For makers and farms

Co-packers, shared kitchens and food business help in North Dakota

12 businesses and programs in North Dakota that help small food makers and farms make, store and move product: 1 co-packer, 1 shared kitchen, 5 programs and official lists, and 5 cold storage companies, distributors, processors and suppliers.

  • 1Co-packers
  • 1Shared kitchens
  • 5Programs and lists
  • 12Listings in all
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Programs and official lists in North Dakota

5 listed. Start here. State and university programs that help food businesses with recipes, safety plans and licensing, and the public lists they keep.

  • North Dakota Meat Processors List (ND Department of Agriculture)meat
    ND · ndda.nd.gov
    State list of official and custom exempt meat plants
  • Pride of Dakota
    Bismarck, ND · prideofdakota.nd.gov · source
    State ag department marketing program and directory for ND-made products
  • NDSU Extension Food Entrepreneurship
    Fargo, ND · ndsu.edu
    Food business guidance, learning modules and fee-based nutrition labels
  • Northern Crops Institute
    Fargo, ND · northern-crops.com · source
    Testing and technical services for crop-based food products
  • UND Center for Innovation
    Grand Forks, ND · und.edu · source
    Startup coaching; opened a campus food incubator kitchen in 2021

Co-packers in North Dakota

1 listed. Contract manufacturers that make and pack your recipe in a licensed plant.

  • Full Service Foodssaucessalsadry mixes spicessmall batch
    Hillsboro, ND · fullservicefoods.com
    Contract sauces, salsas, dressings, spice blends; one pallet minimum

Shared and commissary kitchens in North Dakota

1 listed. Licensed kitchens you rent by the hour or month, often with storage and business help.

Small meat processors in North Dakota

5 listed. State and USDA inspected plants. Ask each one whether it takes custom or private-label work for farms and ranches.

  • Bowdon Meat Processingmeat
    Bowdon, ND · source
    State-inspected slaughter and processing plant
  • Butcher's Edgemeat
    Edgeley, ND · source
    Cooperative Interstate Shipment slaughter plant
  • Maple Valley Lockersmeat
    Enderlin, ND · source
    State-inspected slaughter and processing plant
  • Myers Meats & Specialtiesmeat
    Garrison, ND · source
    State-inspected slaughter and processing plant
  • Langdon Lockersmeat
    Langdon, ND · source
    Federally inspected slaughter plant

Suppliers that ship to North Dakota

Packaging, fulfillment and distribution are mostly national. See insulated boxes, gel packs and dry ice, jars, labels and boxes, cold storage and fulfillment and specialty food distributors. For the how-to, read how to start cold shipping and shipping supplies for food makers.

Get listed, or fix a listing

Co-packer, shared kitchen, packaging supplier, cold storage or distributor that works with small food makers and farms? Send the details and we will add you. Listings are free. If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will fix it.

Software and setup for makers

Madeline's sets up the back office for small food makers and farms: inventory and lot tracking, shipping and cold chain, wholesale ordering, recipe costing and labels and more. See Artisanal Solutions, or sell on the Madeline's marketplace.

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.

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By what you need

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.