For makers and farms

Cold shipping supplies: insulated boxes, gel packs and dry ice

Q: Shared kitchen or co-packer: which do I need?

If you still make the product yourself, rent time in a licensed shared or commissary kitchen. When orders outgrow your own hands, a co-packer takes over production.

21 listed across the United States. Where to buy what goes in a cold box. Start with one box size, a liner that fits it and gel packs, then test a shipment to yourself before you buy by the case.

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Dry ice

Dry Ice Delivered
Baton Rouge, LA · dryicedelivered.com
Order dry ice online for shipment to your address
Acme Dry Ice
Cambridge, MA · acmedryice.com
Dry ice supplier for Massachusetts and surrounding New England states
Emergency Ice
Dallas, TX · emergencyice.com
Bagged ice and dry ice delivery
Nippon Sanso Carbonic Products
Decatur, IL · dryice.us.nipponsanso.com
Formerly Continental Carbonic; 40+ distribution sites, consumer walk-in locations
Baker's Dry Ice
Jackson, MI · bakersdryice.com
Makes dry ice to order; own trucks deliver
nexAir
Memphis, TN · nexair.com
Dry ice blocks, slices, pellets and nuggets; retail locations
Sub-Zero Dry Ice
Miami, FL · subzerodryice.com
Food-grade blocks and pellets; no minimum by the pound
Dry Ice Corp
Old Tappan, NJ · dryicecorp.com
Regional dry ice delivery, consumer sales and home delivery refrigeration
Airgas Dry Ice
Radnor, PA · airgas.com
Nationwide dry ice supply from 15 plants and 50 distribution points
Roberts Oxygen
Rockville, MD · robertsoxygen.com
Gas supplier that produces and sells dry ice at its locations

Gel packs and ice packs

Cryopak
Edison, NJ · cryopak.com
Ice gel packs plus custom insulated packaging and thermal testing
Nordic Cold Chain Solutions
Hatfield, PA · nordiccoldchain.com
Gel pack and refrigerant maker for cold shipments
Pelton Shepherd Industries
Stockton, CA · peltonshepherd.com
Gel and ice pack manufacturer for perishable shippers

Insulated boxes and liners

Crown Packaging Corp.
Chesterfield, MO · crownpack.com · source
Packaging distributor stocking EPS coolers, insulated mailers and thermal box liners
Polar Tech Industries
Genoa, IL · polar-tech.com · source
Maker of insulated shipping containers and cold packs, including Ice Brix
Vericool
Incline Village, NV · vericoolpackaging.com
Compostable or recyclable coolers sold as a foam replacement
WebstaurantStore
Lititz, PA · webstaurantstore.com
Online restaurant supplier selling insulated box liners and gel packs by case
Insulated Products Corporation (IPC)
Rancho Dominguez, CA · ipcpack.com
Makes box liners, gel packs, pallet covers and thermal mailers
TemperPack
Richmond, VA · temperpack.com
Curbside recyclable thermal liners and compostable insulation for cold shipments
KODIAKOOLER
Statesville, NC · kodiakooler.com
Pre-qualified shipper kits: cotton or foam insulation plus refrigerants
Coldkeepers
Thomasville, GA · coldkeepers.com
Paper-based thermal box liners that recycle curbside

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Questions

What is a co-packer?

A co-packer (contract packer) is a licensed food plant that makes and packs your product to your recipe. You own the brand and the recipe. They own the equipment, the inspections and the labor. Most ask for a minimum run, so call several and compare minimums, price per unit and what they will source for you.

Shared kitchen or co-packer: which do I need?

If you are still making it yourself, rent time in a shared or commissary kitchen. It is licensed, so you can sell beyond cottage food limits. When orders outgrow your own hands, a co-packer takes over production. Many makers use a kitchen for a year or two first.

Where does this list come from?

From public lists kept by state agriculture departments, university extension and food innovation centers, and from each business's own site. Listings that came from a public list link to that source. A listing is not an endorsement, so check licensing, insurance and minimums yourself.

How do I get listed or fix a listing?

Use the form on this page. Listings are free.

Sources: public lists from state agriculture departments, university extension and food innovation centers, and each business's own site. Listings are independent businesses and are not affiliated with Madeline's. A listing is not an endorsement.