Capabilities

Everything it takes to go
from recipe to retail

Product development, large-scale hot-filled production, retail and food-service packaging, and audited food-safety systems, all under one roof in San Antonio.

Product Development

From a spark of an idea to a production-ready recipe

Whether you’re starting from a family recipe, a competitor’s product, or a blank page, our food scientists help you get to a formula that tastes right and runs right at scale.

  • Reverse recipe engineering: recreate or improve on an existing product
  • Recipe ideation from scratch: build a brand-new product with our team
  • Scale-up: adapt small-batch and kitchen recipes for large-scale production
  • Value engineering: optimize cost, sourcing and process without losing the taste
  • House recipes: start from our library of proven formulations
A large kettle of red sauce being cooked and blended Formulation & scale-up

What & How We Pack

Shelf-stable products, retail and food-service formats

AProduct Types

  • Any hot-filled, acidified, or acid-based food
  • Shelf-stable products, no refrigeration required
  • BBQ sauces, salsas, hot sauces & queso
  • Pasta sauces, marinades, dressings & condiments
  • Drink mixes & other specialty sauces

BPackaging Formats

  • Retail: standard sizes from 8 oz to 32 oz, packed in 6-pack or 12-pack trays
  • Squeeze bottles and standard jars and bottles
  • Food service: 1 gallon to 50 gallon
  • Glass and plastic container options

CRun Parameters

  • Minimum run of 1,000 gallons
  • Orders placed at least quarterly
  • Capacity that scales from first run to nationwide volume
Jars of green salsa on the Creative Foodworks production line Audited every step

Quality & Food Safety

Certified, validated, and watched closely

Safety is our top priority, not a department, but the way the whole plant runs.

Our food safety and quality controls are effectively implemented, validated, and continuously monitored by our team and by outside auditors, so the product that carries your brand is held to the highest standard, batch after batch.

  • SQF certified: Safe Quality Food, a GFSI-recognized standard
  • Kosher: certified by the Orthodox Union (OU)
  • Gluten-free: certified through the Gluten Free Food Program

A dedicated team, start to finish

You’ll work with people who know your product. We stay in communication through every phase, from development and scheduling to production and delivery, so nothing about your run is a mystery.

Tell us what you want to make

Share your product type and estimated volume and we’ll tell you exactly how we can help.

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