Our Story
Three decades of building
other people’s brands
Family-founded in San Antonio in 1987, and still driven by the same idea: make a great product, take care of the customer, and let their success be ours.
San Antonio, Texas
Since 1987
A family business, built on other families’ recipes
Creative Foodworks began in 1987 as a family-owned and operated business in San Antonio, Texas. What started as a small operation has grown into a nationally recognized co-packer of shelf-stable foods.
Across more than thirty years, we’ve helped brands grow, many for over two decades. Once a brand gets a taste of our capabilities and service, they tend to stick around. We still ship to nearly every state in the lower 48, and while many of our customers are right here in Texas, our reach runs coast to coast.
Why Brands Choose Us
We don’t sell our own products,
so we never compete with you
It’s the simplest promise in our business and the one that matters most. Your recipe stays yours. Your shelf space stays yours. Every batch we run is built to grow your brand, not a house label sitting next to it. That alignment is why so many of our partnerships are measured in decades, not seasons.
What Guides Us
The standards behind every batch
Safety First, Always
Our food safety and quality controls are effectively implemented, validated, and continuously monitored by our own team and by outside auditors. We hold SQF certification and are Kosher (OU) and gluten-free certified.
Partnership Over Transactions
We treat your product like our own reputation rides on it, because it does. Dedicated support keeps you in the loop from first development through every production run.
Built to Grow With You
From a 1,000-gallon run to nationwide volume, our capacity and consistency scale with your brand so growth never means starting over with a new manufacturer.
Ready to build something together?
Bring us your recipe, your idea, or your growth plan. We’ll take it from there.
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