Heritage Food

What Heritage Food does

Heritage Food Company is a family-owned wholesale food manufacturer based in Millen, Georgia, producing handcrafted preserved foods including jams, butters, salsas, sauces, pickles, relishes, mustards, dressings, BBQ sauces, honey, and ketchups. The company uses traditional small-batch canning methods with family recipes dating to 1988 and a formal commercial operation since July 2000, with explicit avoidance of corn syrup and artificial preservatives. Production is demand-driven rather than mass-produced, and the company operates from a single facility with 1-10 employees.

The company's revenue model is wholesale B2B with two primary streams: direct wholesale product sales (one-time transactions, minimum 25-case order, volume discounts available) and a Private Label Program that lets businesses resell Heritage products under their own label via three options — standard pre-printed labels (no charge), custom full-color labels ($1.20/case premium), or the company's established Oak Creek Farms sub-brand. Orders are placed via downloadable order form by email or phone, with new customers required to prepay. The company serves wholesale retailers (grocery stores, specialty retailers, gift shops), private label partners seeking to build product lines without owning production, and gift box customers.

Heritage Food markets primarily through its website, phone sales, and email, with a 48-72 hour shipping commitment (98% shipped within 72 hours). It holds no patents or registered trademarks, has no external funding, no M&A activity, and operates exclusively within the Southeast United States. The company's salsa recipes won first place in a national food contest. Overall, this is a small, bootstrapped, founder-controlled artisanal food manufacturer with limited scale, narrow geographic scope, and no disclosed institutional capital or growth signals.

Name

Heritage Food

Legal name

Heritage Food Company

Website

https://heritagefoodcompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Heritage Food Company is a family-owned wholesale food manufacturer in Millen, Georgia, producing handcrafted jams, salsas, sauces, pickles, and condiments for B2B retailers and private label partners, using traditional small-batch canning methods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Preserved Foods Manufacturing

NAICS

Specialty Canning (311422), Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114), Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying (31142)

SIC

Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies (2033), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAKACAN

Preserved Specialty Foods Manufacturing (Olives, Antipasto, Relishes)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Processing & Manufacturing/Canned, Frozen & Preserved Foods Manufacturing

SECONDARYAFAIAIAA

Ethnic Groceries & Shelf-Stable Foods Wholesale

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Specialty & Ethnic Foods Wholesale

Keywords

• Wholesale artisan foods
• Private label condiments
• Handcrafted jams salsas
• Small batch preserves
• Specialty food manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Millen

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Product Sales: One-time transaction-based sales of jams, salsas, sauces, pickles, relishes, mustards, dressings, BBQ sauces, honey, and ketchups to wholesale customers. Orders have a minimum of 25 total cases, with volume discounts available for larger orders.
2. Private Label Program: Allows businesses to sell Heritage Food products under their own brand. Three options available: standard pre-printed labels (no extra charge), custom printed labels ($1.20/case extra), or use of established Oak Creek Farms brand.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Heritage Food Company manufactures and wholesales a portfolio of handcrafted preserved foods — including jams, salsas, sauces, pickles, relishes, mustards, dressings, BBQ sauces, honey, and ketchups — produced in small batches from family recipes dating to 1988. Products are sold by the case (25-case minimum) to retailers and businesses, with a private label program that lets resellers brand the products as standard, custom, or under the company's Oak Creek Farms house label.

Product overview

Heritage Food Company is a family-owned wholesale food manufacturer offering a unified portfolio of handcrafted preserved foods. The core product lines span Salsas & Specialty Salsas (25+ varieties including chunky, fine chopped, and fruit-based specialty salsas), Jams & Butters (30+ varieties including fruit jams, pepper jams, and named specialty blends like BEAR, FROG, GATOR, and TOE jams), Mustard & Relishes, Pickled Products, Dressings (primarily Vidalia onion-based vinaigrettes and ranch varieties), Sauces, BBQ Sauces, and Honey, Ketchups & Glazes. The company operates a Private Label Program that allows partners to rebrand these products under their own label (with standard, custom, or Oak Creek Farms branding options), functioning as the primary add-on service offering alongside the wholesale product catalog. Gift Boxes provide an additional packaging option for retail gifting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oak Creek Farms: Established label brand under which products can be sold through their private label program.

Products and services

• Salsas & Specialty Salsas Wholesale line of chunky and fine-chopped salsas in mild, medium, and hot varieties, plus specialty fruit-based salsas (mango, peach, pineapple, apple, cherry, raspberry, strawberry, pepper) and seasonal offerings like pumpkin and cranberry salsa. Sold by the case to wholesale buyers; award-winning salsa recipes won first place in a national food contest.
• Jams & Butters Wholesale selection of fruit jams and butters including blackberry, blueberry, cherry, raspberry, strawberry, peach, fig, mango, and muscadine varieties; pepper-blend jams (e.g., blackberry-jalapeño, raspberry-jalapeño, strawberry-jalapeño); named specialty blends (BEAR Jam, FROG Jam, GATOR, TOE Jam); and butters including apple, apple pecan, no-sugar apple, peach, pumpkin, and monkey butter. Sold by the case to wholesale buyers.
• Mustard & Relishes Wholesale line of mustards and relishes including jalapeño honey mustard, corn relish, Cajun candy, Vidalia onion relish, jalapeño Vidalia onion relish, sweet pepper relish, mild chow chow, and hot chow chow. Sold by the case to wholesale buyers.
• Pickled Products Wholesale line of pickled vegetables including sweet baby beets, bread & butter pickles, hot bread & butter pickles, bread & butter squash, sweet jalapeños, and pickled okra (regular and hot). Sold by the case to wholesale buyers.
• Dressings Wholesale variety of salad dressings and vinaigrettes, predominantly Vidalia-onion-based, including blueberry balsamic vinaigrette, creamy French, Vidalia onion & cucumber dill, Vidalia onion & honey mustard, Vidalia onion & golden poppyseed, Vidalia onion & peppercorn, bacon ranch, garden ranch, roasted garlic & parmesan, strawberry poppyseed, summer tomato & bacon, mango lime, raspberry vinaigrette, cherry poppyseed, southern peach, lemon herb, and creamy garlic. Sold by the case to wholesale buyers.
• Sauces Wholesale specialty sauces including Fiery Herb Wing Sauce & Marinade, Awesome Sauce, Bloomin' Sauce, Raspberry Chipotle Sauce, Sweet Chili Sauce, Tropical Dipping Sauce, and Cocktail Sauce. Sold by the case to wholesale buyers.
• BBQ Sauces Wholesale line of barbecue sauces including Apple Hickory BBQ, Carolina BBQ, Honey BBQ, Hot & Spicy BBQ, Kickin' Vinegar BBQ, Smoky Orange BBQ, Southern Classic BBQ, Peach Bourbon BBQ, and 'My Pleasure' Chicken Dipping Sauce. Sold by the case to wholesale buyers.
• Honey, Ketchups & Glazes Wholesale honey varieties (clover, wildflower), specialty ketchups (bacon, jalapeño, habanero, ghost pepper), and Sweet Bourbon Glaze. Sold by the case to wholesale buyers.
• Private Label Program B2B private label service that lets partners sell Heritage Food's jams, sauces, pickles, and other products under their own brand. Three label options: standard pre-printed labels (no extra charge), custom full-color logo labels ($1.20/case extra), or the established Oak Creek Farms house brand. No setup fees and no obligation to order; production runs in small batches based on real demand.
• Gift Boxes Wholesale gift packaging holding 3 jars of Heritage Food products, available as part of the wholesale catalog for gift shops, corporate gifting, and specialty gourmet retailers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of orders shipped within 72 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Traina Foods: California-based producer of dried fruits, sauces, and specialty condiments serving wholesale and private label customers. Comparable to Heritage in the private label preserved/condiment category with broader dried fruit exposure.
• Crofter's Organic: Specialty jam and preserve manufacturer with a strong organic and clean-label identity. Comparable to Heritage in preserves product line and wholesale distribution, with additional organic certification depth.
• Amish Wedding Foods: Family-run producer of jams, salsas, mustards, relishes, and pickled vegetables. Highly comparable to Heritage in product portfolio, family/heritage brand positioning, and wholesale distribution to retailers and gift shops.
• Bonne Maman: Iconic French premium jam and preserve brand sold through grocery retail and foodservice. Comparable to Heritage in the preserves/jam category with a similar clean-label, no-artificial-additives positioning and broad retail distribution.
• Stonewall Kitchen: Specialty food manufacturer of premium jams, sauces, condiments, and baking mixes sold via wholesale, private label, and DTC channels. Highly comparable to Heritage Food in product mix (preserves, sauces, mustards), clean-label positioning, and multi-channel B2B/wholesale go-to-market.
• Fischer & Wieser: Family-owned Texas-based specialty food producer of jams, mustards, sauces, and dressings. Closely comparable to Heritage Food in Southern/regional flavor positioning, family-operated scale, and wholesale + private label distribution model.
• Mrs. Wages: Manufacturer of canning supplies, pickling mixes, and preserved-food products with strong presence in the home-canning and specialty grocery channel. Comparable to Heritage in the preserved foods / specialty canning category, though more skewed toward consumer DIY canning inputs.

Broad incumbents

• McCormick & Company: Global flavor and condiment manufacturer with broad presence in sauces, mustards, BBQ sauces, and pickled products. A broad incumbent serving overlapping categories via retail, foodservice, and private label channels.
• The Kraft Heinz Company: One of the largest global packaged food conglomerates with broad presence in jams, sauces, condiments, and pickles. A broad incumbent that competes for the same retail and foodservice shelf space as Heritage across most product categories.
• B&G Foods: Multi-brand packaged food holding company with portfolio exposure to specialty/regional condiment brands (e.g., Green Mountain Gringo, Victoria). A broad incumbent in shelf-stable specialty condiments and private label categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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