Food Co-Packing Equipment

Maximizing Potential with Sonoma Farm Co-Packing's Small Batch Equipment

At Sonoma Farm Co-Packing, we pride ourselves on offering advanced equipment tailored to meet the diverse needs of food entrepreneurs. From small-batch producers to established brands, our tools ensure precision, quality, and efficiency at every stage of production. Here’s an in-depth look at our key equipment and how it supports the creation of products like BBQ sauce, pasta sauce, and more.

Small Batch Co Packing Cooking Equipment - 40 Gallno Groen Kettle

40-Gallon Groen Kettle

  • We have two Groen AH/1E-40 Gallon Steam-Jacketed Floor Kettle’s. Designed for small to mid size food production, delivering even and consistent heating through its steam-jacketed technology.
  • Capabilities: With its mid size, this kettle is perfect for producing batches of BBQ sauce and pasta sauce. The even heat distribution prevents scorching, ensuring product quality and consistency.
  • Benefits:
    • Large 40-gallon capacity supports high-volume production runs.
    • Tilt mechanism for easy transfer of sauces and liquids without spills or waste.
    • Gas-powered heating ensures efficiency and reliability.

Why It’s Essential: If you’re looking to scale up production of rich, flavorful BBQ sauce or velvety pasta sauce, this kettle provides the precision and consistency needed to meet retail and consumer expectations. The old school kettle gives us a longer cooking time, which allows the flavors to merge tougher, giving us the old world flavor 

Piston Filler

  • Equipment Overview: The Piston Filler Depositor Machine is engineered for accurate, high-speed filling of viscous products like sauces, dressings, and condiments.
  • Capabilities: Designed to handle a wide range of viscosities, this machine can fill bottles, jars, or pouches with BBQ sauce, pasta sauce, or even chunky salsas with remarkable precision.
  • Benefits:
    • Highly accurate portion control reduces waste and ensures uniformity.
    • Accommodates various container types and sizes.
    • Simple operation and quick clean-up make it ideal for quick product turnaround.

Why It’s Essential: For brands producing BBQ or pasta sauces in jars or bottles, the piston filler ensures a perfect fill every time, creating a professional, retail-ready presentation.

Groen Small Kettle

  • Equipment Overview: The Groen TDH-20 Table-Top Steam Kettle This 4 gallon kettle offers a compact solution for small-batch production.
  • Capabilities: Ideal for testing recipes, small production runs, or artisanal batches of products like specialty BBQ sauces, marinades, or pasta sauces.
  • Benefits:
    • 4-gallon capacity is perfect for small to medium-sized batches.
    • Tabletop design saves space without sacrificing functionality.
    • Steam-jacketed heating ensures even cooking for delicate recipes.

Why It’s Essential: This versatile kettle allows for efficient R&D and small-scale production, making it a favorite for startups or specialty product lines.

Bag Sealer

  • Equipment Overview: The Uline Foot-Operated Impulse Sealer provides a reliable, user-friendly solution for sealing poly bags and pouches.
  • Capabilities: Ideal for packaging dry goods, sauces in pouches, or promotional samples of BBQ or pasta sauces.
  • Benefits:
    • Creates airtight seals to preserve freshness and prevent leaks.
    • Foot-operated design ensures hands-free control, boosting productivity.
    • Versatile for various bag sizes and materials.

Why It’s Essential: For products like BBQ rubs and dry goods in flexible pouch packaging, this sealer guarantees a professional, retail-ready package every time.

Bag Sealer For Food Co Packing BBQ Rubs and Dry Goods
Private Label Pasta Sauce Production

Elevating Your Brand

Our equipment isn’t just about functionality—it’s about helping your brand grow. Whether you’re crafting bold BBQ sauces or classic pasta sauces, Sonoma Farm Co-Packing’s equipment ensures your product is made with precision and care.

From ideation and small-batch testing to full-scale production and retail-ready packaging, we’re here to help you every step of the way. Ready to turn your culinary vision into reality? Contact us today to see how we can bring your products to life.

NEW EQUIPMENT COMING SOON

Liquid pouch filling machine

The liquid pouch Filling machine is newly developed and manufactured by Sywen, specially designed for small pouch filling liquid materials with good or poor fluidity. Sealing methods have three kinds-back seals, three sides seal, and four sides seal. A volumetric liquid filling system can be used for filling sauces, sauces, gels, jam, oil..in the food, cosmetics, medicine, and chemical industries.

Small Batch Co Packing North West Indiana Liquid Pouch Filling Machine