Universal Pure
Lincoln, NE. Plants in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas
High pressure processing and cold chain services company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska that also co-packs cold-filled, non-carbonated juices, cold brews, teas and functional beverages in plastic bottles at its Connecticut and California plants, then runs them through in-house HPP. Requires 20,000 bottles per run and HPP-compatible plastic bottles from 8 to 32 oz.
Request an introductionWhat this plant can run
Process
Lit: the preservation processes they state. 4 processes stated in all.
Packaging
1format stated
Minimum order
Published20,000 bottle per run minimum
Certifications
A dark light means their published information does not say, not that they cannot.
What they state
- Plant locations
- Meriden, CT
- Mira Loma, CA
- Lincoln, NE
- Arlington, TX
- Delphos, OH
- Malvern, PA
- Villa Rica, GA
- Process
- HPP (in house)Cold fillBottlingBlast freezing
- Packaging
- Plastic bottles
- Products
- JuiceRTD tea and coffeeFunctional drinks
- Minimum order
- 20,000 bottle per run minimumClose 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
- Not stated in their published information
- Regulatory scope
- Not stated in their published information
- Equipment
- High-volume rotary filling
- Round or square plastic bottles 8 oz to 32 oz
- 22 HPP machines, up to 87,000 psi
- Code dating and labeling
- Case packing
- Refrigerated and frozen warehousing, blast freezing, air tempering
- Batch size or capacity
- Bottling lines produce 50 million+ bottles per year; 22 HPP machines across seven locations; 930,000 sq ft of cold storage with 44,000+ pallet positions
- Services
- Cold storageKitting and assemblyWarehousingDistribution and logisticsTolling (you supply materials)
- Works with
- Regional and national brandsLarge CPG companies
- Also states
- HPP tolling for other manufacturers at all locations
- Tempering, catch-weight, pre-pricing, re-packing and inventory management
- Requires an HPP validation study from a certified lab before processing
- Type of company
- Co-packerContract bottler
- Founded
- 2001
How we checked
Verified 2026-10-02 from the manufacturer's published information (9 pages checked).
Their own published information states these capabilities clearly.
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Before you call
- High pressure processing (HPP): what it is and when it paysHow high pressure processing works, what it costs, and when tolling beats owning a machine.Lesson
- Hot fill vs cold fillThe pH, temperatures and holds behind the two most common sauce and drink fills.Lesson
- Co-packer minimum order quantities by categoryPublished minimums by category, and how to compare gallons, cases and pounds.Lesson