Maker's Pride
Downers Grove, IL
Contract food manufacturer and co-packer headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois with a multi-plant US network making bars, cookies, crackers, wafers, bread crumbs, granola, popcorn, pretzels, puffed and baked salty snacks, and refrigerated and frozen foods. Bar types include baked, soft-baked, extruded, cold-form, granola and crunchy bars with coating and enrobing, and its packaging lines run pouches, sachets, cups, canisters, bag-in-box and cartons.
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Process
Lit: the preservation processes they state. 10 processes stated in all.
Packaging
11formats stated
Minimum order
Not publishedWhat they say: Minimum order quantities vary by product
Certifications
A dark light means their published information does not say, not that they cannot.
What they state
- Plant locations
- Downers Grove, IL
- Process
- Baked barsCold-formed barsEnrobing and coatingBakingExtrusionFryingPouch fillingCup and tub fillingNitrogen flush and MAPVacuum packing
- Packaging
- Flow wrapCartons and boxesBulk and foodserviceStand-up pouchesBag-in-boxStick packs and sachetsCanistersSingle-serve cupsBags and flexible filmTrays and clamshellsVacuum packs
- Products
- BarsGranola and cerealChips and extruded snacksCookies and crackersPopcorn and pretzelsBread and tortillasCakes and pastriesFrozen mealsRefrigerated prepared foodsDips and spreads
- Minimum order
- Minimum not publishedWhat they say: Minimum order quantities vary by product
- Food safety certification
- SQFSQF level not verified; SQF Fundamentals is not GFSI benchmarked.
- Other certifications
- KosherHalalUSDA OrganicCertified gluten-free
- Regulatory scope
- USDA FSIS inspected. The plant says it operates under USDA FSIS inspection, which products with meat or poultry above the FSIS thresholds need.
- Equipment
- Not stated in their published information
- Batch size or capacity
- Over 100 packaging lines across its US network; says it produces over 50% of US breadcrumb volume in dedicated facilities
- Services
- Formulation and R&DCommercialization supportDistribution and logisticsIngredient sourcingPilot and small runsPackaging and label designKitting and assemblyTurnkey (they buy materials)Recipe scale-up
- Works with
- Idea-stage brandsLarge CPG companies
- Also states
- Single or dual extrusion and co-extruded fillings for soft-baked bars
- Enrobed cookies with up to two coatings
- Wafers for ice cream sandwiches
- Fried pellet puffed snacks; popcorn with continuous batch coating and drying
- Frozen burritos, sandwiches, bowls and cups; refrigerated meal trays
- Cheese sauce and chili in 4 to 6 lb pouches
- Side-seal pouches and packets for sweeteners, spices, gravy and drink mixes
- Multi-pack, variety pack and club-pack cartons
- AIB Superior rating at baking, bar and granola facilities
- non-GMO (program not named)
- Repacking of ready-made cereal
- Type of company
- Co-manufacturerCo-packer
How we checked
Verified 2026-10-02 from the manufacturer's published information (8 pages checked).
Their own published information states these capabilities clearly.
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- FDA or USDA: when meat or poultry changes the rulesThe 3 percent and 2 percent thresholds, with examples.Lesson
- 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