California Cereal Products

What California Cereal Products does

California Cereal Products is a B2B food manufacturer founded in 1994 that produces crisped grains and specialty flours for private-label and gourmet food brand customers. The company operates two manufacturing facilities — its original restored plant in Oakland, California (established 1994) and a larger facility in Macon, Georgia (acquired 2006) — and serves customers across North America.

The company's core technology is a batch cooking process used for all grains and cereals rather than the extrusion method common in the broader industry. The company states this approach yields superior texture, flavor, and appearance, and enables production of multi-grain flakes incorporating whole grains. The product portfolio spans three main categories: grains (including rice, corn flakes, oats, quinoa, sorghum, chickpeas, and amaranth variants), granola and grain clusters (added via a dedicated Macon production line in December 2020), and flours (rice flours including sweet, medium grain, and pre-gel organic brown rice). Products are shipped in bulk packaging — large totes, boxes, and bags — to customers who sell under their own brand labels.

The business model is direct B2B sales with quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. The company holds five key certifications (CCOF organic, Kosher, Non-GMO, Gluten Free, and SQF Level 2) that serve as a quality signal and gating requirement for many premium brand customers. It maintains designated QC officers and detailed lot tracking procedures. The company has 51-100 employees, no disclosed outside funding, and no public financial reporting. Its go-to-market is relationship-driven direct outreach, with the website explicitly inviting prospective partners to contact the company to develop new product lines.

Name

California Cereal Products

Legal name

California Cereal Products

Website

https://californiacereal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

California Cereal Products is a B2B specialty food manufacturer founded in 1994 that produces crisped grains, granola, and unique flours for private-label and gourmet food brands using batch cooking processes. The company operates two facilities in Oakland, CA and Macon, GA, distributing products nationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Cereal and Grain Manufacturing

akta.pro primary industry

Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing (RTE, hot cereals, granola) (AFAKABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grain-Based Breakfast & Nutrition Bars Manufacturing (cereal bars, granola bars) (AFAKABAI), Specialty & Gourmet Foods Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAI)

Keywords

• Private label cereal manufacturing
• Crisped grain production
• Specialty rice flour milling
• Contract food manufacturing
• Ready-to-eat breakfast cereals

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bulk Cereal and Flour Products: Manufactures and sells ready-to-eat cereals, grains, and flours in bulk quantities to partners and gourmet brands. Products are sold under customer labels rather than company-branded retail products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

California Cereal Products is a B2B contract/private-label food manufacturer that produces ready-to-eat cereals, crisped grains, granola, grain clusters, and specialty flours using batch cooking processes (rather than extrusion) at its Oakland, CA and Macon, GA facilities. The company sells in bulk to gourmet brands and partners who distribute the products under their own labels, and offers co-development of custom product lines to meet specific customer specifications.

Product overview

California Cereal Products is a food manufacturing company specializing in crisped grains and unique flours. The company operates two facilities in Oakland, California and Macon, Georgia, using specialized batch cooking processes rather than extrusion to create superior texture, flavor, and appearance. Their product portfolio spans three main categories: Grains (including various rice products, corn flakes, quinoa, sorghum, oats, chickpeas, and amaranth), Granola (granola and grain clusters), and Flour (rice flours including sweet, medium grain, and pre-gel organic brown rice flour). Products are shipped in bulk packaging including large totes, boxes, and bags. The company positions itself as an industry leader in researching and experimenting with market trends, regularly testing new techniques to satisfy emerging tastes and design products to meet specific customer needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medium Grain Rice Flour Specialty medium grain rice flour manufactured for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands) using the company's specialized milling techniques.
• Sweet Rice Flour Sweet rice flour milled for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands) using the company's specialized milling techniques.
• Pre-Gel Organic Brown Rice Flour Pre-gelatinized organic brown rice flour for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands), supporting organic-certified product lines.
• Crisp Brown Rice Crumb Crisped brown rice crumb produced via the company's batch cooking process for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands).
• Long Grain Bumped Rice Long grain bumped rice product manufactured for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands) using the company's specialized grain processing techniques.
• Brown Rice with Malt Brown rice with malt product manufactured for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands) using the company's specialized grain processing techniques.
• Densified Crisp Rice Densified crisp rice product manufactured for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands) using the company's batch cooking process.
• Organic Crisp White Rice (Plain) Organic-certified plain crisp white rice product manufactured for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands).
• Small Crisp Rice Small-format crisp rice product manufactured for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands).
• Gluten Free Brown Crisp Rice Gluten-free certified brown crisp rice manufactured for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands) needing gluten-free certified inputs.
• Roasted Chickpeas Roasted chickpeas produced as a crisped ingredient for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands) in the snack and cereal categories.
• Granola Granola manufactured on the company's dedicated granola and grain cluster production line at the Macon, GA facility, sold in bulk to gourmet and private-label food brand partners.
• Organic Corn Flakes Organic-certified corn flakes manufactured via batch cooking for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands).
• Gluten Free Corn Crumb Gluten-free certified corn crumb product manufactured for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands).
• Organic Multigrain Flake Organic multigrain flake product produced via the company's batch cooking multi-grain flake process for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands).
• Gluten Free Crisp Sorghum Gluten-free certified crisp sorghum product manufactured for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands).
• Whole Wheat Flakes Whole wheat flakes manufactured via batch cooking for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands).
• Crisp Whole Oats Crisp whole oats manufactured via batch cooking for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands).
• Gluten-Free Toasted Oats Gluten-free certified toasted oats manufactured for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands).
• Gluten Free Crisp Quinoa Gluten-free certified crisp quinoa manufactured for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands).
• Organic Gluten Free Puffed Amaranth Organic, gluten-free certified puffed amaranth manufactured for B2B customers (gourmet and private-label food brands).
• Grain Clusters Grain clusters manufactured on the company's dedicated granola and grain cluster production line at the Macon, GA facility, sold in bulk to gourmet and private-label food brand partners.

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Technology focussed No

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Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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