The Factory at 17th Street Sauce Co-Packing Facility

Co-Packing at The Factory at 17th Street

The Factory at 17th Street is now accepting select co-packing clients. Our co-packing capabilities include:

• Hot and cold fill
• Wet-type products (i.e., barbecue sauces, marinades, mustards, pasta sauces, salad dressings, etc.)
• Retail-size glass & institutional-size plastic containers ( 1-gallon jugs)
• 120 gallon minimum run — this will equal about 1 pallet of 850 18 oz bottles
• Hot-filled sauces are filled in glass containers. Clients use our classic 18-oz bottle or we can source other bottles
• We often do split runs of bottles and gallon jugs for restaurants who want  retail bottles for sale and gallons for back of house use
• We can also bottle in five-gallon pails
• Dry seasonings are packaged in clear plastic bottles of various sizes – other options are available

Who co-packs at The Factory at 17th Street?

At The Factory at 17th Street, we work with a variety of barbecue restaurateurs and caterers to produce top-quality sauces per their recipes and specifications. Here are a sampling of the products we produce:

• Pitmaster sauces and dry rubs
• Chef & restaurant signature products
• Grower’s value-added products
• Entrepreneur’s secret recipes

The Factory at 17th Street is devoted to food safety

All of the products we produce are safe and of the highest quality, meeting the needs of today’s consumer. Our certifications require that we keep abreast of  the continually evolving food safety standards.

• Facility approved & inspected by the US FDA #14238083964
• Facility approved and inspected by the Illinois Department of Public Health
• HAACP, GMP, Food Safety & Food Security Programs
• HAACP-certified managers
• SQF certified

Most large retail outlets require that products they sell are bottled in SQF-certified facilities. We’ll provide you with our SQF certificate, making it simple and easy to meet this requirement. 

Our onboarding fee includes:

• Up to three test batches of your product
• Obtaining your process authority letter
• Nutrition label and ingredient statement
• Referrals to our graphic design team and label manufacturer
• Obtaining certificate of origin letters for any new ingredients your sauce might contain
• pH testing

The Factory is managed by Phillip Heern, a 19-year 17th Street veteran and the official 17th Street Pitmaster. Phillip’s years of barbecue experience are invaluable in the sauce production arena.

You can view the products we produce for ourselves on our retail web site. Learn more about 17th Street Barbecue here.

For more information about the process, please contact Ben Heller by email or at 618-684-8902.