Uncle Jester's Fine Foods, LLC  - Copacker,
  Dayton, OH 45475. Phone: 937-550-1025. Phone: 888-212-1519. Fax: 937-550-1028. Email: info@crazyunclejester.com. Uncle Jester's Fine Foods is licensed as an Ohio Commercial Cannery and an FDA LACF. We are ODA and FDA inspected. Types of products that can be made in facility: high acid canned products (tomato based sauces, salsa, BBQ sauce, etc.); cold filled products; salad dressings; condiments; acidified foods. We fill glass, plastic, and barrier pouches. The co-packing professionals at Uncle Jester's Fine Foods can gear up to reproduce your recipes, accurately and reliably. Then, we set up strictly regulated production and packing protocols that will meet all your requirements - from consistency to sanitation - from taste to timetables. And we ship nationwide, in any quantity, to any location. If you would like more information about partnering with Uncle Jester's Fine Foods, please feel free to contact us.
• Waggoner Chocolates  - Copacker, Kosher, Cookies, Full-line Chocolate, Full-line Candy and Other Candy.
  1281 South Main Street, North Canton, OH 44720. Email: jwaggoner@waggonerchocolates.com. Contact: Joe Waggoner.
• Woeber Mustard Mfg. Co.  - Copacker, Kosher, Other Lifestyle Mustards and Condiments, Vinegar.
  1966 Commerce Circle, Springfield, OH 45504. Phone: 800-548-2929; 937-323-6281. Fax: 937-323-1679. Email: rickschmidt@woebermustard.com. Contact: Rick Schmidt. 

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