TS Food Packaging
SQF-certified dry-blend & flexible-packaging co-manufacturer — stick packs, sachets, pouches & bulk, startup to national scale
- Co-manufacturer
- Co-packer
- Private-label manufacturer
- Packaging supplier
At a glance
- Standard lead time
- 4 weeks
- Annual capacity
- 200M units
- Service model
- Turnkey: we source ingredients & packaging
- Fill sizes
- 1 oz (spice jars) to 5 lb (jugs); pouches 80 g+; sachets up to 3" wide; bulk 25–50 lb
- Facility size
- 150,000 sq ft
- Founded
- 1996
- Employees
- 51-200
About
TS Food Packaging is a family-owned contract packager and co-manufacturer of shelf-stable foods, operating out of 150,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space in Burlington, Wisconsin. The company blends, fills, tumbles, tests, packs and ships products including grains, popcorn, seeds, snack mixes, salts, seasonings, baking mixes, drink mixes and oils. Founded in 1982 in Milwaukee as a maker of popcorn portion packs for the concession market, it relocated to Burlington in 1995 and serves clients ranging from small start-ups to multinational brands.
Flexibility from first run to national scale; turnkey or à-la-carte; navigates club and mass-retail requirements; cost-saving vendor introductions; extra hand-holding for startups; 40+ years of experience.
Capabilities
- Snacks & bars
- Spices & seasonings
- Supplements & nutraceuticals
- Sports nutrition
- Bakery
- Popcorn / Puffed Grains
- Trail Mix / Snack Mix
- Protein Powder
- Pre-Workout / BCAA
- Spice Blends / Seasonings
- Dried Fruits / Dehydrated Foods
- Oatmeal
- Granola
- Baking mixes (RTE + not-RTE)
- RTE nuts
- Crackers (coming 2027)
- powder
- dry blend
- RTE snack
- baking mix
- popped popcorn
- granola
- nut mix
- Ribbon blending
- Low-shear / gentle fold mixing
- V-blending / tumble mixing
- Paddle mixing
- Dry powder blending
- Baking (batch / rack oven)
- Horizontal form-fill-seal
- Vertical form-fill-seal
- Wet popping
- Premade Pouch Filling
- Bag filling
- Stick pack
- Sachet
- HFFS
- VFFS
- Pre-made pouch
- Automatic (>30k)
- Semi-automatic (foot-pedal)
- Cup filling
- Rotary filling
- Vibratory filling
- Automated wet-popping line
- Granola baking oven
- Seasoning line (1 oz jars → 5 lb jugs)
- Stick-pack machines (powder & granular)
- Sachet machines
- Horizontal form-fill-seal lines (3)
- VFFS line (granular)
- Preformed pouch lines (2, Viking)
- Semi-automated rotary pouch line
- Cup filler
- V blender
- Double ribbon blender
- Small tumble blenders
- X-ray inspection
- Cracker line (end-2026, operational summer 2027)
- Sachet
- Stick pack
- Stand-up pouch (pre-made + roll-stock)
- Pre-made pouch
- Bulk bag (25 & 50 lb)
- 1–5 lb stand-up pouch
- Rigid jar
- Jug
- Roll stock
- PET film
- Kraft paper
- Corrugated cardboard
- Compostable film
- PCR (post-consumer recycled)
- Heat-seal (pouches/sticks)
- Zipper rollstock
- Heat Induction
- Allergen scheduling (run order protocols)
- Full sanitation between allergen changeovers
- Allergen swab / ATP testing post-changeover
- Separate storage for allergenic ingredients
- Peanut-free facility-wide
- Does not process shellfish/shrimp or meat
- Can handle milk, soy, tree nuts, egg, wheat
MOQs vary by line and format: • Automated (machine-driven) lines: 30,000-unit minimum; sweet spot 100,000–500,000 units. • Semi-automated (foot-pedal) lines: 10,000 units per flavor. • Sachets: 30,000 minimum to set up; 50,000+ preferred. • Stick packs: higher volumes (well above a 1,000–2,000-unit baseline). • Trial runs: half volume (~15,000 units/flavor) at the same per-unit price. • Flexible for startups: 10,000–20,000 units can work.
Services
- R&D / product development
- Custom formulation
- Ingredient sourcing
- White / private label
- Pilot runs
- Labeling
- Custom printed packaging
- Shrink sleeves
- Sustainable packaging
- Ships nationally
- Export documentation
Certifications
- FDA registered
- cGMP
- USDA Organic
- Non-GMO Project
- Certified gluten-free
- SQF Food Safety (Level 2)
- Kosher (OU)
- Halal (In process — expected end-2026)
- FDA compliant, Non-GMO verified
- USDA Organic — OCIA
- USDA Organic — UAI
Fit
- Startups (first production run)
- Emerging brands
- Mid-market brands
- Enterprise / national brands
- Mass retail
- Club
- Grocery
- Private label
- Major national club and mass retailers
- Fountain City, WI (bulk & blending plant)
- No peanuts
- No shellfish/meat
- No bulk bags at Burlington
- No microwave popcorn (can refer a partner)
Other details
Two-facility model. Burlington, WI — consumer-ready packaging (stick packs, sachets, HFFS/VFFS, pre-made pouches, blending, seasoning line, automated popcorn popping, granola oven); no bulk bags. Fountain City, WI — bulk (25/50 lb bags, 1–5 lb pouches, RTE nuts, baking mixes). Typical flow: blend at Burlington → truck to F.C to fill → pickup at Fountain City. Retail expertise. Actively supplies club and mass retail. Club-ready: facility-wide peanut-free, 100% X-ray and or metal detection inspection, club-retailer SQF audit addendum. Willing to work with brands through the club regional-launch model (~50-store test → regional expansion on sell-through). Private-label experience with national mass retailers. Coming capability. Cracker line arriving end-2026, operational summer 2027. Does coconut-oil popcorn; no microwave popcorn in-house but can refer a partner. Certifications. SQF; USDA Organic (dual: OCIA + UAI); Kosher (OU); Non-GMO; Gluten-free. Halal in process (expected end-2026). Organic labeling requires ~12-week government approval. Quality team trained in HACCP and PCQI, with a Food Defense Coordinator on staff. Partnership approach. Near-turnkey via 3 vetted film-vendor partners (Dan Brohl's Associates; Packaging Partners; +1). Makes cost-saving vendor introductions (e.g. $0.10/box saved = ~$100k on 1M boxes). Extra onboarding time for startups.
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