Barfections manufactures nutritious food bars in Youngstown, Ohio, with an ownership group that brings more than 75 years of combined food-industry experience focused on bar manufacturing. Its facility produces custom bars and supports product development for emerging brands and Fortune 500 companies.
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Yost Foods, IncFamily-owned since Bill Yost founded it in 1991, Yost Foods has grown from an industrial food brokerage into a Brunswick, Ohio, partner for food manufacturers developing custom ingredients. Its hands-on team stays involved from the first formulation through commercial production, with an emphasis on practical solutions that perform reliably at scale.BRUNSWICK, OH
Baxters North America, IncBaxters North America develops and contract-manufactures convenient, nutritious foods for store brands, specialized nutrition programs, and military and humanitarian use. The company combines culinary and nutritional expertise with end-to-end production and commercialization, including shelf-stable, ready-to-eat, and frozen formats. Family-owned for more than 150 years, Baxters traces its heritage to 1868 and now operates East and West Coast facilities.BLUE ASH, OH
The Nash Bar CoChad and Hanna make all-natural, 20-gram protein bars by hand in small batches at their Columbus, Ohio kitchen. The Nash Bar Co. began with Hanna’s homemade protein balls and Chad’s experience as a Youngstown strength coach, launching its first bar in January 2019 after the pair found no ready-to-eat option that combined simple ingredients with substantial protein. Each bar is handmade, pressed and packaged by the two founders, with recipes made to order for freshness.COLUMBUS, OH
BrightPet Nutrition GroupBrightPet Nutrition Group develops and contract-manufactures premium and super-premium pet foods for U.S. and international markets. Its manufacturing partnership brings together Ohio Pet Foods, BNG Miracle Pet, Southern Tier Pet Nutrition, and Phoebe Products, with operations in Ohio, New York, and Wisconsin. The company says its family’s pet-food manufacturing tradition spans three generations and that it has specialized in custom formulation and private label pet foods since 1978.LISBON, OH