What Assemblers does

Assemblers Inc. is a family-owned food contract manufacturer and co-packer founded in 1974 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company delivers primary and secondary food manufacturing and co-packaging services spanning snack foods, energy and protein bars, popcorn, cookies, baked goods, crepes, and liquid-filled products, alongside point-of-purchase display assembly. Its technology stack is built on conventional industrial packaging equipment — vertical and horizontal form-fill-seal lines, rigid container and pouch filling, modified atmosphere packaging, four high-speed case erector lines, shrink wrapping, tray sealing, and robotic packaging automation — supported by an Electronic Data Interchange inventory system and online customer inventory access.

The company operates three facilities in the Chicago metropolitan area (Chicago, Bedford Park, and McCook) totaling approximately 900,000 sq ft of production and warehousing space, with 200,000 sq ft of climate-controlled packing, 200,000 sq ft of refrigeration and frozen capacity, 14 specialized food manufacturing rooms, and 100 loading docks. It holds SQF Level 3, Organic (Oregon Tilth), Kosher, FDA, FSMA, Non-GMO, IOPP, and Alcohol Handling certifications, which materially extends its addressable customer base across food safety, religious dietary, and lifestyle-certification segments.

Go-to-market is direct, consultative enterprise field sales supported by a website quote form that routes inquiries to a dedicated customer service agent with a 24-hour response commitment. Pricing is custom and quote-based, billed per project or production run, with stated capability to scale from startup volumes to Fortune 100 production runs. The stated customer base mixes Fortune 100 corporations with early-stage brands across two primary segments: food and snack brands, and retail display and packaging customers. Revenue is generated through per-run manufacturing fees, transactional packaging fees, and warehousing and logistics services, with contracts ranging from single project runs to multi-year engagements.

Name

Assemblers

Legal name

Assemblers Inc.

Website

https://assemblers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Assemblers is a family-owned Chicago-based food co-manufacturer and co-packer founded in 1974, serving Fortune 100 brands and startups with snack food manufacturing, bar and popcorn production, liquid filling, and automated packaging across 900,000 sq ft of facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Contract Manufacturing and Co-Packing

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Snack Food Manufacturing (31191)

SIC

Cookies & Crackers (2052), Bakery Products (2050), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Cookies, Biscuits & Crackers (CRADABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Baking Mixes, Doughs & Batters Manufacturing (AFAKAAAE)

Keywords

• Food co-manufacturing
• Co-packing services
• Snack food manufacturing
• Packaging automation
• Contract food packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Co-manufacturing Services: Primary and secondary food manufacturing services including snack food, energy bars, protein bars, and popcorn. Revenue generated through production fees based on manufacturing runs.
2. Co-packing Services: Packaging services including club packs, blister packs, pallet display pack-outs, liquid filling, and various packaging automation services. Billed per project or production run.
3. Warehousing and Logistics: 900,000 sq ft of production and warehousing space, 200,000 sq ft refrigeration/frozen space, 100 loading docks, and inventory management services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Assemblers is a Chicago-based food contract manufacturer and co-packer that produces and packages snack foods (energy bars, protein bars, popcorn, cookies, baked goods, crepes) on behalf of CPG brands. Services include primary and secondary food manufacturing, liquid filling, club packs, blister packs, pallet display pack-outs, POP displays, and packaging automation using VFFS, HFFS, modified atmosphere packaging, and robotics across 900,000 sq ft of production and warehousing space.

Product overview

Assemblers is a food manufacturing and co-packaging company offering a unified suite of manufacturing and packaging services. Their core offerings include primary and secondary snack food manufacturing (energy bars, protein bars, popcorn, cookies, baked goods, crepes), liquid filling, and comprehensive food packaging services (club packs, blister packs, pallet displays). They also provide packaging automation using equipment such as VFFS, HFFS, case erectors, vacuum packaging, shrink wrapping, tray sealing, and robotics. The company specializes in POP displays and modified atmosphere packaging. All services are delivered through their three Chicago-area facilities totaling 900,000 sq ft of production and warehousing space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Snack Food Co-Manufacturing Primary and secondary manufacturing services for snack food products including energy bars, protein bars, popcorn, cookies, baked goods, bites, and crepes, delivered on a contract basis to CPG brands and food companies.
• Food Co-Packing and Packaging Services Comprehensive food packaging services including club packs, blister packs, pallet display pack-outs, modified atmosphere packaging, shrink wrapping, vacuum packaging, tray sealing, and clamshell and bundle wrapping for food brand customers.
• Liquid Filling Services Liquid and pouch filling services using rigid container filling and Horizontal Form Fill Seal (HFFS) food-grade equipment, delivered as part of the broader co-packing offering.
• Point of Purchase (POP) Display Manufacturing Manufacturing and loading of Point of Purchase (POP) displays for retail environments, building on the company's 50+ year history as a corrugated finishing house.
• Warehousing and Inventory Management Warehousing, refrigeration/frozen storage, and EDI-enabled inventory management with online customer access across 900,000 sq ft of production and warehousing space and 200,000 sq ft of refrigerated/frozen capacity.

Quantifiable outcome

• SQF Level 3 certification achieved - highest level of food safety certification
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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