Listed Food & Beverage Companies in Hawaii

Results are ordered alphabetically. Inclusion is based on the matching process or industry recorded on each published profile.

Aloha Shoyu Company Limited

📍 Kapolei, HI Est. 1946
Specialties: Soy Sauce ManufacturingTraditional BrewingAsian CondimentsLocal Market Focus

Established in 1946 by five local Japanese families in post-WWII Hawaii, Aloha Shoyu Company has grown to become one of Hawaii's market leaders in soy...

Big Island Booch Inc

📍 Hilo, HI Est. 2013
Specialties: Kombucha BrewingJun FermentationOrganic CertificationProbiotic Beverages

Founded in 2013 by Brendan Roberts and Kela Cosgrave, Big Island Booch has grown into a $1.8 million annual revenue business with 37 employees. They o...

Diamond Bakery Co Ltd

📍 Honolulu, HI Est. 1921
Specialties: Cracker ManufacturingCookie ProductionHawaiian Animal CrackersSaloon Pilot Crackers

Hawaii's largest manufacturer of crackers and cookies, operating since 1921. With over 100 years in business, Diamond Bakery produces various crackers...

Food Solutions International

📍 Waipahu, HI Est. 1966
Specialties: Bakery ProductsPrepared FoodsSoup ManufacturingSauce Production

Operating since 1966, Food Solutions International employs 250 people and specializes in producing pastries, bread, bagels, cakes, cookies, chili entr...

Hawaii Coffee Company

📍 Honolulu, HI Est. 1979
Specialties: Coffee RoastingCoffee BlendingLarge-scale ProductionRetail Operations

Lion Coffee is Hawaii's largest producer of coffee, operating a 55,000 square foot roasting facility in Kalihi, Oahu. Established in Hawaii since 1979...

Kauai Coffee Company

📍 Kalaheo, HI Est. 1987
Specialties: Coffee GrowingCoffee RoastingSustainable AgricultureEstate Coffee Production

Hawaii's largest coffee grower with over 4 million coffee trees grown on 3,100 acres, making it the largest coffee grower in the United States. Operat...

Koloa Rum Company

📍 Lihue, HI Est. 2009
Specialties: Premium Hawaiian RumSmall-batch distillingRum blendingBottle packaging

Kauai's first commercial distiller, blender and bottler of premium Hawaiian Rum. Operating since 2009, they distill, blend, and bottle all products at...

Maui Brewing Company

📍 Kihei, HI Est. 2005
Specialties: Craft Beer BrewingLocal Ingredient IntegrationRestaurant OperationsSustainable Brewing

Founded in 2005, Maui Brewing Company is Hawaii's largest craft brewery operating their main production brewery, restaurant and tasting room in Kihei....

Ohana Beverage Company LLC

📍 Honolulu, HI Est. 2020
Specialties: Specialty BeveragesSustainable ProductionLocal PartnershipsSmall-batch Manufacturing

Ohana Beverage Co. represents unique, small-production, sustainably-farmed, quality-oriented, and value-driven beverage products in the Hawaiian Islan...

Hawaii food & beverage manufacturer landscape

Compare listed food & beverage manufacturer profiles in Hawaii by process fit, location, and the documentation the buyer can actually verify.

Clusters this page covers

  • California packaged foods, produce processing, wine, and nutraceutical-adjacent beverages
  • Texas meat, dairy, sauces, snacks, and private-label co-packing
  • Pennsylvania and New York dairy, baked goods, beverages, and packaged grocery brands
  • North Carolina, Georgia, and Minnesota protein, bakery, and ingredient plants serving national grocery and foodservice

Selection rules

  1. Match the plant to the process: thermal processing, cold chain, dry blending, bakery, beverage, or protein—not a generic “food manufacturer” label.
  2. Ask for the current food-safety certificate, last audit date, and which SKUs actually run on the quoted line.
  3. Separate co-packers from brand-owned plants. A brand plant may not take outside formulas even if the directory lists the same industry.
  4. Confirm allergen, organic, kosher, halal, or clean-label claims against the plant’s documented program, not the marketing page.
  5. Require the same batch size, fill format, coding, and shelf-life assumptions from every shortlisted site.
  6. Use state pages when freight, inspection visits, or ingredient origin actually change the award.

When to use a co-packer, a brand plant, or an ingredient supplier

A food manufacturer is not automatically a co-packer. Choose the operating model first, then compare listed plants.

When this is the jobUseWhy
A finished consumer SKU that needs filling, labeling, and pack-outCo-packer or contract manufacturerThe constraint is line format, sanitation, and lot coding—not a secret house recipe.
A branded product already running at a company-owned plantBrand manufacturerCapacity, brand standards, and existing QA systems matter more than outside-formula flexibility.
A bulk ingredient, flavor, or intermediate that other plants will convertIngredient or processing specialistThe buyer needs specification, COA, and allergen control—not retail packaging.

How to source this work

Use a food or beverage manufacturer when recipe control, allergens, sanitation, filling, shelf life, and lot traceability have to run as one qualified production system—not as a generic job shop.

Include in the RFQ

  • formula, ingredient specifications, and approved substitutes
  • allergen statement, sanitation, and changeover requirements
  • batch size, annual forecast, and target shelf life
  • process, fill format, package, coding, and storage conditions
  • food-safety certifications, testing, and recall-traceability needs

Questions that separate suppliers

  • Which food-safety certifications and process authorities apply to this line?
  • How are allergens, sanitation, and changeovers controlled between SKUs?
  • Can pilot, scale-up, packaging, and distribution be included under one purchase order?

Questions this page can answer

How should a buyer compare food and beverage manufacturers in the U.S.?

Start with process fit, food-safety evidence, and fill format. Then compare batch size, allergen controls, packaging capability, and whether the site actually takes outside formulas. Directory counts show listed plants; they do not replace a current audit or specification review.

Which states are the strongest food and beverage manufacturing hubs?

California, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, Georgia, and Minnesota are the first states to check on UNITEMFG because they combine listed plants with real production clusters in packaged foods, protein, dairy, beverages, and ingredients.

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