Element Bars
Chicago, IL
Chicago nutrition bar bakery that produces brands' own recipes under contract and private labels its existing recipes. Makes slab, extruded, raw and oven-baked bars, flow wraps them and packs them into display or corrugated boxes, with paid trial runs from 1,000 bars and production runs from 25,000 bars.
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Process
Lit: the preservation processes they state. 4 processes stated in all.
Packaging
2formats stated
Minimum order
PublishedMinimum production run is 25,000 bars; paid production trials start at 1,000 bars at a fixed $5,000
Certifications
A dark light means their published information does not say, not that they cannot.
What they state
- Plant locations
- Chicago, IL
- Process
- Baked barsCold-formed barsBakingNitrogen flush and MAP
- Packaging
- Cartons and boxesFlow wrap
- Products
- Bars
- Minimum order
- Minimum production run is 25,000 bars; paid production trials start at 1,000 bars at a fixed $5,000Close 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
- USDA OrganicKosherGMPHACCPCertified gluten-free
- Regulatory scope
- Not stated in their published information
- Equipment
- Planetary mixers
- Slab line: conveyor with sheeting rollers and pneumatic guillotine cutter
- Twin-screw bar extruder with pneumatic guillotine cutter
- Rack convection ovens
- Horizontal flow wrapper
- Batch size or capacity
- Capacity of over 1,000,000 bars per month; lead time as short as 4 weeks; trial runs from 1,000 bars
- Services
- Formulation and R&DPrivate label catalogPilot and small runsIngredient sourcingTurnkey (they buy materials)Tolling (you supply materials)Labeling and regulatoryShelf life testing
- Works with
- Idea-stage brandsStartups and first runs
- Allergens
- Kosher OU-D (dairy); milk and whey proteins are commonly used. Processes no meat. Bars may contain traces of milk, soy, tree nuts and peanuts.
- Also states
- Extruded bar forming (unbaked)
- Raw (unbaked) bars
- Custom bar wrappers (cobranded, digital or flexo printed film)
- SQF Level 2 audited (SQF certified since 2016)
- non-GMO (program not named)
- Organic certified by CCOF
- 12-bar hand-made bench test
- Online build-a-bar recipe tool
- Type of company
- Co-manufacturerPrivate label
- Founded
- 2008
How we checked
Verified 2026-10-02 from the manufacturer's published information (9 pages checked).
Their own published information states these capabilities clearly.
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- GFSI, SQF, BRCGS and FSSC 22000 explainedWhich food safety certificates retailers ask for, and which SQF code counts.Lesson
- Co-packer minimum order quantities by categoryPublished minimums by category, and how to compare gallons, cases and pounds.Lesson
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