Chesapeake Bay Foods (Jeppi Nut & Candy)
Timonium, MD
Co-packing division of Jeppi Nut & Candy in the Baltimore area that bottles shelf-stable acid-food syrups, sauces and similar liquids in plastic or glass, pops and coats savory and sweet popcorn in small to medium batches, and roasts nuts and blends dried fruit and snack mixes. Aimed at small to mid-sized clients with low minimums and per-job tolling fees.
Request an introductionWhat this plant can run
Process
Lit: the preservation processes they state. 6 processes stated in all.
Packaging
4formats stated
Minimum order
Published$2,000 minimum fee per job; tolling fees based on labor and overhead; site advertises low MOQs
Certifications
A dark light means their published information does not say, not that they cannot.
What they state
- Plant locations
- Timonium, MD
- Baltimore, MD
- Process
- RoastingBottlingCold fillHot fillKettle cookingEnrobing and coating
- Packaging
- Stand-up pouchesBags and flexible filmPlastic bottlesGlass bottles
- Products
- Popcorn and pretzelsNuts and trail mixDried fruit and vegetablesSyrups and honeySauces and marinadesOils and vinegars
- Minimum order
- $2,000 minimum fee per job; tolling fees based on labor and overhead; site advertises low MOQsClose paraphrase of what the plant states. Confirm it on the call; minimums change.
- Food safety certification
- Not stated in their published informationNo GFSI scheme found on their site; not proof they lack one.
- Other certifications
- Not stated in their published information
- Regulatory scope
- Not stated in their published information
- Equipment
- Eight head gravity filler line with heat sealer and round bottle labeler (16 fl oz to 1 gallon, about 16 gallon bottles per minute)
- Four head piston filler line with auto capper, heat sealer and front/back/round labeler (4 to 16 fl oz, about 25 eight-ounce bottles per minute)
- Steam jacketed and impeller kettles of 10, 50, 110, 300 and 500 gallons
- Two 60 oz oil poppers
- Continuous air popper
- Tumblers
- 20 gallon popcorn candy coater
- Four gas fired nut roasters
- Semi-automatic weigh-fill machine
- Heat sealer
- Automatic vertical form fill seal machine
- Batch size or capacity
- Roasts about 500 lb of nuts per hour; about 1,000 2 oz stand-up pouches per day on the semi-automatic filler or about 10,000 1 oz bags on the VFFS; pillow packs at 20 to 35 per minute
- Services
- Tolling (you supply materials)Ingredient sourcingPilot and small runs
- Works with
- Startups and first runsEmerging brands
- Also states
- Candy-coated popcorn
- Snack mix tumbling and blending
- Acid foods (pH below 4.6 and/or water activity below 0.85); cannot take acidified or low-acid foods or products needing refrigeration
- Shelf-stable cold fill on the bottling lines; hot fill only for half gallon or gallon containers filled directly from tanks
- Type of company
- Co-packerCo-manufacturer
How we checked
Verified 2026-10-02 from the manufacturer's published information (5 pages checked).
Their own published information states these capabilities clearly.
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- Low-acid canned foods and acidified foods: the pH 4.6 lineWhat makes a food low-acid or acidified, and what each one requires of your co-packer.Lesson
- Co-packer minimum order quantities by categoryPublished minimums by category, and how to compare gallons, cases and pounds.Lesson