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

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

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island Co-Packers

• Blount Seafood Corporation - Copacker, Gravy, seafood, soups and sauces.
  383 Water Street, Warren, RI 02885. Phone: 401-245-8800. Fax: 401-247-2391.
• Hauser Choclolatier - Kosher. Organic/Natural Sugar-Free Chocolate Bars, Truffles.
  59 Tom Harvey Road, Westerly, RI 02891. Phone: 401-596-8866; 800-289-8783. Fax: 401-596-0020. Email: hauser@hauserchocolates.com. Contact: Rudi Hauser, Jr.
• Hope & Main - Copacker, Incubator, Product development services, Business development consulting services, We specialize in small and start-ups
  691 Main Street, Warren, RI 02885. Phone: (401) 245-7400. Email: info@makefoodyourbusiness.org. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Our goal is to help grow the local food economy by creating a community of support for food entrepreneurs and cultivating an environment where emerging culinary startups can test, create, scale and thrive. This is a place where food producers, farmers, fishermen and other industry members can connect directly with consumers, engage the community and collaborate with peers. Hope & Main's nonprofit incubator program supports dozens of food-related companies, including specialty food product makers, artisanal bakers, caterers, food trucks, farmers, personal chefs and nutritionists. Helping food manufacturers scale up to the next level We offer reliable small-batch manufacturing to enable businesses to scale up, test recipe formulation, pilot new production techniques and realize process efficiencies. This program is designed specifically to create new and better ways for food and beverage entrepreneurs to grow and diversify business. Our experienced team provides entrepreneurs with a next-level tier of services that allows entrepreneurs more time to focus on expanding brand awareness and driving revenues. Especially good candidates for this program are food and beverage processors, restaurateurs, caterers and/or food trucks. Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: August 06, 2019)
• Wildtree - Copacker, Product development services, Recipe development lab testing services, Drop-shipper
  15 Wellington Road, Lincoln, RI 02865. Phone: (401) 732-1856. Email: fmontie@wildtree.com. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Wildtree Private Label and Co-Packing Are you looking for a Private Label or Co-Packing partner with the ability to meet your unique food requirements? Is it critical that you meet the needs of a growing health-conscious consumer base who demands organic, gluten free, non GMO? Wildtree Private Label has amassed over 20 years of manufacturing expertise and excellence in the areas of product formulation, testing, labeling, packaging, distribution, and more. We are proud of our certifications from respected national organizations like the USDA, QAI, SQF Level II, GIG, and Star-K. We continue to enhance our own stringent manufacturing practices to ensure that every ingredient, process, and product meets our world-class standard of excellence. Whether you are a company who is just getting started or a nationally-known brand, we will consistently deliver customized service, support, and excellence of finished product. Our Commitment to learning about your company, creating a solution that's right for you, and building a trusted relationship are at the core of our company values. We invite you to learn more about us and/or schedule a facility tour by calling 401-732-1856. (ADDED: September 10, 2019)

Where can I find more information about canning?

For more than 250 specific, simple recipes with step-by-step directions and photos; and general information on canning and food preservation, see this page.