The names, addresses and phone numbers of companies or persons who
will manufacure and package jams and jellies according to your recipes
and specification in   lots olots of one thousand cases or less cases
and warehouse and ship them to your customers.

Companies that manufacture a food product from your recipe are called
"co-packers." I have found quite a few food processing co-packers
dealing in jellies, condiments, dressings, and similarly processed
items:

AiKan Food Productions
Contact: Sue or Don Louie
1605 Park St., Unit A
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Phone: (303) 660-2206
Fax: (719) 385-0388

Honeyville
Contact: Dan and Sheree Culhane
33633 Hwy. 550
Durango, CO
Phone: (970) 247-1474
Fax: (970) 247-1487
E-mail address: honey@rmii.com or info@honeyvillecolorado.com
Web site: http://www.honeyvillecolorado.com/intro.htm

Pasta Fresca, Inc.
Contact: Richard Lappen
4851 W. 120th Ave., PO Box 498
Broomfield, CO 80038
Phone: (303) 465-4994
Fax: (303) 465-1683

Western Colorado Business Development Center
Contact: Georgann Jouflas
Grand Junction, CO 81505
Phone: (970) 243-5242
Fax: (970) 241-0771

Colorado Department of Agriculture
http://www.ag.state.co.us/mkt/copack/Dressings.pdf

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The Whipple Co. 
58 N. Main St., 
PO Box275 
Natwick MA 01760 
508-653-2660 
508-653-2662 
Cans & Glass 
Relishes, preserves, fruit fillings, syrups 

M.A. Gedney Co. Oxford Foods 
Joshua Morse 
15 Jewett Ave 
So. Deerfield MA 01373 
413-665-7011 
413-665-7153 
Call for amounts 
Cans, Glass, Frozen 
Mustard BBQ sauce, pickles, fruit syrups 

Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship: Co-Packer Kitchens,
Massachusetts
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/necfe/CoPackerKitchen/ma.html

Gourmet Products, Inc 
283 Reynolds Bridge Rd 
Thomaston CT 06787 
860-283-5147 
860-283-6912 
80-90 gals. 
Glass, acidified, hot & cold pack, vacuum pack 
Mustard, sauces, relishes 
Kosher

Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship: Co-Packer Kitchens,
Connecticut
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/necfe/CoPackerKitchen/ct.html

Arbor Hill Assoc., Inc
6259 Hawks Rd
Naples, NY 14512
Contact: John Brahm
716-374-5817
716-374-9198 Fax
js@thegrapery.com
www.thegrapery.com
Glass, frozen
dressings, sauces, jellies

Regional Specialty Food Products
195 Reading Street
Buffalo, NY 14220
Contact: Mario Pellicano
716-822-2366
716-822-1690 Fax
Glass, Plastic Jars
sauce, dressing, marinades
Mainly acid, acidified hot-packed products

Private Label Foods
P.O. Box 60805
Rochester, NY 14606
Contact: Frank Lavorato
716-254-9205
716-254-0186 Fax
Glass, Plastic Jars
sauce, marinade, dressing
Mainly hot-pack acid, acidified products

Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship: Co-Packer Kitchens, New
York
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/necfe/CoPackerKitchen/ny.html

J. Lieb Foods, of Forest Grove, Oregon, as described in the Google
Directory:

"J. Lieb Foods, Inc. - Exclusive co-packer since 1992, producing jams,
syrups, sauces, dessert toppings and bottled teas for customers.
Assists customers in formulation, determining optimum process methods.
Organic certified and Kosher."

J. Lieb Foods, Inc.
PO Box 389
Forest Grove, Oregon 97116-0389
Phone: (503) 359-9279
FAX: (503) 357-7713
E-mail: mike@jliebfoods.com

J. Lieb Foods
http://www.jliebfoods.com/index.html

If you are interested in the Canadian market, you may want to contact
Pearson's Berry Farm, in Bowden, Canada:

"We produce native fruit preserves, spreads, pie fillings and dessert
toppings... We market under our label as well as co-pack or private
label."

Pearson's Berry Farm Ltd.
R.R.# 1 Bowden
Alberta, CANADA, TOM 0K0
Phone: (403) 224-3011
Fax: (403) 224-2096
E-mail: lenp@acecomm.com

Alberta Agfood Alliance
http://www.agfood-alliance.ab.ca/member/pearson-berry/

Here are some useful articles to help you in setting up your business:

Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture: A Practical Guide
for Specialty Food and Start-up Food Processors
http://www.state.ma.us/dfa/markets/specfood/food_processor_resource_manual.htm

Penn State University: Resources for Small Food Processors and
Potential Entrepreneurs
http://foodsafety.cas.psu.edu/processor/ent_res_text2.htm

North Carolina State University: Choosing and Using a Copacker 
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/foodsci/ext/pubs/copackers.html

My Google search strategy in locating this information included
various combinations of the search terms "co-pack," "co-packer,"
"jelly," "jellies," "food processing," "private label," and
"condiments."

I hope this information will help you to find a processor for your
jellies. If anything I've said is unclear or incomplete, or if any of
the links do not function, please request clarification before rating
my answer, and I'll be glad to offer further assistance.

Best regards,
pinkfreud

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Request for Answer Clarification by cycas-ga on 04 Jan 2003 18:36 PST

I need to know if these co packers will manufacure one thousand cases
or less of an item. That is the IMPORTANT part of my question

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Clarification of Answer by pinkfreud-ga on 04 Jan 2003 20:56 PST

Many of these co-packers appear to be small, mom-and-pop operations
(Honeyville, for instance.) I would expect that such firms would
consider your proposition, but there is insufficient information on
the Internet for this to be a certainty. I suggest that you contact
the co-packers by telephone to discuss your individual situation;
quantities, pricing, and other services are usually a case-by-base
thing for small food processing firms. Unfortunately I cannot
telephone them for you, as I have a hearing loss that makes using the
telephone difficult.

~pinkfreud

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Request for Answer Clarification by cycas-ga on 05 Jan 2003 03:57 PST

I amvery sorry to learn of your hearing problem but the list you sent
was already available to me I need to get a list of copackers who will
manufacture one thousand cases or less of an item . That is why I
posted my question. I am very sorry but your list does not answer my
question

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Clarification of Answer by pinkfreud-ga on 05 Jan 2003 08:19 PST

I apologize for being unable to provide what you need. I would not
have undertaken this research if I had known that you had already
found a list of co-packers.

You may request a refund so that you will not be charged for my
answer. If you opt to repost your question, this will enable other
Researchers to assist you.

To apply for a refund:

http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=refundrequest

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Request for Answer Clarification by cycas-ga on 05 Jan 2003 13:47 PST

I will not request a refund.If you get the information I want you can post it.

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Clarification of Answer by pinkfreud-ga on 05 Jan 2003 14:39 PST

Thank you for your patience. I will attempt to contact co-packers by
mail to obtain more information regarding their willingness to copack
one thousand cases for you.