We’re go-to culinary collaborators.

More than ever, rising food costs and a tight labor market are requiring culinary brands to source seasoned co-manufacturing partners who can produce their proprietary recipes and meet their exacting standards.

Food Solutions takes great pride in our role as a trusted culinary collaborator for clients nationwide. We cost-effectively produce and showcase their one-of-a-kind food concepts — and help them provide their own patrons with memorable dining experiences along the way.

WHO WE SERVE | WHAT WE DO

We become a reliable extension of your team.

Food Solutions is a trusted co-manufacturing partner for clients whose branded dishes are served in leading hotels, resorts and sports venues, airport venues, scores of multi-unit restaurant groups, start-up food ventures and individual restaurants nationwide.

Our decades of industry experience enable us to serve and work closely with seasoned culinary professionals and food purveyors every day, including:

Executive chefs
Culinary buyers and directors
Independent business owners
Food industry entrepreneurs

Regional & national retail clients

End-to-end services we provide

We offer turn-key co-manufacturing services that allow us to hone, scale and commercialize our clients’ proprietary recipes to their specifications so they can serve their customers with confidence.

Our concept-to-table co-manufacturing model is driven by a thoughtful path, including:

• Early-stage needs scoping and initial pricing.

• Recipe profiling, replication and test batching.

• Final pricing and pre-production scheduling.

• Chef-specified ingredients sourcing and ordering.

• Turn-key production, fulfillment and delivery.

Industry-wide strategic partners

We’re also proud of our ongoing partnerships with other leading industry service providers who look to us to support their customers’ made-to-order culinary requirements, including:

National & regional food distributors
Specialty foods purveyors
Other industry co-packers

All of our collaborations are produced to each client’s specifications and standards.

Every menu item we produce on their behalf factors in all preparation, labor and ingredients for dishes they choose not to cook in their own kitchens – at defined price points they can build into their broader menus.

We produce a wide assortment of unique client-branded foods and other outsourced private-label culinary concepts for our clients and partners.

Client-branded concepts we produce

OUR FOCUS

We deliver a world of culinary expertise.

We know success isn’t just about delivering great food for our clients. It’s about embracing and executing each chef’s vision, then preparing their one-of-a-kind recipes to meet their standards and flavor profiles.

Our leading client branded categories…

≈ Asian Specialties ≈

≈ Mexican Favorites ≈

≈ American Classics ≈

RECENT COLLABORATIONS

It’s all about delivering delicious, your way.

Below are some of the recent client-branded original recipes and food concepts we’ve been honored to produce for our clients and industry partners nationwide. How can we help turn your ideas into delicious?

Thinly-sliced beef navel marinated and cooked with Japanese seasonings and sweet onions, simmered in a delicate soy-mirin broth and served over white rice.
Sold through a national food distributor and produced for a global Asian sauce manufacturer.
Tender diced beef slow-simmered in a mild, aromatic curry sauce infused with Japanese-style seasonings, onions, carrots and potatoes. This classic dish is served over steamed rice for the perfect balance.
Sold through a national food distributor and produced for a global Asian sauce manufacturer.
Five-ounce trimmed premium chicken breast cutlets are breaded in signature panko, deep-fried and served on a bed of ramen with tangy katsu sauce. It’s a harmonious mix of savory, sweet and umami.
Sold through a national food distributor and produced for a Phoenix-based regional culinary brand.
A flavorful client-inspired curry sauce recipe featuring a signature blend of delicate Japanese-style spices, vegetables and tender Wagyu beef, slow-cooked and served over steamed white rice.
Sold through a global Japanese foods distributor and produced for a west coast professional sports venue.
A traditional Korean street food-inspired recipe featuring braised pork hocks slow-cooked in aromatic spices and a signature soy, ginger and garlic marinade. It is typically served with crisp vegetables, other side dishes and dipping sauces.
Sold through a Los Angeles-based food distributor.
This classic Japanese dish features tightly-rolled and netted chicken breasts marinated in soy, mirin and other flavorful Japanese Chashu spices and slow cooked. It’s perfect when served over ramen or noodles, or enjoyed on its own.
Sold through an independent culinary branding company and produced for a global Asian foods distributor.

≈ ASIAN SPECIALTIES ≈

A savory lineup of hand-rolled pork sausage, chicken chorizo, bacon, veggie, vegan and gluten-free breakfast burritos, all made with roasted potatoes, cheese, eggs and delectable Hatch green chile.
Produced for a Denver-based chef and currently sold in coffee shops, grocery stores, campus cafeterias and other establishments in several states nationwide.
Microwaveable, classically-prepared chicken, beef, pork or cheese enchilada multi-serving creations.
Sold through a national distributor and produced for a national supermarket chain.
Family recipe-inspired signature Mexican stew made with tomatillos, potatoes, chunks of sautéed chicken and green sauce, served with beans and rice.
Sold through a national food brokerage and produced for supermarkets and other retail clients.
Slow-cooked shredded beef marinated in Mexican spices and consumme, typically featured in tacos, burritos and tostadas.
Produced for multiple Denver-based restaurants and national distributors.

≈ MEXICAN FAVORITES ≈

Choice-grade beef, rubbed with signature spices, slow smoked 12-15 hours overnight.
Sold through a regional distributor and produced for multiple Colorado ski resorts and restaurants.
Proprietary recipes prepared with original seasonings and slow cooked in our smoke house oven.
Produced for a nationally-acclaimed t.v. celebrity chef and cookbook author.
Succulent slow cooked pork, smoked and barbecued using proprietary seasonings.
Sold through a regional food distributor and produced for a global hotel chain.
Tender, pickled briskets, cured and cooked overnight, then trimmed to each customer’s deli-ready specifications.
Produced for a Denver-based deli and other regional food establishments.
Seasoned overnight with proprietary ingredients and then slow cooked for full flavor. Featured in signature salads and sandwich concepts.
Prepared exclusively for a national sandwich chain based in Denver.
Tender center-cut pork loin cutlets portioned to customer specs, then tenderized, flattened and run through a batter of panko bread crumbs and fresh herbs.
Sold through a regional distributor, these savory entree items are produced exclusively for multiple Colorado and New Mexico high country ski resorts.
Ready-to-serve recipe featuring fresh Grade A eggs scrambled, thermal cooked and packed using a proprietary process.
Prepared for a Colorado-based quick service sandwich chain and clients at Denver International Airport.
Classic tomato soup featuring a generous blend of oregano, basil and other seasonings.
Prepared for a New American cuisine restaurant in Vail, Colorado.
This classic, slow-simmered blend of lean American ground bison, fire-roasted tomatoes, hearty beans, smoky chiles and other spices is a bold yet comforting menu favorite.
Prepared exclusively for the culinary team of a leading Colorado ski resort.
A classic southwestern-style recipe featuring adobo sauce, fire-roasted tomatoes and other signature ingredients.
Produced for a leading Mountain States regional food distributor.
Gourmet chef-inspired lineup of sausages prepared with proprietary seasonings and slow cooked in our smoke house oven, including: Double-Smoked Brisket Sausage, Brooklyn-Style Polish Hotlink, Chicken Mole Sausage, Cheddar & Beer Brat, Turkey & Fontina Sausage.
Produced for a nationally-acclaimed t.v. celebrity chef and cookbook author.

≈ AMERICAN CLASSICS ≈

Proprietary family-inspired recipes for mother sauces used as sub-ingredients in stir-fry and pad thai entrees and other side dishes.
Created exclusively for a renowned Denver-based Thai restaurant.
Chef-inspired Colorado-style recipe featuring fresh Hatch green chiles — perfect for burritos, fries, nachos and more.
Produced by the case for a leading Colorado-based burrito manufacturing brand.
Proprietary savory burger sauce concept featuring sun-dried tomatoes and other artisanal ingredients.
Sold through a regional food distributor and produced for a leading Colorado ski resort.
A Colorado-style gourmet pizza sauce featuring strong garlic notes and a proprietary blend of grated parmesan, fresh basil and other classic Italian seasonings.
Produced for a Denver-based quick-service pizza brand.
Slow-cooked overnight with a proprietary blend of fresh ingredients and used as a base stock in multiple signature sauces.
Produced for a Colorado-based national restaurant chain.

≈ OTHER CLIENT CONCEPTS ≈

HOW WE COLLABORATE

The way we’ll work with you.

Our typical path for co-manufacturing client branded foods is fueled by thoughtful planning, creative collaboration and timely communication every step of the way.

Let’s get to know each other...
Learn more about Food Solutions.
- Explore this website to learn about our capabilities — and view some of the original recipes and culinary concepts we’ve co-manufactured for clients nationwide.
Interested? Reach out to us.
- Send us a quick note via this site’s Contact section and we’ll follow up to schedule an initial meeting.
- Before we meet, we’ll ask you to complete our Discovery Snapshot to help us determine how we can best support you as a co-manufacturing partner.
- We’ll also send you a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to sign and return before we meet.
Let’s meet and explore what’s possible.
- We’ll facilitate an initial exploratory meeting with you — by phone, online or on-site at our Denver facility.
If you’d like to explore a partnership further...
We’ll stand by to receive additional information from you.
- We’ll ask you to send us a completed Credit Application, confirmation of your business license and other details.
We’ll share any additional information you need from us.
- We can provide any licenses, certifications or other details you request.
When phase 2 housekeeping items are completed...
Send us your recipe formula and specifications.
- You’ll be asked to complete and return our Recipe Card & Specs document and provide any other relevant details concerning each item you’d like us to produce.
We’ll follow up with an estimate for your review.
- We’ll send you an Initial Pricing Estimate, Scope & Terms sheet summarizing your order.
We’ll stand by for your approval to proceed.
- When you’re ready, please sign and return this document giving us your permission to proceed with test batching your recipe.

Meet, Scope & Estimate

Once you give us the green light, we’ll move forward with early-stage recipe testing...
We’ll produce and send you one or more test-batches of your proprietary recipe.
- We’ll send you test-batch samples for your taste testing, suggested refinements and input.
You will share your test-batch input throughout this phase and provide your final approval to proceed.
- We’ll also factor in any ingredients or prep modifications you request into our final production specs and pricing for your approval.
After you approve the final test-batch sample...
We’ll submit a final quote and terms of sale agreement representing your product order and summarizing our full scope of services.
- We will send you a Final Pricing, Services & Terms document for your review and signed approval.
We’ll stand by for your signed final approval, purchase order and initial payment.
- Please sign, approve and return our Final Pricing, Services & Terms document and your own Purchase Order. Please note that Food Solutions requires a 50% down payment to proceed with production.

Test, Finalize & Approve

Once we receive your approved final pricing quote, purchase order and initial payment...
We’ll establish a production and delivery schedule.
- We’ll provide you with a Production Plan & Projected Timeline for the item(s) we’ll be producing.
If applicable, we’ll also begin facilitating the design and production of all required product labeling for your order.
- If requested, we will sub-contract with our industry-approved labeling partners on your behalf to design all USDA/FDA-required labeling and nutritional panels to ensure proper compliance. Please note that this is an additional cost and may take 2-6 weeks for approval.
- We’ll then coordinate all approved labeling and other packaging considerations in-house in preparation of fulfilling your order.
We will batch+scale all components associated with your order.
- We’ll source, order and house all ingredients and supplies relating to your project.
Once all pre-production items are complete...
We’ll produce, prep and fulfill your order based on the specs we have established.
- We’ll typically produce your item(s) 1-2 days in advance of pick up or delivery.
Your completed order will be available for pickup or delivery upon receipt of outstanding payment amount.
- We’ll establish shipping instructions in advance.
Food Solutions strives to achieve and maintain excellence by fine-tuning and improving our co-manufacturing processes...
We’ll check in to discuss your completed order.
- How we did do meeting your needs and keeping you informed — and how we can make your experience even better?
We’ll stand by to explore other co-manufacturing needs and ways we can collaborate.

Produce, Deliver & Review