Candy and chocolate manufacturers

Candy, gummies, toffee and chocolate. Every fact is checked against the manufacturer's own published information, with the date we checked it.

Candy and chocolate plants describe themselves by what their lines do: enrobing and coating, molding and depositing for chocolate, candy and gummies, and pan coating. The counts below show how many plants in this category state each one, so you can go straight to the plants that run your format.

Ask which of FDA's nine major allergens are handled in the building¹, and whether the plant can show you its allergen controls. Some plants below name the allergens their facility is free of, and the list shows those statements word for word.

In this directory

23 plants in this directory make candy, gummies, toffee and chocolate on their own websites. They are spread across 19 states, with the most in California, Pennsylvania and Illinois. 5 publish a minimum order, 16 state a GFSI-benchmarked certificate and 15 say they take startups or pilot runs.

23plants

5publish a minimum

16state a GFSI certificate

15take startups or pilot runs

Processes they state

Molding and depositing10
Enrobing and coating9
Pan coating8
Extrusion7
Pouch filling7
Dry blending5
Baking3
Cup and tub filling3

Packages they fill

Bags and flexible film14
Stand-up pouches13
Bulk and foodservice11
Cartons and boxes9
Flow wrap7
Tubs6
Single-serve cups5
Bag-in-box4

Certifications they state

Kosher13
SQF13
USDA Organic12
Certified gluten-free9
HACCP9
GMP8
BRCGS4
Halal4

Allergen statements these plants publish

Coastal Collaborative & Co-PackDocumented and audited allergen control and sanitation program.
Compound Development SolutionsSite describes allergen verification and validation procedures.
Econo-PakAllergen-controlled and allergen-dedicated areas with trained personnel dedicated to a product line.
G&S FoodsFacility free of: peanuts, sesame, tree nuts. Quality page states the company operates a peanut, sesame and tree-nut free facility.
Georgia Nut CompanyTwo of four sugar panning rooms are dedicated peanut and tree nut free; the plant as a whole roasts peanuts and tree nuts.
Impact ConfectionsFAQ says allergens present in the facility are segregated and equipment is verified sanitized after processing them. Products are not kosher, vegetarian or vegan certified; some contain beef gelatin. A product allergen statement PDF is posted on the site.
Kimmie CandyFacility free of: peanuts, gluten. Contract page lists the facility as peanut free and gluten free.
L'Orenta NutsFacility processes tree nuts and other allergens; uses dedicated scheduling, color-coded equipment and changeover cleaning.
Northwest ExpressionsFAQ says products are made in a kitchen that also handles peanuts, tree nuts, soy and dairy.
PacMooreIngredient storage with allergen segregation.
Sconza ChocolatesFAQ says products contain or are made on shared equipment with peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, soy, milk, eggs and wheat; not a gluten-free facility.
Wolfgang ConfectionersFacilities handle milk, peanut, soy, tree nut and wheat with segregation, validated cleaning and ATP and allergen-specific verification.

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Astor Chocolate
Lakewood, NJ (also CA)
Family chocolate maker founded in 1924 with production in Lakewood, New Jersey and Napa Valley, California, offering turnkey private label and co-manufacturing for small batch and large...
Process
Molding and depositingEnrobing and coatingExtrusion
Packaging
Flow wrapCartons and boxesStand-up pouchesBags and flexible film
Minimum order
Not published
SQF (level not verified)Takes startups or pilot runs
Boreas Commercial Freeze Drying
Mt. Vernon, MO
Mt. Vernon, Missouri co-manufacturer focused on freeze drying, offering toll processing, white label and private label freeze-dried foods, pet treats, candy and nutraceutical...
Process
Freeze dryingMilling and grindingCapsule fillingDry blendingPouch filling
Packaging
Stand-up pouchesBags and flexible filmBulk and foodservice
Minimum order
Not published
Takes startups or pilot runs
Brim's Snack Foods
Bartlett, TN (also SC)
Snack maker based in Bartlett, Tennessee, in business since 1979, that has co-packed and made private label snacks for regional and national brands and large grocery wholesalers since...
Process
ExtrusionFrying
Minimum order
Not published
SQF (level not verified)
Coastal Collaborative & Co-Pack
Vista, CA
Family-owned co-packer in Vista, California making private label protein, energy, functional and snack bars, chocolate and compound enrobed items and plant-based products. Packing,...
Process
Enrobing and coatingPouch filling
Packaging
Flow wrapCartons and boxes
Minimum order
Minimum not publishedWhat they say: Flexible MOQs; talk to them about your volume
Takes startups or pilot runs
Compound Development Solutions
Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, New York chocolate and confectionery manufacturer founded in 1962 that offers R&D, private label, contract manufacturing on a turnkey or tolling basis, and co-packing from a...
Process
Molding and depositing
Minimum order
Not published
SQF (level not verified)Takes startups or pilot runs
Econo-Pak
Milford, PA
Family-owned contract packager and co-manufacturer of dry foods in Milford, Pennsylvania, founded in 1981, with about 240,000 sq ft of production floor and 200+ packaging machines....
Process
ExtrusionDry blendingCup and tub fillingMilling and grindingPouch fillingEnrobing and coating
Packaging
Stand-up pouchesBags and flexible filmCartons and boxesBag-in-box+6 more
Minimum order
Not published
SQF (level not verified)Takes startups or pilot runs
G&S Foods
Hanover, PA
Salty and enrobed snack co-packer and private label maker in Hanover, Pennsylvania, founded in 1996, with no house brands of its own. Its 348,344 sq ft peanut, sesame and tree nut free...
Process
ExtrusionBakingFryingEnrobing and coating
Packaging
Bags and flexible filmTubsBulk and foodservice
Minimum order
Not published
Takes startups or pilot runs
Georgia Nut Company
Skokie, IL
Family-owned confection and nut manufacturer in Skokie, Illinois founded in 1945 that offers contract manufacturing, private label from over 100 stock items, and industrial inclusions....
Process
Pan coatingEnrobing and coatingRoasting
Packaging
Stand-up pouchesBags and flexible filmBulk and foodservice
Minimum order
Not published
Takes startups or pilot runs
GKI Foods
Brighton, MI
Chocolate and confection maker in Brighton, Michigan, in business since 1972, offering contract manufacturing, tolling and private label for panned and enrobed chocolate products....
Process
Enrobing and coatingPan coating
Packaging
Bulk and foodserviceStand-up pouchesCartons and boxes
Minimum order
Not published
BRCGS
Impact Confections
Janesville, WI
Janesville, Wisconsin candy maker that owns the WARHEADS and Melster Candies brands and offers contract manufacturing of hard candy, chewy non-chocolate candy such as gummies, worms and...
Process
Not stated on their site
Minimum order
Not published
Kimmie Candy
Reno, NV
Reno, Nevada candy maker founded in 2000 offering contract production and private label chocolate and sugar panning from a 47,000 sq ft peanut-free and gluten-free facility. Starts...
Process
Pan coating
Minimum order
3 lb test runs at $1,000 per item for one run or $2,500 for three runs, with sample cost credited to the second order; about 6 weeks after receiving all ingredients and specs
SQF (level not verified)Takes startups or pilot runs
L'Orenta Nuts
San Antonio, TX
Family-owned nut and snack company in San Antonio, Texas offering private label manufacturing and co-packing of nuts, trail mixes, dried fruit, snack mixes, seeds, chocolate-covered...
Process
Nitrogen flush and MAP
Packaging
Stand-up pouchesBags and flexible filmTubsSingle-serve cups
Minimum order
Typical minimum starts at one pallet for standard packaging formats; smaller initial runs possible for new brand launches and market tests
SQF (level not verified)Takes startups or pilot runs
Lehi Valley Trading Company
Mesa, AZ (also OH)
Snack maker and private label packer established in 1985 in Mesa, Arizona, with a second plant in North Ridgeville, Ohio acquired in 2025, offering 350 to 400+ items including nuts and...
Process
Extrusion
Packaging
Bags and flexible filmTubsTrays and clamshellsBulk and foodservice+1 more
Minimum order
$1,000 minimum per order; volume minimums apply to custom printed film packaging
SQF (level not verified)
Madelaine Chocolate Company
Rockaway Beach, NY
Family-owned chocolate maker in Rockaway Beach, New York, founded in 1949, offering contract manufacturing, private label and bulk production of foiled and molded chocolates with custom...
Process
Molding and depositingPan coating
Packaging
Bags and flexible filmCartons and boxesBulk and foodservice
Minimum order
Not published
SQF (level not verified)
MaxUS Operations
Elkhorn, WI (also NC)
Wisconsin contract packager and co-manufacturer operating U.S. Packaging (food grade) and MaxPax (non-food), with blending, mixing and filling of powders, liquids and solids in...
Process
Dry blendingPouch fillingCup and tub fillingBottlingNitrogen flush and MAP
Packaging
Stick packs and sachetsStand-up pouchesSpouted pouchesBags and flexible film+9 more
Minimum order
Not published
SQF (level not verified)Takes startups or pilot runs
MSI Express, Inc.
Portage, IN (also IL, LA, OH, TX, WI)
Portage, Indiana contract manufacturer and packager with 16 facilities in six states that blends and packs dry powders, drink mixes, baking mixes and snacks, makes over 2 billion stick...
Process
Dry blendingPouch fillingCup and tub fillingBottlingMolding and depositingContinuous cooking+3 more
Packaging
Stick packs and sachetsStand-up pouchesBags and flexible filmFlow wrap+8 more
Minimum order
Not published
SQF (level not verified)Takes startups or pilot runs
Northwest Expressions
Harstine Island, WA
Small co-manufacturer of cookies, confections and gourmet chocolate on Harstine Island, Washington, near Shelton, that serves start-ups whose batch sizes are too small for other...
Process
Molding and depositingEnrobing and coatingBakingPouch filling
Packaging
Flow wrap
Minimum order
Not published
Takes startups or pilot runs
PacMoore
Hammond, IN (also IL)
Indiana contract food manufacturer offering twin-screw extrusion, spray drying, dry and liquid blending, sifting and re-packaging for extruded snacks and inclusions, protein and cereal...
Process
Dry blendingExtrusionSpray dryingPouch filling
Packaging
Cartons and boxesBulk and foodserviceStand-up pouchesBags and flexible film+1 more
Minimum order
Not published
BRCGSTakes startups or pilot runs
Sconza Chocolates
Oakdale, CA
Family-run confectionery manufacturer in Oakdale, California, in business since 1939, offering contract manufacturing, private label and wholesale programs from a 500,000 sq ft BRCGS AA...
Process
Pan coatingRoastingMolding and depositing
Packaging
Stand-up pouchesTubs
Minimum order
Not published
BRCGS
Sprinkk
Omaha, NE
Nebraska candy development lab and small-scale contract manufacturer founded in 2019, with a development lab in Omaha and a flexible manufacturing facility in Albion. Develops and...
Process
Molding and depositingPan coating
Minimum order
No MOQs; can produce down to one piece, with manufacturing time charged on lower quantities
Takes startups or pilot runs
Sunrise Confections
El Paso, TX
El Paso, Texas private label maker of candy, nuts, snacks and gummies, part of Mount Franklin Foods, in business since 2001. Runs starch moguls and panning for sugar confections such as...
Process
Molding and depositingPan coatingRoasting
Packaging
Stand-up pouchesBags and flexible filmBulk and foodservice
Minimum order
Minimum not publishedWhat they say: Customization is available for qualified volume requirements
SQF (level not verified)
Tandem Foods
Pittsburgh, PA (also CA, NY)
Contract manufacturer of better-for-you nutritional snacks formed in January 2025 from the merger of Bar Bakers and TruFood Manufacturing, with eight plants in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,...
Process
Cold-formed barsBaked barsBakingEnrobing and coatingMolding and depositingExtrusion
Packaging
Flow wrapCartons and boxesStand-up pouchesBags and flexible film
Minimum order
Not published
BRCGS, SQF
Wolfgang Confectioners
York, PA
Family-owned chocolate and confectionery co-manufacturer and private label maker founded in 1921 in York, Pennsylvania, with additional plants in Loganville and Camp Hill. Runs chocolate...
Process
Molding and depositingEnrobing and coatingPan coating
Packaging
Stand-up pouchesBags and flexible filmBag-in-boxBulk and foodservice
Minimum order
Inquiry form lists MOQs by process: chocolate panning and hot panning 20,000 lb and up, nut clusters 70,000 lb and up, enrobing, molding and drop depositing 100,000 lb and up
FSSC 22000, SQFTakes startups or pilot runs

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Sources

FDA, The FASTER Act: Sesame Is the Ninth Major Food Allergen (Government)

General information, not legal or regulatory advice. Confirm your product's requirements with a process authority or regulator. Plant facts come from each manufacturer's own published information; see the data policy.