Chelten House Products

Name

Chelten House Products

Legal name

Chelten House Products, LLC

Website

https://cheltenhouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sauce, Dressing, and Condiment Manufacturing

NAICS

Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing (311941), Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing (31194), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Condiments, Sauces & Dressings (CRADAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

BBQ Sauce & Marinades Manufacturing (AFAKADAH), Hot Sauce & Chili Sauce Manufacturing (AFAKADAE), Salad Dressings & Vinaigrettes Manufacturing (AFAKADAC)

Keywords

• Private label sauces
• Food co-manufacturing
• Salad dressing production
• Condiment manufacturing
• Food service products

Headquarters

HQ city

Swedesboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private Label Manufacturing: Custom private label programs enabling retail clients to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. Created thousands of products across dozens of categories for private label retailers.
2. Food Service Products: Branded products and custom-flavored sauces, salad dressings, BBQ sauces, condiments, and marinades sold to food service companies in various packaging options from 8 to 64 oz.
3. Co-Manufacturing: Production services for clients who have their own recipes or want to develop recipes together. Consistent, repeatable products delivered on a large scale.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chelten House Products is a family-owned U.S. food manufacturer that produces sauces, dressings, and condiments on a contract basis through three channels: Private Label programs that develop custom recipes and packaging for major grocery retailers, Food Service products (branded and custom-flavored sauces, dressings, BBQ sauces, condiments, and marinades in 8-64 oz packaging) for restaurant chains, and Co-Manufacturing for clients with their own recipes. The company has developed more than 1,000 products across categories including salad dressings, pasta and pizza sauces, salsas, BBQ sauces, ketchup, marinades, simmer sauces, international sauces, and hot sauce.

Product overview

Chelten House is a food manufacturing company that offers sauces, dressings, and condiments through three main channels: private label (creating custom products for retailers), food service (bulk products for restaurants), and co-manufacturing (custom production for clients with their own recipes). The company has developed over 1,000 products across categories including Salad Dressings, Pasta Sauces, Pizza Sauces, Salsas, BBQ Sauces, Ketchup, Marinades, Simmer Sauces, International Sauces (African, Asian, Indian, Jamaican, Korean, Middle Eastern, Peruvian, Thai), and Hot Sauce. The company has been an industry leader in certified organic products for more than 35 years and operates from facilities in New Jersey totaling over 500,000 square feet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Label Manufacturing

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 1,000 products developed for major retailers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TreeHouse Foods: Large public private-label food manufacturer with exposure to sauces, dressings, and condiments through its Bay Valley Foods segment. Comparable as a broader private label food platform competing for the same retailer RFPs as Chelten, but operating at materially larger scale and as a public company.
• Del Monte Foods: Packaged food company with sauces, condiments, and prepared foods serving grocery and foodservice. Comparable to Chelten in retail and foodservice channels and in condiment/sauce categories, though operates at substantially larger scale.
• Conagra Brands: Major U.S. packaged food company with branded and private label sauces, dressings, and condiments competing for retailer shelf space. Comparable in product categories and retail channel, but operates at vastly larger scale across a much broader CPG portfolio.
• Hain Celestial Group: Organic and natural products company with branded sauces, dressings, and condiments (Spectrum, Yves, etc.). Comparable to Chelten's organic leadership position and Whole Foods / natural channel customer relationships, though broader portfolio and publicly traded.
• Mizkan America: Major sauce manufacturer (Ragu, Bertolli) with significant U.S. private label sauce business. Overlaps with Chelten in sauce categories and retail private label, but at substantially larger scale and with strong branded positions.
• McCormick & Company: Global flavor and condiment manufacturer with branded sauces, dressings, and seasonings, plus a private label and foodservice business. Comparable in product category adjacency (sauces, dressings, marinades) and foodservice channel exposure, though much larger and publicly traded.
• Lancaster Colony: Diversified specialty foods manufacturer with branded and private label dressings, sauces, and frozen breads serving retail and foodservice. Comparable to Chelten in foodservice/private label positioning and product categories, though larger and publicly traded.

Direct peers

• Richelieu Foods: Private label food manufacturer supplying sauces, dressings, and condiments to grocery and foodservice customers. Highly comparable to Chelten in business model (private label and co-manufacturing), product categories, and enterprise retail customer base.
• Bay Valley Foods: Private label sauce, dressing, and condiment manufacturer serving grocery and foodservice customers. Directly comparable to Chelten House in product mix (sauces, dressings, marinades), customer base (large retailers and foodservice chains), and contract manufacturing business model.

Emerging players

• Pacific Foods of Oregon: Organic and clean-label food manufacturer (broths, soups, plant-based beverages) owned by Campbell Soup. Comparable to Chelten in clean-label and organic manufacturing credentials and in serving natural foods retailers like Whole Foods, though focused on different product categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CheltenHouseProducts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chelten-house-products-inc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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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