Listed Food & Beverage Companies in Virginia

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

Ashman Manufacturing Co

📍 Virginia Beach, VA Est. 1987
Specialties: Sauce ManufacturingSalsa ProductionMarinadesCo-packing Services

Established in 1987, Ashman Manufacturing specializes in small batch manufacturing and co-packing of acidified food products including BBQ sauces, mar...

Birdsong Peanuts

📍 Suffolk, VA Est. 1920
Specialties: Peanut ProcessingPeanut ShellingRaw Peanut SupplyAgricultural Processing

Founded over a century ago when T.H. Birdsong opened his country store in Courtland, Virginia. Birdsong buys carefully selected peanuts directly from ...

Blue Ridge Beverage Company Inc

📍 Salem, VA Est. 1938
Specialties: Beverage DistributionBeer DistributionWine DistributionNon-Alcoholic Beverages

Founded in 1938, Blue Ridge Beverage Company distributes beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages throughout 49 counties and 16 independent cities of S...

Hampton Farms

📍 Franklin, VA Est. 1917
Specialties: Peanut Butter ManufacturingPrivate Label ProductionIn-Shell Peanut Roasting

Family-owned since 1917, Hampton Farms is the leading roaster of in-shell peanuts in the US. Their Franklin, Virginia facility houses a state-of-the-a...

Sauer Brands Inc

📍 Richmond, VA Est. 1887
Specialties: Mayonnaise ManufacturingSpice ProcessingExtract ProductionCondiment Manufacturing

Founded in 1887, Sauer Brands manufactures beloved products including Duke's Mayonnaise, Kernel Season's, Spice Hunter, Mateo's Salsa, and Sauer's spi...

Smithfield Foods

📍 Smithfield, VA Est. 1936
Specialties: Pork ProcessingBacon ProductionHam ManufacturingSausage Products

Smithfield Foods stands as one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein companies, headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia since 1936. This ...

Virginia Distillery Co

📍 Lovingston, VA Est. 2015
Specialties: Single Malt WhiskyCraft SpiritsDistillingPremium Beverages

The most awarded American Single Malt whisky distillery, located amongst the Blue Ridge Mountains in central Virginia. Virginia Distillery Co. produce...

Virginia Food Works

📍 Farmville, VA Est. 2010
Specialties: Co-packing ServicesValue-Added FoodsLocal Ingredient ProcessingFood Business Incubation

Non-profit organization that guides food producers in taking their product from recipe to retail. Virginia Food Works offers contract packing services...

Vitae Spirits

📍 Charlottesville, VA Est. 2018
Specialties: Craft SpiritsSmall Batch DistillingPremium Beverages

A craft distillery located in Charlottesville, Virginia, specializing in premium craft spirits. Vitae Spirits focuses on creating high-quality, small-...

Virginia food & beverage manufacturer landscape

Compare listed food & beverage manufacturer profiles in Virginia 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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