A mother-and-daughter team, Rivka and Tami, runs Bronx River Bottling, a Valley Cottage sauce manufacturer specializing in co-packing and private-label gourmet sauces and marinades. The family’s manufacturing history reaches back to Russia in 1865, while its current facility produces products for entrepreneurs and sauce innovators, including the Iron Chef line. Bronx River Bottling is WBENC-certified women-owned and maintains a made-in-America focus, with kosher and gluten-free certification capabilities.
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Compliance program
KOF-K Kosher
Tartikov Beis Din Kosher
Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO)
WBENC Women-Owned Business Certification
Brooks' Bottling Co., LLCBorn from the sauces of upstate New York’s Brooks House of Bar-B-Q, Brooks’ Bottling Co. develops and bottles private-label and co-packed food products for brands, restaurants, and retailers. The separate business was created in 2013 after Brooks began bottling its signature recipes by hand in 1951, and it now draws on more than 60 years in the barbecue business, a third-generation family-owned operation, and more than 300 bottling clients. Its capabilities include certified organic production through CCOF and a private-label line of more than 100 recipes.ONEONTA, NY
Private Label FoodsPrivate Label Foods began in 1989, when Bonnie Lavorato hand-bottled her BBQ sauce in a Rochester home kitchen. The company has kept that kitchen-table character while growing into a 125,000-square-foot, SQF-certified facility that helps brands bring recipes from early development into dependable production. It works with grocery programs, foodservice operators, and emerging brands that need a consistent manufacturing partner.ROCHESTER, NY
Mighty PicnicBuilt from the experience of Brooklyn jam brand The Jam Stand, Mighty Picnic is a women-owned, full-scale white-label manufacturer and co-packing partner for consumer packaged goods. The multi-million-dollar company supports products from development through production, supply chain, and food safety, with single-point account management and particular strength in single-serve sachets. Its founders, Jess and Sabrina, now apply 14 years of brand-building and formulation experience to helping other businesses bring products to market.NEW YORK, NY
Cantina Royal Hot SauceBorn from the Williamsburg Mexican restaurant and bar Cantina Royal, Diana Beshara and Executive Chef Julio MM make inventive hot sauces in Brooklyn using chiles thoughtfully sourced from Mexico. The proudly woman-owned and minority-owned company became a three-season Hot Ones feature, while its Tamaulipeka sauce was named Saveur’s “Best Overall Hot Sauce.”