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

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

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts Co-Packers

• Alfredo's Italian Foods, Mfg. Co. Inc. -
  122 Water St. Quincy, MA. Phone: 617-479-6360 [email protected]. Contact: Lino Aiello
• Angy's Food Products, Inc. - Frozen/Pasta.
  77 Servicestar Way, Westfield, MA 01805. Phone: 413-572-1010.
  
• Ashley Food Company, Inc. - Sauces and condiments.
  P. O. Box 912, Sudbury, MA 01776. Phone: 800-61-SAUCE , 978-579-8989. Fax: 978-579-8989. Email: [email protected]. 
• Bake & Joy Foods, Inc. - Frozen bread dough, pastry, cake and fillings.
  351 Willow Street, South, Andover, MA 01845. Phone: 978-683-1414.
• Boston Baking -
  101 Sprague Street,Boston, MA 02136, 617-364-6900, 617-364-6922 [email protected]. Contact: Bob Boschetto.
• Boxford Bakehouse - dry goods and baked goods, certified organic, small to medium batch co-packing and fulfillment services.
  31 Center St, Middleborough, MA 02346. Email: [email protected].
• Casa Visco Finer Foods -
  819 Kings Rd. Schenectady NY. Phone: 518-377-8814. Email: [email protected].
• Cathay Foods, Corps. - small scale copacking
  960 Massachusetts Ave. Boston, MA. Phone:  617-427-1507.
• Chubby's Sauce - Acidified Foods, Thermal Process-(Hot Pack), Product Development and Consultation
  11 Deacon Parker Road, Bernardston, MA 01337. Phone: 413-478-2103. Fax: 413-648-0200. Email: [email protected].
• Community Work Services -
  174 Portland St, Boston, MA 02114. Phone: 617-910-5157, Fax: 617-367-4759, Email [email protected]. Email: [email protected] . We are a nonprofit agency whose mission is to empower individuals living in poverty to transform their lives through job training and employment services.
• Cutone Specialty Foods, Inc. - Canned or Preserved Vegetables/Fruits, Pickles and Pickled Vegetables, Private Label.
  145 Market Street, Chelsea, MA 02150. Phone: 617-889-1122. Fax: 617-884-3944. Email: . Email: [email protected]. Contact: Lenny Proc
• Dimitria Delights, Inc - Sweetbread, puff pastry dough and bakery products.
  81 Creeper Hill Road, North Grafton, MA 01536. Phone: 508-839-3035.
• Elevation Brands - Frozen Products, Organic, USDA inspected,
  190 Fountain Street, Framingham, MA 01702. Phone: 508.283.1174 x 223, Email: [email protected]. We are able to scale-up recipes, ingredient sourcing, package sourcing, private labels and are a gluten free, allergen friendly facility.
• Emerald Bay, Inc. - Frozen Seafood.
  P. O. Box 932, North Falmouth, MA 02556. Phone: 508-563-5255. UPDATE for 2020 - They may have closed, they have zero presence on the internet.
• Flavor First Foods - soups, sauces and salad dressings
  255 Walnut Street, West Bridgewater, MA 02379. Phone: 571-237-6145,. Email: [email protected].
• Hans Kissle, Co. - Refrigerated coleslaw and salads
  330 Ballardvale Street, Wilmington, MA 01887. Phone: 978-658-808.
  9 CREEK BROOK DRIVE, HAVERHILL, MA 01832. PHONE (978) 556-4500
• IQF Custom Packing, Inc. - Frozen fish and entrees, frozen co-packing facility near New Bedford,MA. Storage and shipping also available.Test runs.
  140 Waldron Road, Fall River, MA 02720. Phone: 508-646-4044. Fax: 904-824-4014. Email: [email protected]. Contact: Russell Young.
• New England Candy Company LLC - Copacker, Commercial kitchen, Packaging, Drop-shipper, Distributor, Dry shelf storage, Plastic, Private labeling, We specialize in small and start-ups, Free Consulting services
  81 Charlotte Furnace Rd, West Wareham, MA 02576. Phone: (508) 776-0499. 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. We specialize in candy / confectionary co-packing. We have the ability to package your product in bags as small as 1oz to as large as 16oz. We are very flexible and small starts-ups welcome Located in United States County. (ADDED: March 18, 2021, Suggested by a visitor)
• New England Natural Bakers - Dry Products, Shelf Stable Products, Kosher, Organic,
  74 Fairview St E, Greenfield, MA 01301, (413) 772-2239 ext. 24. [email protected].  . We are able to scale-up recipes, offer ingredient sourcing, package sourcing, and private label. Third party storage facility is available for made to order. Stock Min - 500 cases No Max. We are a gluten free, allergen friendly facility. We are also SQF certified.
• Plenus Group, Inc. - Frozen soups, sauces and chowders.
  101 Phoenix Avenue, Lowell, MA 01852. Phone: 978-970-3832: Fax: 978-441-2528. Email: [email protected]. Contact: Jennifer Jolly. 
• Quality Custom Packing -  private label, operates Freezing and Packing equipment,
  Quality Custom Packing, 18 Wright Street, New Bedford, MA 02740. Phone: 508-993-0717.  Email: [email protected]. he minimum quantity is 500 and there is no maximum. QPC can custom source, package and label your products while helping you cultivate your brand. Scallop program implementation for your current brand is a passion for us.
• Sauces 'N Love, Inc. - Gluten-Free, Organic/Natural, Vegetarian, Pesto, Other Sauces, Seasonings and Cooking Enhancers, Pasta Sauce, Dessert Toppings.
  86 Sanderson Avenue, Lynn, MA 01902. Phone: 781-595-7771; 866-7-SAUCES. Fax: 781-595-7799. Email: [email protected]. Contact: Paolo Volpati-Kedra
• Springfield Smoked Fish Company - Permamently closed
  150 Switzer Avenue, Springfield, MA 01109. Phone: 413-737-8693. Fax: 413-747-7360. Seafood, spreads and salads. Kosher. 
• Stock Pot Malden LLC -  facility servicing food trucks, food product wholesalers, and caterers
  342 Pearl Street, Malden, MA 02148. Phone: 781-605-1426. Email: [email protected]. . Comprehensive startup services included for new businesses.
• Venus Wafers, Inc. - - Crackers, flatbreads, natural and organic, certified Kosher and Non-GMO.
  100 Research Road, Hingham, MA 02043. Phone: 781-740-1002. Fax: 781-740-0791. Email: [email protected]. Contact: Michael Thompson. 
• Western Mass Food Processing Center Franklin County CDC - acid foods, hot-pack, cold-pack, repackaging
  324 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA 01301. Phone: 413-774-7204 Ex. 108. Contact: John Waite. Phone: 413-774-7204, ext.110. Email: [email protected].
• Worcester Regional Food Hub - Incubator kitchen
  474 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury MA, 01545. Phone: 508-667-5792. Email: [email protected]. Contact: Shon Rainford. Services for start-up and existing food entrepreneurs, including food safety training, business planning, assistance through the certification process, and hourly kitchen rentals.

Other Resources

If you still can't find a suitable co-packer for your product, see this organization:

• Contract Packaging Association -
  1833 Centre Point Circle, Suite 123
  Naperville, IL 60563. Email: [email protected];

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