Italia Foods, Inc.
Schaumburg, IL
Third-generation family food manufacturer and co-packer in Schaumburg, Illinois, trading as IFI Food Group, that makes IQF sauce chips and purees, hot- and cold-filled liquid pouches and sachets, and blended and enrobed frozen ingredients for retail brands, foodservice, meal kit makers, industrial and private label customers. Offers turnkey or toll manufacturing with R&D, pilot runs, an in-house lab, frozen storage and VFFS, tray, bowl, carton and bulk packaging under daily USDA inspection.
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Process
Lit: the preservation processes they state. 5 processes stated in all.
Packaging
6formats stated
Minimum order
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Certifications
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What they state
- Plant locations
- Schaumburg, IL
- Process
- IQF freezingPouch fillingEnrobing and coatingHot fillCold fill
- Packaging
- Bags and flexible filmStand-up pouchesStick packs and sachetsTrays and clamshellsCartons and boxesBulk and foodservice
- Products
- Sauces and marinadesDressingsSoups and brothsOils and vinegarsShots and concentratesFrozen meals
- Minimum order
- Not published
- Food safety certification
- SQFSQF level not verified; SQF Fundamentals is not GFSI benchmarked.
- Other certifications
- HACCPGMP
- 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.
- USDA FSIS inspected. The plant says it operates under USDA FSIS inspection, which products with meat or poultry above the FSIS thresholds need.
- Equipment
- Vertical form fill seal (VFFS) lines for 4-side seal, gusseted, stand-up, pillow and specialty pouches
- Liquid pouch fillers for 3-side and 4-side seal pouches with tear notch, printed or plain film
- Tray and bowl filling with heat-sealed laminate film
- Automated cartoning for over-sleeves, folding cartons and display boxes
- Mixing systems and multiple rotary scales for blending and enrobing dry and frozen ingredients
- High-shear blending for sauces, soups and dressings
- Batch size or capacity
- Liquid pouch fills from 0.5 oz to 10 oz (custom sizes on request); stand-up pouches 4 oz to 5 lb; liquid fills in pouches and sachets 1 oz to 5 lb; up to 12,000 lb per production shift; frozen shelf life up to 12 months
- Services
- Formulation and R&DCommercialization supportIngredient sourcingPilot and small runsIn-house labShelf life testingLabeling and regulatoryCold storageDistribution and logisticsTurnkey (they buy materials)Tolling (you supply materials)Kitting and assemblyPrivate label catalog
- Works with
- Large CPG companies
- Also states
- IQF sauce chips, pellets, cubes and pucks in about 30 flavors, plus IQF fruit and vegetable purees
- Hot fill for shelf-stable products and cold fill for refrigerated or frozen applications (as stated on the pouch sheet)
- Liquid filling of purees, juices, dairy and particulate products including soups and entrees
- Commercial blending and enrobing of vegetables and other ingredients with oils, flavorings, seasonings and spices
- Re-packing from bulk to retail or smaller units
- Bulk packs in lined totes and poly-lined corrugated cartons, private label or unbranded
- Third-party microbiological testing and full lot traceability
- Type of company
- Co-manufacturerCo-packerPrivate label
- Founded
- 1975
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