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Food Distribution and Fulfillment in Chicago

Food shipping solutions built for you

From storage and food inventory management to assembly, case packing, and full-service distribution, The Fresh Factory helps get your better-for-you food and drink products from our manufacturing plant to store shelves safely and on time.

As a company that specializes in Honest Food for All, we’re no stranger to working with products that are free of preservatives and have a shorter shelf life. With products that need to go through the whole supply chain in a matter of months, you need an expert distributor. Our convenient location in the heart of the Chicagoland food hub allows us to reach most of the U.S. by semi within two to three days, ensuring your food products stay fresh and delicious.

Fresh-first, built around your brand

At The Fresh Factory, freshness drives our operations. We design our fulfillment services to keep products moving quickly, maintain quality, and simplify the operational load for growing food and beverage companies.

Our food and beverage fulfillment services include:

Warehousing

With 200,000 sq. ft. of cold, frozen, and dry storage, we manage thousands of ingredients and finished goods. Most products are made to order and shipped out fast, but when it makes sense, we also offer vendor-managed inventory programs. Whether you need short-term storage, ongoing replenishment, or just-in-time pickups, we tailor warehousing to fit your business model.

Food fulfillment services

As an integrated manufacturer and distributor, we eliminate the complexity of juggling multiple partners. We can produce based on your sales forecasts and handle direct shipments to your retail accounts. From sourcing raw materials to manufacturing and outbound logistics, we act as an extension of your operations team, ensuring products arrive on time and at the highest quality.

Logistics

Need a logistics partner to handle the details? We make distribution simple. Our team can book trucks, manage carriers, and coordinate deliveries—or integrate with your logistics providers. Just tell us where and when, and we’ll manage the process from end to end.

Food packaging & assembly

Retail-ready is non-negotiable. Beyond standard food packaging, we provide case packing, kitting, and custom assembly designed to meet retailer requirements. From Costco-compliant pallets to mixed-pallet builds and bundling, we ensure your products arrive exactly as the retailer expects.

“We’re producing fresh, clean-label items that don’t always have the longest shelf life. So we truly understand the importance of quality and making sure that we get customers the product when they need it. ”

Mike Weglarz, The Fresh Factory CFO

Why Choose The Fresh Factory for Fulfillment

Fresh-first and flexible: Make-to-order production with multi-temp warehousing and vendor-managed inventory options

An end-to-end partner: Sourcing, manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, and logistics all under one roof

Retail-ready expertise: From case to pallet, ready for natural channel, conventional retail, or big box stores and beyond

Versatility: Diversity in channels, including QSRs, meal kits, and food service

Case Study: Forecast to Fridge

Unlike typical food packaging companies, we offer our customers a vertically-integrated end-to-end solution. For one client, this meant:

Co-manufacturing their salad dressing
Warehousing the product
Building inventory based on forecasts
Building mixed pallets each week for distributors

By consolidating their entire supply chain with The Fresh Factory, this brand eliminated coordination headaches, reduced logistics costs, and gained the flexibility to respond quickly to retailer demand — all while maintaining product freshness and quality from our facility to store shelves.

From the food production line to the finish line, The Fresh Factory delivers

Ready to Simplify Your Fulfillment?

Whether you need make-to-order production, warehousing, or end-to-end logistics, The Fresh Factory makes fulfillment simple and flexible. We’ll design a plan that fits your product, your growth stage, and your distribution needs..

Let’s build your fulfillment solution together.