El Pinto Foods Co-Packing
Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, New Mexico food manufacturer owned by the El Pinto restaurant family that co-packs and private labels salsas, chile and hot sauces, BBQ sauces, marinades, dipping sauces and dressings. Uses kettle cooking and heat exchangers for hot fill, plus cold fill and hold, into glass, plastic, single-serve cups and bulk, from an SQF-certified plant with on-site warehouses.
Request an introductionWhat this plant can run
Process
Lit: the preservation processes they state. 5 processes stated in all.
Packaging
5formats stated
Minimum order
PublishedHomepage says co-packing starts at 10,000 units per year; the services page invites inquiries for needs that exceed 100,000 units annually
Certifications
A dark light means their published information does not say, not that they cannot.
What they state
- Plant locations
- Albuquerque, NM
- Process
- Hot fillCold fillKettle cookingHTST pasteurizationContinuous cooking
- Packaging
- Glass bottlesGlass jarsPlastic bottlesSingle-serve cupsBulk and foodservice
- Products
- SalsasSauces and marinadesDressings
- Minimum order
- Homepage says co-packing starts at 10,000 units per year; the services page invites inquiries for needs that exceed 100,000 units annuallyClose paraphrase of what the plant states. Confirm it on the call; minimums change.
- Food safety certification
- SQFSQF level not verified; SQF Fundamentals is not GFSI benchmarked.
- Other certifications
- KosherNon-GMO ProjectUSDA OrganicCertified gluten-freeCertified vegan
- Regulatory scope
- Not stated in their published information
- Equipment
- Steam jacketed kettles
- Heat exchangers for high temperature short time heating
- Shrink sleeve tunnel
- Multiple production lines
- In-house fabrication, welding and machine shop
- Batch size or capacity
- Can make over 12,000 cases a day, with capacity for 20 million jars a year. Multiple production lines.
- Services
- Formulation and R&DPilot and small runsPackaging and label designLabeling and regulatoryIngredient sourcingPackaging sourcingWarehousingDistribution and logistics
- Works with
- Not stated in their published information
- Also states
- Shrink sleeve labeling with low MOQ
- In-house electrical and mechanical engineering for line adaptation
- FDA filing support
- Cold fill and hold offered as a process option (shelf-stable)
- Partners with off-site ambient and cold storage when on-site space is full
- Certifications for U.S. and Canadian markets
- Type of company
- Co-manufacturerCo-packerPrivate label
How we checked
Verified 2026-10-02 from the manufacturer's published information (4 pages checked).
Their own published information states these capabilities clearly.
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