Mrs. Clark's Foods
Ankeny, IA
Food and beverage manufacturer in Ankeny, Iowa, founded in 1926, whose core capability is hot-filled shelf-stable juice, plus mayonnaise, dressings, sauces, coffee syrups and cold-filled BBQ sauce. Works as a co-packer (turnkey or tolling), white label or private brand manufacturer for regional and global brands, with 200,000 sq ft of dry, refrigerated and freezer warehousing.
Request an introductionWhat this plant can run
Process
Lit: the preservation processes they state. 7 processes stated in all.
Packaging
3formats stated
Minimum order
Not publishedAsk on the first call.
Certifications
A dark light means their published information does not say, not that they cannot.
What they state
- Plant locations
- Ankeny, IA
- Process
- Hot fillCold fillEmulsifying and homogenizingKettle cookingPouch fillingCup and tub fillingBottling
- Packaging
- Single-serve cupsStick packs and sachetsBulk and foodservice
- Products
- JuiceSyrups and honeyDressingsSauces and marinadesCondiments
- Minimum order
- Not published
- Food safety certification
- SQFSQF level not verified; SQF Fundamentals is not GFSI benchmarked.
- Other certifications
- Non-GMO ProjectKosherUSDA OrganicCertified veganCertified gluten-free
- Regulatory scope
- Not stated in their published information
- Equipment
- Hot-fill juice lines
- High-shear mixing
- Mixing stations and kettles
- Blending, homogenization and emulsification
- Liquefier
- Shelf-stable juice in 32 oz to 128 oz containers; mayonnaise 8 oz to 128 oz
- Cups, pouches and sachets; gallons, pails, drums and totes; toting
- Blending and homogenization
- Emulsification
- Toting
- Batch size or capacity
- 4.5 million cases produced last year; 200,000 sq ft warehouse with dry, refrigerated and freezer storage
- Services
- Formulation and R&DIngredient sourcingLabeling and regulatoryPackaging and label designCommercialization supportPilot and small runsWarehousingCold storageDistribution and logisticsTurnkey (they buy materials)Tolling (you supply materials)Private label catalog
- Works with
- Regional and national brandsLarge CPG companies
- Also states
- Juice from concentrate, not-from-concentrate, nectars, juice cocktails, low-calorie and thickened juices
- Certified Humane logo shown
- Export facilitation
- National brand equivalent formulas
- Kettle-cooked BBQ sauce
- National brand equivalent matching
- Export solutions
- Hot-filled shelf-stable juices from concentrate, not-from-concentrate and nectars
- Mayonnaise and aioli with soybean, sunflower, canola or avocado oil
- Cold fill BBQ sauce
- Pouches (type not specified)
- Certified Humane mark shown
- Type of company
- Co-manufacturerCo-packerPrivate labelContract bottler
- Founded
- 1926
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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