Background

Chesapeake Bay Foods is a food manufacturer, co-manufacturer and co-packer based in Baltimore, MD. Operating from a 17,000 square foot warehouse, we are regulated by the Maryland Department of Health and the FDA, and we are reviewed annually by a third-party audit firm. We co-manufacture and/or co-pack liquid and popcorn products for companies of all sizes and for a broad array of production run sizes. We operate with a tolling fee system, but we also offer cost-plus based purchasing services and drop-shipping/3PL services.

Capabilities - Liquids

Our production capabilities include:

• “Acid foods,” including syrups, sauces, oils, and similar condiments with PH below 4.6 and/or water activity below 0.85.

• Cold filled products for products through our bottling line. (We can selectively handle hot filled product if filling half gallon or gallon containers directly from our tanks.)

• Shelf stable, non-refrigerated products

• Plastic or glass packaging

We are currently not able to accommodate products with the following characteristics:

• “Acidified” foods or “low acid” foods

• Foods requiring refrigeration upon completion

• Foods requiring Kosher, organic, or other specialized designations

 Prior to commencing work, we require clients to have the following in-place:

• Scaled and developed recipe(s)

• HACCP plan

• Production flow chart

If you don’t currently have these in-place, we can refer you to an external advisor.

Our production equipment includes:

• Eight head gravity filler line with a heat sealer and a round bottle labeler.  This line is focused on low to medium viscosity liquids in round bottles between 16 fl oz and one gallon. This line can handle approximately 16 gallon bottles per minute.

• Four head piston filler line with an auto capper, a heat sealer, and a front/back/round labeler.  This line focuses on low to high viscosity liquids in flat, oval, and round bottles between 4 fl. oz and 16 fl. oz. We can process approximately 25, 8 Fl Oz bottles a minute on this line.

• Five production kettles, including:

- 10-gallon steam jacketed kettle with scrape agitator

- 50-gallon steam jacketed kettle with impeller

- 110-gallon kettle with impeller

- 300-gallon steam jacketed kettle with impeller

- 500-gallon steam jacketed kettle with scrape agitator

In addition to our liquids line, we also offer popcorn co-manufacturing/co-packing services. Our production equipment includes a 60 oz oil popper, a continuous air popper, tumblers, a 20 gallon candy coater, a semi-automatic weigh-fill machine, and a heat sealer. We can process 1000, 2 oz. stand up pouches per day in volume.

Pricing

Our fees include:

• Tolling Fees: We charge tolling fees based on the number of laborers assigned to the job plus company overhead. Depending on the job, we staff one to four workers on the assignment. We have a $1000 minimum fee per job. Fees are quoted on a case by case basis.

• Purchasing Fees: If desired by the client, CBS can purchase the required raw materials for the client for a fee.