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Iowa Co-Packers to Make and Package Your Food Product: Jams, Salsa, Sauces, Pickles, Cookies, Pies, cakes, whatever!
Iowa 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 Iowa. 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 Iowa 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.
Iowa Co-Packers
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Euroclassic Pastries - Ready to Bake Pastries
Lester, IA. Phone: 888-497-7243.
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Dutchland Frozen Foods -
Kosher, Organic/Natural Cakes and Pastries, Frozen Baked Goods and Appetizers
205 North Maine, Lester, IA 51242. Phone:
888-497-7243; 712-478-4349. Fax: 712-478-4554. Email:
. Email:
[email protected].
Contact: Stan Warner.
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Iowa Choice Harvest -
P.O. Box 812, Marshalltown, IA 50158. Phone:
(515) 554.5541. Iowa Choice Harvest Small Batch Processing can help your small business scale up and reach the next level with our co-packing
services. Our FDA-approved Food Grade Facility is centrally located in Marshalltown, Iowa. Our plant manager, Jason Durham, has more than 10
years experience in food manufacturing and co-packing. Founded by a group of Iowa Farmers, we are especially committed to supporting
environmental sustainability and local food systems. Custom co-processing, IQF freezing, Packing, Sauce blending, sauce coating (enrobing),
flavor packet insert, Dry mixing, Packaging, Heat sealed bagging, Clear or printed, standard or laminated, gusseted and four corner poly seal
bags (2 oz. to 6.25 lbs.), Tray/bowl packing and boxing, Ingredient sourcing, Meeting your sustainability goals, And more!
- Palmer Candy Company -
full line of confections and nutmeats.
311 Bluff Street, Sioux City, IA 51106. Phone: 712-258-5543.
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Todd's Premium Foods - Copacker, Refrigerated storage, Freezer storage, Dry shelf storage, Acidified canning, Low acid canning, Hot
packing, Cold packing, Kosher, Certified Organic, 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, Larger volumes only
4413 NE 14th St., Des Moines, IA 50313.
Phone: (515) 771-9435. Email: [email protected].
Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions.
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: . SQF
LEVEL 2, ORGANIC AND KOSHER CERTIFIED. TODD'S CAPABILITIES: Dry Plant=Location=Des Moines, Iowa CAPABILITIES Blending HFFS machine=2 grams to 250
gram packets VFFS machine=.50 lbs to 6 lb pouches Stand up pouch machine Bagging line=25-50 lb bagging line with heat seal Bulk packaging=25 lbs
to 2000 lb totes Bottling line Liquid Plant=Location=Madison, Nebraska CAPABILITIES Liquifier Hot fill and cold fill Bottling Line=8 oz to 64 oz
bottles ½ Gallons/ Gallons/ 5 Gallons 2000 lb tote Gallons (ADDED: June 09, 2020, Suggested by a visitor)
Other Resources
If you still can't find a suitable co-packer for your product, see
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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.