Garden Complements
Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, Missouri sauce co-packer, operating since the mid-1970s, that kettle-cooks and primarily hot-packs customers' recipes and private labels its own sauces, dressings, marinades and salsas, including Curley's Famous Barbecue Sauce. FDA-registered, Star-K kosher facility packing bottles, jars, pails, drums, totes, bag-in-box and branded portion cups, with a 300 gallon minimum batch run at least three times a year.
Request an introductionWhat this plant can run
Process
Lit: the preservation processes they state. 4 processes stated in all.
Packaging
3formats stated
Minimum order
PublishedMinimum batch of 300 gallons per product, with a commitment to produce that amount at least three times a year
Certifications
A dark light means their published information does not say, not that they cannot.
What they state
- Plant locations
- Kansas City, MO
- Process
- Kettle cookingHot fillCold fillBottling
- Packaging
- Bag-in-boxPortion cupsBulk and foodservice
- Products
- Sauces and marinadesCondimentsDressingsSalsasDips and spreadsSeasonings and rubs
- Minimum order
- Minimum batch of 300 gallons per product, with a commitment to produce that amount at least three times a yearClose 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
- KosherHACCPGMP
- Regulatory scope
- FDA food facility registration. The plant says it is registered with FDA as a food facility. Registration is required of most plants and is not an FDA approval.
- Equipment
- Not stated in their published information
- Batch size or capacity
- Primarily a hot pack processor with some cold fill; not a small batch processor. Bottles, jars, pails, drums, totes, bag-in-box and portion-control cups with branded foil lids.
- Services
- Formulation and R&DRecipe scale-upPrivate label catalogLabeling and regulatoryPackaging and label designDistribution and logistics
- Works with
- Not stated in their published information
- Allergens
- Does not pack dairy or egg based sauces or dressings.
- Also states
- Test kitchen for small development batches
- Recipe matching and shelf-stable reformulation
- Label printing assistance
- Annual on-site NSF Food Manufacturing Supplier Assurance Audit
- Does not pack low-acid foods, dairy or egg based sauces or dressings, chutneys, pickles or relishes
- Type of company
- Co-manufacturerCo-packerPrivate label
- Founded
- 1975
How we checked
Verified 2026-10-02 from the manufacturer's published information (6 pages checked).
Their own published information states these capabilities clearly.
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