What Is Food Co-Packing?
Food co-packing, also known as contract food manufacturing, involves outsourcing the production and packaging of food products to a specialized manufacturer. This allows brands to develop their products and increase production capacity without investing in their own manufacturing facilities.
For food businesses, finding a partner who can meet their quality standards, provide flexibility, and support innovation can be a significant challenge.
Why Choose Food Co-Packing?
Food co-packing allows businesses to benefit from a manufacturer’s expertise, equipment, and production facilities. It can help companies launch new products, scale up production, and access specialized technical resources.
Choosing the right partner is especially important for fresh food products, which require careful attention to manufacturing processes, quality, and shelf life.
Food Co-Packing at LeGrand
At LeGrand, we understand the challenges of finding the right food manufacturing partner. After experiencing difficulties finding a co-packer that met our own standards, we decided to build our own manufacturing facility.
Today, we offer manufacturing solutions for a variety of fresh food products, including pestos, sauces, soups, dressings, and salsas.
Our team works with you to meet the specific needs of your project, from tailored process development to production and packaging. You provide the product specifications, recipes, and packaging requirements, and we bring our expertise to your project.


Research and Development in Food Manufacturing
Developing a food product involves more than creating a recipe. Manufacturing processes must also be adapted to preserve the product’s desired characteristics and ensure consistent quality at scale.
Research and development therefore play an important role in food manufacturing. At LeGrand, we focus on tailored processes and flexible solutions to meet the specific needs of our partners.
Have a Food Product to Develop?
Whether you want to manufacture an existing recipe or develop a new product, food co-packing can help bring your ideas to life and support your brand’s growth.
