Co-Manufacturing

innovation, flexibility, and performance

Whether you're looking to produce a new component of an already established product line or develop something completely new, selecting a contract manufacturer is one of the most critical decisions your company can make. Associated Brands specializes in guiding you through every step of the development and manufacturing process, offering turnkey and toll-free solutions designed to help you bring new products to market quickly and cost-effectively.

From sweet to savory and from meals to meal replacements — and more — our expertise spans a broad range of product categories and package formats. Key packaging formats include:

• Flexible pouches
• Rigid containers
• Cups
• Sticks
• Cartons
• Sachets
• Bulk blending

Our technical teams are at the forefront of evolving flavor, formulation, and packaging trends, focusing on product design & development, sensory group testing, stability & shelf-life studies, and plant trial validation. A dedicated Regulatory Affairs department ensures accurate label information, customer specifications, and proactive maintenance of product licenses & certifications (FDA, USDA, CFIA, NHP).

Our main distribution centers are located within a day's drive of both the Midwestern United States and the Eastern Seaboard and use RF Express — an online, real-time automated data collection system for bar-coding — to provide a cost-effective and reliable solution for increasing operational efficiencies in warehousing and distribution.

Food quality and safety

Our number one priority is the safety and quality of every product we manufacture. Our facilities are GFSI certified, and we maintain continuous improvement by utilizing the HACCP systems approach to the management of Food Safety and Quality Assurance. We are USDA compliant, licensed in Canada to manufacture and distribute Natural Health Products, and under supervision by the Orthodox Union "OR" and "Circle K" Kosher. Our Total Quality Management program ensures safe, effective, and verifiable traceability systems for all Associated Brands products throughout manufacturing and distribution.

To find out more about how Associated Brands can help you, please contact us.