MDAR - Bureau of Markets - Specialty Foods

This co-packer list was developed in collaboration with Nuestra Culinary Ventures, a shared use licensed commercial kitchen.
Nuestra Culinary Ventures provided a VISTA volunteer who compiled the information.

State of the art, fully automated kitchen. Fully licensed and insured. Wet, Aci, LAC, Hot Pack, SSS, Preserves, Syrup, Meat 2% or less, Glass, Plastic, CuCP, Scale-UP, FFSP, OPS, Private Label, "State and FDA approved", USDA Organic approved, DistOpt, Storage, MMQ about 200 cases - call to discuss

Carolyn's Gourmet Collections
Contact: Hans van Putten
40 Beharrell Street, Concord, MA 01742
Tel: 800-656-2940 FAX: 978-371-0639 | hans@40parklane.com, http://store.40parklane.com/index.html
Cry, USDA, Glass, Plastic, Paper, Metal,CuCP, CoCP, CKitchen, Scale-Up, OIS-possible, OPS-possible, Private, Nut Roasting, Firemixer for Toffee, Brittle, etc. Vertical Form Fill and Seal for bagging dry food, Depends on Quantities, Limited, Depending on quantities and product, 1000-2500 lbs. depending on product and flavor, Prices depend on product.

Casa Visco Finer Foods
Contact: Joseph Viscusi
819 Kings Rd. Schenectady NY 518-377-8814 info@casavisco.com
Hot Pack, VacuumP, SSS, Meat Sau, USDA, Kosher, Glass, CuCP, OPS, Private, Formulation review and consulting services, Orange sections, tomato products, mushrooms, and onions. slicer, peeler, DistOpt, Storage, project.

Cathay Foods, Corps.
960 Massachusetts Ave. Boston MA 617-427-1507
Frozen, Plastic, CoCP, Scale-UP, OIS, OPS, Private, "Small company. Can do some co-packing."

Consilvio's
Contact: Annette Consul
300 Hill Ave. Endicott NY 607-757-2629 consilvios@aol.com
Aci, SSS, Meat Sau, Meat, USDA, Glass, Plastic, CuCP, Scale-UP, FFSP, OIS, OPS, Private, "Prefer to do meat sauces. Some hot sauces. Small productions. Max production per day is 100 cases per day. 20 gal. kettle, 40 gal kettle, 80 kettle gal., hand fill and hand label", DistOpt, Limited Storage, max 100 cases/day case.

Gold Pure Food Products Co. Inc.
Contact: Steve Gold
1 Brooklyn Rd. Hempstead NY 516-483-5600
Wet, Ref, Aci, Hot Pack, Cold Pack, VacuumP, SSS, Pickles/R, Syrup, Kosher, Glass, Plastic, CuCP, CKitchen, Scale-UP, FFSP, OIS, OPS, Private, "do everything from start to finish. Mostly condiments and sauces. fillers, labelers, cappers, packing, processing, cooking, mixers, and weighing. Kettles", Storage, case.

Hometown Foods LLC
Contact: Anna Dawson
362 Eichybush Rd. Kinderhook NY 518-758-7342 annadawson@berk.com
Frozen, VacuumP, CKitchen, FFSP, "good place to make small amounts. 2 tray feezers, convection oven, 15 burners, vacuum packaging (18" bar), dishwasher", DistOpt, hours.

Hudson Valley Food Works
Contact: Jim Long
372 Main St. Poughkeepsie NY 845-471-8478
Bakery, Kosher, CuCP, CKitchen, FFSP, "BAKERY. Double-rack oven, two deck ovens, 140-quart mixer, 80-quart heavy duty mixer, six burner range, dough divider and sheeter, pie press. WET KITCHEN, Three 150 gallon steam kettles, two convection ovens, four burner range, four-foot brazier, HCM, deep fryer. BOTTLING, automated bottling line, labelers, refrigerated room. PACKAGING/COLD horizontal wrapper, room refrigerated to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. CATERING KITCHEN, 10-burner gas range, two 5 gallon tilt steam kettles, one 40 gallon steam kettle, 20 quart mixer", Storage.

ICC
Contact: Cheryl Johnson
P.O. Box 536/3612 East Newport Rd. Intercourse PA 717-768-0206
LAC, Hot Pack, Cold Pack, SSS, Pickles/R, Preserves, Fruit Fill, Glass, Plastic, CuCP, Scale-UP, FFSP, OIS, OPS, Private, "fillers, slicers, and choppers", DistOpt, Discount 30 cases case.

IQF Custom
Contact: Russell A. Young
140 Waldron Road Fall River MA 508-646-0400 iqf@iqfcustompacking.com
Wet, Frozen, IQF, VacuumP, Seafood, Plastic, Paper, CuCP, OPS, Private, "Solely Co-packing and repacking. Form and fill sealers, vacuum packed sealers, heat shrink sealers, bell bow sealers, vmag machine, nitrogen tunnels", Storage, variable pound.

Lidestri Foods, Inc.
Contact: Joe Ferrigno, joef@lidestrifoods.com
815 West Whitney Road, Fairport, NY 14450 , 585-388-4262, FAX: 585-388-6788, www.lidestrifoods.com, ,
Dry, Wet, Froze, IQF, Ref, Aci, Low Acid Retored Glass Products, SSS, Meat Sau, Meat, HotPack, ColdPack, Kosher, Organic, USDA, Glass, Plastic, CuCP, Ckitchen, Scale-Up, FFSP, OIS, OPS, Private, Cooler, Freezer, Dry, Depends of which plant and what product

Look's Gourmet Food Co.
Contact: Mike Cote
1112 Cutler Road Whiting ME 800-962-6258 mcote@looksgourmetfood.com, www.looksgourmetfood.com
LAC, Seafood, SSS, Glass, Metal, CuCP, Scale-UP, FFSP, OIS, OPS, Private, "low acid bottling as well. Does all natural foods. Clam juice, soups, baked beans, indian pudding, and seafood spread are currently in its product line.This company is very flexible and considers themselves as a premium quality co-packer." "complete canning and packing line. Liquid fill bottling line kettles mixing", DistOpt, Storage, one pallet case.

Martin's Kitchen
Contact: Eli Martin
4898 John Green Road Dundee NY 607-243-8197
Wet, Aci, LAC, Hot, Pack, Cold, Pack, SSS, Pickles/R, Preserves, Fruit Fill, Syrup, Meat Sau, Glass, Plastic, CuCP, Scale-UP, FFSP, OIS, OPS, Private, "Can do meat sauces if under 2% of product. Would want to work with farmers to develop their products to market. Does fruit butter." "Steam kettles, slicer, chopper, grinder, slow speed agitator", DistOpt, Limited Storage, 15 gallons jar.

New England Natural Bakers
Contact: Pam Clark
74 Fairview Street, Greenfield, MA 01301, 413-772-2239 x102 FAX: 413-772-2936, pec330@aol.com, www.nenb.com
Dry, SSS, Kosher, Organic, Plastic, USDA, CuCP, CoCP, CKitchen, Scale-Up, OPS, Private, Dist-USA/International-backhaul from facility, Storage-small warehouse onsite, Quantity-pallet, Pricing caries depending on products and quantities

Nelson Farms
Contact: Dave Evans
3261 Route 20 Cazenovia NY 315-655-8831 nfmarketing@morrisville.edu
Dry, Wet, Bakery, Frozen, Ref, Aci, Hot Pack, Cold Pack, Seafood, Pasta, SSS, Pickles/R, Preserves, Fruit Fill, Syrup, Organic, Glass, Plastic, Paper, CuCP, CKitchen, Scale-UP, FFSP, OIS, OPS, Private, "Specializes in product development and value added products for farmers. A kitchen that can also be rented by the hour. kettles, fillers, choppers, peelers, popcorn machine, labelers, cryovac fill & seal and modified atmosphere packaging or MAP", DistOpt, Storage, Discount no jar.

Nuestra Culinary Ventures
Contact: Cary Wheaton
31 Germania St. Jamaica Plain MA 617-522-7900 x10 cwheaton@nuestracdc.org
CKitchen, "Non-profit 24/7 shared-use kitchen facility. Provides testing area, overflow use, cooking classes, food safety managers course, technical and business support.", "22 burners, walk in freezer, walk in fridge, dry goods storage area, meat slicer, 30 qt mixer, grill, convection oven, conventional oven, and proof box", Storage, 8hrs/quarter hours.

Pellicano's
Contact: Mario Pellicano
125 Reading St. Buffalo NY 716-822-2366 sauceman@pellicanos.com
Dry, Wet, Aci, LAC, Hot Pack, Cold Pack, Pasta, SSS, Pickles/R, Preserves, Syrup, Meat Sau, Meat, Glass, Plastic, Metal, CuCP, Scale-UP, FFSP, OPS, Private, "Department of Agriculture and FDA approved", DistOpt, Storage, 60 gallons cases.

Plenus Group
Contact: Josepsh/Jennifer Jolly
101 Phoenix Ave. Lowell MA 978-970-3832 jajolly@plenus-group.com
Wet, Frozen, Ref, Hot Pack, VacuumP, Seafood, Meat Sau, Meat, USDA , Plastic, CuCP, Scale-UP, OIS, OPS, Private, Works with soup and sauce prepared meals "Verticle form fill and seal. Kettles, Rotary Oven, Vacuum Skin Pack, Mixers, Choppers", DistOpt, Discount min. 800 lbs. project.

Portland Shellfish Co.
Contact: Scout Wuerhner
110 Dartmouth St. Portland ME 807-799-9290 scout@pshellfish.com
Wet, Frozen, IQF, Ref, Hot Pack, Cold Pack, VacuumP, Seafood, USDA, Plastic, CuCP, Scale-UP, FFSP, OIS, OPS, Private, "nitrogen freezer, weigh pack systems, koch packing system, pasteurized equipment", DistOpt, Storage, Discount variable project

Springfield Smoked Fish Co.
Contact: Alan Axler
150 Switzer Ave Springfield MA 413-737-8693 allen@springfieldsmokedfish.com
Frozen, IQF, Ref, Cold, Pack, VacuumP, Seafood, Glass, Plastic, CoCP, OIS, OPS, Private (mostly private label), "Smoke houses, ovens, vacuum packaging, mixing, grinding equipment, and slicing", Storage, variable pound.

Urban Horizons Food Company
Contact: Kathrine Gregory
50 East 168th St. Bronx NY 212-452-1866
CKitchen, OIS, OPS, "convection and conventional ovens, rangs, fully-equipped with cooking and baking supplies, and loading dock", Storage, 10 hr shift shifts.

Ventre Packing
Contact: Marty Ventre
6050 Court Street Road Syracuse NY 888-472-8237/315-463-2384 mventre@ventre.com www.enricos.com
Wet, Aci, LAC, Hot Pack, SSS, Meat Sau, USDA, Kosher, Organic, Glass, Plastic, CuCP, Scale-UP, FFSP, OIS, OPS, Private, "organic and conventional fruit and vegetable juices. Low cost producer." "Heat Exchanger
Vacuum Steam Generated Kettles Fillers, Cappers, Choppers", DistOpt, Storage, Discount variable case.

Vermont Pepper Works
Contact: Jeff Mitchell PO Box 282 Fairfax VT 802-598-6419 info@vermontpepperworks.com
Dry, Wet, Hot Pack, Cold Pack, SSS, Pickles/R, Preserves, Fruit Fill, Syrup, USDA, Organic, Glass, Plastic, Paper, Metal, CuCP, Scale-UP, FFSP, OIS, OPS, Private, "Niche is to help entrepreneurs. filling machines, labeling machines, heat shrink tube, kettles, food processors, food mills, ovens, water bath, and flash freezing", Limited Storage, Discount min 15 gal. hour.

Western Mass Food Processing Center
Contact: Herb Heller
324 Wells St. Greenfield MA 413-774-7204 x108 herbh@fccdc.org
Wet, Bakery, Frozen, Ref, Hot Pack, Cold Pack, SSS, Pickles/R, Preserves, Fruit Fill, Organic, Glass, Plastic, Paper, CuCP, CKitchen, Scale-UP, FFSP, OIS, OPS, Private, "Shared-use kitchen facility. 40 60 gal steam kettles, filler, capper, 30 gal skillet, double pizza oven, conventional range top and oven, two convection ovens, 30 qt & 60 qt mixers, buffalo chopper, food processer, pulp extractor", DistOpt, Storage, cold, frozen varies unit.

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