At The Fresh FactoryTM, we’ve built a platform to accelerate the growth of disruptive food and beverage brands. We are vertically integrated from the farm to the shelf and offer services above and beyond traditional co-manufacturing, becoming a trusted growth partner. We bring deep expertise in fresh, clean-label, and better-for-you products—what we believe to be the future of food.
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Customers we serve
Key Channels: Food service, retail/private label, co-pack, direct to consumer, bulk industrial
Direct to consumer
We work with leading DTC food brands to grow their businesses and extend their brands. We can help increase sales through add-on programs (beverage, bars, and other snacks) or add a digital pantry (sauces, dips, etc.). Find out how we can help strengthen your relationships with your customers by providing delicious, clean-label foods.
Quick service restaurants
We are a value-added partner for an increasingly decentralized and delivery-focused restaurant market. We can manage beverage and snack programs for front-of-house sales or produce bulk sizes for back-of-house applications. Find out how we can help drive margins and efficiency in your food production.
Disruptive retail brands
With facilities based in the food hub of Chicago, we work with retail food brands across the country. Our team has deep expertise in fresh plant-based, clean-label ingredients, and we have relationships with the majority of leading distributors and retailers. Find out how we can help grow your brand through food product development, manufacturing, fulfillment, and more.
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The Fresh Factory at a glance
- Vertically integrated platform from the farm to the shelf, with food product development, contract manufacturing, co-packing capabilities and more
- Illinois-based facilities with Certified SQF Quality & Food Safety Certification (Formerly SQF Level III) for 10 straight years
- in 2024, produced over 314 different SKUs for 41 different brands
- A mission-driven company structured as public benefits corporation
- Built to be flexible and fast to accommodate variable run sizes
- Sustainability focused with local sourcing program and 1% of brand sales donated
- Built and backed by an experienced team with decades of experience in food and beverage development, production, commercialization, and scaling
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We do more than just co-manufacturing & co-packing
Our Services: Turnkey manufacturing, product development, logistics & warehousing, sourcing & procurement, certifications & regulatory
Condiments
Hot fill / cold fill / HPP processing options for dressings, marinades, chutneys, and more, with a variety of packaging available from glass jars to squeeze bottles and foodservice pouches.
Sauces & Soups
Hot fill / HPP processing options for pasta sauces, cooking sauces, pizza sauces, and soups, available in glass or plastic jars and foodservice pouches.
Dips
Cold fill / HPP processing options available for dips, hummus, spreads, and salsas, with packaging in tubs, PET or PP, seal film, and foodservice pouches.
Healthy Snacks
Slab forming, extrusion/coextrusion, baked and/or refrigerated processing options for snack bars, protein balls, and energy bites, with flow wrap, gusseted pouches, and multi-pack packaging options.
Cold Pressed
Cold fill / HPP processing options for juices, wellness shots, smoothies, and other beverages, with packaging ranging from single serve PET to multi-serve bottles and shot bottles.
Spreads
Hot fill / HPP processing options available for jams, nut butters, jellies, seed butters, and other spreads. Glass or plastic jars available, as well as foodservice pouches.
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If you’re looking to scale your food & beverage brand, let’s talk.
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