Rutgers Food Innovation Center
Bridgeton, NJ
Rutgers University food business incubator with a 23,000 sq ft USDA- and FDA-inspected, GMP-certified plant in Bridgeton, New Jersey, where clients develop, scale up and run fee-based production of sellable products. Its 6-head line hot fills high-acid and acidified shelf-stable products into glass and PET bottles, and the plant also has kettles, a HEPA-filtered cold assembly room, blast chilling and freezing, and production suites for rent.
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Process
Lit: the preservation processes they state. 5 processes stated in all.
Packaging
2formats stated
Minimum order
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Certifications
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What they state
- Plant locations
- Bridgeton, NJ
- New Brunswick, NJ
- Process
- Hot fillAcidified foods (21 CFR 114)BottlingKettle cookingBlast freezing
- Packaging
- Glass bottlesPlastic bottles
- Products
- Soups and brothsSauces and marinadesSalsasJams and preservesRefrigerated prepared foodsMeat and poultrySeafood
- Minimum order
- Not published
- Food safety certification
- Not stated in their published informationNo GFSI scheme found on their site; not proof they lack one.
- Other certifications
- GMP
- Regulatory scope
- FDA acidified foods. The plant says it makes acidified foods under 21 CFR 114, the rule for most shelf-stable sauces, salsas and pickles.
- USDA FSIS inspected. The plant says it operates under USDA FSIS inspection, which products with meat or poultry above the FSIS thresholds need.
- Equipment
- 6-head automated bottling line for acidified, hot-filled products
- steam jacketed kettle with agitation
- HEPA-filtered cold assembly clean room
- blast chillers and freezers
- product development kitchens
- food microbiology and food chemistry labs
- GC-MS, HPLC and HPLC-MS instruments (FIC Chemistry)
- Batch size or capacity
- 6-head filling line for high-acid and acidified shelf-stable glass and PET bottling; bottling line booked 6 to 12 weeks ahead
- Services
- Formulation and R&DRecipe scale-upCommercialization supportPilot and small runsLabeling and regulatoryIn-house labSensory testingFood safety consultingCold storageWarehousing
- Works with
- Idea-stage brandsStartups and first runsEmerging brands
- Also states
- Refrigerated processing of fresh-cut produce and value-added meat, poultry and seafood
- Beverages, stews, grilled and roasted vegetables and prepared entrees
- Dry processing
- Plant-based foods, alternative proteins and precision fermentation support
- Production suites of 812 and 1,586 sq ft for lease, plus shared space by the day, week or month
- Analytical chemistry and mass spectrometry services
- Food safety certificate courses (HACCP, PCQI, SQF, GMP)
- Market entry support for international food companies
- Type of company
- Shared kitchen or incubatorCommercial kitchenR&D and pilot labCo-manufacturer
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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