Contract Manufacturing
For five generations, our family-owned company has been supplying Canadians with quality foods. Since 1879, Crosby’s Foods has been a staple in Canadian households, while brand owners and retailers nationwide have entrusted Crosby’s with product development, contract and private label manufacturing of dry powder blends, dry sugar blends and liquid blends.
- Conventional or functional powdered beverages
- Hot Chocolate
- Gelatin & Jelly Mixes
- Creamers
- Nutritive sweeteners & organic sugars
- Advantage of #11 sugar vs US domestic #16
- From convenient, single serve to bulk formats
- Sustainable packaging
Our proven food manufacturing expertise ensures quality and safety and with vertically integrated operations, from food grade liquid bulk storage to break bulk and multi-accredited co-manufacturing capabilities, we offer a turn-key solution to optimize supply chain for customers looking to on-shore or re-shore production for the North American market.
Crosby Foods Limited
- Quality Operational Systems
- Wellness and safety focused
- Well-trained, veteran staff
- SQF certified facility, ensuring quality & food security
- Experts in dry powder and liquids blends
- Vertically integrated: brands, manufacturing, liquid bulk storage
- New product development & innovation
- Flexible and adaptable
- Ethical Sourcing
- Canada wide shipping & distribution
- Continuous improvement programs, lean operating principles
Certifications
- SQF certified facility, ensuring quality & food security
- Experts in dry powder and liquids blends
- Vertically integrated: brands, manufacturing, liquid bulk storage
- New product development & innovation
- Flexible and adaptable
- Ethical Sourcing
- Canada wide shipping & distribution
- Continuous improvement programs, lean operating principles
- Rainforest Alliance Certified
Location
- Ideally situated on Canada’s east coast in Saint John, New Brunswick.
- Proximity to major shipping lanes via road, rail, ocean.
- Shortened supply chain and timelines for Canadian &northeastern US customers.
- Reduced food miles for more sustainable manufacturing and transportation.
Crosby Liquid Bulk Terminal
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- Located at Port Saint John with year-round deep water port access.
- 51 food-grade storage tanks with third party storage.
- Blending, handling & transloading/
- Rail Spur, class 1 rail;
- Vessels, tanker trucks, iso-containers, and flex tanks.
- Montreal: eight hours; US border: 90 minutes, via highway.
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Liquid Manufacturing
Liquid gable top line with retail ready, wrap around master cartoning.
- 300g – 1.35Kg; 250ml – 1L
Liquid bottling line
- Bottle or jug with cap: 500ml – 4L
- Glass bottle with cap, from 236 ml
Bulk filling
- Pails: 19L
- Drums: 208L
- Totes (returnable or one-way): 1000L
- Tank trailer loads
Rail siding for bulk receipt of materials.
Dry Blending Manufacturing
Dedicated allergen-controlled KHS Intermittent motion HFFS pouching lines.
- 10g – 45g; 51-146mm W; 51-241mm H
- Fully automated retail cartoning, case packing and palletizing
Bartelt HFFS pouching lines
- 15g – 100g+
Stand Up Pouching (SUP) line
Dry powder gable top cartoning line
- 250g – 1kg
Dry powder blending
- 1000kg – 1500kg
Bulk filling
- 25 lb bag in box
Rail siding for bulk receipt of materials.
