When starting a food business, you need to know where to find services and supplies to get your product(s) to market. We have compiled a list of sources by category for a variety of services and supplies you may need for your business:
NC DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONTACTS
FINANCIAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES
INGREDIENTS AND SUPPLIES FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY
LABORATORY & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Please note: We do not endorse any company or product or provide marketing for companies. These names are provided for informational purposes only. If you provide one of the listed supplies/services and would like your company added to our list, please get in touch with us at foodbusiness@ncsu.edu.
For detailed business information, including co-packers and shared-use kitchens, visit:
N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Marketing,
NC DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONTACTS
Food Program
4000 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27607-6465, (919) 733-7366
Got To Be NC - Division of Marketing
2 West Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, (919) 707-3117
COMMERCIAL KITCHENS
North Carolina Commercial Kitchens
Piedmont Food Processing Center
500 Valley Forge Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278, (919) 241-4212
CONTAINERS
Belmark
600 Heritage Road, P.O. Box 5310, De Pere, WI 54115, (843) 655-0815. Custom Printed Packaging: Roll stock, finished pouches, shrink film, folding cartons, no minimums.
Burch Bottle and Packaging, Inc.
430 Hudson River Road, Waterford, NY 12188, (800)903-2830
Closure and Container Manufacturers Association
14070 Proton Road Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75244, (972)233-9107 x203
Container and Packaging Supply
1345 East State Street, Eagle, ID 83616, (800)473-4144
Crown Packaging Corp.
17854 Chesterfield Airport Road, Chesterfield, MO 63005 (888)880-0852, info@crownpack.com
Freund Container & Supply, Division of Berlin Packaging
4200 Commerce Court Suite 206, Lisle, IL 60532, (800)363-9822
Glass Packaging Institute
4250 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22203, (703)684-6359. The trade association represents the North American glass container industry.
Inmark, Inc.
8301 Triad Drive, Greensboro, NC 27409, (800)646-6275
O.Berk Company
3 Milltown Court, Union, NJ 07083, (800)631-7392
Pipeline Packaging (877)242-1880
Qorpak Lab Glassware and Supplies
1195 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017, (800)922-7558
Richards Packaging
4721 Burbank Road, Memphis, TN 38118, (901)360-1121
SKS Bottle and Packaging, Inc.
2600 7th Avenue, Building 60 West, Watervliet, NY 12189, (518)880-6980
Supply One
729 Palmer Road, Rockwell, NC 28138, (704)279-5650
TricorBraun
1327-A Wood Branch Drive, Charlotte, NC 28273, (704)697-6700
COPACKERS
U.S. Beverage Co-Packers and Manufacturers
Specialty Food Co-Packers Directory
Firehouse Bottling Company
1750 Pisgah Hwy, Candler, NC 28715 (828) 633-7110, Email for more information
FirstWave Contract Manufacturing
Middlesex, NC (919) 694-0974, Email for more information
NC Food Hubs, Commercial Community Kitchens & Co-Packers (2017 version)
Blue Ridge Food Ventures
1461 Sand Hill Road, Candler, NC 28715, (828) 348-0130
Carolina CoPacking LLC
860 Commerce Drive, Henderson, NC 27537, (252) 433-0130
Creative Foods, Inc.
5912 Campbell Street, Hanahan, SC 29406, (843) 747-5102
D'Vine Foods
1585 Hwy 701 South, Elizabethtown, NC 28337, (910) 862-2576
Endorphin Farms
3255 Parker Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32084, (904) 824-2006
Golding Farms
6061 Gun Club Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, (336) 766-6161
Patter Fam Sauces
8019 Hayport Road, Wheelersburg, OH 45694, (740) 352-2008
Virginia Food Works Co-packing and Commercial Kitchen Services
7916 Abilene Road, Farmville, VA, 23901, (434) 960-8958
Big Boss Baking Company
629 McWay Drive, High Point, NC 27263, (336) 861-1212
Blue Ridge Jams
Hendersonville, NC 28792, (828) 685-1783
C2 Bottling
Charlotte, NC, (704) 728-1888, c2bottling@gmail.com
Hope and Main
Warren, RI, (401) 245-7400
FINANCIAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES
foodwit
Portland, Oregon Regulatory and Food Safety Managed Services
Annuity.org
1 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32801, (877) 891-1315
Fifth Third Bank
1641 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27608, (919) 325-0464
Lendio
(855) 853-6346
EQUIPMENT - NEW AND USED
A & I Equipment Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 190, Dundas, MN 55019, (507) 664-9666
Alard Equipment Corporation
6483 Lake Avenue, P.O. Box 57 Williamson, NY 14589, (315) 589-4511
Bid on Equipment
2854 Corporate Parkway Algonquin, IL 60102, (847) 854-8577
Central Carolina Scale, Inc.
5393 Farrell Road, Sanford, NC 27330, (919) 776-7737
Scales, weighing equipment, and load cells; repairs and calibration service.
Central States Industrial Equipment & Supply
2700 N Partnership Blvd, Springfield, MO 65803, (417) 831-1411
Equipment Exchange Contact: Bob Breakstone at bob@eeclink.com 10042 Keystone Drive, Lake City, PA 16423, (814) 774-0888
Genemco, Inc.
3385 S. San Gabriel Street, Hearne, TX 77859, (979) 268-7447
Used food processing equipment and refrigeration equipment.
High-Performance Packaging
426 Scotland Road, Unit A, Lakemoor, IL 60051, (815) 322-2164
Used VFFS and HFFS packaging equipment technical services firm.
Horizon Sytems, Inc.
1101 Horizon Drive, P.O. Box 4290, Lawrence, Kansas 66046, (785) 842-1299
Blowers, airlocks, valves and gates, filters and cyclones, storage and flow aids, vacuum sequencing, extruder lift systems, ConTran, bag, and bulk bag handling.
Kitmondo Used Food & Beverage Equipment:
225 Cedar Hill Street, Suite 200, Marlborough, MA, 01752, (508) 644-8489
Marketplace for buyers and sellers of used business and industrial equipment.
Micropyretics Heaters International
750 Redna Terrace, Cincinnati, OH 45215, (513) 772-0404
Manufacturer of steam generators, furnaces/ovens, and specialized heating tools.
New York Microscope
100 Lauman Lane, Suite A, Hicksville, NY 11801, (877) 877-7274
Microscope sales and service.
Recycler's Exchange
Food industry equipment.
Toledo Carolina
PO Box 12366, Florence, SC 29504-2366, (800) 649-7503
Provider of weighing equipment and systems.
Used Food Processing Equipment. Many companies offer this service. We recommend conducting an internet search for "Used Food Processing Equipment."
INGREDIENTS AND SUPPLIES FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY
MG Newell Company
301 Citation Ct., Greensboro, NC, (800) 334-0231
ThomasNet
5 Penn Plaza, New York, NY, 10001, (212) 629-2100
INSURANCE
Food Liability Insurance Program
Travelers
LABELS AND DESIGN
Action Packaging Systems
818 Herman Court, High Point, NC 27263-2166, (336) 431-4700
Fortis Solutions Group (844) 374–5257
Packaging supplier
American Label Technologies, Inc.
343 Technology Drive, Unit 2106, Garner, NC 27529, (984) 269-5078
Belmark
600 Heritage Road, P.O. Box 5310, De Pere, WI 54115, (843) 655-0815No minimums and a 48-hour turnaround.
Dynamic Systems, Inc.
15331 NE 90th Street, Redmond, WA 98052, (425) 216-1204, (800) 342-3999
Food traceability barcode software and equipment.
Idea Box Design Studio
Chapel Hill, NC, (614) 204-7156
Label Solutions, Inc.
677 George St., Marshfield, MO 65706, (417) 859-6850
Logo Label Printing Co.
4416 Bennett Memorial Road, Suite 101, Durham, NC 27705, (919) 619-1990
Primera Technology Inc. Two Carlson Parkway North, Plymouth, MN 55447, (763) 475-6676 Primera Technology Inc.
Resource Label Group 147 Seaboard Lane, Franklin, TN 37067, (615) 661-5900 Resource Label Group
World Label 104 South Division Street, Suite 4A, Peekskill, NY 10566 USA, (877) 955-2235 World Label
Wright Labels 1100 Unity Street, Thomasville, NC 27360, (800) 678-9019 Wright Labels
LABORATORY & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
QA Supplies LLC 1185 Pineridge Road Norfolk, Virginia 23502 U.S.A. Toll-Free: 844-434-0692 Telephone: (757) 855-3094 Fax: (757) 855-4155 Email: info@QAsupplies.com
Avazyme, Inc. 2202 Ellis Road, Durham, NC 27703, (508) 317 2287 Avazyme, Inc. Dairy Connection, Inc. 501 Tasman Street, Suite B, Madison, WI 53714 608-242-9030 info@dairyconnection.com Dairy Connection, Inc.
EMSL Analytical, Inc. 2500 Gateway Centre Blvd., Suite 600, Morrisville, NC 27560, (919) 465-3900 EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Eurofins Food Lab 8909 Atkins Road, Mebane, North Carolina 27302 (717) 449-6623 & (502) 302-6370 expressmicro@eurofinsus.com Eurofins Food Lab
Microbac 3809 Airport Drive, Wilson, NC 27896, (252) 237-4175 2592 Hope Mills Road, Fayetteville, NC 28306, (910) 864-1920 Microbac Winston Scientific Consultants Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States Food process validations.
MARKETING AND ADVERTISING
THAT Agency 561-832-6262 thatagency.com
Marketing by Emma marketingbyemma.com
pH METERS AND pH MONITORING EQUIPMENT
Cole-Parmer 625 East Bunker Court, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, (800) 323-4340
Products include pH meters and refractometers.
Visit our website at: www.coleparmer.com
Fisher Scientific (800) 766-7000
Visit our website at: www.fishersci.com
The Lab Depot P.O. Box 1300, Dawsonville, GA 30534, (800) 733-2522
Visit our website at: www.labdepotinc.com
PCE Instruments U.K. Ltd. Phone: +44 (0)2380 98703 0
Global supplier of precision measuring instruments for HACCP and food safety testing.
Visit our website at: www.pce-instruments.com/english/
Pulse Instruments (800) 462-1926
Visit our website at: www.pulseinstruments.net
REFRIGERATION
BMIL Technologies, LLC Refrigeration and Freezer Design and Installation 4915 Arendell Street #313 Morehead City, NC 28557, (252) 727- 0994 www.bmil.com/frioverde
