Advanced Food Services

What Advanced Food Services does

Advanced Food Services, Inc. (AFS) is a privately held food contract manufacturer founded in 1999 and headquartered in a single facility at 9729 Lackman Road, Lenexa, Kansas. The company provides B2B dry blending and packaging services to food brands and manufacturers across five verticals: bakery, spice, snack, nutritional, and pet food. Operations are run with 11-50 employees under President Raju Shah, with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or external funding.

The core technology stack is industrial rather than digital. AFS operates multiple stainless steel double ribbon blenders, with all blended product passing through a sifter and inline metal detector before final packaging. Packaging capacity spans 1oz to 2,500lbs and covers vertical form fill, PET jars (2oz-48oz), cartoner (pouch-in-carton), bag-in-box, multiwall paper bags (up to 100lbs), fiber drums, premade bags, and super sacks (up to 2,500lbs). The facility holds SQF Level II certification and runs GMP, HACCP, and allergen programs, with five food safety certifications displayed on the company website.

Revenue is generated through quote-based co-packing contracts billed per batch or per engagement, with pricing determined by product specifications, batch size, packaging requirements, and service scope. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales to food manufacturers, with no intermediary channels, marketplaces, or retail distribution. The company markets itself primarily through its company website (advancedfood.com); no social media, content marketing beyond the site, or paid advertising channels are in evidence. AFS also maintains a dedicated pet food packaging line within its Lenexa facility to mitigate cross-contamination risk for that vertical.

Name

Advanced Food Services

Legal name

Advanced Food Services, Inc.

Website

https://advancedfood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Advanced Food Services is a private food contract manufacturer in Lenexa, Kansas, offering dry blending and packaging (1oz to 2,500lbs) to food brands across bakery, spice, snack, nutritional, and pet food verticals under SQF Level II certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lenexa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Co-packing / Contract Manufacturing: Custom blending and packaging services for food companies. Revenue generated through per-batch or per-contract manufacturing arrangements. Services include dry blending, retail packaging, and bulk packaging for food manufacturers and brands.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Advanced Food Services is a B2B contract food manufacturer that performs custom dry blending and packaging (co-packing) for food brands and manufacturers. Services span Dry Blending of dry ingredients with minor liquid incorporation, Retail Packaging including Vertical Form Fill, PET Jars, Cartoner, and Bag in Box formats, and Bulk Packaging including Multiwall paper bags, Fiber Drums, Premade bags, and Super Sacks up to 2500 lbs. All work is delivered from a single SQF Level II certified facility in Lenexa, Kansas.

Product overview

Advanced Food Services is a food contract manufacturing company offering a unified portfolio of dry blending and packaging services. The core offerings consist of Dry Blending Services (using SS double ribbon blenders with metal detection), Retail Packaging (custom packaging with Vertical Form Fill, PET Jars, Cartoner, Bag in Box), and Bulk Packaging (Multiwall paper bags, Fiber Drums, Super Sacks). All services are provided through a single facility in Lenexa, KS, with co-packing capabilities to reduce manufacturing constraints while maintaining SQF Level II certified quality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dry Blending Services

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bellisio Foods: Bellisio Foods is one of the largest contract food manufacturers in North America, producing frozen meals, sauces, and specialty foods for retail and foodservice customers. Comparable to AFS as a co-packer providing custom manufacturing and packaging for food brand customers.
• Mariani Packing Company: Mariani Packing is a multi-generational co-packer offering custom blending, drying, and packaging services for food brands across dried fruit, snack, and ingredient categories. Comparable to AFS in serving B2B food brand customers with custom processing and packaging.
• Lyons Magnus: Lyons Magnus is a contract manufacturer offering custom food and beverage formulation, blending, and packaging services for food brands. Comparable to AFS as a co-manufacturer serving B2B food brand customers with custom blending and packaging capabilities.
• Pacific Foods of Oregon: Pacific Foods is a co-manufacturer of plant-based beverages, soups, and broths with private label and co-packing capabilities. Comparable to AFS in providing custom food manufacturing and packaging services to food brand customers, particularly in shelf-stable categories.
• Bay Valley Foods: Bay Valley Foods is a contract manufacturer specializing in custom dry ingredient blending and packaging for food brands, with a closely comparable service model to AFS (dry blending, custom packaging, B2B co-packing). Both serve food brand customers with similar flexible batch capabilities.
• Reser's Fine Foods: Reser's Fine Foods is a co-manufacturer of refrigerated prepared foods, salads, and side dishes serving retail and foodservice customers. Comparable to AFS in providing contract food manufacturing and packaging services to brand customers, though focused on refrigerated rather than dry products.
• Steuben Foods: Steuben Foods is a large-scale contract manufacturer and co-packer specializing in aseptic and ESL packaging for food and beverage customers. Comparable to AFS in providing contract manufacturing and packaging services to food brand customers, though at significantly larger scale.
• Truitt Brothers: Truitt Brothers is a contract food manufacturer offering custom cooking, blending, and packaging services for food brand customers. Comparable to AFS as a co-manufacturer providing flexible, custom production runs for B2B food customers.

Broad incumbents

• Hearthside Food Solutions: Hearthside Food Solutions is the largest contract food manufacturer and packager in North America, serving major CPG brands with extensive co-packing capabilities across multiple product categories. Comparable to AFS as a co-packer, though operating at a vastly larger scale and serving national-brand customers.
• TreeHouse Foods: TreeHouse Foods is a leading private label food and beverage manufacturer producing snacks, baking, beverage, and meal solutions for retail customers. Comparable to AFS as a custom food manufacturer and packager serving B2B customers, though at much larger scale and with owned private-label brands.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afsinc

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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