Ya YA Foods
Ya YA Foods is a privately held Canadian co-packing manufacturer of aseptic beverages and liquid foods. Operating 20+ production lines with 3.9M units daily capacity across Toronto, Belleville, and Ogden, it serves large and emerging beverage brands throughout North America.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2008
- HeadquartersEtobicoke, Canada
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Ya YA Foods does
Ya YA Foods Corp. is a privately held Canadian contract manufacturer (co-packer) specializing in aseptic beverage and liquid food production for brand owners across North America. Founded in the early 1980s as a small independent juice company and now led across three generations of the Al-Ali family, the company operates from an 800,000+ square foot Toronto headquarters exceeding GMP standards, with additional sites in Belleville, Ontario and Ogden, Utah, and employs 101-250 people. It serves both large enterprise beverage brands and small emerging brands, positioning itself as an end-to-end manufacturing partner rather than a transactional production vendor.
The production platform is organized around three aseptic and hot-fill packaging lines: Tetra Pak (14 lines, 1.5 million litres of daily capacity for low-acid beverages, juices, and broths), Hot Fill (2 lines, 1.5 million bottles daily for juices, sports drinks, protein water, tea, and vegetable juices), and Aseptic PET (4 lines, 900,000 bottles daily for high- and low-acid products including milk, juices, and energy drinks). Underlying processing capabilities include Tetra Therm plate and tubular systems, Alfa Laval tubular systems, Tetra Pak/Gea/SPX homogenizers, Tetra Pak aseptic tanks, Tetra Therm VTIS direct systems with downstream HPH, Direct Steam Injection technology, and PLC control systems with end-to-end parameter logging. The company also operates in-house custom bottle blow molding with automated shrink sleeve application and automatic case packing, plus automated bottle, cap, and fill inspection compliant with Canadian and US regulators.
Revenue is generated through custom-quoted co-packing fees per engagement, typically structured as multi-year contracts and billed on a transaction/unit or batch basis depending on the scope of services — which can extend from package design and recipe development through plant trials, manufacturing, quality inspection, warehousing, and shipping. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct B2B outreach, with CEO Yahya Abbas and a dedicated VP of Sales personally involved in business development. The company is family-controlled with no disclosed institutional investors, no public listing, and no disclosed revenue figure. Recent strategic activity includes entry into plant-based milk via the Fenton Food and Beverage subsidiary ($56.2M Michigan facility, 96+ jobs) and the April 2026 grand opening of the Belleville Truss Beverage Co. plant.
Ya YA Foods firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ya YA Foods
- Legal name
- Ya YA Foods Corp.
- Website
- https://www.yayafoods.com/
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2008
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Ya YA Foods is a privately held Canadian co-packing manufacturer of aseptic beverages and liquid foods. Operating 20+ production lines with 3.9M units daily capacity across Toronto, Belleville, and Ogden, it serves large and emerging beverage brands throughout North America.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ya YA Foods industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Contract Beverage and Liquid Food Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Beverage Manufacturing (3121)
- SIC
- Beverages (2080), Dairy Products (2020)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Dairy-Based & Plant-Based Beverage Co-Packing (AFAFAIAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Fermented/Probiotic Beverage Co-Packing (Kombucha, Kefir, Culture Drinks) (AFAFAIAG)
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Where Ya YA Foods is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Etobicoke
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Ya YA Foods business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Co-Packing Manufacturing Services: Ya YA Foods operates as a co-packer, manufacturing beverages and liquid foods for other brands. Revenue is generated through manufacturing fees charged to brand owners who need production capabilities. The company provides end-to-end solutions including package design, bottle blow molding, recipe development support, plant trials, manufacturing, quality inspection, warehousing, and shipping - charging for these co-packing services typically on a per-batch or per-unit basis depending on customer arrangements.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom co-packing services quoted per engagement |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
Ya YA Foods product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ya YA Foods is a privately held Canadian co-packer that manufactures and packages low- and high-acid beverages and liquid foods on contract for third-party brand owners. It runs four distinct service platforms — Tetra Pak (14 lines, ~1.5M packages/day), Hot Fill (2 lines, ~1.5M bottles/day), Aseptic PET (4 lines, ~900K bottles/day), and Processing (Tetra Therm, Alfa Laval, Direct Steam Injection, homogenization, aseptic tanks). The offering is end-to-end under one roof, covering package design, custom bottle blow molding, recipe/plant trial support, manufacturing, microbiology and analytical quality testing, warehousing, and shipping, serving both large enterprise brands and small emerging brands across North America.
Product overview
Ya YA Foods Corp. is a privately owned Canadian beverage and liquid foods co-packing manufacturer offering end-to-end solutions under one roof. The company operates three main production platforms: Tetra Pak (14 lines, 1.5M packages/day for juices, broths, plant-based and dairy products), Hot Fill (2 lines, 1.5M bottles/day for juices, sports drinks, protein water, tea), and Aseptic PET (4 lines, 900K bottles/day for high/low acid products including milk and energy drinks). These are supported by comprehensive processing systems including sterilization, homogenization, and aseptic storage capabilities. The company serves both large and small customers as a co-packer.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Tetra Pak co-packing Tetra Pak filling and packaging service with 14 complete lines processing over 1.5 million packages daily, handling still juice beverages, broths, flavoured water, plant-based and dairy products in Tetra Slim 1L, Tetra Edge 1L, and Tetra Prisma 250 and 330 mL formats. Targeted at beverage brand owners needing low-acid aseptic packaging at scale.
- Hot Fill co-packing Hot fill contract manufacturing with two complete filling and packaging lines producing up to 1.5 million bottles per day for juices, sports drinks, protein water, tea, and vegetable juices in 250 mL to 2 L formats. Targeted at beverage brand owners needing shelf-stable bottling at scale.
- Aseptic PET co-packing Aseptic PET packaging plant with four complete filling lines and blow moulders producing approximately 900,000 bottles per day for high-acid and low-acid products including juices, flavoured milks, functional, protein, and energy drinks in 200 mL to 2 L formats. Targeted at brand owners needing cold-chain-ready aseptic PET at scale.
- Liquid processing services Liquid processing services leveraging Tetra Therm plate systems, Tetra Therm Tubular systems, Alfa Laval Tubular systems, custom tubular and plate systems, Tetra Pak/Gea/SPX homogenizers, Tetra Pak aseptic tanks, Tetra Therm VTIS direct system with downstream HPH, and Direct Steam Injection. Backed by PLC-controlled systems with full parameter logging and end-to-end aseptic capability for brand owners needing recipe development and scaling.
Quantifiable outcome
- 1,500,000 litres of Tetra Pak packages filled daily
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Ya YA Foods
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Ya YA Foods technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
Ya YA Foods partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Ya YA Foods competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- SunOpta: North American plant-based and fruit-based food and beverage manufacturer with aseptic processing capabilities. Highly comparable to Ya YA Foods on the plant-based milk/beverage co-packing side, especially given Ya YA's Michigan plant-based investment.
- Niagara Bottling: Large private North American bottled water and beverage manufacturer with extensive co-packing capabilities. Comparable to Ya YA Foods as a high-volume, multi-line private beverage manufacturer serving brand customers across the US and Canada.
- Highbury Canco: Canadian contract packager of canned beverages and foods with aseptic and conventional capabilities. Comparable to Ya YA Foods as a Canadian-based multi-format beverage co-packer serving North American brand owners.
- Lassonde Industries: Canadian-headquartered public company specializing in fruit juices, drinks, and other beverages, including private-label and co-packing. Comparable to Ya YA Foods as a North American beverage co-packer with strong Canadian roots and brand-owner service offerings.
- Refresco: The largest independent beverage co-packer in Europe and a major North American player, offering bottling across juices, soft drinks, and waters. Directly comparable to Ya YA Foods as a multi-format, multi-region contract beverage manufacturer serving brand owners.
Others
- KHS Group: German manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for beverages, a known technology partner of Ya YA Foods (aseptic expertise). Comparable as an enabling equipment supplier rather than a direct co-packing competitor.
- Tetra Pak: Global food processing and packaging solutions company whose Tetra Pak systems are central to Ya YA Foods' largest production line. Comparable as a key technology and packaging supplier underpinning Ya YA Foods' aseptic capabilities.
Broad incumbents
- Keurig Dr Pepper: Major North American beverage company with substantial in-house bottling and co-manufacturing partnerships. Comparable to Ya YA Foods as a customer and competitor for co-packing volumes, though broader in scope and much larger.
- TreeHouse Foods: Large North American private-label food and beverage manufacturer offering co-manufacturing and contract packaging services. Comparable to Ya YA Foods as a broad-scope contract manufacturer serving brand customers, though with a much wider product portfolio.
- Primo Brands: Public North American branded beverage company (formed via Cott/Primo merger) with significant co-manufacturing and bottling operations. Comparable to Ya YA Foods on contract beverage manufacturing, though much larger and brand-led rather than pure co-packing.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Digital presenceYa YA Foods compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Ya YA Foods financial estimates
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Valuation estimate
Ya YA Foods leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Ya YA Foods subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Ya YA Foods funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Ya YA Foods M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Ya YA Foods
What does Ya YA Foods do?
Ya YA Foods is a privately held Canadian co-packer that manufactures and packages low- and high-acid beverages and liquid foods on contract for third-party brand owners. It runs four distinct service platforms — Tetra Pak (14 lines, ~1.5M packages/day), Hot Fill (2 lines, ~1.5M bottles/day), Aseptic PET (4 lines, ~900K bottles/day), and Processing (Tetra Therm, Alfa Laval, Direct Steam Injection, homogenization, aseptic tanks). The offering is end-to-end under one roof, covering package design, custom bottle blow molding, recipe/plant trial support, manufacturing, microbiology and analytical quality testing, warehousing, and shipping, serving both large enterprise brands and small emerging brands across North America.
Is Ya YA Foods a public or private company?
Ya YA Foods is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Ya YA Foods founded?
Ya YA Foods was founded in 2008. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Ya YA Foods based?
Ya YA Foods is headquartered in Etobicoke, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Ya YA Foods make money?
One revenue line is on record: co-Packing Manufacturing Services.
Who are Ya YA Foods's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are SunOpta, Niagara Bottling, Highbury Canco, Lassonde Industries and Refresco. Others are KHS Group and Tetra Pak. Broad incumbents are Keurig Dr Pepper, TreeHouse Foods and Primo Brands.
Does Ya YA Foods have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ya YA Foods.
What industry is Ya YA Foods in?
Ya YA Foods's product category is Contract Beverage and Liquid Food Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAFAIAE, Dairy-Based & Plant-Based Beverage Co-Packing, with a secondary code of AFAFAIAG, Fermented/Probiotic Beverage Co-Packing (Kombucha, Kefir, Culture Drinks). Its NAICS code is 3121 and its SIC code is 2080.