From Bulk Ingredients to Retail-Ready Packaging: Laketown Mills' Co-Packing Solutions

From Bulk Ingredients to Retail-Ready Packaging: Laketown Mills' Co-Packing Solutions

Flexible Contract Packaging & Toll Processing for Food, Pet, Poultry, and Specialty Products

Have bulk ingredients that need to be packaged into smaller, retail-ready bags? Laketown Mills can help.

We're a Minnesota-based ingredient manufacturer offering co-packing, toll filling, and custom ingredient processing for companies looking to outsource packaging, expand production capacity, or launch new products.

Whether your ingredients arrive in 50 lb bags, 2,000 lb totes, or bulk super sacks, we provide flexible solutions to get your products packaged and ready for distribution.

Our Co-Packing Capabilities

We specialize in converting bulk ingredients into smaller retail and commercial packaging formats.

Our services include:

  • Bulk-to-Retail Repacking: Transfer products from totes, super sacks, and bulk bags into smaller packages.

  • Flexible Package Sizes: Stand-up pouches, small retail bags, and custom packaging configurations.

  • Dry Ingredient Filling: Grains, seeds, proteins, powders, fibers, and other compatible dry ingredients.

  • Customer-Supplied Materials: Customers can supply their own ingredients and packaging.

  • Finished Product Packaging: Filling, sealing, labeling, case packing, and palletizing.

We work with customers on individual production runs, recurring manufacturing programs, and overflow packaging needs.

Industries We Serve

Our processing and packaging capabilities support a variety of industries, including:

  • Food & Beverage: Specialty grains, seeds, baking ingredients, flours, and plant proteins.

  • Nutraceuticals: Plant-based proteins, fibers, powders, and functional ingredients.

  • Pet Food: Dry ingredients, treats, supplements, and specialty products.

  • Poultry & Bird Seed: Scratch grains, sunflower kernels, seed blends, and treats.

  • Animal Feed: Grains, proteins, fibers, and nutritional ingredients.

  • Industrial: Plant-based fibers, absorbents, and specialty dry materials.

Each project is evaluated based on product characteristics, packaging requirements, and production volume.

More Than Just Co-Packing

Unlike traditional packaging-only companies, Laketown Mills also offers a range of ingredient manufacturing and toll-processing services.

Our additional capabilities include:

  • Seed cleaning and dehulling

  • Cold-press oil extraction

  • Plant protein and meal production

  • Milling and sifting

  • Custom dry blending

  • Bulk ingredient packaging

We regularly process sunflower, hemp, flax, pumpkin, chia, and other specialty oilseeds.

By combining ingredient processing and packaging, we can help customers streamline production and reduce the number of manufacturing partners involved.

Why Partner with Laketown Mills?

Whether you're launching a new SKU, looking for a more efficient packaging solution, or need additional production capacity, Laketown Mills offers flexible manufacturing services tailored to your needs.

With experience in both ingredient manufacturing and finished packaging, we understand the challenges of turning bulk materials into market-ready products.

Our goal is simple: Help you bring products to market efficiently without investing in additional equipment, labor, or manufacturing space.

Have a Co-Packing Project for 2027?

We're currently discussing new toll-processing and co-packing opportunities for 2027.

If you have ingredients that need to be repackaged, we'd welcome the opportunity to learn more about your project.

Tell us about your product, incoming packaging, desired finished bag size, and estimated volume.

Laketown Mills
Waconia, Minnesota
www.laketownmills.com

Let's discuss your next packaging project!

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