Sustainable Private Label Snack Manufacturing & Supply Chain Services

Employee from Flagstone El Paso plant smiling for camera

Setting a New Standard

We are proud to be the industry’s leading scale player dedicated exclusively to private label manufacturing, co-manufacturing and ingredient sales for leading national brands. While many snack nut and trail mix manufacturers may look similar on the surface, you will find there are major differences if you dig a little deeper.

We believe these differences matter and can create sustained competitive advantage for our customers. With our investments and commitment to quality, safety, speed to market, and innovation, we aim to set a new standard for industry performance and to engage on a strategic level with our customers.

Our Culture

Our culture and people enable the value we create for our customers. We value quality and safety above all else as they the building blocks for earning and maintaining trust with our customers. We genuinely care about customers and their needs. We relentlessly focus on continuous improvement and value creation for our customers and their consumers. We empower our employees to make decisions, do the right thing, demonstrate leadership and to surface ideas that allow us to serve our customers in new and better ways.

These values are embedded in the Flagstone Foods Operating System (FFOS) – our internal continuous improvement system that drives efficiency and removes waste and continually raises the bar for our employees and our customers.

We hope you will come visit one of our facilities where you can engage with employees and see our unique culture in action. It’s a powerful competitive advantage for our customers.

I appreciate the company’s high product quality standards and the commitment to the health and safety of their employees.

Robersonville, North Carolina Employee

Flexibility & Scale

As the largest player in our space, we offer unparalleled resources and capabilities, but combine that with the flexibility, speed and entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up. Our world-class manufacturing network includes three SQF Level 3 and BRC AA-rated facilities with broad capabilities, connected by a common SAP platform. With SAP we offer brand protection to our customers in the form of best-in-class lot tracking, traceability, inventory control, and speed and accuracy of product recoveries or recalls in the unlikely event they should be necessary.

Plant worker sorting and doing quality assurance on trail mix

Forklift and forklift driver in plant warehouse

Scale

We have the capacity and capabilities to service the nation’s leading brands and offer resources the smaller players simply cannot replicate. By partnering with Flagstone Foods, you can tap into our experts in quality, food safety, labeling, food science, engineering, regulatory and more. In short, the value-added resources we offer translate to a level of service and brand protection unmatched by most of our private label manufacturing or co-manufacturing competitors.

Flexibility

Finally, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all, and that differentiation is key to building brands and loyalty. That’s why we offer customized product formulations and packaging configurations that meet the unique requirements of your strategy. We are more than an arms-length supplier, we are your trusted collaborator and partner.

Capabilities

Our three primary facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art blanching, roasting, precision blending and packaging equipment. We continually research the latest equipment and technologies that translate to better quality, cost and food safety. As we look to form lasting and mutually beneficial partnerships with our customers, we will also make capital investments to support our combined objectives.

Current capabilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Processing & Roasting

· Oil roasting, including North America’s largest oil roaster

· Organic oil roasting

· Dry (oven) roasting

· Brining

· Honey roasting

· Kettle roasting and glazing

· Peanut blanching

· Seasoning application and custom formulations

· Precision blending and custom snack and trail mixes

Packaging

· Stand-up resealable pouches in multiple sizes

· Lay-down and peggable pouches in multiple sizes

· Single-serve tubes

· Multi-packs in multiple configurations to meet consumer, customer and channel-specific needs

· Plastic jars in multiple shapes and sizes

· Canisters in all industry-standard sizes

· Plastic tubs, designed for produce departments and similar applications

· Bulk cases for retail, food service and ingredient applications

· Supersacks for food service and ingredient applications

NEW! Sustainable Packaging Options

• Recyclable film – available for all flexible pouch options noted above
• New 2-piece plastic tubs made with post-consumer recycled plastic

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World Class Supply Chain

Our three plants are strategically positioned to deliver logistical advantages, both on in-bound and out-bound transportation, that translate to a lower cost for our customers. Our plants also have overlapping capabilities, offering a built-in insurance policy for any unforeseen supply disruptions.

We are extremely proud of the consistently high service and reliability we offer our customers day in, day out. Case in point: we have maintained 97% service levels throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, reacting to demand spikes well over 300%.

I’m so proud to be part of the team that has kept our plant safe from COVID-19 for over six months now. This would not have been accomplished without the strong teamwork and dedication of great leadership. Leadership that doesn’t just lead, but teaches others to become leaders.

Robersonville, North Carolina Employee